Rashford combines elite athleticism with purpose - a modern footballer who excels on and off the pitch. In the current England setup, his experience and spark off the bench (or in the starting XI) make him a key wildcard for knockout stages.
Full XI motivation: Jordan Pickford in goal (reliable shot-stopper), attacking flair from Rashford (speed demon), Saka (creator), and the Bellingham-Kane axis. England have 81% win probability - time to rack up goals like the 6-1 vs Panama in 2018? Prediction: comfortable win. What’s your scoreline?
#ThreeLions #WorldCup2026 #WorldCup #ENG #ENGLAND #PANENG #SVM
Spain top the group, rest no one of consequence, and progress without breaking sweat.
The cutting-edge questions are real, but is a high floor exactly what wins you a World Cup?
#WorldCup2026#Spain#RoundOf32#GroupH#SVM
With Kylian Mbappé rested late on, Désiré Doué stepped up when it mattered - a brilliant goal in stoppage time to cap off a statement performance.
⚽ 90+4' - Rose highest to head home and get his name on the scoresheet.
💨 Nearly scored earlier - pounced on a terrible back-pass, but the keeper did brilliantly to deny him
France's attack is DEEP. While Ousmane Dembélé's hat-trick stole the headlines, Désiré Doué made sure his name wasn't forgotten in France's 4-1 win over Norway
France's depth is SCARY. This squad isn't just winning - they're building for the next decade. 💪🇫🇷
Final score: 🇳🇴 1 - 4 🇫🇷
#FRA #NORFRA #FRANOR #WorldCup #SVM
🚀 Lamine Yamal is UNDEFEATED in 90-minute competitive matches for Spain.
Never lost. Not once.
21 matches Yamal has started (15 wins, 6 draws).
In those 21 starts:
⚽ 60 goals scored for Spain
🎯 Yamal involved in 19 of them (5 goals, 11 assists)
At major tournaments?
7 wins in 7 starts - a perfect record.
His only defeat? A penalty shootout in the Nations League final - after he'd already been subbed off.
Yamal was subbed off in the 105th minute. He watched the shootout from the sideline.
A generational talent bringing invincibility to La Roja.
The 18-year-old isn't just Spain's future - he's their undefeated talisman.
The future is here, and it's wearing #19. 🔥🇪🇸
#Yamal #LaRoja #WolrdCup #ESP #Espanya #SVM
🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé, take a bow. 🏹
The PSG winger was unplayable against Norway:
⚡ 7' - Opened the scoring with a cannon of a finish after Mbappé picked him out in acres of space
🎯 First World Cup goal - and what a time to get it
🔄 Later added a second (20') to put
France in full control
France carved Norway open with slick attacking moves, and Dembélé was at the heart of it - thriving out wide where he belongs.
2 goals. 3 points. Group winners. 🇫🇷👏
#NORFRA #WorldCup #SVM #France
Japan vs Sweden, Group F finale in Texas. A draw sends Japan through. Only a win saves Sweden.
One side can manage the game, the other has to throw the kitchen sink.
Who handles the pressure better?
#WorldCup2026#JPNSWE
The line that ended Czechia's World Cup: 13 shots, ONE on target. Plenty of intent, almost no quality when it mattered. Was this a Mexico masterclass or a Czechia collapse? #WorldCup2026#CZEMEX
The balanced read: two goals vs World Cup debutants doesn't end the "should he start?" debate. That's fair.
But on the biggest stage in the sport, on a night he needed to deliver, he delivered AND rewrote a record that may never fall.
Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, just became the FIRST player ever to score at six different World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026.
Twenty years between his first World Cup goal and this one. A thread on a historic night in Houston. 🧵
Two more records for the captain:
2nd-oldest scorer in World Cup history (41y 138d), behind only Roger Milla in 1994
Ended a 10-game major-tournament goal drought dating back to Nov 2022
62 shots - 0 goals.
2 matches - 0 points.
1 loss to a 10-man side after a goal in 64 seconds.
Turkey's World Cup is over, and mathematically, they can't even save themselves with a win over the US.
Montella's golden boys (Güler & Yıldız) created the chances - but someone forgot to pack the finishing boots.
The most barren Turkish display since 1966.
The stats don't lie.
The group stage just chewed them up🗺️⚽
Better game next time boys.
#FIFAWorldCup #Türkiye
Florian Wirtz against an Ivory Coast block built to frustrate is the chess match of the night. Does his creativity unlock it, or does their discipline hold?
Lock him in on SVM before it's gone:
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#WorldCup2026#Germany#SVM#GERCIV
Franck Kessié's World Cup résumé so far:
🇨🇮 Captain. Leader. Clutch.
54/59 passes completed (92%)
29 passes in own half, 25 in opposition half
7 recoveries | 2/2 tackles won
66 total touches | Only 5 balls lost
1 goal vs Germany from a rebound
1 yellow card – one more and he misses the final group game
Franck Kessié is the heartbeat of this Ivory Coast side.
The former Barcelona midfielder has started 25 consecutive major tournament matches for the Elephants.
Now he's 90 minutes away from making history.
🇨🇮⚽ Ivory Coast haven't been to the World Cup since 2014. Kessié is making sure they're remembered. 🧡🖤 #FIFAWorldCup #CIV #Kessie #SVM