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France continued their march towards the World Cup final with a ruthless 3-0 win over Sweden on Tuesday night, with Kylian Mbappe closing in on Lionel Messi's all-time goal record.

Elsewhere, host-nation Mexico showed the power of home advantage by ousting Ecuador, who SOME people tipped as a potential dark horse...

Attention now turns to England vs Congo as Thomas Tuchel's side prepare to face another low block as they look to set up a tough-looking fixture with the aforementioned Mexicans.

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Germany have been dumped out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup by Paraguay, sparking conversations about the state of German football - and in turn - European football, with the Netherlands also being eliminated. Plus, Enzo Maresca has been announced as the successor to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, but former club Chelsea have also had their say on the Italian's appointment at the Etihad...

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Scotland shot themselves in the foot against Brazil, with a 3-0 defeat meaning Steve Clarke's side have the agonising wait to discover whether they will be through to the knockouts as one of the best 3rd placed finishers. But have Scotland done enough to deserve a spot in the next round? Plus, we look at the mouthwatering potential of Mexico taking on England in the knockouts at the Azteca...

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How many times have we seen England win their first group game of a major tournament in convincing fashion, only to then struggle to back it up? Well it happened again in Boston at the 2026 World Cup with Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions turning in a Southgate-esque display in their 0-0 draw with Ghana. We ask where it could've been better for England, if there's any need to panic, and if a formula has been figured out on how to frustrate them. Plus, Ronaldo announced he was 'back' as Portugal decimated Uzbekistan!

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England got their World Cup campaign off to a strong start last Thursday thanks to a 4-2 win over Croatia, leaving Thomas Tuchel's side in the driving seat in Group I.

Elsewhere, some of the outsiders for the tournament have struggled, with Belgium and Uruguay failing to win favourable-looking games recently.

There's hero goalkeepers everywhere you look, with Iran and Curacao's stoppers becoming household names (for a few days at least) as the World Cup group stage reaches squeaky bum time.

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