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2026 World Cup
Craziest statistics from the World Cup so far!
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was always going to be different. Forty-eight teams. A hundred and four matches. A new round of 32. But nobody quite anticipated it would be this different. A tournament already producing statistical madness at a rate that makes every previous edition look modest by comparison.…
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2026 World Cup
Can Pochettino’s thrilling USA side smash their 2002 World Cup ceiling?
Two games into a home World Cup, the United States have given their supporters every reason to dream big. Mauricio Pochettino’s side have looked sharper, fitter and more cohesive than the version that limped out of Qatar in the last 16, and with Group D wrapped up early, the conversation…
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2026 World Cup
Messi, Ronaldo and the thrilling state of play after the first gameweek at the 2026 World Cup
A week and a half into the biggest World Cup ever staged, the picture is starting to take shape. Every one of the 48 teams has now played at least once, several have played twice, and the qualification picture for the round of 32 is beginning to sharpen. Here is…
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2026 World Cup
World Cup 2026: Messi ties Klose, Mbappe breaks France’s record, Haaland announces himself
If anyone needed reminding why the World Cup is the biggest stage on the planet, Tuesday in the United States provided the answer. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all found the net multiple times within the same window of football, turning a routine group-stage Tuesday into one of…
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2026 World Cup
Vozinha, Freddy the German, Tim Payne and the World Cup’s best stories so far
One week into the 2026 World Cup and the football itself has been good, but it is the chaos surrounding it that has people glued to their phones. A 40-year-old goalkeeper has become a global hero, a German tourist has become more famous than the German national team, a New…
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2026 World Cup
Best Ever World Cup Opening Matches
The opening match of a World Cup carries a weight unlike almost any other fixture in football. It sets the tone for everything that follows: the narratives, the upsets, the breakout stars. Get it right, and the tournament catches fire from the first whistle. Get a dull opener, and a…
