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England’s quarterfinal buildup against Norway is already about more than the attacking names. Miami heat, Jarell Quansah’s suspension and Reece James’ fitness doubt make the right side of the team a real planning problem. The right side is the first problem The live buildup noted James as a doubt, Quansah unavailable and the heat as […]
Egypt’s challenge to World Cup officiating and FIFA’s defence of the referees now sit beside the quarterfinal schedule. That does not make the referees the main story, but it does make every major decision harder to ignore. The debate moves into the knockout stage Al Jazeera tracked Egypt’s dispute with FIFA as the last-eight schedule […]
The Boston quarterfinal puts France and Morocco into the first real stress test of the World Cup last eight. The match has a clear favourite, but the tactical shape is more interesting than that simple label. Boston gets the first last-eight reading Al Jazeera’s match preview placed the tie at the front of the quarterfinal […]
Seattle Stadium hosted six World Cup matches and closed its run after Belgium’s win over the United States. The venue record shows how the host city carried its part of the tournament. The venue did its job A host city is judged by more than the teams that pass through it. Seattle hosted six matches, […]
Real Madrid are guaranteed to have at least one player in the World Cup final after the round of 16. The remaining bracket shows how deep the Madrid player footprint runs across national teams. The club story sits across the bracket A World Cup is a national-team tournament, but club connections still shape how many […]
The American continent reached the quarterfinal stage with only Argentina still standing. The pattern is bigger than one match, because co-hosts and contenders across the region fell before the last eight. The wider picture is harsh A World Cup in North America should have given the region a strong platform. Instead, the quarterfinal picture leaves […]
