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CONCACAF Hosts All Reach the Last 16

Mexico, the United States and Canada have all reached the World Cup Round of 16. CONCACAF now has three host nations trying to turn home advantage into real knockout results. The host project has reached the serious part The 2026 World Cup was always going to be measured partly by what the three hosts did […]

Jul 2, 2026
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Lukaku’s Belgium Record Makes USA Tie More Dangerous

Romelu Lukaku’s scoring rate for Belgium remains above the numbers of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for their countries, and his late Senegal goal makes the USA tie a striker problem as much as a team problem. Lukaku keeps making Belgium’s ugly games dangerous Belgium’s comeback can be told through Tielemans’ penalty, but it began when […]

Jul 2, 2026
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Belgium Late Penalty Against Senegal Warns USA

  Belgium were two goals down after 85 minutes against Senegal before Youri Tielemans’ 125th-minute penalty completed a 3-2 comeback and set up a dangerous meeting with the United States. Belgium survived the part most teams do not A two-goal deficit after 85 minutes usually means a tournament is almost over. Belgium survived it. Lukaku’s […]

Jul 2, 2026
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Tillman Free Kick Helps Pochettino Through a Messy Night

Malik Tillman’s direct free kick against Bosnia-Herzegovina gave the United States a rare knockout cushion and a set-piece path that can matter against Belgium. A dead ball that changed the temperature Tillman’s goal did not arrive as decoration on a settled win. It arrived when the USA needed control and had fewer players to create […]

Jul 2, 2026
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Ten-Man USA Find Belgium Plan After Balogun Red Card

The United States beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 despite Folarin Balogun’s red card, and the controlled ten-man finish gives Mauricio Pochettino a survival plan before Belgium. The red card changed the job, not the result The USA’s night could have split apart when Balogun went from scorer to dismissed striker. Instead, Pochettino’s team absorbed the shock, protected […]

Jul 2, 2026
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Desabre Leaves DR Congo With a Lesson England Should Note

Sebastien Desabre praised Harry Kane after DR Congo’s defeat, but his team’s brave 3-5-2 display left England with a tactical warning before the Mexico match. DR Congo did not leave quietly A defeated team can still leave a match with the more useful lesson. DR Congo did not reach the Round of 16, but Desabre’s […]

Jul 2, 2026