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Argentina advance. But for Cape Verde, they’ll always have for ever

In today’s Football Daily: A stone-cold World Cup classic

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

How Mexico vs. England Kickoff Debate Led to Five Hours of Chaos

Weather forecasts for Mexico City pushed FIFA towards an unprecedented move.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 4

Scientists discover new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species in Mexico's cloud forests: Here's why they glow

Mexico's cloud forests are home to newly discovered bioluminescent fungi, some species entirely new to science. These glowing mushrooms, belonging to the Mycena genus, illuminate the forest floor through a chemical reaction. This exciting find, detailed in the Journal of Fungi, underscores the rich biodiversity of these threatened ecosystems and…

The Economic Times · Jul 4

Exploring Mexico City in the footsteps of Frida Kahlo

TRAVEL FOCUS: While this summer’s big Frida Kahlo exhibition runs at Tate Modern, a pilgrimage to the artist’s homeland to visit her former residences, studio and dedicated museums allows Sara Darling to truly appreciate the artist’s ongoing significance

The Independent UK · Jul 4

‘Emotional connection’: Wonderwall becomes England’s World Cup anthem

Oasis tune has been sung from Texas to Massachusetts and soon in Mexico City – and the players have joined in too

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

Mexico’s slow football indicates England could join rare club of winners at the Azteca

Mexicoe have played at a relaxed tempo, but England have the pace to pose a significant threat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

‘I was at Mexico ‘86 – you could sense the history’: Meet the photographer who took most-liked Instagram photo ever

WORLD CUP 2026: Getty photographer Shaun Botterill attended his first World Cup at the age of 18. Forty years on, he tells Kieran Jackson about how the craft has changed, having coffee and cake with the 2014 Italy squad – and that record-breaking Lionel Messi image in Qatar

The Independent UK · Jul 4

England get hostile welcome on arrival at Mexico City hotel for World Cup showdown

Hundreds of fans, many of them booing, greeted the England team on their arrival for the last-16 tie against the co-hosts Mexico

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

What Mexico fans feel about the World Cup – and England

Ahead of their crunch last-16 match, we spoke to Mexicans and people living in the country about their experience and expectations of their tournament

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

England enter the Azteca cathedral – football’s greatest stadium

ENGLAND V MEXICO: From Pele to Diego Maradona, the footballing Mecca has witnessed some of the sport’s most iconic moments, writes Miguel Delaney, and England must embrace the history when they face Mexico

The Independent UK · Jul 4