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            <title><![CDATA[Eriksen conscious after collapsing in Denmark game]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[From dazzling winger to veteran who barely runs - the evolution of Messi]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lionel Messi is set for his sixth World Cup with Argentina. Guillem Balague looks at how the Argentine has evolved.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[This was a training game - England and Tuchel now need to get serious]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[England have one more game to prepare for their World Cup campaign - and they must use it wisely, writes Phil McNulty.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shankland, Gunn and a midfield conundrum - Clarke's big decisions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has "some decisions to make" when it comes to his starting XI for their World Cup opener against Haiti on Sunday, but what are they?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:33:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are Portugal better without Ronaldo - and is he undroppable?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As Cristiano Ronaldo prepares for his sixth World Cup with Portugal, BBC Sport take a closer look at his place in the team.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:32:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Man Utd-bound Ederson replaces Wesley in Brazil squad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brazil full-back Wesley is ruled out of the World Cup because of a thigh injury, with Manchester United-bound midfielder Ederson called up to replace him.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:13:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DR Congo friendly to be played behind closed doors]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo's final World Cup warm-up game against Chile will take place behind closed doors amid concerns about the Ebola outbreak in the central African nation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:55:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pre-World Cup friendlies - Messi rested & Leao sent off]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Argentina great Lionel Messi is rested against Honduras, while Brazil, Germany, Belgium and Portugal each win warm-up games prior to the World Cup.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:49:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[O'Neill a 'no-brainer' for Celtic – now major rebuild awaits]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With Martin O'Neill poised to be confirmed as Celtic manager after two interim spells last season, how big is the summer rebuild he is tasked with?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:19:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Born in Leeds, crafted in Norway: How Haaland became nation's superstar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Erling Haaland has guided Norway to their first World Cup since 1998. So what is it like being a global name from a nation with a population of just 5.5m people?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran's World Cup team lands in Mexico amid US visa row]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All of Iran's group games are in the US, but players and support staff will have to fly in and out of the country on match day.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to follow the World Cup on the BBC]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The biggest World Cup in history starts on 11 June and there are more ways to follow it on the BBC than ever before.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:33:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to watch the World Cup on the BBC and ITV]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All the TV and radio details for each of the 2026 World Cup group games. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: All 48 squads confirmed ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All 48 confirmed squads for the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Download your World Cup 2026 wallchart]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Get your essential piece of kit now by downloading the Fifa World Cup 2026 wallchart. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:06:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup quiz: Can you name every host?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Countries far and wide have hosted the festival of football since the first tournament in 1930. How many countries can you name?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Patient, precise, clinical - are Scotland ready to make World Cup mark?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scotland thrash Bolivia and are in decent fettle one week out from the biggest game of their international lives.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:31:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brighton agree £21.5m deal for winger Yohanna]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brighton agree to sign Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from AIK Stockholm in a deal worth £21.5m.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sullivan steps down at West Ham in wake of historical allegations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan steps down as joint chairman of the club with immediate effect following a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times newspaper into his behaviour.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[France's Camavinga attends Harvard after World Cup omission ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga takes a Harvard Business School course after missing out on Didier Deschamps' World Cup squad. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Euro 2016 10 years on - and NI's bright future]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ten years on from Euro 2016, Josh Magennis reflects on the finals in France, his own ambitions and hopes for Michael O'Neill's young squad.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scotland score four in first half to beat Bolivia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Watch the goals as Scotland score four in the first half to beat Bolivia in their final World Cup warm-up.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:58:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Highlights: Romania 2-1 Wales]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Watch the best of the action as Romania defeat Wales 2-1 in Bucharest.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['The things that forge them are similar' - the origins of Messi & Ronaldo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Both from humble beginnings, BBC Sport looks at how Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo became two of the greatest footballers of all time. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watch: Weir hat-trick as Scotland thump Israel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Watch as Scotland thump Israel 6-0 in World Cup qualifying Group B4, with captain Caroline Weir scoring a hat-trick.