By MNTV Staff Writer Egypt have never been this far at a World Cup — and when the moment finally came, they made it about far more than football. On Friday night at Dallas Stadium, the Pharaohs held their nerve to beat Australia 4-2 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw through extra time, to reach […]
By MNTV Staff Writer A fleeting, silent moment has become one of the most-discussed clips of the 2026 World Cup. As Cristiano Ronaldo composed himself to take a penalty against Croatia in Portugal’s Round of 32 tie, broadcast cameras caught the Portuguese captain appearing to mouth something to himself. To many watching, the words looked...
SEATTLE (MNTV) — For 84 minutes at Lumen Field, this was Senegal’s night, Senegal’s story, Senegal’s leap into the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup. When the final whistle finally came, more than half an hour later than anyone had imagined, it belonged to Belgium — and the Lions of Teranga were left crumpled […]
By MNTV Staff Writer While the 2026 World Cup unfolds across North America — its stadiums full, its anthems ringing out, its drama beamed to billions — another name reached the Palestinian football community this week. Saleem Al-Ashqar, a 32-year-old goalkeeper for Gaza’s Khadamat Khan Younis, was shot dead by Israeli forces in the town ...
By MNTV Staff Writer Morocco are not done dreaming. On a fractious, heart-stopping night at Estadio Monterrey, the Atlas Lions came from behind to knock the Netherlands out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, drawing 1-1 after extra time before winning a tense, miss-strewn penalty shootout 3-2 to reach the Round of 16. It was […]
By MNTV Staff Writer Africa has produced the finest collective group-stage performance in its World Cup history, with nine of the continent’s 10 representatives surging into the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Morocco, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Cape Verde, Senegal, Ghana, Algeria and DR Congo all booked their places in [&...
By MNTV Staff Writer When Sasa Kalajdzic rose to head Austria level against Algeria in the 96th minute of a chaotic group-stage finale in Kansas City, the goal saved two teams and broke a third. Hundreds of miles away, Iran’s footballers and millions of their compatriots were doing the math in real time. Moments earlier, […]
By MNTV Staff Writer FIFA has quietly altered one of the most visible rituals of the 2026 World Cup, removing alcohol branding from its Player of the Match award when the recipient is a Muslim footballer, out of respect for Islamic beliefs around alcohol. The Player of the Match prize, decided by an online fan […]
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — As the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds across North America and the world’s gaze fixes on football’s grandest stage — one Pakistan has never reached — a quieter revolution is taking root in the back streets of Karachi. In Lyari, Karachi’s storied football stronghold often called Pakista...
Updated Sunday, June 28, 2026. The group stage is complete and the Round of 32 begins today When the expanded 2026 World Cup kicked off across North America, it did so with the largest contingent of Muslim-majority nations the tournament has ever seen — joined by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ivory Coast, two sides where […]
