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Portugal lost 2-0 to Croatia in their final friendly before the World Cup Modric and Budimir scored. Croatia held Portugal to zero shots on target across the full 90 minutes It is one result in a pre-tournament context, but Portugal's attack has looked flat across their last three friendlies and that is a legitimate concern🇵🇹 📊 UEFA / Opta

@premierleague @LFC 20 goals in 25 appearances. Isak’s conversion rate is the highest in the league right now. The efficiency is exactly what Liverpool needed to secure the title

Alexander Isak with the striker's instinct 🎯 @LFC

@ChampionsLeague Highest successful dribble rate in the UCL this season. He doesn't just beat defenders he breaks the entire defensive structure in one transition

Doku 🎨 #UCL

@UEFAEURO Two Nations League titles in seven years. 36 career trophies and still winning at 41. The longevity is a statistical anomaly

Ronaldo's second #NationsLeague title 🏆🏆

Lamine Yamal is 18 years old and finished the 2025/26 season with 23 goals and 19 assists across all competitions Thomas Muller's Golden Boot record at the 2010 World Cup stands at 5 goals Yamal will be one of the youngest players at this tournament and one of the most watched The numbers behind him are not hype 🇪🇸 📊 FIFA / Opta

Germany beat Greece 3-1 in their final World Cup warm-up, with Havertz and Gross both on the scoresheet They went behind early and won the game comfortably It is the kind of response a tournament team needs to show before the real thing starts, and Germany have shown it at the right moment🇩🇪 📊 UEFA / Opta

England lost 1-0 to Iceland in their final pre-World Cup friendly, finishing with 68% possession and no goals Iceland had 3 shots. England had 14 Converting chances at tournament level is a different conversation from creating them, and right now England are not converting them in friendlies either 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📊 Opta / BBC Sport

@FIFAcom @FIFAWorldCup 26 games at the highest level of pressure. What’s more impressive than the number is the fact that he was the focal point in every single one of them. The ultimate benchmark for football longevity.

The player with most @FIFAWorldCup appearances ever? 👀 Lionel Messi, with 26 to his name! 👏

@Cristiano @selecaoportugal Portugal has the deepest squad in their history, but Ronaldo remains the focal point. 10 goals in qualifying at 41 years old proves that the 'clutch' factor doesn't have an expiration date

A preparar o Mundial 🇵🇹💪

Manchester City completed 28,400 passes in the Premier League this season, the most of any side in the division They averaged 742 per game. Despite finishing second in the title race, their possession and passing structure remained the most consistent in the league Guardiola's system did not collapse. The margins just ran out at the end🔵 📊 Premier League / Opta

Erling Haaland won the Premier League Golden Boot for the second consecutive season with 25 goals, finishing 3 ahead of Igor Thiago His conversion rate across both campaigns is 23%, which means he scores roughly one in every four shots he takes in the league The debate about whether this is a quiet season by his standards misses what the number actually represents🇳🇴 📊 Premier League / FBref

Goncalo Inacio contributed 4 goals and 6 assists across 48 appearances for Sporting CP in 2025/26, alongside strong defensive metrics: 4.3 clearances per 90 and a 74% aerial duel success rate He is 23 years old and has been one of the most complete centre-backs in European football this season Manchester United have been tracking him for months🔴 📊 FBref / UEFA

FIFA has introduced two new rules for the 2026 World Cup VAR will now be used to review encroachment at corners, and goalkeepers face stricter limits on how long they can hold the ball before distributing Both changes target the same thing: time-wasting in moments that should produce football How much difference they actually make is the real test 📊 📊 FIFA / BBC Sport

Anthony Gordon has completed a transfer from Newcastle to Barcelona In 2025/26 he contributed 14 goals and 11 assists in the Premier League, his best numbers since breaking through at Everton He is 24 years old and is now playing for one of the three biggest clubs in the world Newcastle will feel this one. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📊 Premier League

Rayan Cherki created more big chances than any other player in the Premier League this season, with 31 in total, alongside 14 assists He arrived at his club as a largely unproven talent outside France He leaves the season as one of the most productive attacking midfielders in the division Not many people saw that coming in August. 🇫🇷 📊 Premier League / Opta

Didier Deschamps has confirmed William Saliba is fit and expected to be a key part of France's World Cup squad Saliba finished the Premier League season with a 91% pass completion rate and won more aerial duels per 90 than any other centre-back in the top 6 France's defensive record in tournaments since he became a starter is the best among the favourites 🇫🇷 📊 UEFA / Opta

Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth outperformed Arne Slot's Liverpool in 6 key defensive and pressing metrics last season, including duels won, possession won in the final third, and turnovers forced Iraola did it with a squad ranked 9th by wage bill. Liverpool are now in formal talks to appoint him The numbers behind the pursuit make sense 📊 📊 The Athletic / Opta

Great highlights, but was the quality actually better or are we just seeing more defensive errors? The high goal count is exciting for fans, but the structural integrity of some 'elite' backlines this season has been questionable at best. Best season ever or just the most chaotic?

2025/26 ✅ A season filled with unforgettable moments! 🤩 #PricelessMoments | @MastercardEU

@ESPNFC @fifamedia Extra-large flags and spotlighting players - FIFA is fixing things that aren't broken while ignoring the 48-team scheduling chaos. Is anyone actually asking for more "ceremony" or do we just want better football?

Pre-match ceremonies will be revamped for the World Cup 👀 FIFA announced new designs featuring extra-large flag banners and plans for every player to step into the spotlight to gather around the centre circle for the national anthems 😲 (via @fifamedia)

@ChampionsLeague People still debate the best UCL side ever, but in terms of pure offensive xG, this Barcelona team was on another planet. Modern systems are more disciplined, but could any current defense actually stop these four at their peak?

POV: you come out for the second half and see this 😳 #UCL