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Why France’s 2026 World Cup ended without a medal despite a star-studded attack

England defeated France 6-4 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup third-place match. France arrived with the world's most feared attack. They leave North America without a medal.

England lost the match when Bellingham confronted Messi. He should’ve done his homework

England was comfortably dominating Argentina in the first half of the World Cup semi-final until Jude Bellingham decided to confront Lionel Messi. And, history repeated itself.

England only team to lose twice in a World Cup semi-final after taking a lead in 21st century

England’s two semi-final appearances in the 2018 and 2026 World Cups have ended in heartbreak. The last time they played in the finals was in 1966, which they won.

England’s 12% possession after 1-0 lead sums up World Cup semi-final fall against Argentina

The victory took Argentina one step closer to history. A win in the final would make them the first nation since Brazil in 1962 to successfully defend the World Cup title

Argentina players find England goalkeeper’s penalty ‘cheat sheet’ on water bottle

An Argentinian backroom member retrieved the abandoned bottle from the pitch. Within seconds, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez were seen together, amused and shaking their heads.

From 9 dribbles to two assists—decoding Lionel Messi against England in World Cup semi-final

Lionel Messi was forced to drop deep against England in the first half to orchestrate ball progression. In the second half, he shifted laterally, parking himself in the right half-space to draw markers.

Norway winger Alexander Sorloth faces online threats after FIFA World Cup exit

Norway got eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England. The severe online backlash erupted over a highly controversial moment in the 44th minute.

Heat waves may have led to over 2,700 deaths in England and Wales

Researchers said, climate change pushed temperatures between 3C and 4C higher than they would otherwise have been, and is more than 40% of the estimated deaths.

Teams that control midfield have upper hand in 2026 FIFA World Cup, says Oliver Kahn

‘It is about pressing intelligently. Whichever side controls the central areas will control the game,’ legendary former German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn said.

World Cup breaks 32-year trend as FIFA’s top four-ranked teams reach semis

Argentina, France, Spain and England—the world's top four-ranked teams before the tournament—have all reached the semi-finals in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.