One selection change. One sustained tactical identity. Two substitution decisions timed to the minute. Luis de la Fuente won the Spain vs Belgium quarter-final not in a single moment but across ninety minutes of deliberate, structured decision-making — the kind that only becomes visible when you look at the match in full rather than just […]
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The quarter-finals have cleared the field. Two weeks of knockout football have reduced five contenders to three. Bouaddi goes home with Morocco. Manzambi’s tournament ends with Switzerland. What is left is a final three — Yamal, Doué, and O’Reilly — all preparing for a FIFA World Cup 2026™ semi-final. The race, like the tournament itself, […]
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Four goalkeepers entered the quarter-finals with genuine Golden Glove cases. Three of them are now eliminated. The award, in theory, still goes to the best-performing goalkeeper regardless of whether their team lifts the trophy — but in practice, the FIFA World Cup™ has almost always rewarded the keeper whose team goes furthest. After the quarter-finals, […]
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They were never picked to go this far. They were not built for the glamour bracket. And yet, Switzerland’s FIFA World Cup 2026™ campaign — stretching across six matches, a penalty shootout, extra time against the defending champions, and a quarter-final exit that could have gone differently. It stands as the finest performance by a […]
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