With the tournament down to its final three contenders, Argentina’s path to defending its title runs directly through England in the semifinal, with Spain already waiting in Sunday’s final after eliminating France 2-0. Argentina’s Strengths Argentina’s greatest asset remains its…
Introduction Pedri’s game is built on the kind of positional intelligence usually associated with players a decade older, which makes the details of his own development worth examining closely. He was once rejected by Real Madrid because a snowstorm limited…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth World Cup as a starting player, and what is widely regarded as his final appearance at the tournament, has come to a close after Portugal’s Round of 16 exit to Spain. How the Tournament Ended Portugal was…
Introduction Cristiano Ronaldo had confirmed before kickoff that this would be his final World Cup. Nobody expected it to end on 19 touches — 12 in a first half that produced his fewest ever in a World Cup opening 45…
