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Japan’s players also left their changing room ‘spotless’ after the victory

Thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes without raising the alarm, officials said Wednesda

A full round-up of the latest World Cup headlines from Wales and beyond

The German team covered their mouths during a team photo before their opening game against Japan on Wednesday

Germany were stunned by Japan in their World Cup opener, with substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano turning the game on its head after Ilkay Gundogan's penalty put the Europeans ahead

The four-time champions were stunned by Japan in their opening game to leave them staring at a second-successive group stage exit

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Wednesday he had asked Germany to send Patriot missile launchers offered to Poland to Ukraine. "After further Russian missile attacks, I asked Germany to have the Patriot batteries offered to Poland transferred to Ukraine and deployed at its western border," Blaszczak wrote on…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged the UN Human Rights Council to "raise its voice" for Iranians, during a special session Thursday about the deadly crackdown on protests in the country. "The Iranian demonstrators have no seat at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, they have no voice at the…

Lawyers for seven European teams are understood to be looking at the regulations to examine the sanctions the associations were threatened with.

Switzerland and Cameroon will kick-off the day’s action.

The five-time winners enter the fray against Serbia on another packed four-match day