Before we pivot away from England and onto other topics, there is time for a shameless self-plug.<\/p>\n
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Share<\/a><\/p>\n What a sensational image this is. Big Dan Burn getting his head on everything Mexico could muster up.<\/p>\n Hang it in the Louvre, as the kids say.<\/p>\n Ra\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez can only find Big Dan Burn\u2019s Big Head with a big bicycle kick attempt. Photograph: Darrian Traynor\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n I simply had to bump this comment right up to the top. As an England fan, I feel much the same, Topher. Well said.<\/p>\n Having now had a decent sleep I can look back on the game with a little more clarity. What I wanted from the game in advance – and what would have represented a minimum threshold of success for Tuchel IMO – was that England would step up to and play a meaningful part in the occasion, which promised to have such epic World Cup status. Considering the passive and quite weak performance against DRC, I didn’t expect us to win but I wanted us to play well, fight and contribute.<\/p>\n Well… they met this bar alright. In Kane and Bellingham we have some truly decisive attackers and with both Gordon and Saka energetic and accurate around them Mexico really didn’t have the answers defensively. Considering they hadn’t conceded a single goal up until this point that is some achievement.<\/p>\n And the heroic defensive display to close-out the game was terrific. Stones and Burn throwing themselves at crosses and half-chances like men possessed. Pickford was near faultless as well. We’ll be watching replays of this likely forever.<\/p>\n As for the various penalties and cards – whilst you can argue with the process (and what’s ‘clear and obvious’ etc.) personally I thought all the decisions where the right ones in the end, so don’t think either team can feel hard done by. I feel sorry for Quansah since he gambled on making a cleaner contact with the ball and certainly didn’t mean to get that sort of contact on the attacker – however it was a clear red and he’ll just have to take responsibility for that.<\/p>\n So. A famous win and some questions about the stomach and application of this England team comprehensively answered. I’m really starting to enjoy this tournament.<\/p>\n Golden boot standings: Can Harry Kane, or maybe even Jude Bellingham, snatch the Golden Boot from under the grasp of Messrs Messi, Mbapp\u00e9 and Haaland?<\/p>\n Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (7 goals)<\/p>\n Lionel Messi (7)<\/p>\n Erling Haaland (7)<\/p>\n Harry Kane (6)<\/p>\n Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 (4)<\/p>\n Jude Bellingham (4)<\/p>\n Mikel Oyarzabal (4)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Despite that astonishing defensive rearguard, Thomas Tuchel believes England can still improve their performance levels at this World Cup<\/a>. And they may need to with Erling Haaland and Norway lying in wait in the quarters, with a potential semi-final against Argentina further ahead.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a slightly more critical Tuchel on where the Three Lions stand, performance-wise, despite their Mexico City heroics:<\/a><\/p>\n double quotation markI think we can play much better, there\u2019s a lot we can do better. There\u2019s still a disconnect from us, from the best version of us that I see, from what we actually put on the pitch in terms of football, performance in terms of ball possession and finding spaces.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no disconnect in [terms of] committing and doing what is needed to overcome anything.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks Martin. I\u2019m still reeling from that England result last night. Perhaps it\u2019s the lack of sleep, or just World Cup-induced euphoria \u2026 whatever it is will have to see me through the next couple of hours.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n In a little bit of non-World Cup news, Brazilian coach Filipe Lu\u00eds has been hired by Monaco four months after leaving Flamengo. He is signed up until 2028. In even less-World Cup news, I was only signed up to 2pm, so I am off, and will hand you over to Dominic Booth.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Will we get to see Prince William or maybe Prince Louis joining in a big chorus of Wonderwall outside Buckingham Palace? I only ask as the ante for European royals joining in football celebrations has been upped after Norway\u2019s Crown Prince Haakon joined a sea of thousands of fans seated on the ground for the football team\u2019s trademark row after the national team secured their first ever World Cup quarter-final place. Miranda Bryant has the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (R) and Crown Prince Haakon watch yesterday\u2019s match with Brazil. Photograph: THE ROYAL COURT\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n I gave a wry smile at the line \u201cI urge you to treat this matter with the utmost seriousness\u201d as Noah Law, the Labour MP for St Austell and Newquay, has used his House of Commons letter paper to address Fifa and call for Jarell Quansah to escape a suspension for yesterday\u2019s red card. The MP posted on Bluesky to explain he wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n double quotation markAs I\u2019m sure you are aware, during this morning\u2019s World Cup game between England and Mexico, our formidable right-back Jarell Quansah unfortunately received a red card for a clumsy tackle on a Mexico player.