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DR Congo vs Uzbekistan — The losers' final with everything still to play for

Preview · FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group K, Matchday 3 · 27 June 2026 There is a particular cruelty to the way Group K has lined up its final round. While Colombia and Portugal meet to settle who tops the section, DR Congo and Uzbekistan meet at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in

Colombia vs Portugal — Two heavyweights, one ticket to top spot

Panama vs England — Pride against the inevitable

Croatia vs Ghana — A golden generation against the clock

Preview · FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group L, Matchday 3 · 27 June 2026 There are matches where the table tells you everything and matches where the table is only the start of the story. Croatia against Ghana, in Philadelphia, on the final day of Group L, is firmly the second kind.

Tatjana Maria vs Madison Keys — The slice artist against the sledgehammer

Karolina Muchova vs Naomi Osaka — Two first-timers chasing the same grass crown

Ethan Quinn vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina — First title on the line for both

Preview · Mallorca Championships · Final · Grass · 27 June 2026 There is a particular kind of tension that hangs over a final where neither player has ever lifted the trophy at this level. The Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships, the grass-court ATP 250 that serves as the last tune-up before Wimbledon,

Zizou Bergs vs Ugo Humbert — A first title on the line, a French firefighter in the way

New Zealand vs Belgium — All or nothing under the Vancouver roof

Egypt vs Iran — A spot in the last 32 on the line

Preview · FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group G, Matchday 3 · June 26, 2026 When Egypt and Iran walk out at Lumen Field in Seattle, they will be doing something the two nations have never done before: meeting in a competitive fixture. Their only previous encounters were a pair of friendlies — a

Uruguay vs Spain — Two old champions, one finishing line

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia — One last step for the Blue Sharks' fairy tale