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Manager Thomas Tuchel remains under pressure following England’s World Cup semi-final exit at the hands of Argentina, with doubts surrounding Josep Guardiola’s post in the aftermath.July 17, 2026, 12:20Updated July 17, 2026 12:20Josep Guardiola was close to deciding to represent England in 2024 (Image: Getty Images)Josep Guardiola agreed to take over as England manager in 2024 just to make a dramatic U-turn, and the Spaniard was said to be open to being involved in the role again.Current Three Lions manager Thomas Tuchel remains under enormous pressure following Argentina’s exit from the World Cup.The German’s tactics in the second half against…
The Argentina Falklands banner that sparked outrage after the match against England is reportedly still on the squad.July 17, 2026, 13:29Updated July 17, 2026, 13:33Argentina players unfurl the Falklands banner after their semi-final victory over England (Image: Getty Images)Argentina’s players, who caused controversy after their win over England, could once again parade under the Falklands flag at the World Cup final. According to reports from Argentina, the banner reading “Argentina, Son of Los Malvinas”, which means “The Falkland Islands belong to Argentina”, is likely still in the possession of the Argentina national team.The 2022 world champions defeated England in dramatic…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – England and France put on a thriller in a World Cup match that was supposed to be on the back burner.The day before Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team play defend your title In the long-awaited final, Bukayo Saka scored three goals as England defeated Kylian Mbappé and France 6-4 in a tight match for third place.mbappe He scored two goals in the second half, surpassing Messi’s World Cup goals record. The 27-year-old star has scored 22 goals in his career and 10 at this World Cup, putting him two ahead of Messi in…
England’s World Cup ended on a nostalgic note. And a narrative has been built around manager Thomas Tuchel that when things go wrong, it’s never his fault.Coach Tuchel’s team, who were leading Argentina until the end of the semi-final, completely lost control of the match, conceding two goals in the final stages and losing the game.England completed just 311 passes, while Argentina completed 588. Only three of those passes came between the hydration break and Enzo Fernandes’ equalizing goal. They were unable to complete any of their link-up plays and touched the ball inside the opponent’s penalty area only four…
England assistant manager Anthony Barry paid tribute to “11 young men who were hurt” in an emotional interview. The Three Lions scored four points in the first half to take on pre-tournament favorites France.Bukayo Saka scored twice, following shots from Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa, giving England a quick two-goal lead. The 1966 champions’ frenetic first-half performance came just days after their heart-breaking World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina. Tuchel’s side were forced to bounce back in Miami, three days after late goals from Enzo Fernandes and Lautaro Martinez sparked an unexpected comeback by the defending champions.During the final half-time…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Bukayo Saka scored three goals as England beat Kylian Mbappé and France 6-4 in a wild World Cup third-place match on Saturday. Mbappé scored twice to set a new World Cup career goals record with 22, one more than Argentina’s Lionel Messi. The France star also moved two ahead of Messi in the race for the Golden Boot, given to the tournament’s top scorer. Argentina plays Spain in Sunday’s final. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Teams march onto the pitch ahead of the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match…
In the end, the semi-finals were the limit.England’s World Cup ambitions have been clear from the start, not just in the tournament but since Thomas Tuchel was hired to replace Gareth Southgate, to ‘win the bloody thing’.The former Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain manager was initially handed a lucrative 18-month contract with his sole focus on winning the World Cup, 60 years after the Three Lions’ solitary victory. And although the FA and Tuchel extended their pre-tournament agreement to take part in Euro 2028, their goals for this summer remain the same.But when it comes to crisis, the real…
Bukayo Saka scores hat-trick for England vs. France (Image: Getty)England could have been forgiven for their middling performance in what was ultimately a meaningless match against France. Who cares if they finish third or fourth at the World Cup? No one. However, England were freed from this constraint and actually performed their best performance of the tournament in the third place match. At least 45 minutes anyway. They were free flowing, full of energy, and fun to watch. They led 4-0 at half-time against a team featuring elite players such as Kylian Mbappé and Michael Oliseh.But in many ways this…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Kylian Mbappé surpassed Lionel Messi as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 22 goals, scoring twice for France. lost to England 6-4 in the third place match on Saturday.Mbappe finished the World Cup with 10 goals, two ahead of Messi in the race for the Golden Boot, which is given to the tournament’s top scorer. If Argentina remains ahead of Messi after they face Spain in Sunday’s final, he will become the first player to win the Golden Boot award twice.France, in which Mbappé played, defeated England 4-0. flicked a shot past goalkeeper Dean…
Emiliano Martínez had to bite off his gum shield to continue playing for Argentina at this World Cup after injuring his finger at Aston Villa at the end of last season01:40, July 18, 2026Updated July 18, 2026, 07:53Dave Martinez overcame a broken finger to play at the World Cup with ArgentinaAston Villa’s Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has revealed that he was in pain “every day” during the World Cup after breaking his ring finger before the tournament.The incident took place on May 20 in Istanbul during the warm-up before Villa’s 3-0 victory over Freiburg in the Europa League final.The 33-year-old…