If Mexico had Argentina’s path in the 2026 FIFA World Cup we would also be in the semifinals. 🏆
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇨🇭 Switzerland
It had to be said. 🤷🏽♂️
DR Congo's famous 'statue' fan Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has arrived for his country's big match against Colombia 🤩
His stance mirrors the memorial statue of his country's first prime minister Patrice Lumumba in the capital Kinshasa 🇨🇩
🚨🎙️Reporter: “Wayne, a lot of people are saying that challenge was a clear red card. What’s your take?”
🗣️Wayne Rooney: “A red card? Never. I’ve watched football long enough to know the difference between a hard challenge and a sending-off. The funny thing is, the outrage only seems this loud because it’s Messi involved. If that was any other player, we’d have moved on within five minutes.”
🎙️Reporter: “So you think people are overreacting?”
🗣️Rooney: “Absolutely. Every little incident becomes a global crisis when Messi is on the pitch. People are crying for a red card because it fits the narrative they want. For me, it’s a foul, nothing more. Football has become far too dramatic.”
🚨 Zlatan Ibrahimović Defends Messi Amid Red Card Controversy
🗣️: "People screaming for a red card clearly do not know the rules of football. According to IFAB, stepping on a player's Achilles tendon is not automatically a sending-off. The referee must judge the level of force used and whether the challenge endangered the opponent's safety.
A red card is for excessive force or serious foul play. This incident was neither. For me, it is not even a yellow card. Football is a contact sport. Every little touch is not a crime.
The loudest people crying for a red card are Ronaldo fans. They spend more time praying for Messi's downfall than enjoying football. Every tournament they wait for something, anything, that can damage Messi's reputation.
The truth is simple: if that challenge was committed by Ronaldo, they would call it passion and fighting spirit. Because it was Messi, they want a red card and a five-match ban.
Ronaldo is finished, and that reality hurts them. Messi is still the name everyone talks about, so they keep searching for ways to bring him down. This red-card campaign is just another desperate attempt."