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Germany wasted little time imposing their will on Curaçao. Julian Nagelsmann’s aggressive pressing structure immediately suffocated the tournament debutants, with the Germans dominating possession and forcing turnovers high up the pitch. Every attack seemed carefully constructed, every movement rehearsed, as Germany repeatedly carved through the Curaçao defence with ease. The breakthrough felt inevitable. It arrived through the vision of Florian Wirtz, whose perfectly weighte

William Pacho, a two-time Champions League winner; Piero Hincapié, a Premier League champion; and Moises Caicedo, one of the most expensive midfielders in British football what do they have in common? They all play for Ecuador. This is a South American national team from a country of 18.6 million people, consistently labelled a pre-tournament dark horse for the 2026 World Cup. But why? Their defensive structure is among the hardest to break down in the region, with 13 clean s

Scotland marked their long-awaited World Cup return with a 1-0 victory over Haiti in front of 64,146 spectators at Boston Stadium. Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn opened the scoring after Che Adams’ effort was brilliantly saved, with the rebound from the Europa League winner taking a deflection on its way into the net. Haiti spent much of the first half on the defensive but looked threatening on the counterattack and went into half-time with reason for optimism. After a ba