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Napoleon55:
There is bronze to gain,
England has never won anything at the world cup since 1966,it's something huge for them.
The match was entertaining

Na only the masterclass something I de attack. No mind me

Hmmm

TheSuperNerd:
Even Noah Atubolu has found it difficult getting a new club. He refused to renew with Freiburg before summer came along, feeling he would get a new club soon enough. Freiburg has gone ahead to spend 12M euros bringing in another Top young GK from Bremen, Backhaus and now Atubolu is stranded and has only one option... Find a club willing to make him their number 1.

Atubolu had a strong campaign this past season so if even he struggles to get a club now then how much more a GK from Africa.

At the end of 24/25 season Aston Villa GK, Martinez waved goodbye to the fans thinking he’ll leave over the summer but nobody came for him, eventually had to stay at Villa. The market isn’t favorable for GKeepers

Bronze🥉 is coming home!!! It's not Gold but it's still something. England get their best WC finish since 1966. A rollercoaster of a game between two teams who forgot what defending is and just wanted to enjoy their football. 6-4 may be a basketball or hockey score but it ensures football fans and observers were not bored one bit seeing a game with no real high stakes. In the end, Deschamps ends his reign as Les Bleus coach with a loss.... Mbappe ends his 2026 WC campaign with double digits goals while England secure 3rd place as consolation prize and Bellingham leaves his mark as England's next All-timer Midfielder.....remember he's still just 23. Up next is the Finalissima of Finalissimas.....🇪🇦 v 🇦🇷



🔰It's been a long countdown ride and the final 2 out of my 12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force selections are LEFT. 10 OUT of the way.
9 of the 10 OUT got booted out by the final 2.
ONLY ONE SHALL BE LEFT STANDING AS THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS. Only Time knows who... we shall await time's tale.




WC Final is UP NEXT... The final summary to come right after. What a ride it's been.

🟣Next-up (WC Final):
🟢 Spain (Top 5 Fav) vs Argentina (Top 5 Fav) on July 19th.



Top 5 Favs in no order:
- Spain✅️✅️✅️✅️*(WC Final🔥🇪🇦)*
- France✅️✅️✅️❌️❌️*(4th place finish)*
- Portugal✅️❌️⭕️
- Argentina✅️✅️✅️✅️*(WC Final🔥)*
- England✅️✅️✅️❌️✅️*(Third place playoff Winner)*


Solid Dark horses:
- Brazil❌️❌️⭕️
- Germany❌️❌️
- Netherlands❌️❌️
- Belgium✅✅️❌️⭕️
- Croatia (coz of their last 2 WCs)❌️❌️
- Norway✅️✅️❌️⭕️


Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️❌️⭕️



💯

TheSuperNerd:
La Furia Roja vs Albiceleste FINAL it is! Reigning European Champions vs Reigning World Champions. The postponed Finalissima will finally happen in a WC Final. Argentina joins Spain for a date with destiny. The Three Lions were on their way to a first WC Final for since 1966 when Anthony Gordon put them ahead but the Argentines stormed back like Possessed Souls and snatched Victory from the jaws of defeat. Enzo fernandez's strike was worthy of a game winner yet it was what brought the World Champions back into the game. And then Martinez's winner sealed and rewarded the comeback character of the "now possessed" Argentines. That Messi was at the heart of both goals via assists again shows his game-influencing aura as one of the GOATs of the beautiful game. Spain vs Argentina is a game we have never seen before in a WC knockout or decider. The first and only time they met was in a 1966 WC Group stage fixture in England. Argentina won 2-1. But the last time they met was in 2018 and it eneded 6-1 in favor of Spain. This time, both have a WC trophy on the line. Will Argentina hand it over to Spain or will they retain it? Destiny's date decides July 19th.


🔰Now, 2 out of my _12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force selections are LEFT. 10 OUT of the way.
9 of the 10 OUT got booted out by 2 of the 2 still in the competition.