<\/p>\n Whilst I believe that it was right for Jarell Quansah to have received this red card and that refereeing rules must be applied consistently, I believe it would be right to delay his suspension until after the completion of this World Cup.<\/p>\n We know that a similar situation arose earlier in the competition when United States forward, Folarin Balogun, received a red card during the Round of 32.<\/p>\n The integrity of any major international tournament depends not only on players and officials adhering to the rules, but also on those rules being applied equally to all participating nations. I am sure we will be unable to justify a situation in which one player benefits from a delayed suspension while another, in materially similar circumstances, does not.<\/p>\n At a time when our multilateral system and the international rules-based order is under threat, I urge you to treat this matter with the utmost seriousness. I look forward to hearing from you and learning the outcome of this decision.<\/p>\n Jarell Quansah walks off the pitch after being sent off. Photograph: Michael Regan\/FIFA\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Louise Taylor has a full write-up here of Sandro Tonali\u2019s move to EFL Championship side Premier League Tottenham, after he could not resist Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s \u201cmagic\u201d sales pitch.<\/p>\n Although he has posted some warm words on Instasgram about departing St James\u2019 Park, in a quote unlikely to endear him to Newcastle United fans, Tonali said he spoke to De Zerbi \u201cfor close to two hours about the club, the fans, the stadium and our football. It was like magic because I knew immediately I had to sign for Tottenham.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Absolutely incredible scenes as disgraced former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has clambered on top of the moral high-ground over the rescinding of Folarin Balogun\u2019s automatic suspension for picking up a red card. Blatter said on social media:<\/p>\n double quotation markRed cards are not overturned by political phone calls. They are overturned by rules, evidence and independent bodies. If a US President intervenes with the Fifa president \u2013 and a player is suddenly cleared before a World Cup knockout match \u2013 the question is unavoidable: Quo vadis (Where are you going), Fifa? Football must never become a playground for political power.<\/p>\n Sepp Blatter last year. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n In a sentence I never expected to type, the Belgian prime minister\u2019s cat, Maximus, has entered the chat about the Folarin Balogun red card\/suspension controversy. On his official Instagram account Maximus has appeared with a red card, and says \u201cRed card? I\u2019m still playing\u201d.<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Wow, good morning\/afternoon\/evening, what a day yesterday was for England and Norway fans. If you had offered me before the tournament, as an England fan, being 3-2 up at the Azteca in the 85th minute, with Norway waiting in the next round, but England are down to 10 men, I would have bitten your arm off for it. That was how I was trying to reassure myself before what I expected to be the inevitable last-gasp equaliser and a slow attritional drift off towards penalties. Were you there? Did you host a watch party? Don\u2019t forget our community team want to hear about your experience of watching England v Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Anyway \u2026 I will pass the baton on to Martin Belam who will take you through the next couple of hours.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n One must assume that Djed Spence will start against Norway with Quansah suspended and James unlikely to recover from injury. It will be a huge role in the match because England will be desperate to stop crosses going into the box for Haaland. The Tottenham defender impressed after coming on against Mexico but will be under the microscope again in Miami.<\/p>\n Djed Spence<\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n If we are being honest, you would not have paid to watch Ghana during the World Cup<\/a>. I appreciate certain teams had to be defensive because they lacked attacking quality but Inaki Williams and Antoine Semenyo are not passengers but were ultimately not allowed to thrive.