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The World Cup is over. That means it won't be long till the new domestic season kicks off and clubs are already back for pre-season and getting deals done in the market. With the new season kicking off next month; What does each club need this summer? ARSENAL - Striker Arsenal may have arguably the strongest squad in the Premier League, but if there is one area that needs addressing it's their centre forward department. Viktor Gyokeres did have a decent debut season last seas

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

PROBABLE STARTING LINE UPS FOR BOTH TEAMS Nobody talks about the third place play off because it's the game that no teams want to play in. But this one could be the best one in World Cup history because of the quality of players that both sides have at their disposal. France were very disappointing in their semi final against Spain and it was very surprising to see them put in such a flat performance. They were by far the best team at the tournament up until that defeat and f

TUESDAY: FRANCE V SPAIN France were a class above Morocco in the Quarter Finals and this game will be their first major test at this tournament. The teams they've faced so far have all been sides they've been expected to beat and they've done so without too many problems. Now they're at the stage where their credentials will be put to the test against a side who are on or close to their level. Spain beat France in the semi finals at the Euros two years ago where Lamine Yamal

THURSDAY: FRANCE V MOROCCO France were made to work for their win over Paraguay in the last 16 and it was the only game they had to after winning their other games rather comfortably. Morocco's win over Canada in the last 16 wasn't as comfortable as the score line suggests as Canada did have a number of good chances. But they did show their quality in the second half which was when they upped the tempo. France ended Morocco's incredible journey four years ago when they beat t

SATURDAY: CANADA V MOROCCO Canada have already done what they'd never done at a World Cup before in winning a game, making it out of the group stage and winning a knockout game. They needed a late winner from Stephen Eustaquio to beat South Africa in the last 32 and this one will arguably be their first biggest test. Morocco caused another major upset in the last round by beating Holland on penalties and are showing that their journey to the semi finals four years ago was not

GK: VOZINHA (CAPE VERDE) - Vozinha was integral to Cape Verde getting their draw against Spain by pulling off a number of crucial saves to keep the European champions at bay. He would go on to make more crucial saves for the rest of the group stage and keep another clean sheet against Saudi Arabia to send the small nation into the knockout stages. RB: DANIEL MUNOZ (COLOMBIA) - Munoz scored twice during the group stages and ran up and down the right touchline throughout. He al

SUNDAY: SOUTH AFRICA V CANADA South Africa will be playing in the knockout stages at a World Cup for the first time in their history and they've been a side who have improved game by game. Canada will also be playing in their first World Cup knockout match in this game after failing to make it out the group stages in each of their previous two appearances at these finals. Jesse Marsch's side will come into this side as the favourites because they arguably have more quality in

GROUP A THURSDAY: CZECH REPUBLIC V MEXICO Czech Republic started brightly against South Africa but they weren't able to build on it as South Africa were able to get themselves back in the game and stay in it. This game is a must win for them if they want to reach the knockout stages because anything less will see them eliminated. Mexico are already through to the knockout stages after beating South Korea but I don't see them playing a weakened team here because they'll want t

The Premier League fixtures for the 2026/27 season were released earlier today and there are some interesting games to look forward to when the season kicks off. The game of the weekend has to be Newcastle taking on Liverpool in Andoni Iraola's first game in charge which will see Alexander Isak return to St James' Park for the first time since making that record breaking move to Liverpool last summer. This fixture has produced a number of great games over the years and will b

GROUP A THURSDAY: CZECH REPUBLIC V SOUTH AFRICA Both teams lost their opening games and whoever wins this is in a better position to qualify for the knockout stages. Czech Republic were fortunate not to have lost by more against South Korea as South Korea really should've finished them off by half time with the amount of chances they had. Set pieces appear to be the most likely way they're going to score goals as they both scored from one and caused South Korea problems from

GROUP A THURSDAY: MEXICO V SOUTH AFRICA This was the opening game of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with the most memorable moment from that game being Siphiwe Tshabalala's rocket for the opening goal of the tournament along with his celebration. Mexico are back hosting another World Cup four years after they last hosted one in 1986 where they reached the Quarter Finals, the exact same stage they reached the other time they hosted it in 1970. The Mexicans have a good reco

Preview to Group L ENGLAND MANAGER: Thomas Tuchel FIFA RANKING: 4 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 16 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Winners - 1966 After going close in each of the last four tournaments, is this the tournament where England finally end their 60 years of hurt? They'll be right among the favourites to win this tournament after going close in recent tournaments and having a 100% record in qualifying where they also kept a clean sheet in every game. They have a proven winner in ch

Preview to Group K PORTUGAL MANAGER: Roberto Martinez FIFA RANKING: 5 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 8 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: 3rd Place - 1966 The World Cup is the trophy that Portugal are missing from their cabinet and the one they're desperate to win after winning the Euros in 2016 and two Nations Leagues in 2019 and 2025 respectively. This might be their best chance to win it with the quality of squad they've got which is arguably the best squad they've ever had. One reason why th

Preivew to Group J ARGENTINA MANAGER: Lionel Scaloni FIFA RANKING: 3 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 18 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Winners x3 - 1978, 1986 and 2022 Argentina are in the middle of arguably the greatest period in their history after winning their last three tournaments in the 2021 and 2024 Copa America's and the 2022 World Cup. By winning those tournaments, you have to say that they're the dominant force in international football but they're probably not getting as much reco

FRANCE MANAGER: Didier Deschamps FIFA RANKING: 1 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 16 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Winners x2 - 1998 and 2018 This will be France's final tournament with Didier Deschamps as their manager and the players will be determined for him to go out on a high. He's guided them to the final at the last two World Cup's, winning the first and losing the second, and he'll want to go one better than they did four years ago so he can end his successful reign on a high. The Fr

Preview to Group H SPAIN MANAGER: Luis De La Fuente FIFA RANKING: 2 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 16 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Winners - 2010 Spain will be right among the favourites to win this World Cup and a lot of people even have them to be the favourites. They won every game at the Euros two years ago and winning that tournament the way they did may have set them up for another period of dominance. They have an exciting young squad with the potential to achieve to repeat what the