From @TheAthleticFC: “It’s quite hard to explain,” Argentina's coach Lionel Scaloni said about Lionel Messi. “We’re still amazed by him even though we get to see him on a daily basis, and he’s been the best for 20 years.” https://t.co/Ot2fK2qZVs
Despite Spain having 74% possession, Cape Verde committed just ONE foul the entire match.
This is the least amount of fouls committed by a team on record in a World Cup match 🤯
Iran’s team is scheduled to play all its group games in the U.S., but it has set up its home base for the World Cup in Tijuana, Mexico. Read more: https://t.co/aYTSNHfnA4 (Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
🚨🐍 Joshua Kimmich: “We saw a snake yesterday, we were told it was venomous”.
“If you get bitten, you have to go to the hospital. I don't think you'll die, but it's certainly dangerous. I have the feeling that if you step on a snake like that, it can end badly”.
Soccer has always been defined by free-flowing, unbroken action. But for the World Cup in America, FIFA is using “hydration breaks” to shoehorn in commercials. https://t.co/qFOFyiZhYd
From @TheAthleticFC: A mystery Polymarket speculator probably thought they were helping themselves to a free $85,000 when they put $1million on Spain to beat Cape Verde. Because the result was inevitable, right? Not so much. https://t.co/dR1SVNarP0