WC Final is next.. after third place action...

🟣Next-up (Third place):
🟢 France (Top 5 Fav) vs England (Top 5 Fav) on July 18th.



Top 5 Favs in no order:
- Spain✅️✅️✅️✅️*(WC Final🔥🇪🇦)*
- France✅️✅️✅️❌️*(Third place Playoff)*
- Portugal✅️❌️⭕️
- Argentina✅️✅️✅️✅️*(WC Final🔥)*
- England✅️✅️✅️❌️*(Third place playoff)*


Solid Dark horses:
- Brazil❌️❌️⭕️
- Germany❌️❌️
- Netherlands❌️❌️
- Belgium✅✅️❌️⭕️
- Croatia (coz of their last 2 WCs)❌️❌️
- Norway✅️✅️❌️⭕️


Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️❌️⭕️



💯

TheSuperNerd:
2026 WC Top Scorers (Updated)

Messi - 8 goals, 4 assists.

Mbappe - 8 goals, 3 assists.

Haaland - 7 goals

Jude Bellingham - 6 goals

Kane - 6 goals

Mikel Oyarzabal - 5 goals

O.Dembele - 5 goals

Vini Jr - 4 goals

Julian Quinones - 4 goals

Ismaila Sarr - 4 goals

Lautaro Martinez - 3 goals

R.Lukaku - 3 goals

Charles De Ketelaere - 3 goals

C.Ronaldo - 3 goals

Manzambi - 3 goals

Ismael Saibari - 3 goals

Cunha - 3 goals

Balogun - 3 goals

Raul Jimenez - 3 goals

Brian Bobbey - 3 goals

Y.Wissa - 3 goals

Cody Gakpo - 3 goals

D.Undav - 3 goals

Havertz - 3 goals

Just - 3 goals

J.David - 3 goals

Pedro Porro - 2 goals

Mikel Merino - 2 goals

Enzo Fernandez - 2 goals

Barcola - 2 goals

Dan Ndoye - 2 goals

Emam Ashour - 2 goals

Soufiane Rahimi - 2 goals

Azzedine Ounahi - 2 goals

Breel Embolo - 2 goals

Youri Tielemans - 2 goals

Malik Tillman - 2 goals

Pape Gueye - 2 goals

L.Trossard - 2 goals

A.Ueda - 2 goals

Nicolas Pepe - 2 goals

Mostafa Ziko - 2 goals

R.Mahrez - 2 goals

A.Elanga - 2 goals

Ruben Vargas - 2 goals

C.Summerville - 2 goals

D.Kamada - 2 goals

C.Larin - 2 goals

Amad Diallo - 2 goals

Habib Diarra - 2 goals

Daniel Munoz - 2 goals

Arnautovic - 2 goals

Ayari - 2 goals

R.Rezaeian - 2 goals

Maxi Araujo - 2 goals

Ermin Mahmic - 2 goals

2026 WC Top Scorers (Updated)

Mbappe - 10 goals, 4 assists.

Messi - 8 goals, 4 assists.

Jude Bellingham - 7 goals, 1 assist.

Haaland - 7 goals

Kane - 6 goals

O.Dembele - 6 goals

Mikel Oyarzabal - 5 goals

Vini Jr - 4 goals

Julian Quinones - 4 goals

Ismaila Sarr - 4 goals

Bukayo Saka - 3 goals, 3 assists.

