Spain and Portugal Name Starting XIs for World Cup 2026 Round of 16

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Spain and Portugal Name Starting XIs for World Cup 2026 Round of 16

Spain enter unbeaten and unscored on in five matches as reigning European champions, while Portugal scraped past Croatia 2-1 with a 94th-minute Ramos header. Spain name Simon, Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Rodri, Pedri, Baena, Olmo, Yamal and Oyarzabal. Portugal name Costa, Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes, Neves, Vitinha, Neto, Fernandes, Joao Felix and Ronaldo. Kickoff is 3 p.m. ET on Fox.

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FIFA Rejects Belgium's Appeal, Clears Folarin Balogun for Round of 16 Clash

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FIFA Rejects Belgium's Appeal, Clears Folarin Balogun for Round of 16 Clash

FIFA rejected Belgium’s appeal and confirmed Folarin Balogun is eligible to play, ruling the RBFA’s case “inadmissible.” However, the RBFA said it “contests the eligibility of the player” if Balogun appears on the referee’s team sheet and warned, “This leaves all further actions open,” signaling it could challenge the decision after the match. Despite the ruling, Belgium plans further action.

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Neymar Reportedly Filmed Eight World Cup Victory Ads Before Traveling for the Tournament

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Neymar Reportedly Filmed Eight World Cup Victory Ads Before Traveling for the Tournament

Neymar reportedly recorded eight sponsored social media campaigns based on Brazil winning their 6th title before the World Cup that were supposed to be released if they won, per GENTE Column. But Brazil lost 2-1 to Norway and were eliminated though Neymar scored a penalty. The plan was to sell Neymar as the savior of Brazil in the campaign.

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Donald Trump Questions Referee, Confirms FIFA Review Request

“That wasn’t a foul. That wasn’t even an infraction,” Trump said while defending Folarin Balogun’s red card against England. Calling the referee “very suspect,” Trump revealed, “I asked for a review by FIFA,” arguing, “It’s very unfair,” because Balogun would miss the next match after what he described as “two great athletes” simply getting tangled.

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France Appeal to FIFA to Rescind Michael Olise's Yellow Card

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France Appeal to FIFA to Rescind Michael Olise's Yellow Card

The FFF has appealed to FIFA to rescind the yellow card shown to Olise in the 97th minute of France's 1-0 win over Paraguay, after replays showed he only grabbed Galarza's shirt before the Paraguayan went to ground clutching his face. A second booking against Morocco in Thursday's quarterfinal would ban Olise from a potential semi-final, per L'Equipe.

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Paraguayan Senator Launches Racist Attack on Kylian Mbappe

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Paraguayan Senator Launches Racist Attack on Kylian Mbappe

After Mbappe scored the winner and refused to shake goalkeeper Gil's hand in France's 1-0 Round of 16 win, Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla unleashed a racist barrage on social media, writing he "sucked on coconuts" and "the most educated thing he heard were chimpanzees," before calling him a "colonized Cameroonian pretending to be French." FIFA has not yet responded.

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