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Sid Lowe is due to interview the Spain coach, and he\u2019d like your help. You, the reader, send in questions for him to ask? Email john.brewin@theguardian.com or post below the line.<\/p>\n
Addendum:<\/strong> You now have a bit longer, as Sid and Luis de la Fuente will be speaking later than planned. Keep them coming.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.47 EDT<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Reuters have put together a piece on the Duke of Lisbon pub<\/strong> \u2060in the Juarez neighbourhood of Mexico City, where \u201c\u200bMexican cooks turn out fish and chips that homesick Brits insist are better than some versions back home. Behind the bar, the venue\u2019s British-Mexican management team is keeping things amicable.<\/p>\n \u201cBy kick-off time, \u2060the pub, which has a long wooden bar and copies of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the walls, will be awash in green shirts and white shirts, with staff weaving between fans of both sides with pints of bitter \u2060and plates of chicken tikka masala or bangers and mash.\u201d<\/p>\n Sounds heavenly.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Transfer news:<\/strong> It\u2019s widely reported a fee has been agreed between Besiktas and Arsenal for Leandro Trossard, who has been a useful player for the Gunners. No deal is expected to be completed while Belgium are still in the World Cup. They next face Team USA on Monday evening local time.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Teams from Canada v Morocco<\/strong><\/p>\n Canada:<\/strong> Crepeau, Johnston, De Fougerolles, Bombito, Laryea, Buchanan, Sigur, Stephen Eustaquio, Ahmed, Jonathan David, Oluwaseyi. Subs: St. Clair, Goodman, Jones, Waterman, Choiniere, Larin, Millar, Cornelius, Shaffelburg, Davies, Osorio, Promise David, Saliba, Nelson.<\/p>\n Morocco:<\/strong> Bounou, Hakimi, Diop, Halhal, Mazraoui, Bouaddi, El Aynaoui, Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannous, Saibari. Subs:<\/strong> Mohamedi, Tagnaouti, Amrabat, Saadane, Talbi, Rahimi, El Ouahdi, El Mourabet, Yassine, Sbai, Riad, Belammari, El Kaabi, Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Saleh-Eddine.<\/p>\n Referee:<\/strong> Michael Oliver (England)<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n The co-hosts now playing away from home<\/strong> kick off the last 16 against the African champions* (Cas permitting?). Join Scott Murray for the latest.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Here\u2019s today\u2019s Football Daily<\/strong>. By me, actually, and celebrating the world\u2019s new friends from Cape Verde.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n News from Ireland, a corner of these isles that is for ever Cape Verde<\/strong>, where a homecoming reception for Pico Lopes has been called for.<\/p>\n Sinn F\u00e9in Councillor Ciar\u00e1n \u00d3 Meachair told RTE, the state broadcaster, that he has written to the Lord Mayor of Dublin seeking a homecoming for Lopes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole country has been behind Pico and his teammates,\u201d he said. \u201cOver the past few weeks, we have seen Pico put in exceptional performances as Cape Verde recorded historic results against Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and current European Champions Spain to reach the knockout stage and a game against defending World Champions Argentina, where they fought until the bitter end.<\/p>\n \u201cPico has inspired another generation of kids playing grassroots football in Dublin to dream to achieve bigger things.\u201d<\/p>\n Lopes was born in Crumlin, plays for Shamrock Rovers, and was recruited via LinkedIn, as the whole of Ireland now knows.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n More transfer news:<\/strong> Al Ettifaq have pinned down centre-back Jack Hendry to a new two-year deal. It\u2019s reported Hendry has becomes the highest-paid member of Scotland\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Some quotes from Nathan Ak\u00e9 as he leaves Manchester City. <\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege to represent Manchester City over the past six years and I\u2019m so grateful to have been part of a special team. I\u2019ve grown so much here, as a player and a person, and I\u2019m thankful for the time I\u2019ve had at the club.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll always cherish the memories, particularly of winning the Treble, being part of all four Premier League titles in a side that made history and triumphing in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in my final season at the club.