Barcola - 3 goals

Lautaro Martinez - 3 goals

R.Lukaku - 3 goals

Charles De Ketelaere - 3 goals

C.Ronaldo - 3 goals

Manzambi - 3 goals

Ismael Saibari - 3 goals

Cunha - 3 goals

Balogun - 3 goals

Raul Jimenez - 3 goals

Brian Bobbey - 3 goals

Y.Wissa - 3 goals

Cody Gakpo - 3 goals

D.Undav - 3 goals

Havertz - 3 goals

Just - 3 goals

J.David - 3 goals

Pedro Porro - 2 goals

Mikel Merino - 2 goals

Enzo Fernandez - 2 goals

Dan Ndoye - 2 goals

Emam Ashour - 2 goals

Soufiane Rahimi - 2 goals

Azzedine Ounahi - 2 goals

Breel Embolo - 2 goals

Youri Tielemans - 2 goals

Malik Tillman - 2 goals

Pape Gueye - 2 goals

L.Trossard - 2 goals

A.Ueda - 2 goals

Nicolas Pepe - 2 goals

Mostafa Ziko - 2 goals

R.Mahrez - 2 goals

A.Elanga - 2 goals

Ruben Vargas - 2 goals

C.Summerville - 2 goals

D.Kamada - 2 goals

C.Larin - 2 goals

Amad Diallo - 2 goals

Habib Diarra - 2 goals

Daniel Munoz - 2 goals

Arnautovic - 2 goals

Ayari - 2 goals

R.Rezaeian - 2 goals

Maxi Araujo - 2 goals

Ermin Mahmic - 2 goals

The Boss, Hon. Kunle Soname addresses the Victorious Lads at the Gothia Cup 2026.

A special address for a special occasion!

Hon. Kunle Soname OFR spoke to the boys moments after winning the 2026 Gothia Cup. #BLFAxGothiaCup ~ #NoLimits pic.twitter.com/MWG4bWbsNw

— Beyond Limits (@BeyondlimitsFa) July 18, 2026

France vs England 2026 Game is highest scoring game since 1982 WC and first match since 1962 WC to see both sides score 4+ goals.

Goals Festival.

Michael Olise - Most Assists in a Single WC Edition (7) surpassing Pele's 6 in 1970.

Then same Olise - Zero Goals from 20 shots... Goal-Shy.

Kylian Mbappe's in the League of WC Single Edition GoalScoring Monster legends.... 1️⃣0️⃣

I have been hearing about this Akpe Victory, and I never really commented on him because I had never seen him play before. I just finished watching the preseason friendly between FC Basel and Juventus, and this boy is good. To be that good and commanding at 19 is scary. I know it is only a preseason friendly, but this boy has caught my attention, and I will definitely be closely monitoring him this season. I am highly impressed with what I saw. The boy that I saw today will not be at FC Basel next season.

His physique and playing style remind me so much of Edmond Tapsoba the Burkinabe Bayer Leverkusen gem. Super-eagle centerback positions in the coming years will be a thing of beauty to witness the mouthwatering competition that will take place. Until the recent emergence of proper centerbacks we never really had a proper centerback since the retirement of Joseph Yobo. Eric Chelle in the coming years will have sleepless nights trying to pick the starting centerbacks in the SE.

The other Nigerian lad K. Olaigbe did not impress me at all. It is only one friendly game, so I will not totally write him off, but based on what I saw, he is nowhere near Super Eagles quality. Wish the lad good luck in his career.

mostob:
Na wa o

who’s this?

jihday:
who’s this?

Player unveiling by Abia Warriors I think

Third place match yet see how full the stadium is.

Americans are rich and love fun

👀 Jude Bellingham was one goal away from becoming England's highest scorer at a single men's World Cup.

🤝 He handed Bukayo Saka the penalty to complete his hat-trick instead.

⚽️ Ten minutes later, Bellingham scored to break the record anyway.

Take a bow, Jude 👏

Quality of a great leader. One personal glory hunter will be wondering why English players respect a young Bellingham while Portuguese players don't give a fak about him despite being the oldest in the team.

Mbappe has given them something to cheer about, hence they have been writing epistles but that will never put a world cup gold medal round Ronaldo's neck.

The way people are hyping up this Spanish team online. Lol. I hope we won't be in for a rude awakening tonight.

FiveFootNinja:
The way people are hyping up this Spanish team online. Lol. I hope we won't be in for a rude awakening tonight.

