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Joao Felix Turns Portugal-Croatia Into a Confidence Test Around Ronaldo

Joao Felix said Portugal should stay calm and confident before facing Croatia, placing his own improved form and Cristiano Ronaldo’s knockout question inside the same last-32 story. Felix tried to lower the temperature Portugal’s group stage created a strange mood. They did not lose, but the draws with DR Congo and Colombia kept the attack […]

Jun 30, 2026
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Madueke Puts England’s Penalty Work at the Centre of the DR Congo Test

Noni Madueke said England are taking penalties extremely seriously before their round-of-32 match with DR Congo, a timely admission after shoot-outs removed Germany and the Netherlands. England are preparing for more than one match script Madueke’s penalty comments landed at exactly the right time. Germany and the Netherlands had both been removed by shoot-outs, so […]

Jun 30, 2026
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Bounou Sends Morocco Past the Netherlands After Diop Rescues the Night

Morocco beat the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Monterrey, with Issa Diop’s stoppage-time header and Yassine Bounou’s shoot-out save turning the tie. Morocco’s equaliser changed the whole memory of the match The Netherlands were close enough to the last 16 that the match had already begun to feel Dutch. Gakpo’s finish, […]

Jun 30, 2026
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Paraguay Turn Germany’s Penalty Collapse Into the First Giant Shock

Germany’s World Cup ended in the round of 32 after a 1-1 draw with Paraguay became a 4-3 penalty defeat, with Orlando Gill saving two spot-kicks and Julian Nagelsmann left defending the future. A knockout exit that will not be explained away Germany did not lose a strange group-stage accident. They lost a knockout tie […]

Jun 30, 2026
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Martinelli’s Stoppage-Time Finish Saves Brazil From Japan’s Trap

Favorites Board Tightens as Argentina Brazil Spain and France Enter Knockouts Brazil needed stoppage time to escape Japan, and that makes Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal more than a simple winning moment. The 2-1 round-of-32 victory showed both Brazil’s depth and the danger of letting an organised opponent stay alive until the final minutes. Japan struck […]

Jun 30, 2026
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Vinicius’ Grandmother Message Gives Brazil-Japan a Human Edge

Brazil and Japan Turn Vinicius and Kubo Into a Knockout Speed Test Vinicius Junior’s emotional reaction to a message from his grandmother gives Brazil’s meeting with Japan a human edge that sits beside the tactical story. The Real Madrid winger has been one of Brazil’s main attacking forces, but this moment pulled the tournament back […]

Jun 30, 2026