matches

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In tight matches, goals have come mainly from defenders, with César Montes and Johan Vásquez being the primary threats on set pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

A few miles from those macabre discoveries, soccer fans will pour into the volcano-shaped Akron Stadium, just outside Guadalajara, for the first of four World Cup matches that will be played there, beginning Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Football matches took a back seat when Jim moved to England to pursue a career as a financial advisor, but his interest was rekindled in the early 2000s.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"I will, I will," Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She laid it on the table beside her bowl, unopened, but I feared she was curious about the matches.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu