Raúl Rangel walked onto the pitch at Estadio Azteca for warmups, took a knee at the goal line, pressed the Trionda to his forehead and closed his eyes in prayer. After he subbed out late in Mexico's 3-0 rout of Czechia to give Memo Ochoa his proper send-off and close out the group stage,

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team's quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country's president, who called the coach "incapable" and ordered a complete review of the national team program.

ESPN has the latest from the World Cup, as the build-up ramps up for the final matches in Group E between Germany and Ecuador and Ivory Coast and Curacao.

South Korea's playing squad are booed by fans at the airport when they return from the FIFA World Cup.

The average viewership for Korea's three group stage matches in the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup reached 23.97 million. Each of the three matches recorded

Ernst Middendorp has called on the South African national team to reduce their reliance on Mamelodi Sundowns players, arguing that the club's congested fixture schedule leaves key internationals overloaded by the time they join Bafana Bafana duty.