The Dugout

🚨 NO EXTRA TIME TO WASTE—IT’S KNOCKOUT SUNDAY! 🏆 The Round of 16 serves up two absolute movie scripts tonight! First, Vinicius Jr. and Brazil take on Erling Haaland’s Norway at MetLife Stadium, trying to break an all-time historical curse. Then, it's the ultimate cauldron as Harry Kane and England march into the suffocating altitude of Estadio Azteca to battle co-hosts Mexico! 🇧🇷🇳🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇲🇽 Who survives this legendary night of football? 👇🔥

💣〽️‼️ℝ𝕆𝕃𝔼𝕏 𝔻ℝ𝔸𝕄𝔸: Mexico players have been forced to return $1M worth of Rolex watches gifted to them by an influencer. 🇲🇽⌚️💰

​The influencer won $1M betting on Mexico vs. Ecuador and bought the squad luxury watches worth $30k–$70k each.

​Hours later, the Mexican FA ordered them returned due to strict FIFA Code of Ethics rules regarding unauthorized gifts.⌚️

ℹ️Ge

Mohamed Salah gifted his jerseys to Australian players Mohamed Touré and Tete Yengi after the match ❤️

🚨 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎! Everton agree deal to sign Tyrique George from Chelsea on £𝟐𝟒𝐌 fee, all done 🔵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The agreement is for a permanent transfer at £18m plus £6m including also a sell-on clause for Chelsea, George said yes.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎! ⭐️

OFFICIAL: The first quarter-final match has been confirmed.

🇫🇷 France vs Morocco 🇲🇦
📅 Thursday, 9 July 2026
🕗 20:00 GMT
🏟️ Gillette Stadium 🇺🇸
📍 Foxborough, USA 🇺🇸

🚨🇫🇷 STARTING XI FOR FRANCE VS PARAGUAY

M. Maignan, D. Upamecano, Saliba, Digne, J. Koundé, Kone, Rabiot, O. Dembélé, Barcola, M. Olise, K. Mbappé​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Will they win today? 👀

Morocco🇲🇦 has rewritten football history by becoming the first African nation to qualify for the quarterfinals 🫅🏽of the FIFA World Cup in back-to-back tournaments after a dominant 3-0 victory over co-hosts Canada.

🚨 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: MOROCCO ARE QUALIFIED FOR THE QUARTER-FINAL OF THE WORLD CUP! 🌎🇲🇦

This country are dreaming! 🌟💭

🚨🌎 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: CANADA ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE 2026 WORLD CUP! 🚫🇨🇦

💣〽️‼️𝕃𝔸𝕋𝔼𝕊𝕋: Arsenal and Beşiktaş have agreed a €20M deal for Leandro Trossard. The Turkish giants will pay an initial €18M plus €2M in add-ons for the Belgian. 💸

Personal terms are yet to be finalised. The deal is unlikely to be completed before the World Cup. 🤝

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