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I\u2019m moving on, I\u2019m very proud of everything we\u2019ve achieved together and City will always be special to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Will Unwin<\/span><\/p>\n Nathan Ake has joined Fenerbahce, for a fee of \u00a37m with add-ons taking it up to \u00a38.5m. Ake joined City in 2020 from Bournemouth, and won four Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Sid Lowe is due to interview the Spain coach, and he\u2019d like your help. You, the reader, send in questions for him to ask? Email john.brewin@theguardian.com or post below the line.<\/p>\n Addendum:<\/strong> You now have a bit longer, as Sid and Luis de la Fuente will be speaking later than planned. Keep them coming.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.47 EDT<\/p>\n Players at the World Cup are enduring<\/strong> a \u201cgrowing pattern of abuse\u201d that \u2060includes racist and discriminatory attacks both online and in person, global players\u2019 union Fifpro said on Saturday as \u2060they demanded urgent \u2060action.<\/p>\n With the \u200btournament entering the last 16, Fifpro called for collective action to protect players from increasing abuse linked to \u2060media scrutiny and the fallout from matches as teams get eliminated.<\/p>\n \u201cIn recent weeks, players have faced abuse online and in \u2060person, much of it racist and discriminatory,\u201d FIFPRO said in a statement. \u201cThere has \u200bbeen intimidation and hostility beyond \u200cthe pitch. These incidents \u200care not isolated; they point to a systemic pattern that cannot remain an \u200caccepted part of football or society.<\/p>\n \u201cPlayers shoulder the expectations of a nation, but this must never come at the cost of their safety, dignity or wellbeing, nor should abuse be dismissed as part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n (Reuters)<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n An important piece from the excellent Nick Ames.<\/strong><\/p>\n double quotation markThere are none of these bright lights and adornments in Port Arthur, 100 miles east of Houston. This settlement of 55,000 inhabitants is on its knees. A study in 2021 named it the poorest city in Texas, with a median household income of \u00a327,700 and home value of \u00a349,800. Almost 30% of its population live below the poverty line and then there is the dire public health outlook. Cancer diagnoses here consistently exceed the state average: figures vary but it is widely held that the cancer mortality rate for Port Arthur\u2019s predominantly black community is 40% higher than elsewhere in Texas. Childhood asthma rates are estimated to be almost double the national average. It is in the country\u2019s 90th percentile for heart disease; skin problems, benign or worse, are rife.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to get your fix of World Cup action.<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019re up to match 90 of 108.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Good afternoon\/good morning\/good evening (?)<\/strong>. The last 16 is here, already. The business end.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n With just under three hours to go until Canada and Morocco get the last-16 matches underway, I\u2019ll hand you over to John Brewin.<\/strong> Enjoy.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Mark van Raaij has an idea about watching highlights packages (14:12).<\/strong> \u201cApart from not scrolling news on the phone, it seems you need to put the summary on full-screen, not touch anything so the completion bar disappears and not check the time – so you don\u2019t know how many minutes are left on the video.\u201d<\/p>\n Sounds good but I seem to have an internal clock that knows how long these packages last. I\u2019ll try it though. Thanks Mark!<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Sorry for some confusion (utter incompetence) earlier over the last-16 fixtures.<\/strong> With England\u2019s game scheduled for early Monday, then moved back to late Sunday before returning to early Monday no wonder we\u2019re befuddled. It\u2019s all amended now.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Back in 2020 when sport stopped, Barney Ronay re-watched that classic clash between England and Argentina in the Azteca.<\/strong> Jog your memory with this highly-entertaining read from the archives.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Fifa archive film comes in vivid, slightly grainy square-screen. The pictures capture a world that was still pre-modern: cotton shirts, adverts for Camel cigarettes, skinny men in Union Jack shorts frazzling in the midday sun. The players\u2019 heads flash up on screen and you remember how young and handsome Maradona was in those pre-meltdown days. England are in white shirts and light blue shorts.<\/em><\/p>\n The names of the starting XI are: Pete, Gary, Kenny, Terry, Terry, Trevor, Glenn, Pete, Steve, Pete, Gary. Little wonder that in this company being called \u201cGlenn\u201d could mark you out as a bit of a maverick.