Alex Isenburg

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[The Academy @TheAcademy]

The cinematic universe of Christopher Nolan.

FOLLOWING (1998), MEMENTO (2000), INSOMNIA (2002), BATMAN BEGINS (2005), THE PRESTIGE (2006), THE DARK KNIGHT (2008), INCEPTION (2010), THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012), INTERSTELLAR (2014), DUNKIRK (2017), TENET (2020), OPPENHEIMER (2023)

Christopher Nolan received his first Oscar nomination for MEMENTO for Original Screenplay, followed by nominations for INCEPTION and DUNKIRK. He earned his first Oscars for OPPENHEIMER, winning Best Director and Best Picture; the film went on to win seven Oscars overall.

[Football Meets Data @fmeetsdata]

Luis de la Fuente's record since becoming head coach of 🇪🇸 Spain:

2023 🏆 UEFA Nations League
2024 🏆 UEFA EURO
2025 🥈 UEFA Nations League
2026 🏆 FIFA World Cup

He lost only 2 of his 49 matches as the coach of 🇪🇸.

Absolute masterclass.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Lamine Yamal becomes the first player under the age of 20 to win both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup.

📸 @fifaworldcup

[Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst]

Emiliano Martínez made more saves in the final (11) than Unai Simon (10) made in the entire tournament.

[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

Argentina created 0.00(xG) until the 117th minute 🤯

[Parsa @Parsa_Nemati]

The ATP will trial more frequent ball changes at the Lexington Challenger next month: main draw singles get the first change after 5 games, then every 7 — down from the standard 7, then 9.

Backed by the Player Advisory Council, it follows player feedback on hard-court ball wear.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

20 - The only two players to complete 20+ dribbles at the 2026 World Cup:

25 - 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi, aged 39
22 - 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal, aged 19

Relentless.

[Atletico Universe @atletiuniverse]

💣🚨 BREAKING - OFFICIAL: For the THIRD (!) consecutive World Cup, Atlético Madrid is the club with the MOST players in the final!

2018 (4):
🇭🇷 Šime Vrsaljko
🇫🇷 Antoine Griezmann
🇫🇷 Lucas Hernandez
🇫🇷 Thomas Lemar

2022 (4):
🇫🇷 Antoine Griezmann
🇦🇷 Rodrigo De Paul
🇦🇷 Nahuel Molina
🇦🇷 Ángel Correa

2026 (9):
🇪🇸 Marcos Llorente
🇪🇸 Marc Pubill
🇪🇸 Alex Baena
🇪🇸 Alejandro Grimaldo
🇦🇷 Juan Musso
🇦🇷 Giuliano Simeone
🇦🇷 Nahuel Molina
🇦🇷 Julián Alvarez
🇦🇷 Thiago Almada

WOW! 🤯

[Zealand @theoldzealand]

There is one team that has played both World Cup finalists

They also didn’t lose to either over 90 minutes

Cape Verde

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

12% - Average possession between Anthony Gordon's opener and Lautaro Martínez's winner (55th to 92nd minute):

12% - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
88% - 🇦🇷 Argentina

Trapped.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

1 - The 2026 final between Spain and Argentina will be the first ever FIFA World Cup final between the reigning UEFA European champions, and the reigning CONMEBOL Copa America champions.

Showdown.

[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

After 30 minutes:

England (0.00) 0-0 (0.00) Argentina

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

A present for Wawrinka from the home crowd 🎁⛷️

He exits the Swiss Open Gstaad for the final time 🇨🇭

[OptaPaolo @OptaPaolo]

37 - La #Spagna è imbattuta nelle ultime 37 partite (28V, 9N) e ha eguagliato la serie di 37 gare dell'Italia (ottobre 2018 - settembre 2021) per la striscia di imbattibilità più lunga di sempre per una nazionale europea. Strepitosa. #FranciaSpagna #FIFAWorldCup

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

4 - England have progressed to the semi-final in four major tournaments since 2018 (WC/Euro), as many as they had reached in their history prior to the 2018 World Cup (4).

Roaring.

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Roger Federer hitting up at #Wimbledon again in all its glory 🥰

[OptaPaolo @OptaPaolo]

Questa sarà la terza volta nella storia dei Mondiali in cui tutte e 4 le semifinaliste hanno vinto almeno una Coppa del Mondo.

1970 - Italia, Germania, Uruguay, Brasile
1990 - Italia, Argentina, Germania, Inghilterra
2026 - Francia, Spagna, Inghilterra, Argentina

Prestigio.

[Squawka @Squawka]

For the first time in World Cup history, the semi-finals will be contested by the four highest rated sides from the FIFA rankings: 

🇫🇷 France (1) vs Spain (3) 🇪🇸
🇦🇷 Argentina (2) vs England (4) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Cream rises to the top. 🔝

[OptaJean @OptaJean]

6 - La Belgique a mis fin à la plus longue série de clean sheets de l'histoire de la Coupe du Monde, réalisée par l'Espagne entre son dernier match de groupes en 2022 contre le Japon (1-2) et ce soir (6).

La Roja n'avait plus encaissé le moindre but depuis 649 minutes de jeu à la CdM avant celui inscrit par Charles De Ketelaere.

Exploit.

[Son Datos No Opiniones (Jesús Chirinos) @sondatos_noop]

Francia y sus últimos 22 partidos de eliminación directa en Copas del Mundo. Una locura.

✅ 4-2: 🇧🇪 Bélgica (tercer lugar en 1986)
✅ 1-0: 🇵🇾 Paraguay (1/8 en 1998)
➖ 0-0: 🇮🇹 Italia (1/4 en 1998)
✅ 2-1: 🇭🇷 Croacia (semis en 1998)
✅ 3-0: 🇧🇷 Brasil (final en 1998)
✅ 3-1: 🇪🇸 España (1/8 en 2006)
✅ 1-0: 🇧🇷 Brasil (1/4 en 2006)
✅ 1-0: 🇵🇹 Portugal (semis en 2006)
➖ 1-1: 🇮🇹 Italia (final en 2006)
✅ 2-0: 🇳🇬 Nigeria (1/8 en 2014)
❌ 0-1: 🇩🇪 Alemania (1/4 en 2014)
✅ 4-3: 🇦🇷 Argentina (1/8 en 2018)
✅ 2-0: Uruguay (1/4 en 2018)
✅ 1-0: 🇧🇪 Bélgica (semis en 2018)
✅ 4-2: 🇭🇷 Croacia (final en 2018)
✅ 3-1: 🇵🇱 Polonia (1/8 en 2022)
✅ 2-1: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Inglaterra (1/4 en 2022)
✅ 2-0: 🇲🇦 Marruecos (semis en 2022)
➖ 3-3: 🇦🇷 Argentina (final en 2022)
✅ 3-0: 🇸🇪 Suecia (1/16 en 2026)
✅ 1-0: 🇵🇾 Paraguay (1/8 en 2026)
✅ 2-0: 🇲🇦 Marruecos (1/4 en 2026)