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Queiroz quits as Ghana head coach<\/p>\n Carlos Queiroz has quit as Ghana coach after the team\u2019s World Cup<\/a> campaign ended with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Colombia at the first knockout stage.<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot claim complete sporting satisfaction, but we can proudly say that we honored the colors of Ghana and restored respect and credibility to the Black Stars on football\u2019s greatest stage,\u201d Queiroz wrote in an Instagram post addressed to the country late on Sunday.<\/p>\n Ghana was on a four-game losing run when the 73-year-old Portuguese coach was appointed in April as the fired Otto Addo \u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n Ghana lost to Mexico and drew with Wales in World Cup warmups before the team started the tournament with a win over Panama in Group L. A scoreless draw against England was enough for the team to progress as one of the best third-place finishers despite a loss to Croatia in their final group game.<\/p>\n Against Colombia, the team could only muster eight shots. None of them were on goal.<\/p>\n \u201cFootball, like life, teaches us one timeless lesson: you either win or you learn,\u201d Queiroz wrote. \u201cI leave this journey with pride in what we achieved, but also with the healthy dissatisfaction of those who always wanted more. Reaching a higher level should never be the destination \u2014 it should be the beginning of even greater ambitions.\u201d AP<\/p>\n Carlos Quieroz took Ghana to the round of 32. Photograph: Atta Kenare\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Are you tired and emotional in Mexico?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n I am currently checking the weather forecast for Miami on Saturday. There are few thuderstorms predicted this week but it looks a lovely day for England v Norway, so limited chance of disruption. One issue, however, is that the temperature will be above 30C at kick off.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n I can claim this as World Cup<\/a> news because the former Leeds defender Andrew Hughes was part of the Scotland backroom staff in America. Anyway \u2026 he has now joined Athletic Bilbao as their set-piece coach. This news is right up my street.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Tonali completes \u00a3100m Tottenham move<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur announced \u2060the signing of midfielder Sandro Tonali \u2060from fellow \u2060Premier \u200bLeague club Newcastle United on Monday, \u2060as media reports said the move set \u2060a transfer record for \u200bSpurs \u200cwith a \u200cdeal worth up to \u00a3100 \u200cmillion ($132.75 million).<\/p>\n Tottenham paid an initial fee of \u00a392.5 million for the Italy international.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m \u200cvery happy to be here. When I \u200barrived at the Club today, it felt fantastic. People said about \u2060there being four or \u200bfive \u200bclubs – there was \u200bonly one,\u201d Tonali \u200bsaid \u200cin a \u200bstatement. Reuters<\/p>\n Sandro Tonali is now a Tottenham player. Photograph: Craig Cowan\/Action Plus\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Dan Burn made history on his World Cup debut as he played his part in England\u2019s historic 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico<\/a> at the Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n Burn was brought on as a second-half substitute to help his 10-man side successfully hold on to their lead and book their place in the quarter-finals after Jarell Quansah had been sent off.<\/p>\n The 34-year-old came on in the 75th minute and made six clearances, more than any other player substituted into a World Cup<\/a> game that late since records began in 1966.<\/p>\n Burn has had to bide his time to make his mark on this tournament, but delivered what he came to do. \u201cI knew that I was being brought here for a certain reason,\u201d he said. \u201cI probably wasn\u2019t going to start but there was going to be opportunities in a game whether we\u2019re trying to see a game out or maybe go for a goal that I was going to get.<\/p>\n \u201cI was desperate to get on the pitch. I didn\u2019t want to leave the World Cup without getting on there. I\u2019m very proud to play for England at a World Cup. I never, ever thought I would be saying that when I first started.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m known for my height and the way I defend, that\u2019s blocking shots, blocking crosses, I was really trying to grind it out. I just showed the character of the team.\u201d PA Media<\/p>\n Dan Burn<\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Some people say this is a bigger story than Mexico v England and the Balogun brouhaha.<\/p>\n It is not for me to say.