Australia lost one of their creative fulcrums on the eve of the World Cup with Riley McGree injuring his hamstring in Middlesborough's Championship play-off final defeat to Hull City. McGree created the winner for Mat Leckie against Denmark which sent the Socceroos through to the World Cup 2022 round-of-16,

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Canada and Tigres UANL winger Marcelo Flores ruptured his ACL during the Concacaf Champions Cup final against Toluca on Saturday and will miss the 2026 World Cup.

Follow every major update ahead of this summer's World Cup, from roster announcements and injuries to ticketing, travel, fan information and more.

PRAGUE (AP) — Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Sochůrek was included in the Czech Republic squad for the World Cup after he became the youngest player for the national team in a warmup game against Kosovo on Sunday.

Luca Zidane - son of France legend Zinedine Zidane - is named in Algeria's squad for the upcoming World Cup.

France enters with Kylian Mbappé as the star player, with the 26-year-old just five goals shy of passing Miroslav Klose (16) for the most career goals at the World Cup. France has made 16 previous World Cup appearances and won the title twice, in 1998 and 2018.

Michael Cox's series looking back at each World Cup winner concludes with a look at Argentina's victory in Qatar