SEMI FINALS PREVIEW WITH UK KICK-OFF TIMES 1 Tuesday 14th July – New York – 8pm France v Spain France go into the semi final in confident mood after a straightforward 2-0 win over Morocco despite Mbappe’s penalty miss. Spain just did enough to see off Belgium and still look like a team trying to …
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WORLD CUP 2026 – QUARTER FINALS
QUARTER FINALS PREVIEW WITH UK KICK-OFF TIMES 1 Thursday 9th July – Boston – 9pm France v Morocco France come into the game having survived against a Paraguay team who fouled and intimidated the French throughout. A game that was decided when France were awarded a penalty by VAR which Mbappe scored to take his …
WORLD CUP 2026 – LAST 16
LAST 16 PREVIEW WITH UK KICK-OFF TIMES 1 Saturday 4th July – Houston – 6pm Canada v Morocco Canada scored a late goal to defeat South Africa after qualifying in second place behind Switzerland. Morocco came from behind to draw with Holland before winning on penalties. Having drawn with Brazil in their opening game Morocco …
WORLD CUP 2026 – LAST 32
LAST 32 PREVIEW WITH UK KICK-OFF TIMES 1 Sunday 28th June – Los Angeles – 8pm Group A Runners Up South Africa v Group B Runners Up Canada South Africa were the beneficiaries of an underperforming South Korea team with the ageing Son Heung-Min as they won 1-0 in the final group game and snatch …
World U-16 Cup 1989
The World U-16 Cup was played in Scotland in June 1989. The group games were all played as double headers. GROUP A Group A began with a small attendance of around 6,000 at Hampden Park on 10th June where hosts Scotland drew 0-0 with Ghana before Bahrain beat Cuba 3-0. The Ghana team featured future …
SCOTLAND V BRAZIL – WORLD CUP
With Scotland playing Brazil in Miami on 24th June , a look back at the four previous World Cup matches between the countries. 1974 SCOTLAND 0 BRAZIL 0 18th June 1974 – Frankfurt – West Germany Brazil had opened the 1974 World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Yugoslavia while Scotland had beaten the African …
WORLD CUP 2026- GROUPS
GROUP STAGES PREDICTIONS A – 1 Mexico 2 Czechia 3 South Korea 4 South Africa Key Game – Mexico v South Korea – Mexico will want to win the group to ensure home advantage in last 32. Group Summary Mexico as hosts should win the group , South Korea may struggle B – 1 Switzerland …
WORLD CUP 2026 – GROUP L
Group L features England alongside Croatia , with Ghana and Panama. ENGLAND – England qualified as winners of the European Qualifying Group K In March 2026 friendlies they drew 1-1 with Uruguay before losing 1-0 to Japan on home soil at Wembley. England are managed by Thomas Tuchel In goal they have Everton’s Jordan Pickford …
WORLD CUP 2026 – GROUP K
Group K features the UEFA National League holders Portugal alongside Columbia , Intercontinental Playoff winners DR Congo and first time qualifiers Uzbekistan. PORTUGAL – Portugal qualified as winners of the European Qualifying Group F despite a surprise defeat on Matchday 9 to Republic of Ireland in Dublin where Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off. In March …
WORLD CUP 2026 – GROUP J
Group J features the World Cup holders Argentina alongside Algeria , Austria and first time qualifiers Jordan. ARGENTINA – Argentina qualified as winners of the South American Qualifying Group and were clearly the best team in their confederation. In March 2026 friendlies at home they beat Mauritania 2-1 and Zambia 5-0. Argentina are still managed …
Football is Academical 