Soccer Super Thread

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The Three Lions have their best finish at a men's World Cup since 1966

 

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Jude Bellingham's just made World Cup history
He's the highest scoring Englishman at a single World Cup

 

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Hat-trick hero Bukayo Saka.
He has become the fourth person in history to score a World Cup hat-trick for England:

Bukayo Saka in 2026
Harry Kane in 2018
Gary Lineker in 1986
Geoff Hurst in 1966

 

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Kylian Mbappé pays tribute to Didier Deschamps ahead of his final match as France manager.
"Today is your last dance. You gave us so much. We should have given you a better ending, but we failed."

 

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If Argentina are to retain their World Cup crown, they will have to overcome several pieces of history.

No nation ranked No. 1 in the world at the start of a World Cup has ever gone on to lift the trophy.
The only previous Argentina match refereed by Slavko Vinčić came at Qatar 2022 - and ended in defeat. Spain have never lost a match with Vinčić as the referee.
No country has won back-to-back World Cups for 15 editions.
Brazil were the last to do it, in 1958 and 1962.
Argentina will not just be playing a final — they will be trying to rewrite history.

 

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(resonates with Wests Tigers .... )

 

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