🚩 Official: Juan Gabriel Benítez to referee Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire.
The match is scheduled for Saturday.
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🚩 Official: Angers sign goalkeeper Antony Lopes on a free transfer.
Lopes, 35, has over 500 career appearances and was part of Portugal's EURO 2016 winning squad.
🚩 Official: Iker Muniain is the new manager of Salamanca UDS.
He takes charge of the Spanish team competing in the 4th division after retiring in 2025.
🚩 Official: Real Madrid submits formal document to UEFA regarding the 'Negreira Case.'
The club has informed UEFA of the existence of relevant evidence related to the case.
🚩 Bradley Barcola sets record as youngest Frenchman to score on World Cup debut.
At 23 years and 287 days, he surpasses Thierry Henry, who was 20 years and 299 days old during his debut in June 1998.
🚩 Official: June 16 recorded the highest attendance in World Cup history.
A total of 281,223 fans attended the matches on that day.
🚩 Davor Suker suggests Luka Modrić will return to Real Madrid.
Suker indicated that a return is likely but details remain unclear, with further developments expected after the World Cup.
🚩 Real Madrid are targeting Michael Olise for a major transfer after the World Cup.
The club is reportedly prepared to make a significant investment in the Crystal Palace winger.
🚩 Real Madrid are pursuing Alessandro Bastoni.
Inter Milan have quoted a price of €70M for the defender.
🚩 Real Madrid must sell a player before signing Mateus Fernandez.
The transfer fee for Fernandez is set at €90 million.
🚩 Official: Release clauses will be mandatory in all contracts starting January.
This new regulation will apply to all player contracts from the beginning of the next year.
🚩 Erling Haaland acknowledges he is not the best striker in the world.
He stated that statistically, Harry Kane and Mbappé have scored more goals than him.
🚩 Lionel Messi holds multiple records at the FIFA World Cup.
He is the all-time top scorer with 16 goals and top assister with 8 assists, totaling 24 goals and assists. Messi also has the most caps with 27 games and has won the best player award twice.
🚩 Bayern Munich to halt incoming transfers after Saibari and Brown deals.
The club will only consider new signings once additional budget is freed up through player sales.
🚩 Ismael Saibari completes medical with FC Bayern.
The medical took place at the Moroccan base camp in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, under the supervision of Bayern's team doctor.
🚩 Luka Modrić praises Jude Bellingham's abilities.
Modrić highlights Bellingham as a significant threat, citing their two years of playing together.
🚩 Stat: Teams making their FIFA World Cup debut have not won in 17 matches.
Since Senegal's win over France in 2002, debuting teams have recorded 4 draws and 13 losses.
🚩 Austria and Jordan record 33 penalty area touches in first half.
This matches the total from Qatar vs Switzerland, making it the second-highest first-half figure at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, only behind Germany vs Curaçao's 41 touches.
🚩 Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are close to becoming all-time World Cup top scorers.
Both players have scored 16 career World Cup goals and are just 2 goals away from the record.
🚩 Lionel Messi equals World Cup record for goals from outside the box.
He has scored five goals from outside the box in his FIFA World Cup career, matching the record held by Rivellino since 1966.