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Looks like we will have a fun day of a Fifa v Uefa ding dong, which I am fully invested in. It will be equally as entertaining as Spain v Portugal.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n While we are all taking football far too seriously, here is Patrice Evra, a wig and a mackerel.<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> The Folarin Balogun controversy has taken another dramatic twist with Belgium granted the right to appeal against the United States striker\u2019s shock reinstatement for tonight\u2019s last-16 tie in Seattle – but no guarantees over when the decision will be made or whether the Fifa\u2019s reasoning for lifting his suspension will be made public.<\/p>\n The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) expressed \u201castonishment\u201d yesterday at Fifa\u2019s decision to rescind Balogon\u2019s one-match ban following repeated lobbying by Donald Trump, with manager Rudi Garcia comparing it to an April Fool\u2019s Day joke, and they have now submitted a formal written appeal.<\/p>\n To compound their anger however, it is understood that the RBFA has not received the reasons Balogun\u2019s one-match ban being overturned which has only been explained by a brief reference to Article 27 of Fifa\u2019s disciplinary code, which gives its judicial committee the authority to \u201cfully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure.\u201d<\/p>\n Sources have told the Guardian that Trump made three calls to Fifa, starting from Wednesday after Balogun was sent off in the USA\u2019s 2-0 last-16 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure that the ban was overturned.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n I assume we are all equally shocked that Fifa have managed to create such a shambolic event during a World Cup<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The Belgian foreign minister is not happy with Fifa either.<\/p>\n Maxime Pr\u00e9vot told Politico<\/a>: \u201cAs a former football referee, I have always been committed to upholding the rules and ensuring decisions are fair. This decision clearly raises many questions,\u201d Pr\u00e9vot told POLITICO in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cIf it really was a phone call that led to this incomprehensible decision, that would amount to undermining the most basic rules of football and sport.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Uefa: Fifa has ‘crossed a red line’ by overturning Balogun red<\/p>\n Uefa says Fifa\u2019s decision to suspend a red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun \u201ccrossed a red line\u201d.<\/p>\n The former Arsenal forward is free to face Belgium in the last 16 on Monday evening, unless an appeal by the Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is successful.<\/p>\n It has been reported the decision to suspend the ban came after political pressure from the US government, and while neither Fifa nor the US authorities have commented, European football\u2019s governing body Uefa has now waded in.<\/p>\n \u201cYesterday\u2019s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line,\u201d a Uefa statement began.<\/p>\n \u201cA minimum automatic suspension \u200bof one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be \u2060made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the \u2060integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined.<\/p>\n \u201cEqually, such decision creates a precedent in the ongoing tournament, \u200bwhere similar situations will now require an equal treatment, to the \u200cdetriment of the competition.\u201d PA Media<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.47 EDT<\/p>\n ‘It’s over’: Neymar says Brazil career is finished<\/p>\n Neymar\u2019s legendary career for Brazil is over, the forward said following the 2-1 loss \u2060to Norway in the round of 16 game on Sunday.<\/p>\n The 34-year-old was emotional \u2060in an interview \u2060with \u200bTV Globo as he was in tears at the conclusion of the match in East \u2060Rutherford, where he scored Brazil\u2019s lone goal on a penalty kick in stoppage time.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried, \u2060I tried. Now it\u2019s over. I started here, I \u200bfinished here,\u201d Neymar said.<\/p>\n He had \u200cmade his first \u200cinternational appearance for Brazil in a friendly against the United States \u200con April 10, 2010, at MetLife Stadium, the same venue as on Sunday, and scored in his debut.<\/p>\n Neymar, if he indeed retires from suiting up for Brazil, finishes as the country\u2019s all-time leading scorer with 80 goals. \u200cThe legendary Pele, who recorded 77, was the only Brazilian in four World Cups before Neymar \u200bmatched him on Sunday.<\/p>\n Cafu had 142 appearances for Brazil, with Neymar\u2019s 130 second on the all-time list. Reuters<\/p>\n Neymar<\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n A voiceless Harry Kane could go down as one of England\u2019s finest World Cup<\/a> moments.