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n A quick look at the last-16 fixtures.<\/strong> All times BST:<\/p>\n Saturday, 4 July<\/strong> Sunday, 5 July<\/strong> Monday, 6 July<\/strong> Tuesday, 7 July<\/strong> If all those matches go to form (ELO Ratings), we get Morocco, France, Brazil, England, Spain, Belgium, Argentina and Colombia in the last eight.<\/p>\n If those ratings keep playing out, we get a quarter-final line-up of:<\/p>\n France v Morocco And, with England ranked 4th to Brazil\u2019s 5th we\u2019d get these semi-finals:<\/p>\n France v Spain You can play around with the permutations below.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.53 EDT<\/p>\n Fancy some more Cape Verde content?<\/strong> This is a great read from Mart ten Have in the Netherlands. Rotterdam is home to 25,000 Cape Verdeans and 1,600 of them gathered in a beer garden to watch the unforgettable game against Argentina.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Jordan Pickford should be careful what he eats and drinks between now and kick-off against Mexico.<\/strong> A new Audible podcast, \u2018Foul Play\u2019, explores the mystery of how England goalkeeper Gordon Banks fell ill ahead of the 1970 quarter-final defeat to Germany in Mexico.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a story that sounded too fantastical to be true. When Ed Jervis approached journalist Gabriel Gatehouse at a podcast festival more than three years ago, it was to tell him about his grandfather, England\u2019s legendary 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks, and how he went down with a mysterious illness in the subsequent tournament, Mexico 1970.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cEngland lost the game that Banks missed \u2013 a crucial quarter-final tie against West Germany \u2013 despite taking a 2-0 lead. And Jervis told Gatehouse, a former international editor of Newsnight who had become something of an expert in US conspiracy culture with his podcast and book The Coming Storm, that he\u2019d heard that his grandfather had actually been poisoned. By the CIA.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n While Mark in Switzerland has got it sussed, I\u2019ll admit I\u2019ve run into a bit of a problem with my own World Cup highlights viewing.<\/strong> In the group stage, watching the BBC\/ITV 8-10 minute packages worked perfectly. Wake up, don\u2019t scroll on phone and watch the footage with no clue as to what happened. But in the knockout phase it\u2019s different. If, say, one side is leading 1-0 and I know there\u2019s only a minute left of highlights, it\u2019s obvious the other team hasn\u2019t equalised as there wouldn\u2019t be time to show the extra-time or penalties. So when Croatia \u2018equalised\u2019 deep into injury-time against Portugal, I knew it would be ruled out by VAR.<\/p>\n Help needed. Any ideas?<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Mark Bennett gets in touch:<\/strong> \u201cSo far I\u2019ve been doing a pretty good job here in Switzerland, watching the games in the early evening and maybe the 22:00 KO here (21:00 in UK) and waking up to the Swiss TV Kompact show with a 30-minute round-up of all the night\u2019s action and no spoilers\u2026 that was until Switzerland played at 5.00am and I was awoken at 7.00am by horns blaring so I thought, \u2018well the Nati won then\u2019.. until my wife reminded me that the school kids do this on their way to the last day of school before summer break!\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Another angle of Mo Salah\u2019s Panenka penalty in Egypt\u2019s shootout win over Australia.<\/strong> This is what he said about the calculated gamble:<\/p>\n \u201cIf somebody was going to do it, it would be me. I am more experienced than others, and I wanted to give them confidence. I decided [in the] last minute, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s my last World Cup or not, but I had to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Watching Mat Ryan hurl himself early left or right with Egypt\u2019s first two penalties may also have factored into Salah\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n <\/span>Salah scores!<\/span> Photograph: Hannah McKay\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n And then there were 16.<\/strong> It\u2019s fair to say that if you saw the remaining teams, it would be fairly easy to guess which part of the globe the tournament was taking place in. The Americas (CONMEBOL & CONCACAF) are definitely feeling some home continent advantage.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a breakdown, by region, of last-16 teams at the 2018 (Russia), 2022 (Qatar) and 2026 (USA, Mexico, Canada) World Cups.