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FIFA have only selected one England player in their World Cup team of the tournament. After six weeks of action in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Mexico‚ in which Spain ended up adding a second star to their crest after beating Argentina at MetLife Stadium on Sunday‚ the football governing body has announced their 'Dream XI'. The team of the tournament is selected based on votes from the fans.
Erling Haaland celebrated turning 26 in style on Tuesday as he showed off his huge birthday feast while holidaying after the World Cup. The Manchester City star played a key role for Norway at this summer's tournament in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico‚ steering his country to their best ever World Cup finish before suffering defeat against England in the quarter-finals. Haaland‚ aware that the new Premier League season is only a few weeks away‚ has opted to take a much-needed holiday after the World Cup‚ enjoying a relaxing getaway on the waves with his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen in Sardinia.
MICHAEL OWEN: Mexico was the worst thing that could have happened for England. It was not the blueprint for winning a World Cup‚ it was the blueprint for losing one. I warned in the hours after the 3-2 win at the Azteca of a dangerous overreaction among former players and supporters. There was a complete misunderstanding of what bravery in football is really about. It was being labelled as our greatest-ever performance - and I was called miserable by some for pointing out that it absolutely was not.
England had taken the lead in the 56th minute through Anthony Gordon‚ but opted to try and hold onto their advantage rather than add to it. Tuchel went to a back five that served him so well in the last-16 win over Mexico‚ with Ezri Konsa coming on for the goal scorer to join Reece James‚ John Stones‚ Marc Guehi and Djed Spence. They found themselves on the defensive‚ and Dan Burn was later introduced too when Reece James left the field injured.
Every major tournament brings a wave of excitement about the young talent poised to burst onto the scene. The 2026 World Cup in the USA‚ Canada and Mexico has been no different‚ with the likes of Ivory Coast's Yan Diaomande‚ Mexico's Gilberto Mora and Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi - all still teenagers - making a name for themselves on the biggest stage. Lamine Yamal was that breakout star at Euro 2024‚ and it is easy to forget that the Spanish sensation was still only 18 when this tournament got under way (he turned 19 yesterday).
South Africa star Jayden Adams has sadly passed away aged 25 just weeks after playing at the World Cup‚ according to reports. Adams‚ who started South Africa's first two matches of the tournament against Mexico and Czechia‚ reposted a picture of himself and his girlfriend on Instagram less than 24 hours before news of his death was reported. Tributes have flooded in across social media for the Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder‚ whose death has sent shockwaves around world football.
England star Djed Spence's sister's nightmare World Cup has continued after she and her daughter were forced to check out of their hotel after they discovered their room covered with mould and rust. Bria Spence has been travelling across America blogging on their trip and it is the second time she has been hit with disaster‚ after she was forced to sleep at an airport when bad weather delayed her flight to Mexico and they missed a connection. In the latest mishap the influencer told her 30‚000 followers: 'I've not even been in Miami for 24 hours and we are already moving hotel.
IAN LADYMAN IN MIAMI: If the thrill of watching England win in Mexico will form an abiding memory of this World Cup‚ so will the leaving the following day. The grace with which the co-hosts accepted their defeat was profoundly moving and maybe a little unexpected. 'Thank you for coming and I hope England win the World Cup‚' was the message at Mexico City airport check-in.
MIKE KEEGAN IN KANSAS CITY: FIFA have slapped Jarell Quansah with a two-match ban - despite strong representations from the FA. Daily Mail Sport previously reported that the FA were considering appealing Quansah's red card against Mexico after President Donald Trump controversially called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to overturn Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension. Bayer Leverkusen defender Quansah was sent off following a VAR review for a sliding tackle in England's last-16 victory over Mexico that initially went unpunished on the field.
The England star‚ 36‚ suffered a chilling arm injury as he vaulted an advertising hoarding while celebrating the 3-2 victory over Mexico in the World Cup last 16. But sharing a photograph with his three surgeons on Instagram‚ Henderson was in an upbeat mood - despite being ruled out for the rest of the World Cup.
Jordan Henderson's father has revealed he feared the worst after watching his son being taken off the pitch on oxygen on a stretcher following England's dramatic World Cup victory over Mexico. Henderson‚ 36‚ has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament after suffering a freak injury during celebrations that followed the Three Lions' 3-2 win at the Azteca Stadium. The Brentford midfielder slipped as he attempted to jump over an advertising board and landed awkwardly on his arm‚ sparking immediate concern from team-mates.
Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed he will wake up tomorrow with no regrets after crashing out of his final World Cup following Portugal's late 1-0 defeat against Spain in the round of 16. The Portuguese superstar‚ 41‚ broke down in tears on the pitch after Mikel Merino's stoppage-time winner snatched victory for Spain in Dallas‚ calling an end to Ronaldo's historic World Cup career. Ronaldo‚ who is the only player in history to score at six World Cups‚ will now finish his glittering career without international football's greatest prize after confirming prior to Portugal's last-16 clash with Spain that this summer's tournament in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico would be his last.
ONE BELL OF A SHOW - Why Bellingham's epic Mexico show in the Azteca was one of the all-time great England performances
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LUKE AUGUSTUS: The World Cup knockout stages are firmly underway in what is the biggest edition in the tournament's history‚ having been expanded to 48 teams. However‚ there has been a rather large elephant in rooms across Canada‚ Mexico and the United States... the absence of Italy. In March‚ the four-time winners failed to qualify for a third-straight World Cup - a travesty which is alarmingly becoming the norm for a country with such a rich footballing pedigree. This summer marks 20 years since Italy were last triumphant - prevailing 5-3 on penalties against France‚ following a 1-1 draw after extra-time.
Video footage showed the Brentford captain‚ who was an unused substitute on the night‚ tumbling over an advertising hoarding after the Three Lions weathered a late Mexico onslaught to book their place in the quarter-finals. He appeared to land on his wrist and was later stretchered off and taken to hospital with what Thomas Tuchel described as a 'really bad' injury.
England boss Thomas Tuchel ranted on the sidelines as the Three Lions desperately clung on in stoppage time to earn a 3-2 victory over Mexico in the World Cup last-16. Tuchel was seen feeling the pressure as his England side‚ who were reduced to ten men after Jarell Quansah's red card‚ battled in the closing stages to fight back waves of attacks from the hosts at the Azteca Stadium. The German was infuriated in the 94th minute with television cameras picking out an outburst from the England boss.
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