There was a grim sort of poetry in the air at the Estadio Centenario. Uruguay, a side managed by a man who openly admits he is terrified of losing, fa...
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On a night when the desert heat gave way to a tense, tactical stalemate in the World Cup 2026 group stage, Cape Verde did something rather unremarkabl...
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So what happens next That is the question hanging over the Group G cauldron this evening as Belgium and New Zealand prepare for a fixture that carries...
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There is a moment in every World Cup when the script is torn up and something genuinely extraordinary takes hold. That moment arrived for Cape Verde a...
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There is a certain tension that hangs in the air before a game neither side can truly afford to lose. Tonight, Egypt and Iran step onto the same pitch...
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There is no greater theatre in football than the final round of group stage matches, when the mathematics of qualification turns every pass into a loa...
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This evening in the cauldron of a World Cup that has already delivered its share of surprises, Egypt and Iran meet in a fixture that carries far more...
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There is a peculiar loneliness at the heart of Marcelo Bielsa's football. It is not the loneliness of the genius misunderstood, but something far more...
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For the neutral observer, the opening exchanges in this World Cup 2026 third place playoff were a scruffy, disjointed affair. Neither side could find...
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Thomas Tuchel has never been one to flinch under the glare of the tactical inquisition, and his latest press conference was no exception. With confirm...
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There is something deliciously romantic about a World Cup group stage that still has everything to play for on the final matchday. And yet, for every...
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So here we are then, a World Cup third place play off that feels less like an afterthought and more like a statement of intent. Uruguay and Spain meet...
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