The World Cup 2026 campaign has thrown up another seismic evening, one that leaves the old guard scrambling for answers while the so called smaller na...
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Two European heavyweights, two different tactical implosions, one unforgettable Tuesday night. Germany are out. The Netherlands are out. And while the...
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It is not often that a victory on the pitch sends ripples of joy all the way to the corridors of American national security, but then again, this is t...
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It is a scene that cuts to the bone of international football. Son Heung min, the totemic captain of South Korea, stood in the mixed zone with a face...
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The World Cup 2026 served up its first real dose of high drama in Monterrey as Morocco clawed their way past the Netherlands on penalties, securing a...
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Squeaky bum time at the World Cup last 32. If you had told me at the start of this tournament that Brian Brobbey, a Sunderland striker who began the s...
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They say football is a game of inches, of moments that shift the axis of a match and, occasionally, an entire nation's sense of self. But what happene...
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So here we are, deep in the World Cup 2026 last 32, and the Netherlands are staring down a Morocco side that will fancy their chances. The narrative a...
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There is a peculiar cruelty in the way the World Cup grinds you down. One minute you are basking in the glorious schadenfreude of Germany's penalty sh...
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The fallout from Germany's penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay has been consumed by one question: how on earth was that goal ruled out Alan Shearer, J...
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Another tournament, another penalty shootout, and another German nightmare from the spot. The four time world champions have been sent packing from th...
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There is a curious tension hanging over the last 32 tie between the Netherlands and Morocco. On one side, you have a Dutch side that has spent years b...
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