Opinion: A World Cup loss can’t sap the country’s incurable optimism

फिफा विश्वकपको अन्तिम १६ मा ब्राजिल प्रवेश

काठमाडौँ। फिफा विश्वकप-२०२६ फुटबल प्रतियोगिताअन्तर्गत राउण्ड अफ ३२ को खेलमा ब्राजिलले जापालाई पराजित गर्दै जित हासिल गरेको छ। अमेरिकाको ह्युस्टन खेल मैदानमा आज भएको खेलमा ब्राजिलले जापालाई २-१ गोलअन्तरले पराजित गर्दै विश्वकपको अन्तिम १६ मा प्रवेश गरेको हो। पाँच पटकको विश्वकप विजेता ब्राजिल पहिलो हाफमा एक गोलले पछि परेको स्थितिलाई पुनरागमन गर्दै जित हासिल गरेको []

Ageing Brazil need major surgery - but is Ancelotti the man to do it?

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🎥 World Cup highlights: brilliant Haaland sends Brazil out

Brazil are out of the World Cup. Against Norway, the South Americans mainly came up short thanks to an outstanding Erling Haaland and the unbeatable Ørjan Nyland. In the mood for monster saves and wo...

IOC’s $100M US cash grants represent progress, but the flaws are obvious

The IOC's new 100 million US cash grants are a step forward, but it’s not a resounding victory for athletes. If this were a soccer game, it’s the late goal that salvages a draw. Not a loss, but still not a victory. A result, and mere results suffice sometimes.

Real Madrid players dominate World Cup MVP race

The World Cup 2026 did not arrive at the best of times for Real Madrid. The Merengue team has finished the last two seasons without a trophy, and some of its players have been going through a poor run...

FIFA World Cup 2026: Tactical story behind underdogs staging massive upsets

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Japan and Morocco face old order giants in the hope of a brave new world | Jonathan Wilson

Two eye-catching last-32 ties offer hope of a winner from outside the traditional powers – Brazil and the Netherlands could be goneThe World Cup exists in a state of perpetual flux. It goes to new territories. It gets bigger. It experiments with second group phases and replaces playoffs for sides level on points with goal difference then head-to-head. And still one of the same eight countries from western Europe or South America wins it.Since Argentina in 1978, there have been two new winners, and those were France and Spain, from the heart of Uefa, their success based on maximising the advantages of being European and wealthy; no countries have been so successful at industrialising youth production, so much so that they now provide the models for every country seeking to invest in academy programmes. Continue reading...

Jepun tidak akan putus asa berjuang- Moriyasu

HOUSTON: Jurulatih Jepun, Hajime Moriyasu, berkata pasukannya telah membuktikan mereka memiliki kemampuan untuk suatu hari nanti muncul juara Piala Dunia, meskipun tewas 1-2 kepada Brazil menerusi jaringan saat akhir, awal pagi tadi. Jepun tersingkir pada pusingan 32 terbaik selepas mensia-siakan kelebihan 1-0 yang dimiliki pada separuh masa pertama, apabila Gabriel Martinelli menjaringkan gol kemenangan Brazil ... Read more The post Jepun tidak akan putus asa berjuang- Moriyasu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Barcelona World Cup Spotlight: Anthony Gordon provides an assist as England get past Norway

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is now deep into its business end, and the quarter-finals have started to separate the survivors from the serious contenders.England took on Norway in Miami Gardens with a plac...

La tristeza de Ancelotti por la eliminación de Brasil a manos de Noruega

Se acabó el sueño mundialista para Brasil. Fueron eliminados 2-1 a manos de Noruega en octavos de final y la decepción fue mayúscula. En la rueda de prensa posterior al juego, el técnico Carlo Ancelotti no pudo ocultar su tristeza por el resultado.

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For South Korean soccer fans, the pain of an early World Cup exit rarely ends with the final whistle. Instead, disappointment spills into days of public anger, resignations and soul-searching, as the country grapples with another campaign that failed to meet lofty expectations. Under mounting pressure, with criticism reaching as high as President Lee Jae Myung, who called for sweeping reforms of Korean soccer, head coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday, after the team was eliminated in the group s

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It was yet another early exit for a team that has never made it to the World Cup semifinals — but no wanted to dwell on defeat, because no one felt defeated.

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Mondial 2026 : au bout du suspense, le Brésil renverse le Japon et file en huitièmes de finale

Mené, malmené et longtemps frustré par une héroïque équipe du Japon, le Brésil a fini par renverser la vapeur au bout du temps additionnel (2-1) grâce à un but salvateur de Gabriel Martinelli à la 90e+6 minute. La Seleção valide son ticket pour les huitièmes de finale et affrontera la Côte d’Ivoire ou la Norvège. [] The post Mondial 2026 : au bout du suspense, le Brésil renverse le Japon et file en huitièmes de finale first appeared on Guineematin.com.

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Norway and England march into quarter-finals

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My family is French—and Moroccan. Yes, I almost just lost my mind.

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Four years ago, Brazil were unlucky to be knocked out of the World Cup by Croatia in the quarter-finals.

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