Key events7m agoCôte d'Ivoire striker Wahi barred from World Cup match in Canada amid match-fixing probe36m agoIbrahima Konaté to join Real Madrid2h agoLiverpool trigger release clause for Osasuna's Muñoz3h agoTuchel urges Fifa to intervene after photographers 'ruin' anthems3h agoBellingham playing with 'a chip on my shoulder'4h agoPreambleThat’s all from me. Martin Belam is here for the next couple of hours.Côte d'Ivoire striker Wahi barred from World Cup match in Canada amid match-fixing probeThe Côte d’Ivoire striker Elye Wahi, who is being investigated for alleged match-fixing, has not been authorised to travel to Canada for his team’s next World Cup match against Germany, the Ivorian football federation have said. Côte d’Ivoire face Germany on Saturday in Toronto.The federation said Wahi will not be able to travel with the squad because “the necessary administrative authorisations for his entry into Canadian territory could not be obtained at this stage.”Wahi started in attack when Côte d’Ivoire beat Ecuador 1-0 in its opening game in Philadelphia on Monday. He will remain in the United States pending the team’s return, the federation said.Elye Wahi played Côte d’Ivoire’s World Cup opener. Photograph: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/ShutterstockThe French football league said on Wednesday that an “unusual amount of bets” were placed internationally on Wahi receiving a yellow card during a Ligue 1 game with Nice in May.The French league was alerted by partners monitoring betting markets about suspicious betting activity at international level concerning Nice’s home game against Metz on 17 May, which ended 0-0, and in which Wahi was shown a yellow card.The French league said it passed this information to relevant police and gambling authorities, as well as the French football federation.Asked whether Wahi was questioned by police, the Marseille prosecutor’s office told the Associated Press that “a 23-year-old professional football player, competing in France’s Ligue 1 championship, was arrested on May 29, 2026, as part of their investigation.”The office added “the investigation concerns alleged offences of organised fraud, organised sports corruption, receiving stolen goods, and money laundering.” The player was questioned while in police custody and was released without being detained. The office added the investigation was ongoing.Wahi’s representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.The Ivorian football federation (FIF) said it has not been officially notified “of any judicial or administrative proceedings” concerning Wahi.“During this particularly delicate period, the FIF offers its full support to the player and reaffirms its confidence in him,” it said. “Elye Wahi remains an important member of the Ivory Coast national team.” Associated PressGroup K: The final match of the first round of fixtures returned to the scene of the opener as Colombia ran out 3-1 winners against Uzbekistan in Mexico City. The competition debutants levelled things in the second half after Daniel Muñoz’s opener before Luis Díaz and Jaminton Campaz sealed three points for Los Cafeteros.As you can imagine, the Azteca was very well populated by yellow Colombia shirts.“It is a beautiful ​energy, but emotionally it weighed on some ‌of the players,” admitted Colombia’s manager, Néstor Lorenzo. “I think it had to do with the emotional burden of the first game and ‌also with the responsibility of being favourites.”The main man. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesUzbekistan are led by Fabio Cannavaro and can take pride in going to toe to toe with Colombia for the majority of the game, equalising through Abbosbek Fayzullayev after an hour.“When a small team like ours works the way ​it did today, it’s clear that losing 3-1 is too much,” said Cannavaro.“We have to grow. I always tell them to stay in ⁠the match. It’s not easy to play against a team like ​Colombia or Portugal ... Today the ​team understood when we had to ​suffer, when we had to control the ball, when we had to ​switch from one side ‌to the other. ​I think the ​second half was very good. But at this level, when you make mistakes, you pay heavily.”Abbosbek Fayzullaev profileA first World Cup game at the Azteca is pretty special, though. “Playing here is something wonderful. It’s something you will remember your whole life. It’s the ‌first time my players have played in this stadium, and they will remember it for ever,” Cannavaro said.Ibrahima Konaté to join Real MadridReal Madrid have wrapped up another big-name free transfer with Ibrahima Konaté joining Bernardo Silva through the door. The France defender leaves Liverpool when his contract expires on 30 June and has agreed a four-year deal at the Bernabéu.Konaté, 27, won the Premier League, FA Cup and two League Cups during his five years at Anfield and started the 2022 Champions League final defeat to his new club. He revealed a couple of weeks ago how the deaths of Diogo Jota and his father in the last year have led to him living with depression.Battle of the confederations after round 1: