How Thomas Tuchel's possession machine and Didier Deschamps' transition game shaped England and France at the 2026 World Cup, read through the performance data.
Mac Allister, Alvarez and Lautaro did the scoring. Messi pulled the strings. Argentina are into the World Cup 2026 semi-finals on the strength of a whole squad, not one man - and that is exactly what makes the champions so hard to knock out.
A stat-led breakdown of Belgium's 4-1 win over the USA at World Cup 2026 - De Ketelaere's masterclass, Lukaku's sub record, and the numbers that decided it.
Spain edged Portugal 0-1 with a 91st-minute sub goal, but the individual performances told a deeper story. Who rose, who faded, and what the market value of each really says. A player-by-player read on both squads.
France 3-0 Sweden. A Kylian Mbappe brace took him to 18 career World Cup goals, level with Messi's all-time record, with Bradley Barcola adding the second. Les Bleus stroll into the last 16 to face Paraguay. The numbers behind the win.
First-ever meeting, two long roads back. Norway ended a 28-year World Cup absence with a perfect qualifying campaign; Ivory Coast reached a first knockout stage without conceding once in qualifying. Inside the records, the form, and the six players carrying the value.
Germany had 75.4% of the ball, 21 shots and went home. Paraguay had a plan, a wall in Jose Canale and Orlando Gill in the shootout. The Opta numbers explain why the four-time winners' volume meant nothing - and why this exit was no accident.
One side is through and hunting first place. The other is eliminated with a game to spare. England meet Panama in New Jersey with very different stakes, so here is the form picture and the six players whose numbers actually matter, cross-checked against the record books.
One goalkeeping error, one cool finish, and a tournament ends. Spain edge Uruguay 1-0 in Guadalajara to win Group H, while Cabo Verde's debut fairy tale rolls on and a Uruguayan golden generation runs out of road. Here is how the night unfolded.
Winner takes the knockout spot. Paraguay and Australia meet level on points in a Group D decider where a defeat could mean elimination. Here is where the value and the angles sit.
History belonged to the Elephants. Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday to reach the knockout stage of a men's World Cup for the first time in their history, a milestone built on a two-goal masterclass from Nicolas Pepe. The result confirmed Ivory Coast as runners-up in Group E on six points and ended the remarkable debut journey of Curacao, the smallest nation ever to grace the tournament.
