De La Fuente Just Answered Every Question About Spain at the 2026 World Cup Everyone wanted to know if Luis de la Fuente had a plan B. After the Cape Verde draw, the Spanish press were circling. Forty-eight hours of noise about a coach who had supposedly got too cute, too cautious, too married to … Read more
Rudi Garcia Cannot Blame Anyone Else for This 2026 World Cup Disaster Everyone will point at Nathan Ngoy’s red card as the reason Belgium did not beat Iran. That is the easy read. It is also wrong. Belgium drew 0-0 with Iran at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on June 22, 2026, in their Group … Read more
Hossam Hassan Cannot Hide Behind Salah After This One 2026 World Cup Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 at BC Place in Vancouver on June 22, 2026, in their Group G match at the 2026 World Cup. Mostafa Zico equalised in the 58th minute, Mohamed Salah put Egypt ahead in the 67th, and Trezeguet sealed it … Read more
Tuchel Has a Plan B Problem That Will Not Wait England drew 0-0 with Ghana at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on June 24, 2026, in their second Group L match, a result that leaves both teams on four points but raises a question Thomas Tuchel cannot put off until the knockouts. Nineteen shots, only three … Read more
Cannavaro Has No Excuses Left After This Collapse Congo beat Uzbekistan 3-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on June 28, 2026, in their final Group K match, sending Sebastien Desabre’s side into the round of 32 against England while ending Fabio Cannavaro’s tournament in the cruelest possible way. One team scored three goals in fifteen … Read more
Croatia Survived Ghana. Dalic Cannot Survive Portugal Like This Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on June 28, 2026, finishing second in Group L behind England and setting up a round of 32 match against Portugal. Zlatko Dalic will call it job done. The performance underneath the scoreline tells a different … Read more
South Africa Stayed Disciplined. Marsch Still Has a Davies Problem Canada beat South Africa 1-0 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on June 29, 2026, in the round of 32 at the World Cup, and the only goal arrived two minutes into stoppage time. That should tell you most of what you need to know about … Read more