World Cup 2026 cohosts defeat Socceroos 2-1 in ColoradoUSA captain Christian Pulisic i Jordan Bos opens scoringUSA captain Christian Pulisic was forced off early with a lower leg complaint as the World Cup cohosts scrapped to a 2-1 win over Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Stadium in Colorado on Wednesday.A first-half double from striker Haji Wright cancelled out a shock opening goal from Socceroos left-back Jordy Bos, handing Tony Popovic his first loss and denying Australia the chance to climb the Fifa rankings and potentially face an easier group at next year’s tournament. Continue reading...
Friday 17 October 2025
theguardian - 3 days ago
Haji Wright scores twice as USA come back from a goal down to see off Australia


Men who escaped Maze Prison in the 1970s fight extradition over links to murder of policeman
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Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one | Barney Ronay
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Gesualdo Passione review – six singers and four dancers deliver a mishmash with a mystical tingle
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Banners calling for Irish construction workers to return home are popping up in Australia
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Man who fought for Hamas in October 7 attack fled to US and lived in Louisiana, FBI alleges
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Jury shown hard plastic handle found near scene where Croatian man Jozip Strok was killed in Dublin
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at White House seeking US long-range missiles to target Russia
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Survivors of airstrike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean held on US navy ship, officials say
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The Guardian view on Austen and Brontë adaptations: purists may reel, but reinvention keeps classic novels alive | Editorial
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The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon | Editorial
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Former Trump advisor Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information
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‘Let the story play out’: Postecoglou defends record as Nottingham Forest pressure grows
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Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace, but at home he is fomenting civil war | Jonathan Freedland
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Man headbutts female PSNI officer in Co Tyrone and spits in face of her colleague after arrest
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Your Guardian sport weekend: Premier League returns, F1 in the US and World Cup cricket
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Playboy, fighter, golfer and wearer of a George Washington wig: Donald Trump’s best magazine covers
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Football Daily | Liverpool v Manchester United: red rivals, green goalies and transfer blues
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Taxi driver who admitted having sex with vulnerable female passenger has cab licence reinstated
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Whether you’re in the C of E or the Taliban, some convictions are simply bigoted | Letters
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‘The kids call it Cabin Eile’: Viral rap stars Kabin Crew expand creative space in Cork
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Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline
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Whatsapp and Pinterest ordered to prevent spread of terrorist content on their platforms in Ireland
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Many people go their whole lives without seeing a platypus in the wild. We just saw four in one night
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Right hair, right now: top stylists on the products they use themselves – and ones to avoid
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Punish Prince Andrew? This is no meritocracy, I’m afraid – you get the royal family you didn’t vote for | Marina Hyde
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Court case brought against roadworks company after Mullan family deaths in Donegal incident
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Starmer says it is wrong decision to ban fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending Aston Villa game
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Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images predict how tech could harm our planet
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Close to €290,000 in both euro and sterling seized during Newry raid on cross-border crime group
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The sale of the Telegraph is not trivial matter. A mainstream media in the grip of the right is a threat to us all | Jane Martinson
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Trump’s peace plan is just about holding together, but may be unravelled by two unresolved issues | Rajan Menon
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Fifty-five child victims of online sexual abuse identified by Gardaí in the last fifteen months
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Add to playlist: Conna Haraway’s deeply detailed dub techno and the week’s best new tracks
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Sadia Kabeya: ‘Meeting other players who look like me brought me out of my shell – I can be myself now’
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China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
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Vivienne Westwood headlining Riyadh fashion week would be against her values, says granddaughter
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‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
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‘We’re ripping ourselves to shreds’: with dance music bitterly divided, how far should cultural boycotts go?
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Trump’s anti-truth crusade is not just an attack on facts – it’s an unravelling of the Enlightenment | Polly Toynbee
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HSE boss says he ll take Baggot Street Hospital off the market if a state body wants it for housing
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Orban to speak with Putin as Zelenskyy prepares for White House talks with Trump – Europe live
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Ministers to explore reversing ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending UK match after PM’s criticism – politics live
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Brian O Driscoll was guest speaker at Israel-linked cyber summit disrupted by protesters
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Botham’s beef over not enough cricket is latest broadside in ever-earlier Ashes silly season | Emma John
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The Last Dinner Party: From the Pyre review – baroque’n’roll band’s speedily released second album is overheated
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Westlife will play five nights in Dublin s 3Arena next year to kick off their world tour
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‘What I do with my body is none of your business’: musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland on trans rights, cult stardom and living with dementia
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Extreme weather and emergencies ‘know no borders’, Taoiseach says ahead of cross-border meeting
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Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability
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‘It was as good aged 61 as it had been at 16’: readers’ favourite trips as older travellers
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AI – you cannot escape it! And now the internet claims many people don’t even care. What is going on?! | First Dog on the Moon
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Who are Chen Zhi and the Prince Group, accused by the US and UK of large-scale scam operations?
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Wood burning and gas cooking hugely costly to healthcare systems, New Zealand study finds
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Millennial dads are experiencing something mums have known for a long time | Gaby Hinsliff
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Peru to declare state of emergency after protests against new president leave one dead and dozens injured
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Third of children say they use screens whenever they want , as new data highlights early dependency
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Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism
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Mr Scorsese review – five hours isn’t nearly long enough to do justice to history’s greatest film-maker
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Dan and Phil’s relationship revelation is a reminder of how toxic fandoms can be | Eilish Gilligan
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Without Ace Frehley, Kiss could not have achieved their extraordinary greatness | Michael Hann
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‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border
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It s been so daft, honestly : Dublin voters on why they are undecided - or not voting at all
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How I Made a Million in 90 Days review – this wildly funny stunt is an ingenious take on extreme wealth
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Spa vibes with a grow-your-own-dinner option: Britain’s best new building is a revamped almshouse
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The Iris Affair review – it takes real guts to write TV this thrillingly preposterous. Strap in!
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Trump says he will meet again with Putin in Hungary in effort to end Russia-Ukraine war
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Waving his flag all over the place: Trump adds ‘Arc de Trump’ to presidential renovations
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Blue Moon review – Ethan Hawke is terrific in Richard Linklater’s bitter Broadway breakup drama
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Depleted Manchester United dig in after Fridolina Rolfö strike to sink Atlético Madrid
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Man who logged into ex s Instagram and posted intimate images told gardaí he ‘didn’t want to harm her’
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Analysis: A sizeable chunk of people are planning to spoil their vote or to stay away altogether
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