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Azzedine Ounahi scored twice as Morocco beat Canada 3-0. Morocco moved into the quarterfinals and Canada left the World Cup. The scoreline was not cosmetic A 3-0 knockout win can sometimes hide a messy match behind late goals, but Morocco’s result against Canada carried a stronger message. Azzedine Ounahi gave the Atlas Lions midfield direction, […]

Switzerland ended a long knockout wait and now face Colombia, who beat Ghana 1-0 without allowing a shot on target. The next match should be tight, careful and decided by small details. Colombia defended well against Ghana The Ghana win did not become a blowout, but Colombia’s control without the ball was serious. No Ghana […]

Brazil’s last-16 meeting with Norway is already about Haaland, but Lucas Paqueta’s injury concern turns the tie into a deeper question about how Ancelotti rebuilds midfield control without losing the attacking edge that Brazil need. Brazil cannot just plan for Haaland Haaland will dominate the match poster, but Brazil’s bigger danger may be the space […]

FIFA’s decision to keep Mexico against England at the Azteca in its original slot leaves Thomas Tuchel with the problem he already named: a knockout match at altitude, in heat and in a stadium that turns the co-host’s advantage into more than atmosphere. The kickoff decision matters The debate around weather and flooding did not […]

Argentina’s 3-2 extra-time win over Cape Verde kept Lionel Messi’s World Cup alive. It also gave Egypt a useful warning: the champions can still look vulnerable when the match turns into a speed and nerve contest. A survival win with exposed edges Argentina advanced, and in knockout football that is the first truth. The second […]

Egypt’s penalty win over Australia gave Mohamed Salah the World Cup moment he wanted most: a knockout tie against Lionel Messi and Argentina after Egypt made national history from the spot. Egypt’s win carried not just relief A shootout victory can feel random from the outside, but Egypt’s win over Australia was built on nerve […]

Jhon Arias’ early goal gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Ghana in Kansas City, and the narrow scoreline hides how firmly the match pointed toward a last-16 meeting with Switzerland. An early goal changed the match Arias scored after fourteen minutes, which gave Colombia the one thing a knockout favorite always wants: an early lead. […]

Norway’s 2-1 win over Ivory Coast did not just send Erling Haaland toward Brazil; it showed a late-match path that Carlo Ancelotti must treat as a structural threat rather than a single striker’s highlight. The finish changed the scouting file Haaland’s 86th-minute goal came from the kind of pattern Brazil cannot dismiss: a cutback, a […]

  Paraguay meet France in the last 16 with two clear issues in view: the weather around Philadelphia has already been discussed, and Paraguay’s win over Germany means Didier Deschamps cannot treat the match like a slow favorite’s audition. France have to own the tempo early The danger for France is not that Paraguay suddenly […]

Morocco’s projected lineup against Canada puts Achraf Hakimi and Noussair Mazraoui at the heart of the last-16 argument Houston is likely to ask their full-backs to defend transitions and still give the attack width. The lineup points to width Morocco’s predicted XI keeps the spine recognizable: Yassine Bounou behind a back line with Hakimi, Issa […]