Brazil

Manchester United have spent two years telling anyone who would listen that they were rebuilding the middle of their team, and for two years the middle stayed thin. Andrey Santos is the clearest sign yet that…

For eighty minutes at MetLife this was heading exactly where the seedings said it should, and then Erling Haaland decided it would not. Two goals in the final eleven minutes carried Norway past Brazil and into…

Japan were ninety seconds from the greatest night in their World Cup history. Then Gabriel Martinelli reminded everyone why Brazil are Brazil. This is the story of a 2-1 round-of-32 tie in Houston that Japan…

Scotland needed only a point against Brazil to reach the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time. They lost 3-0, and most of the damage was self-inflicted. This covers Vinicius Junior's…

Scotland go into a game against Brazil with the strangest sort of problem: defeat might still do them a favour. This explains the maths behind Steve Clarke's qualification dilemma in Group C, why a narrow loss…

Carlo Ancelotti's decision to reshuffle his attack paid immediate dividends in Philadelphia, but this Brazil performance carries both promise and alarm in equal measure. We look beyond the scoreline to examine…

Brazil arrived at the expanded 48-team World Cup as one of the tournament's most-fancied sides, yet their Group C opener in New York offered a sobering reminder that this Morocco side are no soft touch. We…

Manchester United's midfield needs rebuilding from the ground up this summer, and their pursuit of Atalanta's Ederson has attracted plenty of debate. This piece goes beyond the headlines, drawing on insight…