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Read the article: END OF A RUNEND OF A RUN
End of Messi’s historic run Lionel Messi’s remarkable nine-game World Cup scoring streak has come to an end.In the quarter-final against Switzerland (3–1), Argentina met their “quota” (three goals—a tally they had achieved in seven of their previous eight matches in the tournament) without him getting on the scoresheet.Interestingly, the goals Messi scored during this…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 31WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 31
Picture : Julian Alvarez scored a wonderful goal to push Argentina in the semi final. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 31 (July 11) – Quarter-final Argentina vs Switzerland 3-1 *Argentina reached 6 consecutive World Cup victories for the first time in history, surpassing 5 in 1986 and 5 in 2014. *Argentina have scored 17…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 31WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 31
Picture : Jude Bellingham scored 7 goals in World Cups at the age of 23, the same number as Pele. Only Kylian Mbappé scored more (12) while aged 23 or younger. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 31 (July 11) – Quarter-final Norway vs England 1-2 *England have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals for…
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Read the article: LONGEST GOALKEEPER RUNSLONGEST GOALKEEPER RUNS
Simón’s record streaks stopped by Belgium Belgium, by Charles De Ketelaere’s goal, ended two longest goalkeeping runs in World Cup history in 41st minute of the quarter-final game vs Spain.Spain’s custodian Unai Simón (picture) fixed his world records at 6 clean sheets in a row and at 649 minutes of play without conceding.Simón started his…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 30WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 30
Picture : Mikel Merino scored the fastest goal by a Spanish substitute in the history of the World Cup: just 1 minute 55 seconds after entering the pitch. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 30 (July 10) – Quarter-final Spain vs Belgium 2-1 *Spain advanced to the world’s top four national teams for the 3rd…
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Read the article: KYLIAN MBAPPE’S RECORDSKYLIAN MBAPPE’S RECORDS
Mbappé’s feats vs Morocco *Kylian Mbappé (with a goal and an assist vs Morocco) became the only player in the last 60 years to be involved in 10 goals across two different World Cup editions:2022 – 10 (8 goals, 2 assists)2026 – 11 (8 goals, 3 assists) *Mbappé is the first player to make a…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 29WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 29
Picture : Michael Olise and France in semi final ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 29 (July 9) – Quarter-final France vs Morocco 2-0 *This was only the second time in World Cup history that Morocco lost to a European nation by a margin of more than one goal; the previous instance was also…
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Read the article: CLUB WORLD RANKING 2026CLUB WORLD RANKING 2026
Paris Saint-Germain FC leader ! Top 20 : 7 countries , Brazil 4 clubs , England 4 clubs , Germany 4 clubs , Spain 3 clubs … Top 50 : UEFA 39 , CONMEBOL 9 , AFC 1 , CAF 1 19 countries ( UEFA 13 , CONMEBOL 4 , AFC 1 ,CAF 1 )…
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Read the article: MOSTAFA SHOBEIR IN HISTORYMOSTAFA SHOBEIR IN HISTORY
Shobeir joins World Cup record for penalty saves Egypt’s Mostafa Shobeir saved Lionel Messi’s penalty in a round of 16 game vs Argentina (2-3) and became the 4th goalkeeper in the history of the World Cup to save two penalties (excluding shootouts) in a single edition, following Jan Tomaszewski (1974), Brad Friedel (2002) and Wojciech…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 27WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 27
World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Switzerland vs Colombia 0-0 (pen. 4-3) *Switzerland have qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954. *Colombia have advanced past the World Cup Round of 16 only once in its four previous appearances at that stage; that was…
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Read the article: LIONEL MESSI ALWAYSLIONEL MESSI ALWAYS
Messi’s ups and downs vs Egypt *Lionel Messi is the second player to score eight goals in a single World Cup tournament for Argentina, following Guillermo Stábile in 1930. *Messi extended to 9 games his unprecedented scoring run in World Cups (4 in 2022, 5 in 2026). *Messi becomes the first player in history to…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 27WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 27
Picture : Lionel Scaloni always unbeaten with Argentina ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Argentina vs Egypt 3-2 *Argentina won a World Cup match after trailing by two goals for the first time in history. *Argentina is only the second non-European nation to win a World Cup…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 26WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 26
Picture : Charles De Ketelaere scored two goals against USA to qualify Belgium ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16 USA vs Belgium 1-4 *Belgium has become the first nation since Germany in 2010 to score at least three goals in each of its first two knockout-stage matches…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 26WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 26
Picture : The goal of the game was scored by Spain’s Mikel Merino ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16 Portugal vs Spain 0-1 *Spain has qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 (when they also eliminated Portugal in the Round of 16).…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 25WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 25
Picture : Kane and Bellingham qualified England for quarter final ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Mexico vs England 2-3 *England have reached the World Cup quarter-finals in three consecutive tournaments (2018, 2022, 2026) for the second time, following the period from 1962 to 1970 (also three…
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Read the article: ERLING HAALAND’S RECORDS !ERLING HAALAND’S RECORDS !
Haaland’s feats in the game vs Brazil *Erling Haaland is the first player in history to score a brace against Brazil in the World Cup Round of 16. *Haaland is the first player to score a brace against Brazil in the World Cup since Toni Kroos and André Schürrle did so for Germany in the…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 25WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 25
Picture : Orjan Nyland stopped a penalty in the first half and contributed with a great performance to this big surprise of the World Cup ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Brazil vs Norway 1-2 *Norway have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in…
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Read the article: RECORD FOR MBAPPERECORD FOR MBAPPE
Mbappé set new seasonal record for French scorers Mbappé has broken his own record for the most goals scored by a French player in a single season (for club and country).He currently has 55 goals in the 2025-26 season, surpassing his tally from the 2022–23 season (54 goals).Prior to that, the record had been held…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 24WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 24
Picture : Didier Deschamps has become the first head coach to reach 10 World Cup knockout-stage victories (1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2022, 2 so far in 2026). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 1 Paraguay vs France 0-1 *For the first time in history, France…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 24WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 24
Picture : Mohamed Ouahbi became the second African coach to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, following Walid Regragui who did it with Morocco in 2022. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 16 Canada vs Morocco 0-3 *Morocco became the first nation outside UEFA and CONMEBOL to qualify for the…
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Read the article: WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 23WORLD CUP 2026 – DAY 23
Picture : Jhon Arias (from Palmeiras) scored the third goal by a Brasileirão player in a World Cup knockout stage match in the XXI century. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Colombia vs Ghana 1-0 *Colombia have not lost any of their last seven World Cup matches (5…
