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SportsJul 11, 2026

Merino's Late Winner Sends Spain Past Belgium and Into World Cup Semifinal Against France

Mikel Merino scored a dramatic 88th-minute winner as Spain edged Belgium 2-1 to become the first team through to the World Cup semifinals, setting up a clash with France in Dallas on July 14. Norway faces England and Argentina meets Switzerland on Saturday to decide the tournament's final two semifinalists.

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Trump Warns 1,000 Missiles Are 'Locked and Loaded' as Iran's New Leader Vows Revenge

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Merino's Late Winner Sends Spain Past Belgium and Into World Cup Semifinal Against France

Trump Warns 1,000 Missiles Are 'Locked and Loaded' as Iran's New Leader Vows Revenge

Egypt Uncovers 18 Sealed Ancient Tombs With Golden 'Tongue' Amulets on the Mediterranean Coast

Scientists Say the Galaxy's Coldest Stars Could Be Hiding Alien Megastructures

SK Hynix Surges 13% in Record $26.5 Billion Nasdaq Debut, Hitting $1 Trillion Value

Haaland Meets Kane and Messi Faces Switzerland as World Cup's Final Quarterfinals Kick Off

US Treasury Sanctions Financier of Iran's New Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Over Hormuz Attacks

Streetlights Are Trapping Thousands of Woodlice in Mysterious Circular Death Spirals, Scientists Find

New Spray-On Powder Stops Severe Bleeding in About One Second, South Korean Scientists Say

HBO Reveals Task and Mare of Easttown Share a Universe as Julianne Nicholson Returns for Season 2

Mbappe Retakes World Cup Golden Boot Lead From Messi as Scoring Race Tightens Before Semifinals

Qatar Rushes Negotiators to Tehran in Bid to Save Iran Ceasefire After Days of Strikes

France Beats Morocco 2-0 to Reach World Cup Semifinal

Anthropic Signs $19 Billion Data Center Deal With Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf

Scientists Discover How the Eye Builds Sharp Central Vision Before Birth

Ancient Wolves on Remote Swedish Island Reveal Surprising Bond With Prehistoric Humans

Israel Warns US of New Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump

Oak Trees Keep Absorbing Carbon Long After They Stop Growing, Study Finds

Google DeepMind's AI 'Co-Scientist' Hunts for New Drug Candidates in Landmark Nature Paper

Spain's Historic Shutout Defense Meets Kevin De Bruyne's Belgium in World Cup Quarterfinal

SK Hynix Prices $28 Billion Nasdaq Listing, the Second-Biggest Share Sale in History

Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over' as Strikes Spread to Qatar and Missiles Are Intercepted Over Jordan

Scientists Discover That Human Hair Grows by 'Pulling,' Not Pushing, Rewriting the Textbooks

Astronomers Capture the 'Chirp' That Reveals a Magnetar Being Born