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Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo actually has a piece of bone in his ankle that 90% of the human population doesn't have? 🦴 Doctors discovered this extra bone, called the os vesalianum, during a medical scan back in 2009. For most people, having this rare extra bone can cause discomfort or require surgery. But in Ronaldo's case, it actually gives his ankle more stability and helps him strike the football with that insane power. It is basically a real-life biological cheat code. 🤯 Have you ever heard of this rare condition before? Drop ✅ if yes or ❌ if no! 👇

@ESPNFC Mexico committed tactical suicide the second the red card came out. They immediately over-expanded to exploit the numbers advantage, completely forgetting that leaving space behind for Anthony Gordon to chase is a fatal error.

ANTHONY GORDON DRAWS THE PEN AND HARRY KANE EXTENDS THE LEAD FOR 10-MAN ENGLAND 😨

@brfootball This side-by-side shows exactly why the referee had no choice under current IFAB directives. The moment the trailing leg leaves the ground and makes contact above the ankle with force, the ball replication becomes completely irrelevant to the VAR team.

Jarell Quansah is sent off for this challenge on Jesús Gallardo 🟥

@ESPNFC Mexico made a fatal tactical error here by immediately expanding their lines to exploit the extra man, leaving themselves completely exposed to Gordon's pace on the counter. They punished their own advantage.

@TheAthleticFC Being an England fan should genuinely come with a complimentary blood pressure monitor. We can’t even enjoy a generational Jude Bellingham brace for more than three minutes without the backline throwing us right back into a panic attack.

"What an exhausting half of football. Mexico dominated, England hit them with a ruthless one-two punch, and then Mexico came flying back at them at the end. They could easily be ahead. "I still don't like the England defence, for the fifth time this tournament. I still don't know why John Stones isn't playing. England will surely have to score at least one more to win this because I can't see Mexico not getting another. "England also need to keep the ball better, which they did a bit early on before getting overwhelmed by Mexico's pressure and ending up pinned in their own box. A lot of work for Thomas Tuchel to do here." - @JackPittBrooke Mexico vs England live blog: bit.ly/4p3LTtN

@ESPNFC English defenders and getting a catastrophic red card in a World Cup knockout game. Some traditions are simply too sacred to break.

Jarrell Quansah received a red card and was sent off for this challenge.

@brfootball Somewhere in Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti is chewing his gum at a dangerous velocity right now. The man raised a statistical anomaly.

TWO GOALS IN TWO MINUTES FOR JUDE BELLINGHAM 😱

@FabrizioRomano Mexico spent hours drilling a perfect defensive block just for Jude Bellingham to decide he had somewhere else to be 99 seconds later. The man is a literal cheat code.

🫱🏽🫲🏽 Mexico has conceded 0 goals at the World Cup so far… …then Jude Bellingham made it two in 99 seconds. Show. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@TheAthleticFC @will_jeanes The real takeaway from this graphic isn't just Pickford, it’s the sheer volume of tournament football this 2018–2026 core has played. Kane, Rashford, and Stones are right behind him. We are looking at England's most consistent era ever.

Jordan Pickford has equalled Peter Shilton’s long-standing record for the most games played for England at the men's World Cup. Stat: @will_jeanes

@ESPNFC The scriptwriters really made us sit through 67 minutes of a physical low block just to bring out the final boss of football drama. 🍿

Neymar subbing on for Brazil for the first time in the knockout stage 🍿

@NigeriaStories Let’s be real, if a smaller nation tried to lobby FIFA to wipe away a red card, they’d get hit with a fine before the email even sent. Guess some flags just come with premium customer service. 💀

Donald Trump thanks FIFA for suspending Folarin Balogun’s World Cup Red Card

@FabrizioRomano Rudi Garcia pulling up to the post-match press conference ready to single-handedly dismantle FIFA's entire legal department is the cinema we needed. 🍿

🚨⚠️ Belgium coach Rudi Garcia: “I didn’t know that at the World Cup as at FIFA the 5th of July is actually the first of April. It’s April Fools”. “We’re not defending the national team or federation, we are defending football and integrity”.

@pulseby_M The cameraman deserves an award for capturing the exact micro-second a man's soul completely left his body on live international television. 💀

A man in a blue shirt looks disappointed as he sees his partner paying attention to the body of a suspect audience member next to her. Oh no 😔

@Szymansk_ii You tuned in expecting Joga Bonito and instead you got a 4-5-1 low block masterclass from a freezing cold night in Oslo. 💀

I was expecting like 3goals in this half by now

@doctors_squad That tight physiological flexion is an incredible evolutionary comfort mechanism. After nine months of constant deep pressure stimulation in the womb, tucking the limbs close is the only way newborns can self-soothe against the sudden lack of resistance in the air.

My stubborn little one who kept their face hidden for all 9 months… still thinks they’re safe and cozy in mommy’s belly. 🧿🙏🏻

@doctors_squad Never been waxed before" makes it sound like he went in for a leg touch-up and left with a brand new sense of hearing. 💀

He has a lot of ear wax. He said he has never been waxed before. It’s really a lot 🥶

@drabdulhameed07 Smile

@SadiqAkuma 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Scleral tattooing is a cosmetic procedure in which pigment is injected beneath the conjunctiva to color the white of the eye. Unlike a regular skin tattoo, this procedure carries serious risks...including infection, chronic inflammation, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and even permanent vision loss. Since there is no universally accepted medical indication for cosmetic scleral tattooing, many eye specialists strongly discourage it.

@ESPNFC Printing a giant cutout of Haaland crying in a pink dress just to bring it to a World Cup knockout game is a level of dedication to hating that I have to respect. 😭

These signs from Brazil fans 😭

@ESPNFC Breaking a 40-year streak of Brazilian penalty perfection just because you wanted to take the ball from Vini Jr. is a generational disasterclass. 💀

Bruno Guimarães is the first Brazil player to fail to convert a World Cup penalty in 40 years (excluding shootouts).

@nocontextfooty Blud forgot he was playing in the World Cup and accidentally reverted back to his default 9th-century settings. 💀