Paraguay. $178M squad value.
Germany. $1.1 billion squad value.
A 6x gap in market value.
A goalkeeper from San Lorenzo.
Two penalties saved.
The first massive upset of the 2026 World Cup had no superstars. Just character. 🧵
Paraguay plays on July 4th against the winner of France vs Sweden.
Another European heavyweight. Another game nobody gives them.
Alfaro already proved it once.
Why not twice?
Mexico’s Round of 16 opponent gets decided in the next 90 minutes 👀
Here’s every scenario:
🔹 Cape Verde & Saudi Arabia draw + Uruguay draw → vs Uruguay
🔹 Uruguay wins + Saudi Arabia wins → vs Saudi Arabia
🔹 Uruguay wins + Cape Verde wins → vs Spain
🔹 Uruguay wins + Cape Verde & Saudi Arabia draw → vs Cape Verde
🔹 Spain wins the group → vs Ecuador
Who do you want?
Over 800,000 people gathered at the Angel de la Independencia in Mexico City to celebrate Mexico’s third win at the World Cup.
Words can’t describe this feeling. 🇲🇽🤯
The Spanish tax authority just concluded that Barcelona's €7.5M payments to referee chief Negreira were NOT made to buy referees or fix results.
Three years of the loudest corruption narrative in European football. And Hacienda can't find the crime.