Group I

Rayan Cherki delivered a ‘virtuoso’ display in Manchester City’s demolition of Liverpool – he reminded us how football should be played. Those were the words of talkSPORT…

Rayan Cherki was ordered to remove Hugo Ekitike's Liverpool shirt on the Manchester City bench during their FA Cup tie on Saturday.

The Frenchman opened up about his defensive side Leer

In today's TAFC: Are France going to be the strongest team at the World Cup? And Yamal speaks out after hateful chants at a Spain match

The Real Madrid striker is preparing for his first World Cup as his country's on-field leader. The role has not been without its challenges

It sounds absurd but often being the best isn't the best way to reach a World Cup. Leer

From Algeria to Uzbekistan, our writers and contributors from around the world assess the state of the 48 nations to qualify for the tournament “There’s more talent and potential than in 2022,” Kylian Mbappé said ominously this week after France had beaten Brazil 2-1 despite having Dayot Upamecano sent off after 55 minutes. He may well be right. For the second game of this window, against Colombia, Didier Deschamps changed the entire starting XI but was still able to field an attack of Marcus Thuram, Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Maghnes Akliouche. Doué scored two in a comfortable 3-1 victory. “I’m well aware that there are some very good players that I won’t be bringing because, in my opinion, there are even better ones,” Deschamps said. Marcus Christenson

Manchester United will face Leeds United in a pre-season friendly at Dublin’s Croke Park this summer. The match will mark the first time a football match has been played at the Republic of Ir…

No team worked harder to reach this summer's tournament – and they were ready to cherish the moment

Iraq became the 48th and final team to book their place at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico