No Pulisic, no problem: how the USA learned to win without their star player
Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways
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Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways

Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways Once it was clear that Christian Pulisic’s calf could keep him out of Friday’s match against Australia, Mauricio Pochettino had a lot of options to consider. There is no like-for-like alternative to Pulisic, still the United States’ most important player.…

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Referee Ilgiz Tantashev told John McGinn he turned down his claim for a penalty against Morocco because the ball was going out of play as he was challenged by Neil El Aynaoui, the Scotland midfielder's brother, Stephen, has revealed. Scott McTominay also claimed for penalty under a challenge from midfielder El Aynaoui as Scotland suffered a 1-0 defeat in Boston, but it was his brother's claim…

Referee Ilgiz Tantashev told John McGinn he turned down his claim for a penalty against Morocco because the ball was going out of play, the Scotland midfielder's brother, Stephen, says.

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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 1pm local time/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email John So, what’s it actually like out there? Hear from our writers, in alphabetical order. The mid-west charm in Kansas City is a reminder that the US is more than what you see on the news. The extreme weather’s tough, though. Last Saturday brought heat and high levels of humidity in the…

Paraguay attacker Miguel Almiron has broken his silence after he became the first player at the World Cup to be shown a red card for covering his mouth.

Australia’s fate will be set after their final group game against Paraguay but there were some reasons for cheer from the performance in Seattle The Socceroos are down, but they are not out. The 2-0 defeat to the USA was a sudden comedown after the glories of the previous week, a deflating diversion from a previously promising North American adventure. Forty-five minutes, however, does not ruin a…

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Brazil get the mental boost their World Cup campaign needed with a 3-0 win over Haiti, but coach Carlo Ancelotti is left with plenty of problems to solve.

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We’re not even halfway through the second round of group games at the 2026 World Cup, but two teams have already been mathematically knocked out of the tournament. Haiti were the first to succumb to that fate after losing 3-0 to Brazil in Group C, with Turkey eliminated following their 1-0 Group D defeat to Paraguay a matter of hours later. Turkey lost 1-0 to 10-man Paraguay despite having 32…
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