Pitch Black

⚽ No filter. No loyalty. No apologies.
The boldest takes on the game.
Welcome to the dark side of football. 🖤

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

🌍 TEAMS HUMBLED BY AFRICA AT THIS WORLD CUP:

Spain 0-0 Cape Verde 🇨🇻
Portugal 1-1 Congo DR 🇨🇩
Belgium 1-1 Egypt 🇪🇬
Brazil 1-1 Morocco 🇲🇦

Egypt led that game until the 66th minute and were seconds from their first ever World Cup win before an own goal denied them.

Four of the biggest names in football. Zero wins between them against African sides.

This is not an upset anymore. This is a pattern.

Bookmarking this. Updating it every time it happens again.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

@chiamakaafc Sergio Ramos

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

@chiamakaafc Julian Alvarez

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

How do you I explain to my kids that Messi gets better as he gets Older.

[Sholy Nation Sports @Sholynationsp]

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi’s 2026 World Cup is now better than his 2022 World Cup 😳

📊 2022 World Cup:
👕 7 games
⚽️ 7 goals
🎯 3 assists
😮 21 chances created
😳 7 big chances created
💨 15 successful dribbles

📊 2026 World Cup:
👕 7 games
⚽️ 8 goals
🎯 4 assists
😮 26 chances created
😳 8 big chances created
💨 24 successful dribbles

39 years old! 🐐

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

@chiamakaafc Julian Alvarez

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

Safe to say that Mbappe is a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo in the World Cup.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Kylian Mbappé: “We did not do what it takes to reach the dream, to reach the World Cup final”.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

@AbsoluteMxssi Let’s not forget the fact that he is a phenomenal baller

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

I hope De La Fuente knows what he’s doing 🇪🇸
🇫🇷 France are looking for a revenge and the biggest place to do that is in this match.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇪🇸 OFFICIAL: Spain starting XI against France.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

We are gonna have a revenge match up of
🇫🇷 France vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England in the Finals

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Semi-final match-ups 👀

#FIFAWorldCup

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

Now this match just showed the world that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England are definitely going to the finals
The Finals will be
🇫🇷 France vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 OFFICIAL: ENGLAND QUALIFY FOR WORLD CUP SEMI FINALS! 💥

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

Bookmark this if 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England wins this game then they will get to the final.

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

Can England book their spot in the World Cup semi-final? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

@LegacySiu Mesut Ozil

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

The reigning Ballon d'Or winner has zero goals and zero assists at this World Cup.
He is also the reason 🇪🇸 Spain are in the semi finals.
Some players fill the scoresheet.
Others fill the gaps nobody else can see.
Rodri is the difference between Spain being good and
🇪🇸 Spain being impossible to beat.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

🇲🇦 Morocco 0-2 🇫🇷 France. Quarter final. Eliminated.

The last African team at this World Cup went out to the tournament favorites, fighting until the end.

From holding Spain 0-0 on day one to the quarter finals of the World Cup.

Morocco did not just compete. They made history. The tracker is closed. The statement was made. 🌍

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

🌍 TEAMS HUMBLED BY AFRICA AT THIS WORLD CUP:

Spain 0-0 Cape Verde 🇨🇻
Portugal 1-1 Congo DR 🇨🇩
Belgium 1-1 Egypt 🇪🇬
Brazil 1-1 Morocco 🇲🇦

Egypt led that game until the 66th minute and were seconds from their first ever World Cup win before an own goal denied them.

Four of the biggest names in football. Zero wins between them against African sides.

This is not an upset anymore. This is a pattern.

Bookmarking this. Updating it every time it happens again.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

Catching you up on what happened while I was gone.

🇧🇷 Brazil eliminated. 🇵🇹 Portugal eliminated. 🇺🇸 USA eliminated. All three co-hosts gone.

🇳🇴 Norway beat Brazil. 🇪🇸 Spain beat 🇵🇹 Portugal in the last minute. 🇧🇪 Belgium dismantled the USA.

🇫🇷 France just beat 🇲🇦 Morocco 2-0 to reach the semis. Mbappe and Messi are tied on 8 goals each.

The Africa tracker ran all the way to the quarter finals. 🇲🇦 Morocco were the last African team standing.

The real World Cup starts now.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

💔🥺 Morocco heartbreak.. 🇲🇦

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

I understand why Dembele is there, but
If 🇫🇷 France wins the World Cup then Mbappe is definitely taking it home no doubt.

[OneFootball @OneFootball]

The player in pole position to take home the 2026 Ballon d'Or should be...🥁✨🏆

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

@FabrizioRomano Everyone including me thought Senegal are already through to the R016
The game isn’t over until it is.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England escaped.

Harry Kane delivered.

But if you needed two late goals to beat 🇨🇩DR Congo, the Round of 16 will ask much tougher questions.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🌎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 OFFICIAL: England fly to World Cup RO16!

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England are 45 minutes away from proving history means nothing.

The pressure just switched sides.
Call me crazy but I feel like 🇨🇩DR Congo will finish the job.

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

A frustrating first half for the Three Lions🦁

England have never won a World Cup match when trailing at half-time...😬

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

The Round of 32 delivered everything it promised.

🇲🇦 Morocco eliminated 🇳🇱 Netherlands on penalties. 🇩🇪 Germany gone.
🇵🇾 Paraguay knocked out four time champions on spot kicks.

🇫🇷 France put three past 🇸🇪 Sweden without breaking a sweat.
🇳🇴 Norway beat 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast.
🇲🇽 Mexico beat 🇪🇨 Ecuador.

The knockouts have no respect for reputations. Zero.

[Pitch Black @PitchBlackFC]

He’s on the verge of becoming the greatest World Cup player of all time.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇫🇷 OFFICIAL: FRANCE SHOW TO FLY TO WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16!

SWEDEN ARE ELIMINATED. ❌🇸🇪

Who’s been your Man of the Match?