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A team already out beat a team already through, and the scoreline barely mattered to either. This covers Turkey's 3-2 win over the USA in Los Angeles, settled by a 98th-minute goal that meant little beyond…
Every article The Sports Guru has published about Group D: 6 Football articles between 13 June 2026 and 27 June 2026, newest first. For wider coverage, see all Football analysis.
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Not every qualification arrives on a wave of noise. Some are signed off quietly, with a clean sheet and a clock running down. This covers the 0-0 in San Francisco that carried Australia into the World Cup last…
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Without their most recognisable player and in front of a raucous home crowd, the United States produced a performance that raised genuine questions about how far this team could go. Adrian Dane examines how…
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This piece examines how Paraguay pulled off one of the more extraordinary results of the group stage, absorbing a relentless Turkish offensive while a player down for the entire second half. We look at the…
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Nobody gave Australia much hope heading into their World Cup opener against Turkey in Vancouver. What followed was one of the tournament's early surprises, built on a 22-year-old goalkeeper's extraordinary…
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The United States opened their home World Cup with a performance that answered plenty of questions and raised several more. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what Pochettino's tactical approach,…