Cup Overview

The group stages of the 2026 World Cup are in the books after a thrilling fortnight of action across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Despite a lack of eye-catching fixtures on paper in the new, expanded format, there has been drama aplenty, with all the big names showing up for their respective countries on football's biggest stage.

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr has touched down in Miami alongside Georgina Rodriguez to support his father in the final group match against Colombia. The teenager was spotted wearing the iconic Portugal No.7 shirt, a jersey he looks destined to inherit as he continues his own burgeoning football career.

England manager Thomas Tuchel is facing a full-blown selection crisis at right-back after Jarrell Quansah became the latest casualty of a damaging 2026 World Cup campaign. The Bayer Leverkusen defender was forced off during the Three Lions' 2-0 victory over Panama, leaving the coaching staff sweating over his availability for the knockout rounds.

Jude Bellingham has admitted he took more satisfaction from creating a piece of history than finding the net himself during England's 2-0 win over Panama to ensure Thomas Tuchel’s side secured top spot in Group L. The Real Madrid superstar was at the heart of everything positive for the Three Lions, scoring the opener before turning provider for arecord-breaking second goal.