🚨 A HISTORIC, MONUMENTAL MOMENT! THE UNDERDOGS HAVE STUNNED DIE MANNSCHAFT ON THEIR OWN TURF! CURAÇAO ARE CELEBRATING LIKE THEY'VE WON THE WORLD CUP, AND INDEED, THIS IS FOOTBALLING HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
🇩🇪 GERMANY 1-1 CURAÇAO 🇨🇼
People don’t understand the amount of holes this guy covered in the past 16 years. Without him we’d be Italy right now.
I’m only put Pelé, Garrincha & Ronaldo above him.
🇧🇷 Brazil.
🏟️ The ONLY nation to qualify for EVERY single FIFA World Cup since 1930.
🏆 5x champions.
🌟 The most successful country in World Cup history.
👊 No one else comes close.
🇧🇷 | I think there’s a real misunderstanding of João Pedro’s situation for Brazil and Ancelotti’s reasoning for leaving him out of the squad.
Some important context to help explain the decision:
Between June 6, 2025 and April 1, 2026, Ancelotti tested SEVEN different No. 9s across nine matches:
• Matheus Cunha | 397 minutes
• Richarlison | 174 minutes
• João Pedro | 153 minutes
• Vitor Roque | 45 minutes
• Kaio Jorge | 19 minutes
• Igor Thiago | 19 minutes
• Igor Jesus | 10 minutes
A combined 817 minutes without a SINGLE GOAL from any of them. Brazil had a serious goalscoring problem.
Ancelotti used his multiple opportunities to work with these players up close in training camps, calling them into several squads:
• Matheus Cunha | 4 call-ups
• Richarlison | 4 call-ups
• João Pedro | 3 call-ups
• Kaio Jorge | 1 call-up
• Igor Jesus | 1 call-up
• Vitor Roque | 1 call-up
• Igor Thiago | 1 call-up
• Endrick | 1 call-up
Out of all the options, Matheus Cunha was the one striker who genuinely impressed Ancelotti. His work rate, pressing, energy, selflessness, and ability to balance the front four made him a key piece in the 4-2-4 system Brazil were using at the time. But they still lacked that killer instinct.
Then came Brazil’s final match before Ancelotti announced his World Cup squad: the game against Croatia.
With Brazil struggling, Igor Thiago (23 minutes) and Endrick (14 minutes) came off the bench and changed the game. Igor Thiago scored from the penalty spot, while Endrick won the penalty and provided an assist.
At the same time, João Pedro had another difficult game, a constant under Ancelotti. He struggled to make an impact, missed a big chance, and was eventually replaced by Igor Thiago himself.
That last 25 minutes proved decisive.
By the end of the Croatia game, João Pedro had played the second most minutes under Ancelotti as a no.9 (only behind Matheus Cunha), but had convinced him the least.
At the very last moment, Ancelotti changed his mind. The performances of Endrick and Igor Thiago against Croatia tipped the balance.
So between the 4 choices and 3 number 9’s he was going to take.
He left João Pedro at home.
🇧🇷 1-1 🇲🇦
Positives:
• Douglas Santos solid
• Fabinho is much better than Casemiro
• Improved in the second half
• Vinicius ability to produce something from nothing.
• We didn’t concede much at all after 30 minutes.
Negatives:
• Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães & Paquetá awful
• We don’t have a single good RB
• Igor Thiago out of his depth/still don’t know our best no.9.
• Raphinha useless yet again
I wonder if Ayyoub Bouaddi is still on United’s radar. Scouts have attended his games in the last 18 months but I’m not sure if that interest has gone any further.
Arsenal are reportedly keen this summer and for good reason. Top level #8 in the making with some special athletic & mental qualities.
A deal would likely echo that of Leny Yoro’s to United (friends at Lille & France’s U21s for what it’s worth), which is obviously a lot considering his inexperience, but maybe worth it in the context of the PL transfer landscape and his ceiling.
One to keep an eye on for Morocco at the World Cup either way.
É uma responsabilidade e uma honra estrear em uma Copa do Mundo comandando o Brasil. Vamos viver esse momento com alegria e entusiasmo, porque é um capítulo muito especial da minha história. Vamos, Brasil! #BateNoPeito
@mufcMPB@alex_crook Please guys, let's try give credit to the whole team on transfers. Wilcox is one of a big team working behind the scenes for months on these deals. One man will never influence a transfer alone. Hargreaves, Berrada, Vivell, Sansoni and his data team, analysts, scouts and more.
The expectation internally at #MUFC, for a while, has been that Elliott Anderson is likely to go to #MCFC. #NFFC want a British record breaking fee. Confidence from City's side that they can reach an agreement soon.
The focus became clear for United: Operation Mateus Fernandes.
🚨 NEW:
Mateus Fernandes is discussed as a concrete target for Manchester United, with the club already in official contact with his agent Jorge Mendes and having started conversations to prepare a potential bid to West Ham!
[@FabrizioRomano YT]
Johan Vásquez is locked in my team 🔐
✅ High CS potential + scouting bonus
✅ Huge goal threat from set-pieces
One of the best value defenders in Fantasy World Cup and first captain for MD1 vs RSA. Vamos Mexico! 🇲🇽
—Identify targets early
—Set a pricetag & rarely exceeding it
—Walk away when the price becomes unreasonable
Obvious sangat INEOS tengah copy cara Man City bawah Txiki & Omar Berrada dulu
Sama macam kes Baleba in 2025, benefit strategy ni hanya boleh nampak in the future nanti
🚨 BREAKING; Manchester united might end up with Mateus Fernandes and Alex Scott as they're refusing to enter into a bidding race with Manchester city for Elliott Anderson who's asking price is £120M
#MUFC believes they rather go for players who want to play for the club, Alex Scott and Mateus Fernandes are the clear favorites ‼️
🚨 Manchester United admiration for Elliot Anderson well known but not in contention at current financial levels. #MUFC refusing to enter bidding war; targeting players who want them + focused on candidates like Mateus Fernandes & Alex Scott @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/DdanEQcqnz