Keep up to date with every match in the 2026 Men's World Cup and where each team stands in their respective groups.

The World Cup action is heating up.

England currently sits at No. 4 in FIFA’s world rankings, and after a quarterfinal elimination in 2022, it’s beginning to look like now-or-never for The Three Lions.

South Africa faces Czechia in a Group A match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. on Thursday, June 18 — here’s how to watch.

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BBC Sport England reporter Alex Howell assesses how the players performed in Dallas on Wednesday - and you can see how BBC Sport readers rated them at the bottom of the page too.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — two of the biggest stars in the world — combined for five goals on the same day in Match Day 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With his first career World Cup hat trick, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men's World Cup history with 16 while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a hat trick,

Lionel Messi made history on a number of fronts as Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 in Kansas City.

The Argentine captain now shares the record for most goals scored in World Cup history, a mark that has stood since Germany’s 2014 title run.