Kylian Mbappe’s France has been the outstanding team so far at this World Cup and will be expected to get the better of Paraguay on Saturday and extend their run to the quarterfinals. Perhaps the only thing that can stop Mbappe and Les Bleus is the threat of extreme heat and possibly storms in Philadelphia. […]
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France forward Bradley Barcola expecting physical Paraguay clash at World Cup
France forward Bradley Barcola warned on Thursday that Paraguay would bring a physical approach when the teams meet in the World Cup round 16 in Philadelphia. Coach Didier Deschamps’ free-scoring side has won all four games at the tournament so far and will start as overwhelming favourites against Paraguay on Saturday. Barcola, though, said Paraguay’s […]
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Nagelsmann says won’t ‘run away’ after Germany World Cup exit
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said he wanted to stay in his job despite the defeat on penalties to Paraguay that sent the four-time World Cup winners crashing out in the last 32 on Monday. Nagelsmann has a contract up to the 2028 European Championships but Germany’s premature exit from the World Cup will put the […]
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Paraguay coach salutes ‘extraordinary’ World Cup win over Germany
Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro praised his players for producing an “extraordinary” performance after beating Germany on penalties to secure a place in the World Cup last 16 on Monday. Julio Enciso gave Paraguay a first-half lead in Foxborough, but Kai Havertz equalised and it appeared four-time world champions Germany would eventually scrape through in extra […]
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The game of their lives
It states the obvious to observe that Mauricio Pochettino will need to get career performances out of his players if the USMNT is to go far at the 2026 World Cup. He got them all across the park on Friday in the 4-1 win over Paraguay. We think of Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie still as kids, but they just completed […]
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With fervid fan support, the USA opens World Cup to widespread critical acclaim
“I’m on red-carpet duty for the opener,” said the photographer I chatted with in the World Cup media credential pickup line. “I don’t even go inside the stadium.” Such was the dose of Tinseltown at the Los Angeles Stadium, which lies 10 miles south of Hollywood, that they set up an Academy Award-like entrance. The […]
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USA-Paraguay: Three keys to success
The USA opens play at the World Cup on Friday against Paraguay. A cause for optimism has been how much more coordinated the USA looked in the friendly matches against Senegal (3-2 win) and Germany (2-1 loss), which makes sense. The USA will head into the World Cup with the longest stretch Coach Mauricio Pochettino has had […]
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The USA opens against a Paraguay revived by its Argentine coach
The 2026 World Cup’s first game on U.S. soil pits Argentine coaches against each other when the USA faces Paraguay on Friday night. Mauricio Pochettino took charge of the USA, an automatic qualifier as host, in September of 2024. How the 54-year-old will be rated among USMNT coaches will be determined in the next few […]
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Video Pick: Sebastián Ferreira scores bizarre goal after missing on penalty kick
Sebastián Ferreira, who spent three seasons with the Houston Dynamo, was involved in one of the most bizarre goals ever scored in a penalty kick situation.
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MLS Week 4: Vancouver and LAFC remain perfect, Union mess
After Week 4, two teams remain unbeaten in MLS