Cape Verde GK Vozinha is a 40-year-old journeyman who is now one of the 2026 World Cup's most beloved players.

Joe Root says he is taking the England captaincy on a game-by-game basis after replacing the exiled Ben Stokes for this weeks second Test against New Zealand.

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Former England winger Chris Waddle shared what he thinks will be the hardest thing the Three Lions to deal with during the World Cup.Waddle, who played 62 times for England, featured at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups with the Three Lions reaching the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.Speaking exclusively to GB News through NewBettingOffers, Waddle explained the challenges England will have to overcome.He said: "The hardest part of this tournament for the England players is going to be the weather. I played at Mexico 86, and it was really tough.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour Say"There's the heat, but also the length of the grass and the altitude to consider too. People may watch on TV back home and wonder why players are struggling, but for teams going to Mexico expecting to win, they are in for a shock."There will be water breaks, which I'm sure the players will be desperate for. There are no questions over the players' fitness, but the heat will affect them. "Thomas Tuchel is going to need to use his substitutes wisely, because many players will not be able to complete a full 90 minutes, especially in midfield."So the teams that have success will be the ones that can break quickly, or who are technically very good and can dominate possession. Sides of that nature will be the ones that go the furthest. England are ok in possession, but definitely not one of the best teams at the tournament in that regard."LATEST SPORTS NEWSWorld Cup 2026 day six: All the latest as England suffer huge injury setback ahead of Croatia matchRory McIlroy hits out at LIV Golf for creating 'false economy' in golfGhana launch legal fight after Thomas Partey denied World Cup visaEngland kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia, with Waddle noting that they will need the very best of Harry Kane to succeed.He told the People's Channel: "He's on fire at the moment and has so much confidence coming off the back of another fantastic season with Bayern Munich - he just keeps on scoring. "He's the player that you always turn to when you need a goal, and he showed again against New Zealand that he is the man to step up and make the difference."Tuchel has Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney as a back-up, but without Kane, I don't see how England can score enough goals to win the tournament."Several players are playing at their first World Cups, including Elliot Anderson and Nico O'Reilly, which comes with an immense amount of pressure.Waddle noted the benefits players have from being "together as a squad for many weeks", sharing an anecdote from Italy in 1990.He said: "At Italia '90, we were together for seven weeks, and I shared a room with Paul Gascoigne, so I was only getting around three hours' sleep a night!"Everything will feel completely new for the debutants, but I'm looking forward to seeing how they get on."My advice would be to go out and play their natural game. Listen to Tuchel, understand what he wants you to do and the system to play, but when you receive the ball, do what you think is right and can have the biggest positive impact on the game. "Ultimately, that's why they've been selected in the first place."The debutants should express themselves and show why they deserve to be at the World Cup."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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Pour son premier match la Coupe du monde 2026, l'quipe de France a connu une entame trs complique face au Sngal ce mardi New York. Entre des pertes de balle trop nombreuses et une absence de danger offensif, les Bleus ont affich un visage inquitant en premire priode.

Graham Arnold is swarmed by Iraq fans at Sydney Airport after booking his ticket with the team to the World Cup.

France the current FIFA World Cup favorites have been the center of discussion when it comes to the game of soccer, and it became an impressive statistic in the tournament. 54 players come from the suburbs of Paris enough to roster two full World Cup squads and France is the birthplace of 98 players in the World Cup, which makes up 7.9% of players. France is in a group stage with Iraq, Senegal and Norway and are looking to make another run at a World Cup trophy after their 2022 loss to Argentina. Headlined by stars Kylian Mbapp and Ousmane Dembl, France's talent stems beyond their national team. The country is also home to players like Spain's Aymeric Laporte and Algeria's Riyad Mahrez. Algeria even has goalkeeper Luca Zidane, the son of French 1998 World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane, on its squad. One of France's most decorated players includes FOX Sports analyst Thierry Henry, who's appeared in four World Cups, as well as their 1998 win as their top-goal scorer. A product of the Paris suburbs himself, Henry weighed in what it means to watch his hometown represent multiple teams at the World Cup and how players learned their foundational skills on the streets. "I'm going to be extra proud with that one because do you know what it means to us that I'm from the south of Paris? Obviously, the impact, the street culture, the way we are in Paris. You learn how to protect the ball, skills. We challenge each other" Henry said ahead of France's World Cup opener. "Playing on concrete, learning how to protect the ball, that demeanor that you have, that French demeanor when you arrive on the field, especially from the suburbs of Paris, we have that demeanor. It is a thing." FOX Sports' Zlatan Ibrahimovi spent four years in Paris playing for Paris Saint-Germain, and attested to the mass talent that the city and the country produce. "I mean, I'm just impressed. The waves of talent they produce and like, like, Thierry said, they're street ballers," Ibrahimovi said. "They bring that to the pitch, and it's acceptable... And imagine the players that didn't make it to the World Cup. They could also be in the World Cup and dominate in the World Cup."