Group F

Netherlands needed only to match Japan to take Group F, and they did considerably more than that. This covers a 3-1 win over Tunisia in Kansas City that was effectively settled inside seven minutes, the…

A draw suited everyone, and for forty-five minutes it showed. Then the game remembered it was a World Cup. This covers the 1-1 in Dallas that carried both Japan and Sweden into the last 32, Anthony Elanga's…

Football's biggest tournament reached its 1,000th match on Sunday morning, and it found a worthy leading man in Ayase Ueda. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what Japan's performance reveals…

Two goals apiece from Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo dismantled Sweden and announced the Netherlands as a genuine tournament force at World Cup 2026. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what this…

Sweden's opening World Cup fixture produced far more than a routine three points. This piece examines how Graham Potter's two elite forwards functioned as a genuine partnership rather than rivals for the same…

Sweden's opening World Cup fixture told us something important: this strike partnership might be the most dangerous at the tournament. We dig into how Isak and Gyokeres functioned as a unit, what Yasin Ayari's…

All four goals arrived in a breathless second half in Dallas as Netherlands twice took the lead and Japan twice refused to let it stand. This piece examines the tactical decisions that shaped each swing in…