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Messi's family confirm father has health issue
The family of Lionel Messi family confirmed on Thursday that the Argentina star's father, Jorge Messi, is currently experiencing a health issue.
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FT CZE 1–1 RSA•FT UZB 1–3 COL•FT GHA 1–0 PAN•FT ENG 4–2 CRO•Switzerland v Bosnia-Herz · Jun 18, 7:00 PM•Canada v Qatar · Jun 18, 10:00 PM•Mexico v South Korea · Jun 19, 1:00 AM•Messi's family confirm father has health issue•South Africa snatch Czechia draw after late penalt...•Brazil's Neymar (calf injury) also out vs. Haiti•Ronaldo: Portugal's World Cup 'far from over'•Ranking Europe's top clubs by player performance a...•Paul the Octopus correctly predicted 8 of 8 matches at World Cup 2010, including the final. He had a better record than most pundits.•The fastest World Cup goal ever was scored by Hakan Şükür for Turkey in 2002 — just 11 seconds in.•2026 is the first World Cup hosted by THREE countries and the first with 48 teams and 104 matches.•
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South Africa snatch Czechia draw after late penalt...
A late penalty from Teboho Mokoena secured South Africa a 1-1 draw with the Czechia in Atalanta, which keeps alive both sides' hopes of qualification from Group A.
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Brazil's Neymar (calf injury) also out vs. Haiti
Neymar will not play or travel with the Brazil team to Philadelphia for their FIFA World Cup Group C match against Haiti, the Brazil federation confirmed Thursday.
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