The highly anticipated World Cup semifinal is about to kick off, with England taking on the defending champions Argentina. On July 14 Beijing time, Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House World Cup task force, stated in an interview with the Mail that he fully supports England defeating Argentina in the semifinals and ultimately winning this year's World Cup title.

Recently, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that FIFA will seriously discuss the feasibility of expanding the World Cup to 64 teams in the coming weeks. On July 14 Beijing time, French media outlet Foot Mercato also envisioned what the expanded World Cup would look like. Under the new 64-team format, the tournament would feature 16 groups of four teams each, four more groups than the 2026 format.

Written by Hanbing. The World Cup semifinal between France and Spain is considered an early "final" of this tournament. In the quarterfinals, France was in better form than Spain, and also had the advantage of an extra day's rest. Although France's "ace" Mbappé shortened his training session before the match, Deschamps confidently stated that he is "100% recovered."

Written by Jin Cuo — After the top four teams of the USA-Canada-Mexico World Cup were decided, Chinese referees Ma Ning, Zhou Fei, and Fu Ming returned home from their assignments. For them, this World Cup had both successes and regrets. The question on many people's minds is: Will Chinese referees appear at the next World Cup? At the Qatar World Cup, Ma Ning, Cao Yi, and Shi Xiang were selected, but unfortunately, they never officiated a match. "Maybe we lacked experience in big games," Ma Ning said.

SHB Da Nang secured a dramatic victory over Cong An Hanoi, while PVF crushed Dong Nai to take the top spot in Group C right after the opening round of the 2026 National U21 Finals.

The Cambodian women's team came from behind to defeat Timor-Leste 3-1, securing a semifinal berth in the 2026 AFF Women's Cup with one match to spare.

Truong Tuoi Dong Nai has officially signed quality forward Andrei Ivan, promising to form a lethal duo with Cong Phuong in attack.

Ninh Bình FC has officially recruited Brazilian midfielder Romeu Martins from the Thai League, continuing to upgrade their squad for the 2026/2027 V.League season.

On July 9th, a special hearing took place in the South Korean National Assembly: a "crisis diagnosis" of the entire football system. Just days earlier, Korea Football Association (KFA) President Chung Mong Gyu resigned, right before the first meeting of the K-Football Innovation Committee. South Korean football is in deep turmoil.

Ninh Bình FC continues to strengthen its squad ahead of the V.League 2026/2027 season, officially announcing the signing of Brazilian midfielder Romeu Martins Rezende, one of the standout performers in the Thai League last season.