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England ratings: Bellingham shines but heroic defence secures QF spot
England held on for an excruciating 3-2 win against Mexico thanks to a heroic defensive performance to book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
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Penalty? Red card? Why were they given against England?
Why did England have Jarell Quansah sent off and a penalty awarded against them in their thrilling World Cup last-16 match with Mexico?
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'Nasty, nasty challenge' - Quansah shown red card
England are reduced to ten men as Jarrel Quansah is shown a red card following a VAR review for a "nasty" challenge on Mexico's Jesus Gallardo.
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Three Lions roar at alti-Jude! Bellingham and Kane send 10-man England to QFs after thriller
England are through to the World Cup quarter-finals after earning one of their greatest knockout results by eliminating co-hosts Mexico with a gutsy 3-2 victory in an ext...
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Bellingham heads England into the lead against Mexico
Jude Bellingham gives England the lead over Mexico with a header at the back post during their last 16 at the Mexico City Stadium.
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Rate the players in Mexico v England
Rate the Mexico and England players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.
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The man no-one wants to face - Haaland fires Norway to history
Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in four World Cup games and he is the striker that nobody wants to face as he fires Norway into an historic quarter-final.
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Ageing Brazil need major surgery - but is Ancelotti the man to do it?
There was nothing unlucky about Brazil's loss to Norway in the last 16 of the World Cup and their exit at this stage is an unmitigated disaster, writes Tim Vickery.
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'Sportsmanship in question' after decision to suspend Balogun red card
BBC Sport World Cup pundits Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, and Micah Richards react to the decision to suspend the red card shown to the USA's Florian Balogun during their round...
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How 'remarkable' Haaland lead Norway to win over Brazil
BBC Sport World Cup pundits Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, and Micah Richards look at how "absolute monster" Erling Haaland inspired Norway to victory over Brazil in the last 16...
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Red card system in disarray over Trump, Fifa and Balogun decision
The decision to effectively overturn the red card shown to United States forward Florian Balogun's leaves many unanswered questions.
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England's match with Mexico delayed by an hour
England's World Cup last-16 match with Mexico in Mexico City is delayed by one hour because of severe weather and is set to kick off at 02:00 BST (19:00 local time).
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Papers: Man Utd ponder surprise Santos move
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...
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Queiroz leaves Ghana following World Cup exit
Carlos Queiroz steps down as Ghana head coach after three months in charge following their World Cup exit.
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Haaland sends Norway into quarter-finals as Brazil crash out
Erling Haaland scores twice for Norway as they beat Brazil 2-1 at the New York New Jersey Stadium to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time.
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Brilliant Bellingham downs Norway to send England into last four
England booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup as another double from Jude Bellingham clinched a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway in Miami.
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Spain book blockbuster semi-final with France after more Merino heroics
Spain booked a blockbuster semi-final meeting with France after beating Belgium 2-1 thanks to last-gasp specialist Mikel Merino in Los Angeles.
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Mbappe magic sees off Morocco as France skipper shrugs off penalty miss
Kylian Mbappe shrugged off a missed penalty to star as France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston to clinch their spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
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Haaland double fires Norway into World Cup quarter-finals
Erling Haaland scores twice as Norway knock-out five-time champions Brazil, and progress to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.
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Brazil stunned as Haaland's masterclass sends Norway into last eight
Erling Haaland dumped Brazil out of the World Cup as his brilliant double late in their last-16 tie secured a 2-1 win for Norway to set up a quarter-final against England...
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