FOOTBALL VIEWS

The 2026 World Cup came to an end on Sunday and it was a tournament that produced many great moments and saw many of the world's best players light up the world stage. It also saw new stars emerge both young and unheard. Now it's time for me to tank my top 20 players of the tournament. Brahim Diaz - Morocco POSITION: Winger CLUB: Real Madrid Diaz was Morocco's main man at this World Cup as he registered 4 assists to help them reach the Quarter Finals. He brought both flair an

GK: UNAI SIMON (SPAIN) - Simon conceded just one goal at the entire tournament as Spain had a brilliant defensive record. He might not have had masses to do because of how dominant Spain were in games, but he still stepped up when called upon by making important and crucial saves. RB: PEDRO PORRO (SPAIN) - Porro was outstanding all tournament for Spain as he ran up and down that right hand side and made crucial contributions at both ends. He was a completely different player

England's World Cup campaign came to an end on Saturday following their win over France in the Third Place Play Off. With their tournament now over, I've decided to rate each player based on how they performed over the course of the whole tournament. JORDAN PICKFORD - 6 Pickford wasn't as reliable as he usually is England at this tournament as he let in goals he would normally keep out. He did have a good game against Mexico in the last 16 and make some important saves in the

PROBABLY LINE UPS FOR BOTH TEAMS: A lot of people had Spain down as the favourites to win the World Cup at the start of the tournament and here they are in the final with the chance to live up to that tag. They comfortably beat France in the semi finals by playing them off the park and their performance was arguably their best one of the tournament so far. They haven't been 100% perfect at this tournament in that they've had to work to get results in some of their games and d