Being called up to a World Cup for the first time is one of the most exciting moments in a footballer's career. The opportunity to represent your country at the biggest international tournament does ...

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Germany swept aside tiny Curacao at the World Cup on Sunday, thrashing the debutants 7-1 in Houston while the Iran team touched down in the United States. Curacao, the smallest nation by population ...

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The 48-team World Cup doesn’t just expand the map — it blows up the usual old bets. Forget the old guard for a second; the real magic of this edition lies in the national teams that will step onto ...

Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan. Four debutants is the most a World Cup has seen for two decades, which is to be expected given the tournament's expansion. It is still a substantial ...

Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston on Sunday. The ...

Four nations will debut at the World Cup this summer, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan all set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It's 16 years ...

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Unsurprisingly, the competition’s established superstars are already stuffing the stat sheets and dictating terms on the field. Redland-Victoria Point spearhead Matt Hammelmann is in scary form, ...

With less than 50 days until the first bounce of the 2025 home-and-away season, teams now have a clearer picture of what their respective best 23 looks like, and who is likely a chance to make a debut ...