They are even trying to emotionally manipulate the Argentine not to play physically against Spain, even the Spanish are guilty of this. They fear how the Argentine out muscled the English from the blast of the whistle and Spain knows the only way they can beat the Argentine today is if Argentina sees and play them like friends. The Argentine should come all out blazing and out muscled them and let's see if the Spanish players can last 60mins on the pitch.

FiveFootNinja:
The way people are hyping up this Spanish team online. Lol. I hope we won't be in for a rude awakening tonight.

Of course, Argentina might even score early this time around and see the game off early.

Sugarboyy:
They are even trying to emotionally manipulate the Argentine not to play physically against Spain, even the Spanish are guilty of this. They fear how the Argentine out muscled the English from the blast of the whistle and Spain knows the only way they can beat the Argentine today is if Argentina sees and play them like friends. The Argentine should come all out blazing and out muscled them and let's see if the Spanish players can last 60mins on the pitch.

The little edge they have over Argentina is their midfield led by Rodri.
The only way they can win is if they score late above 80 minutes.

Napoleon55:
The little edge they have over Argentina is their midfield led by Rodri.
The only way they can win is if they score late above 80 minutes.

Spain have better midfielders and are superior in midfield but I really think if Argentina adopt the same playing style they did against England, they may not give Spain much domination in the midfield. Mac Allister, Enzo, Parades and De Paul are tireless runners and can tackle the whole Spanish midfielders for full 90mins without gassing out

Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo Nazario: "I think Spain will win against Argentina VERY EASILY.

For me, the champion had to came out from Spain or France, so I think Spain will have it simple." Spain vs Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Final . Good luck to both sides. My head says Spain but my heart says Argentina

Sugarboyy:
They are even trying to emotionally manipulate the Argentine not to play physically against Spain, even the Spanish are guilty of this. They fear how the Argentine out muscled the English from the blast of the whistle and Spain knows the only way they can beat the Argentine today is if Argentina sees and play them like friends. The Argentine should come all out blazing and out muscled them and let's see if the Spanish players can last 60mins on the pitch.

Argentina did not out muscle the English. Taaa.

Tuchel gave that game away with his ridiculous ultra defensive approach after England scored. Argentina was there for the taking.

Let them come out gun blazing against Spain and see if this will not be Spain's easiest match in this final

9JAMac10:
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo Nazario: "I think Spain will win against Argentina VERY EASILY.

For me, the champion had to came out from Spain or France, so I think Spain will have it simple." Spain vs Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Final . Good luck to both sides. My head says Spain but my heart says Argentina

Only France would have won easily if they hadn't crumbled before final,Argentina find it more difficult to play against explosive teams than the tiki taka passing teams.

chrisooblog:
Talent spotting and grooming was really good in the 80s and early 90s but poor administration really sabotaged what could have been a golden generation of athletics.

The emergence of Kanyin and Ogazi alongside our ever reliable sprint Queen Tobi gives me hope that we are entering our best ever era of athletic competition.

Is this Kanyin home grown?

I love Tobi pa. Tobi Express. A real rolls Royce on the tracks, galloping like a gazelle

Mujtahida:
Argentina did not out muscle the English. Taaa.

Tuchel gave that game away with his ridiculous ultra defensive approach after England scored. Argentina was there for the taking.

Let them come out gun blazing against Spain and see if this will not be Spain's easiest match in this final

Firstly, no country can easily beat Argentina.
Secondly, Tuchel didn't gave the match away, his tactics didn't just worked with Argentina because Argentina are fighters, they fight to the end.
Tuchel used same tactics against Mexico and they ended up winning even with a man down.
Tuchel would use same tactics against 90% of countries and these countries won't comeback like Argentina did. So, we should give Argentina their flowers.
Lastly, a midfield combination of Enzo, Mac Allister and Parades/De Paul are better than the French midfielders that played against Spain. So, even the midfield battle won't be easy for Spain today.
Whoever wins today, We Barcelona and Messi fans will celebrate 🥂

