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France opened the scoring shortly before half-time when Kylian Mbappé chopped inside in the penalty area before firing a superb effort into the top corner. The second came just after the restart when Michael Olise played a sensational through ball to Bradley Barcola, who had the simple task of lifting the ball over the goalkeeper and into the left side of the net. Olise’s magic was on show again for France’s third goal. Another pass to admire threaded Mbappé through for his s

Everything about Houston feels oversized. NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, sits in a city known as “Space City”, which feels fitting for a game where both teams were trying to find a bit more lift than they managed in their opening matches. Over 72,000 were inside the ground, over two million across the city, and somehow still enough room to fit San Francisco, Boston and New York inside it by area. Space, everywhere. On the pitch, though, there was likely to be less o

Sweden announced themselves as genuine contenders in Group F with a commanding 5-1 victory over Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium. Graham Potter’s side delivered a performance full of energy, purpose, and attacking quality. But while the team as a whole impressed, it was Yasin Ayari – a young midfielder with deep ties to both nations – who truly stole the spotlight. The opening exchanges immediately set the tone for what would become a one-sided affair. Sweden’s pressing was relen