World Cup 2026: England kick off in Dallas after big-hitting trio make mark – live

<p>⚽ All the latest news on day seven of the tournament<br>⚽ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-complete-player-guide">Player guide</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/bracketology-predict-a-path-to-world-cup-victory">Bracketology</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/golden-boot-world-cup-2026-top-goalscorers-winner">Golden Boot</a> | <a href="mailto:matchday.live@guardian.co.uk">Mail us</a></p><p><strong>It is Wednesday, so you can feast upon your weekly dose of The Knowledge.</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/17/australians-relate-to-socceroos-diversity-world-cup-australia-national-team">Socceroos forward Awer Mabil</a> on </strong><em><strong>that </strong></em><strong>viral video.</strong></p><p>The reason why it went viral is because it was raw. It was not edited. It was just purely what the players wanted to say and all put together. It had an effect because individually Australians can feel and relate with it.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jun/17/world-cup-2026-news-live-england-croatia-portugal-dr-congo-ghana-panama-uzbekistan-colombia">Continue reading...</a>