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  1. Where to catch EFL players in the round of 32published at 13:56 BST 28 June

    A photo of Cyle Larin, wearing his black Canada kit, holding his fingers to his ears with his eyes closed in celebration of his goal against Qatar on 18 JuneImage source, Getty Images
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    Southampton striker Cyle Larin has scored two goals for Canada so far at the 2026 World Cup

    We have reached the knock-out rounds of the World Cup but there are still plenty of players from the English Football League representing their country.

    Here is where you can watch them in the round of 32:

    Sunday, 28 June

    • Lyle Foster, Burnley - South Africa v Canada (20:00 BST)

    • Alfie Jones, Middlesbrough - South Africa v Canada (20:00 BST)

    • Ali Ahmed, Norwich City - South Africa v Canada (20:00 BST)

    • Cyle Larin, Southampton - South Africa v Canada (20:00 BST)

    Tuesday, 30 June

    • Crysencio Summerville, West Ham - Netherlands v Morocco (02:00 BST)

    • Sondre Langas, Derby County - Ivory Coast v Norway (18:00 BST)

    • Egil Selvik, Watford - Ivory Coast v Norway (18:00 BST)

    • David Moller Wolfe, Wolves - Ivory Coast v Norway (18:00 BST)

    • Hjalmar Ekdal, Burnley - France v Sweden (22:00 BST)

    • Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, Derby County - France v Sweden (22:00 BST)

    • Viktor Johansson, Stoke City - France v Sweden (22:00 BST)

    Wednesday, 1 July

    • Edson Alvarez, West Ham - Mexico v Ecuador (02:00 BST)

    • Raul Jimenez, Wolves - Mexico v Ecuador (02:00 BST)

    • Axel Tuanzebe, Burnley - England v DR Congo (17:00 BST)

    • Edo Kayembe, Watford - England v DR Congo (17:00 BST)

    • Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham - England v DR Congo (17:00 BST)

    • El-Hadji Malick Diouf, West Ham - Belgium v Senegal (21:00 BST)

    Friday, 3 July

    • Jose Sa, Wolves - Portugal v Croatia (00:00 BST)

    • Zeki Amdouni, Burnley - Switzerland v Algeria (04:00 BST)

    • Harry Souttar, Leicester City - Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)

    • Mohamed Toure, Norwich City - Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)

    • Cameron Burgess, Swansea City - Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)

    • Nestory Irankunda, Watford - Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)

    Saturday, 4 July

    • Abdul Fatawu, Leicester City, Colombia v Ghana (02:30 BST)

  2. Hartlepool sign forward Popov on two-year dealpublished at 16:12 BST 27 June

    Chris Popov standing on a pitch wearing a Leicester City shirtImage source, Getty Images
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    Chris Popov played regularly for Leicester's Under-21s

    Hartlepool have signed forward Chris Popov on a two-year deal following his departure from Leicester City.

    The 21-year-old made one senior appearance for the Foxes during the EFL Cup and spent time on loan at Barrow and Morecambe during the past two seasons.

    Popov has also represented Wales at various age grade levels including 17 games for their under-21 team.

    He links up with new Pools signing Jack Nolan, who he played alongside at the Shrimpers combining for 26 goals during the second half of last season.