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Highlights: Wales held to draw in Montenegro ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Watch highlights as Montenegro and Wales draw in Podgorica in Women's World Cup qualifying. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mr Irreplaceable and Ballon d'Or contender - is this Kane's time?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Harry Kane has been described as irreplaceable for England, but will the World Cup provide the stage for him to prove he is now the best?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Belief but work to do - Wales' two years under Bellamy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BBC Sport Wales looks at Craig Bellamy's time in charge of Wales as he reaches the midway stage of his four-year deal with the Football Association of Wales.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:57:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The pioneer in an unlikely World Cup team]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When Desmond Armstrong faced the media at the World Cup in 1990, the first question he got was one that would stick in his mind for the wrong reasons.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:11:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[England and Scotland acclimatise to conditions in the US ahead of the World Cup.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shearer on Beckham, pressure and Argentina heartbreak]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Alan Shearer reflects on his and England's performances at the 1998 World Cup.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robodogs and helicopters: One Mexican city's approach to World Cup security]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the shadow of cartel violence, BBC’s Will Grant got a first-hand look at security plans in Monterrey.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diana Ross & 'GOAT' Ronaldo - Richards watches World Cup moments]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former England defender and current pundit Micah Richards looks at some of the most memorable World Cup moments.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rivals: Messi v Ronaldo - watch the trailer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The story of how Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo became the rivalry that transformed football and defined a generation.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Liverpool will be enormous step for Iraola - Sutton]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Monday Night Club discuss Arne Slot's sacking from Liverpool and whether Andoni Iraola is the right replacement.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Arsenal make an approach to sign teenage Paris St-Germain defender Emmanuel Mbemba on a free transfer this summer.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three fans reflect on being at USA '94 and the limited fanfare it received.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Which World Cup team are you? Take our quiz]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gemmill beats McTominay in vote for your most iconic Scotland goal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The votes are in and the contest is now over - you have decided that Archie Gemmill's solo effort against the Netherlands at the 1978 World Cup is Scotland's Most Iconic Goal.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The story of Norway's Viking World Cup photoshoot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Renowned British photographer David Yarrow tells BBC Sport what inspired his viral Norway World Cup send-off photo.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will transfers be a distraction for England at World Cup?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Messi v Ronaldo: A rivalry that's dominated for two decades]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been at the top of the game for the past 20 years, BBC Sport looks at a rivalry that has shaped football.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spain expose England's flaws in painful defeat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[England just needed to avoid defeat against Spain - instead they suffered their heaviest loss in 17 years, but it is not time to panic yet.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[O'Neill set to stay on as Celtic manager]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Martin O'Neill will continue as Celtic manager after leading the side to a Premiership and Scottish Cup double.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How thunderstorms and lightning could impact games at World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With several host cities in peak thunderstorm season there is a high chance that some World Cup games could be disrupted. Here is how and why.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wales must be better after Romania woe - Bellamy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Head coach Craig Bellamy says Wales need to significantly improve following their 2-1 friendly defeat by Romania in Bucharest.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Paraguay star Enciso injured in World Cup warm-up]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland rescue draw against Canada]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Chiedozie Ogbene scores a second half equaliser for the Republic of Ireland in a 1-1 draw against Canada in Montreal.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The anatomy of a Golden Boot winner - and who could win it in 2026?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A look at the common attributes of World Cup Golden Boot winners and the claims of the leading 2026 candidates examined.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wars, sanctions and punishments: Iraq's 40-year World Cup wait]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iraq return to the World Cup with ambitions of delivering stronger performances and results than first time round in 1986.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Potter's Zlatan texts, overcoming failure & finding joy in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Graham Potter talks about his joy and pride in taking Sweden to the World Cup after hurt of Chelsea and West Ham dismissals.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Superstar in Spain, doubted in Brazil: Will Vinicius convince a nation?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vinicius Junior is considered one of the best players in the world, but can he make the Brazilian public fall in love with him at the World Cup?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[From EFL to World Cup - 11 players to look out for]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BBC Sport takes a look at 11 EFL players to watch out for at this summer's World Cup. ]]></description>
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