<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n England defender Ezri Konsa says the \u201cbrotherhood\u201d in the squad fuelled their famous World Cup<\/a> victory over Mexico.<\/p>\n Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side produced one of the defining performances in English football history to overcome the odds and progress through the last-16 tie with a memorable 3-2 win at the Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n They had to battle the altitude, a strong Mexico home advantage and an hour\u2019s delay to kick-off, all before Jarell Quansah was sent off in the second half. Konsa was at the forefront of England\u2019s rearguard display, first in a central position and then at right-back following Quansah\u2019s red card.<\/p>\n \u201cBrotherhood\u201d has been one of Tuchel\u2019s buzzwords around the tournament and Konsa said it played its part. \u201cOne hundred per cent, it was a brotherhood, you saw that today, the effort we had to put in,\u201d he said. \u201cCertain players were changing positions, like myself, and putting in a shift. If you want to go far in the tournament, it\u2019s what you have to do.<\/p>\n \u201cThe boss had to make some changes, I thought Dan Burn and John Stones were excellent when they came on. Having those kinds of players to come on and help us was a great feeling. The only thing we were thinking was to show our togetherness, to show how good we can be together defensively.<\/p>\n \u201cI am sure at home it was an amazing game to watch but on the pitch it was a long one, especially when there are 11 minutes added on, but we had to show our strength, show our grit. Really proud of the boys and on to the next one.\u201d PA Media<\/p>\n Ezri Konsa<\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.29 EDT<\/p>\n Personally, I think appointing Glasner is the most sensible thing Forest have done in a long time. I appreciate it is a touch ruthless to get rid of Vitor Pereira but Glasner is a step up in coach. Now they just need to remain harmonious.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Nottingham Forest confirm Glasner appointment<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest have announced the appointment of Oliver Glasner as the club\u2019s head coach, on a three-year deal.<\/p>\n Glasner is Forest\u2019s fifth head coach in less than a year and arrives in Nottingham following a superb stint at Crystal Palace. He led them to FA Cup glory in 2025, Palace\u2019s first ever piece of major silverware, and followed that up with victory in May\u2019s Conference League final. Glasner announced four months earlier that he would not renew his contract with the south London club.<\/p>\n Oliver Glasner is the new man in charge at the City Ground. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.14 EDT<\/p>\n England is the biggest story around \u2013 for now \u2013 but the controversy over Folarin Balogun\u2019s red card reprieve will run and run.<\/p>\n Pablo Iglesias Maurer has highlighted how this political pantomime is unhelpful, to say the least.<\/p>\n double quotation markAsking any of us to believe that Fifa is not influenced by Trump is an absurdity. It is tantamount to asking us to believe that Trump was awarded its \u201cpeace prize\u201d on merit alone. Infantino\u2019s relationship with Trump has long been a cozy one, a mutually beneficial symbiosis where Trump gets the type of sycophantic praise and attention he thrives on and Infantino gets the keys to the biggest commercial market in the world for Fifa\u2019s cash cow.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Enjoy that caffeine hit, Stuart. I have had a coffee and done the school run, but did only get home at 4.20am this morning, so this should be a barrel of laughs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n As I depart for what\u2019s \u2013 against all odds \u2013 my first coffee of the day \u2026 please welcome Will Unwin to the podium. Happy Mondays everybody.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Swear alert swear alert \u2026 but the man has a point \u2026<\/p>\n The suggestion that Australia is not a multicultural society is \u201cbullshit\u201d, Socceroo Awer Mabil has said, following One Nation leader Pauline Hanson\u2019s claim that the national team embodies her vision of a monocultural Australia.<\/p>\n Mabil returned to Australia on Monday after featuring in the Socceroos\u2019 defeat on penalties to Egypt<\/a> in the last 32. Asked by reporters about suggestions that Australia was not a multicultural society, Mabil said: \u201cIt\u2019s just all bullshit\u201d.<\/p>\n Despite being used as a political football, the Socceroos had not been distracted, he said. \u201cWe know what we represent. We represent Australia at the biggest stage, and Australia … is the best country in the world, and the Socceroos is the best representation of that,\u201d he told reporters at Adelaide airport.