<\/p>\n 2026:<\/strong> Europe 7, Americas 7, Africa 2, Asia\/Oceania 0 Share<\/p>\n Forget Argentina \u201878, Kevin Dwyer takes us furher down memory lane:<\/strong> \u201cI was very fortunate to be in Mexico for the 1970 World Cup (saving for four years on an appretice wage). I remember the hostility and noise-making outside the England team hotel was all part of the build up back then, without the availability of noise cancelling headphones.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 1970 I had just turned 21 and was very fit, but the effect of the sudden change in altitude was brutal. Climbing the steps of the Azteca up to our seats in the gods had me breathless. The altitude will play no small part, perhaps oxygen tanks instead of drinks bottles in the \u2018hydration\u2019 breaks might be Tuchel\u2019s best strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Rick Harris emails:<\/strong> \u201cPaul Haynes (12:32) has made me think that for the minimal cost of hiring a coach and a few player lookalikes dressed appropriately the FA might be pulling off a massive decoy trick while the actual England squad has quietly crept into a different hotel elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Funnily you should say that, Rick. At last year\u2019s Open Championship, I was speaking to a veteran Scottish journalist who was part of the press pack at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. At the airport, the Scots journalists boarded a beautiful plush coach while Ally McLeod\u2019s squad were driven away in an absolute wreck of a thing. Why? The posh vehicle was far more likely to be hijacked.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n In a random chat with Will, the name Herve Renard came up.<\/strong> And that got me thinking about that strange bunch of coaches who seem to get gainful employment at a World Cup \u2013 often with a completely different country \u2013 however badly they\u2019ve done at a previous one.<\/p>\n Off the top of my head, this list includes Bora Milutinovic, Carlos Alberto Parreira and Claude Le Roy, with Herve Renard and Carlos Queiroz more recent entries. Renard jumped before he was pushed after Tunisia\u2019s abysmal showings in this World Cup but you know he\u2019ll be back. I\u2019d venture that Julen Lopetegui will forge himself a nice multi-nation career at this level after leading Qatar to a 6-0 defeat against Canada.<\/p>\n Milutinovic and Le Roy remain personal favourites. Milutinovic has the look of a man who won fencing bronze at the 1976 Olympics and, as for Roy\u2026 not a conventionally good-looking man but an absolute player when it comes to attracting managerial work. After a couple of spells with Cameroon, this is Roy\u2019s CV since 2004. Remarkable.<\/p>\n 2004\u20132006:<\/strong> DR Congo The Congo double (twice!). And before all this, he was manager of Cambridge. Chapeau, monsieur!<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Thanks Will.<\/strong> An extra-time and penalties of a shift that one.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Thank you very much for joining me. David Tindall will now take the reins.<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Will Anthony Gordon be brought back into the starting lineup against Mexico?<\/strong> I would assume so after his impressive cameo instigated the turnaround against DR Congo.<\/p>\n Anthony Gordon<\/a>Share<\/p>\n From the archive \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n double quotation markMexico last hosted the World Cup in 1986, but the competition was almost cancelled several months before the start when an earthquake struck the capital, Mexico City, leaving at least 5,000 people dead, 30,000 homeless and much of the city flattened, in one of the worst earthquakes<\/a> to hit the country.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/span>The ruins of the Nuevo Leon building in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, Mexico. <\/span> Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUM\/REX ShutterstockShare<\/p>\n Gareth Southgate is at Wimbledon today, enjoying that life is far less stressful during a tournament when you are not a manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span>Gareth Southgate arrives at Wimbledon.<\/span> Photograph: Amer Ghazzal\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Obviously, you can follow all the action here.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Paul Haynes gets in touch to say:<\/strong> \u201cJust a thought, but perhaps England could\u2019ve kept their arrival at the hotel more of a secret by not getting into a coach with a big England flag and the words England World Cup 2026 emblazoned on the side?\u201d<\/p>\n I would have helicoptered in personally.<\/p>\n <\/span>The England team arrive at the hotel.