Some football crises announce themselves with a single catastrophic night. Others arrive the way this one has — slowly, deniably, across three tournaments and eight years, until the team itself stops arguing the point. "This is the third…
The first ever round of 32 in a world cup has started brightly. We are a quarter of our way towards the round of sixteen. When FIFA introduced the round of 32, it was considered to have opened the door towards more one-sided knock-out ties.…
Four-time winners Germany have been knocked out of the 2026 World Cup, losing to Paraguay in a thrilling penalty shootout after the match finished 1-1 following extra time.
The dramatic defeat in North America marks the first time in…
Brazil left it late but kept their FIFA World Cup campaign alive with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Japan on Sunday, overturning a first-half deficit to secure a place in the Round of 16.
For much of the contest, the five-time world…