Sugarboyy:
Firstly, no country can easily beat Argentina.
Secondly, Tuchel didn't gave the match away, his tactics didn't just worked with Argentina because Argentina are fighters, they fight to the end.
Tuchel used same tactics against Mexico and they ended up winning even with a man down.
Tuchel would use same tactics against 90% of countries and these countries won't comeback like Argentina did. So, we should give Argentina their flowers.
Lastly, a midfield combination of Enzo, Mac Allister and Parades/De Paul are better than the French midfielders that played against Spain. So, even the midfield battle won't be easy for Spain today.
Whoever wins today, We Barcelona and Messi fans will celebrate 🥂

Against Mexico with a man down, going defensive is justified. The true measure of the game against Argentina was before the goal was scored. After the goal England's possession was 12%. Not even Ghana registered that low level of possession and you say that is not self sabotage but due to Argentina's fight?

We will see how much they can fight today. They will suffer. They will lose. They will cryyy.

Mujtahida:
Against Mexico with a man down, going defensive is justified. The true measure of the game against Argentina was before the goal was scored. After the goal England's possession was 12%. Not even Ghana registered that low level of possession and you say that is not self sabotage but due to Argentina's fight?

We will see how much they can fight today. They will suffer. They will lose. They will cryyy.

Even if Argentina lose tonight, they won't cry, rather they would embrace the Spanish because they are friends. Same way we the fans won't cry. We are watching today's match with open minds. Na Ronaldo fans they cry for us and Argentina 🤓

mostob:
Chrisooblog and DaveP

It all started here

Martinez

Chai. I wished we kept him but career wise they didn't want to give him the slot so he had to do what's best for him. Going on to win the WC with Argentina


For GK, its mostly about Manager's trust and preference. A GK doesn't need be perfect.

Las las the WC is bigger than the EPL title. He did his bit against the best of the best on the global stage barely a year after settling into his new space


Evr since then na soso carpenter we dey acquire for 2nd choice GK😂😂

We need to do better and get a great 2nd choice with valuable minutes too. We can built some good value and sell them bigger that way

ChrisKels:
👀 Jude Bellingham was one goal away from becoming England's highest scorer at a single men's World Cup.

🤝 He handed Bukayo Saka the penalty to complete his hat-trick instead.

⚽️ Ten minutes later, Bellingham scored to break the record anyway.

Take a bow, Jude 👏

Quality of a great leader. One personal glory hunter will be wondering why English players respect a young Bellingham while Portuguese players don't give a fak about him despite being the oldest in the team.

the game will go down as one of the craziest games in World Cup 3rd place matches.


It started like some semi match fixing as France look totally disinterested from start. Then the carpintaahs Tuchel relied on started to misbehave. They'll go down in English history as a really terrible pair. 4-0 turn 4-3 then 5-3. And finally 6-4 when no be penalty shootout 😂😂😂😂

Bellingham look Harry Kane look his talky say no way i go make Harry hold record as e wan retire make i hold this one for England and he decided to score exactly like Ahmed Musa did vs Iceland that year. Sweet goal.


Tuchel is to blame for not using Saka and Watkins vs Argentina.

EPL club Brentford joins Glasgow Rangers, Genoa and Wolfsburg in pursuit of super eagles right back Ryan Alebiosu

Papi85:
EPL club Brentford joins Glasgow Rangers, Genoa and Wolfsburg in pursuit of super eagles right back Ryan Alebiosu

we have several options now in our defence. I need this also in our midfield

Get away with that teletubies imagination my friend
Embrace as how?

Sugarboyy:
Even if Argentina lose tonight, they won't cry, rather they would embrace the Spanish because they are friends. Same way we the fans won't cry. We are watching today's match with open minds. Na Ronaldo fans they cry for us and Argentina 🤓