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World Cup 2026

Meet Matt Turner, the American Jew-ish goalie with his sights on a home World Cup win

The USMNT keeper could start against Turkey on Friday for his team’s vital final group match

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Turner during a friendly between the US and Senegal at the Bank of America Stadium in May (photo: Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Lionel Messi playing for Argentina against Algeria last week

Lionel Messi got away with bad tackle at World Cup as he’s ‘protected by the Jewish lobby’, claims Algerian TV pundit

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Cape Verde's Gilson Benchimol warms up ahead of the 2026 World Cup match between Uruguay and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium on June 21, 2026 (Getty Images)

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

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Embattled: Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei gives a press conference session at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, on Saturday on the eve of the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Iran (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Oppressed’ Iran say US will ease restrictions on World Cup team

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A protester outside Los Angeles Stadium match. before the match (Getty Images)

Iranians protest against regime at opening World Cup match and chant ‘Death to the Islamic Republic’ during national anthem

By Ali Hamedani

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(Brooklyn Beckham Instagram)

Brooklyn Beckham ‘mocks family feud’ in video for delivery firm

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Gilson Benchimol Tavares celebrates scoring Cape Verde's third goal during a 3-0 friendly win over Serbia in Lisbon on May 31 (photo: Carlos Rodrigues / Getty Images)

World Cup 2026: ‘Jewish roots’ of striker on heroic Cape Verde squad that held off Spain

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Model and former IDF captain is the only Israeli WAG at the World Cup

Tel Aviv-born Mishel Gerzig is the wife of Belgium’s star goalie Thibaut Courtois

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June 15, 2026 18:03

Courtois and Gerzig (photo: Instagram @mishelgerzig)

Man v. Football: Meet the American footie-loving fresser who is part of ITV’s World Cup team

Host of popular TV show has swapped big plates of food for big football matches

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June 15, 2026 13:33

Adam Richman with co-presenter Semra Hunter on ITV's World Cup coverage (photo: ITV)

Palestinian FA chief denied entry to US for World Cup

The US State Department has not offered any explanation as to why Jibril Rajoub was not issued a visa to attend the tournament

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June 15, 2026 10:56

President of the Palestine FA Jibril Rajoub during the 76th Fifa Congress in Vancouver, Canada, on April 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

Ben Conway

From Mussolini to Iran: the politics of the World Cup

The war in the Middle East has given the tournament a tense backdrop – but football’s biggest stage has never been insulated from global events

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June 12, 2026 11:39

Iran's captain and defender Ehsan Haji Safi and teammates walk on the tarmac on arrival at the Tijuana International Airport on June 7 (Image: Getty Images)

Could England face Iran at the 2026 World Cup?

There is a complicated and unlikely route which would see the two world powers face off in the knockout stages

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June 11, 2026 17:07

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Swiss World Cup squad trains with 500 students at San Diego Jewish school

Switzerland’s first group stage match is against Qatar on Saturday

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June 11, 2026 14:32

Swiss defender Silvan Widmer high-fiving children from the San Diego Jewish Academy (photo: FIFA)

Rabbi, who’s going to win the World Cup?

Predictions from leading Jewish community figures for the tournament commencing June 11

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June 10, 2026 14:18

Clockwise from top left: Ivor Baddiel, David Bernstein CBE, Joe Jacobson, Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky. (photos: Yakir Zur; Ian Walton / Getty Images; Andy Rowland; Zoe Norfolk)

World Cup 2026: Jewish England fans pray for victory at the Western Wall

We need all the help we can garner, supporters tell the JC

By Yoav Borowitz

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June 9, 2026 12:37

England fan Aviv Levy

Jonathan Harounoff

By Jonathan Harounoff

The greatest test for Iran’s World Cup players will be showing loyalty to a brutal regime

In Iran, sport has long been inseparable from politics.

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June 2, 2026 16:42

Iran's Forward #23 Ramin Rezaeian celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal during an international friendly football match between Iran and Gambia, in Antalya, southern Turkey, May 29, 2026, as part of Iran's preparation for the upcoming football World Cup. (Photo by Oner SAN / AFP via Getty Images)

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