<\/p>\n \u201cIf anybody\u2019s trying to divide that, then they\u2019re probably not Australian themselves, in a sense, respectfully. Because Australia is very inclusive, includes everybody. That\u2019s what the Socceroos is.\u201d Australian Associated Press<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A little way down the page, in summing up the teams that had departed \u2026 just typing \u201cCape Verde\u201d in that list made me feel a bit quivery lipped.<\/p>\n Despite the expanded World Cup, and frankly so much bloody football, Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde<\/a> and Mexico 2-3 England<\/a> feel like they had enough action between them to power an entire tournament on their own.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s remember: Cape Verde were 10 minutes from taking the world champions to a penalty shootout. And I\u2019d have backed them in it as well.<\/p>\n Going forward, no montage of World Cup<\/a> goals will ever feel correct without Sidny Lopes Cabral\u2019s astonishing curler from the left wing.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Belgium reportedly granted right to appeal Fifa’s Balogun call<\/p>\n Belgium have been granted the right to appeal Fifa\u2019s decision to suspend the one-game ban to USA striker Folarin Balogun, according to a report by The Athletic.<\/p>\n The ruling, which followed lobbying by US president Donald Trump<\/a>, triggered widespread debate as well as a statement from the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) \u2060that said it was exploring \u201call \u2060potential options\u201d.<\/p>\n According to The Athletic, the RBFA \u200bformally wrote to Fifa to appeal the matter, which was granted. The RBFA and US Soccer were reportedly asked to make submissions by 1pm BST \u2013 exactly 12 hours before the scheduled start of the match at Seattle Stadium.<\/p>\n A member of \u2060the Fifa appeals committee has been selected to hear the case, according to the report. Belgium have not been guaranteed that a ruling will be made before Monday\u2019s match. Reuters<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.29 EDT<\/p>\n South Korean FA president resigns<\/p>\n The aftershocks to South Korea\u2019s group-stage exit continue. After fairly extraordinary comments from the country\u2019s president Lee Jae Myung, head coach Hong Myung-bu resigned<\/a>. Now the Korean FA president Chung Mong-gyu has also departed after 13 years in the role.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were moments when I lived up to expectations and moments when I left you deeply disappointed,\u201d he said. \u201cAll the success is thanks to our players and fans, and all the mistakes are my responsibility. I am convinced that Korean football will overcome adversity and reach great heights once again, as it always has.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n ICYMI, Sid also spent time peppering Spain\u2019s Luis de la Fuente with reader questions \u2026<\/p>\n Anne Butterfield asked: Does Luis think the current midfield already is (or could be) as great as the one in the 2010 World Cup<\/a> final?<\/p>\n double quotation markWell \u2026 they\u2019re two great midfields. In my opinion, and I say this with the greatest of respect to everyone, we have the best midfield in the world. We have two players per position who are the best players. I can list them: Rodrigo, Zubimendi, Fabi\u00e1n, Pedri, Olmo, Merino, Fabian, Baena, Gavi, Ferm\u00edn who isn\u2019t here [because of injury], etc \u2026 etc. I have probably left someone out and he will get angry; don\u2019t get angry. I remember you all. That was an extraordinary midfield [in 2010] as well, it\u2019s true. Football changes, but I would put us at almost the same level.<\/p>\n Loads more here \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.16 EDT<\/p>\n And here\u2019s Sid Lowe on Spain\u2019s \u201cquiet man\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n double quotation markWe have to talk about Mikel Oyarzabal. When Spain scored their third goal against Austria in Los Angeles, cameras caught Lamine Yamal\u2019s little brother celebrating<\/a>, fists clenched and shouting \u201ccome on!\u201d. The picture couldn\u2019t have been more perfect, and not just because Keyne is impossibly cute. Even the apparent imperfection was just right. On the row below, clapping and half-hiding the three-year-old, was a woman in sunglasses, prompting a Spanish TV commentator to post: \u201cThe blonde in front has denied us the best sticker of all time.\u201d To which the striker Borja Iglesias replied: \u201cThe blonde in front has given you two goals today<\/a>, my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n Turns out the blonde woman is Oyarzabal\u2019s mum: her name is Dorleta and it was her son who had just scored his second goal of the game and his fourth of the tournament.<\/p>\n Read more here \u2026<\/p>\n![\"avatar\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2091549.png\")
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