Jerry Lawton

Sweltering Brits supped 27 million pints during England's boring World Cup draw with Ghana - giving the nation's pubs their biggest midweek sales explosion in two years.

The Iranian national team has been consigned to a hotel in a city teeming with bars, gambling dens and legalised brothels - all of which are outlawed to Muslims

Iran's World Cup team has been granted extra time in the U.S. to prepare for their final group game, after being based in Tijuana, a city full of bars, gambling dens, and brothels

Iran's World Cup 2026 team was forced to base its training camp in Tijuana, Mexico, due to US security restrictions — and coach Amir Ghalenoei says they were 'robbed' of vital preparation time

The Three Lions followed up their thrilling opening 4-2 victory over Croatia by limping to a 0-0 bore draw against the tough tackling West Africans

Officials set up the Fut Fest - featuring games, street food and a giant screen beaming in all the matches - in a conservation area home to thousands of wild crocodiles up to 15ft long

Mexico has had a deep-rooted love of English football since a mob of Cornishmen who headed over in 1824 to revive flooded silver mines introduced the North American nation to the game

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has hinted the mid-half stoppages - which break up matches into four equal periods NFL-style - will feature in future cups and tournaments

We went to the real home of the stars - Beverly Hills in California - to find out how many members of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad rival supporters could identify

England's football heroes practised their yoga moves in a park near their tournament HQ in Kansas. Experts say it's the ideal way to prepare for their final group game against Panama