From around the league
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
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![Ronald Koeman defends back-five call as Netherlands future stays open]()
Ronald Koeman defends back-five call as Netherlands future stays open
Ronald Koeman defended his five-man backline after Netherlands were eliminated by Morocco on penalties and said he may decide his future by Tuesday morning.
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![Erling Haaland's Norway scoring rate is turning into a real Ronaldo chase]()
Erling Haaland's Norway scoring rate is turning into a real Ronaldo chase
Erling Haaland has 60 Norway goals in 53 games, with a strike every 72 minutes, after Norway's 2-1 World Cup win over Ivory Coast.
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![Erling Haaland's winner for Norway carried a much bigger record trail]()
Erling Haaland's winner for Norway carried a much bigger record trail
Erling Haaland's 86th-minute winner sent Norway through 2-1 over Ivory Coast as he hit 60 international goals and a 72-year World Cup mark.
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![England right-back crisis deepens before Congo DR]()
England right-back crisis deepens before Congo DR
Reece James and Jarell Quansah missed training as England's right-back problems deepened before the Congo DR last-32 tie, with Djed Spence the likeliest
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![Emiliano Martinez says he can play without finger protection ahead of Cape Verde tie]()
Emiliano Martinez says he can play without finger protection ahead of Cape Verde tie
Emiliano Martinez says he can play without finger protection ahead of Argentina vs Cape Verde Islands, easing concerns after opting against surgery.
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![Germany vs Paraguay shootout defined by penalty refusal]()
Germany vs Paraguay shootout defined by penalty refusal
Germany’s Paraguay shootout defeat was defined by four players refusing penalties, Jonathan Tah’s inexperience from the spot and Manuel Neuer’s second
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![Netherlands backlash grows after Morocco shootout loss]()
Netherlands backlash grows after Morocco shootout loss
Dutch legends blasted Ronald Koeman after Netherlands’ shootout exit to Morocco, with van Hooijdonk, van der Vaart and Ibrahimovic leading the criticism.
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![France vs Sweden preview: Gyokeres and Isak test Potter's plan]()
France vs Sweden preview: Gyokeres and Isak test Potter's plan
France vs Sweden preview: Sweden pair Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak in a 3-5-2, with France's stronger form and Deschamps back.
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![Belgium vs Senegal: Debast back in training, but Belgium may stay unchanged]()
Belgium vs Senegal: Debast back in training, but Belgium may stay unchanged
Zeno Debast is back in training after a positive MRI update, but Belgium look set to keep the same XI for Senegal in Seattle.
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![Julian Nagelsmann blasts Germany’s Paraguay exit after disallowed Tah goal]()
Julian Nagelsmann blasts Germany’s Paraguay exit after disallowed Tah goal
Julian Nagelsmann called Jonathan Tah's disallowed extra-time goal a scandal after Germany's 4-3 shootout defeat to Paraguay.
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![Kai Havertz apologises after Germany's World Cup shootout defeat]()
Kai Havertz apologises after Germany's World Cup shootout defeat
Kai Havertz apologised after Germany's 4-3 shootout loss to Paraguay, while Joshua Kimmich said the players, not the coach, were to blame.
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![England's World Cup heat plan is about to face its first real test]()
England's World Cup heat plan is about to face its first real test
England face a 43.3°C heat index threat before Congo DR, with Thomas Tuchel's digital capsules, heated tents and cooling plans now under pressure.
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![Jurgen Klopp plays down Germany job talk after World Cup exit]()
Jurgen Klopp plays down Germany job talk after World Cup exit
Klopp has played down Germany job talk after the World Cup exit. Nagelsmann says he will continue if the DFB wants him, with backing until 2028.
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![Julian Nagelsmann leaves Germany future with the DFB]()
Julian Nagelsmann leaves Germany future with the DFB
Julian Nagelsmann says he wants to stay until 2028, but Germany’s penalty shootout exit to Paraguay has left the DFB to decide.
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![Jurgen Klopp Arsenal dig after Germany's VAR heartbreak]()
Jurgen Klopp Arsenal dig after Germany's VAR heartbreak
Jurgen Klopp hit out at Arsenal after Germany's disallowed 116th-minute goal and 4-3 penalty shootout exit to Paraguay.
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![Achraf Hakimi trial decision turns Morocco World Cup night into a hostile backdrop]()
Achraf Hakimi trial decision turns Morocco World Cup night into a hostile backdrop
Achraf Hakimi was booed after a French appeals court confirmed he will stand trial for rape, before Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 in Group C.
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![Cody Gakpo's World Cup emotion backed by sharp output]()
Cody Gakpo's World Cup emotion backed by sharp output
Cody Gakpo's emotional response to scoring against Morocco sits alongside 2 goals, 1 assist and a 7.72 World Cup rating in 3 games.
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![Germany vs Paraguay turned on Gill's saves and Havertz's miss]()
Germany vs Paraguay turned on Gill's saves and Havertz's miss
Germany vs Paraguay finished 1-1 before Orlando Gill's six saves and two shootout stops sent Paraguay through despite Kai Havertz's equaliser.
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![Germany vs Paraguay VAR controversy after Shearer backlash]()
Germany vs Paraguay VAR controversy after Shearer backlash
Alan Shearer branded the VAR call that disallowed Jonathan Tah's extra-time header against Paraguay as "pathetic", with Darren Cann calling it soft.