<\/span> Photograph: Luis Cort\u00e9s\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n Steve emails: \u201c<\/strong>In answer to \u201chow are you planning to watch\u201d – with the kids at the utterly civilised time of 8am here in Indonesia. Nearly every game I watch during the season is late evening or more often middle of the night so it cracks me up to see complaining about 1am starts – I have an untold amount of 2.45 and 3.45am games during the season – so welcome to the club everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n Maybe we should all travel to Indonesia \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n I imagine I will get a message from Mrs Koutsouvelis suggesting my daughter does not stay up because reception class in July is really important.<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n I\u2019ve just asked my five-year-old daughter if she wants to watch the football at 1am BST on Monday or sleep.<\/strong> She says she wants to watch the Mexico v England. I cannot imagine it will go well.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Andrew Beasley<\/span><\/p>\n double quotation markOne element of the physicality of the game may fall in England\u2019s favour. Opta use two metrics to assess a team\u2019s style of play: direct speed and passes per sequence. The former is defined as \u201caverage speed of ball movement towards opponent goalline during sequence (in metres per second),\u201d with a sequence being \u201cpassages of play that belong to one team and are ended by a defensive action, a stoppage in play or a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n SharePablo Iglesias Maurer<\/span><\/p>\n double quotation markCape Verde\u2019s goalkeeper, Vozinha, was left crumpled on one knee, his World Cup dream slipping away. The 40-year-old had become a sensation after playing brilliantly to shut out the European champions, Spain, in Cape Verde\u2019s tournament opener. Vozinha, who plays his football in the Portuguese second division, made $53,000 last year. Messi made more than that for every five minutes he was on the field with Inter Miami last year.<\/p>\n <\/span>Lionel Messi receives close attention from Cape Verde.<\/span> Photograph: Javier Garc\u00eda\/ShutterstockShare<\/p>\n Kevin Rawlinson<\/span><\/p>\n Wonderwall is a far superior song to Sweet Caroline, so I am all for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n double quotation markThe three-way relationship between a travelling English support, the group of players they were cheering on and a three-decade-old hit by a Manchester band started with a DJ in Texas and a crucial win over a Croatian team that has stood between England\u2019s men\u2019s football team and glory before.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n It is been an intriguing past 24 hours at the World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span>An England fan poses for a pictureat Plaza de la Constitucion, Mexico City. <\/span> Photograph: Martin Rickett\/PAShareSid Lowe<\/span><\/p>\n Sid Lowe on Lamine Yamal. We may be hearing more about this young man.<\/strong><\/p>\n double quotation markLamine Yamal is just 18, but he has said before that he has taken on \u201ctoo much\u201d responsibility for almost as long as he remembers. In a recent interview with El Pa\u00eds, he said he first felt something like fame, exposure, when he was 13. At the start of this competition a video did the rounds of him walking round Walmart. Much was made of it, too much you might think and you wouldn\u2019t be wrong, but it wasn\u2019t meaningless. It mattered, and to him particularly: a rare opportunity to do something normal. Or not quite: the video appeared, which said something too.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Gilberto Mora has earned rave reviews in this World Cup and rightly so.<\/strong> The teenager looks a quality player, superb technique but I was speaking to someone who has followed him closely and is suspicious he will struggle physically against England. I reckon he will embrace the challenge.<\/p>\n Gilberto Mora<\/a>Share<\/p>\n Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a new one-year contract to stay at Celtic.<\/strong><\/p>\n The former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder, capped 35 times by England, joined on a short-term deal in February after being released by Besiktas last summer, impressing in a Celtic shirt as he helped them to a league and cup double.<\/p>\n Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32, made 12 appearances, scoring two goals including a match-winning strike on debut against Livingston.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m delighted to be staying at Celtic for another year,\u201d Oxlade-Chamberlain said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an incredible time last season and to be part of that success in winning the league and Scottish Cup was so special.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really excited to be back and I\u2019m looking forward to meeting up with the boys and getting to work ahead of what will hopefully be another successful season.\u201d PA Media<\/strong><\/p>\n ShareJacob Steinberg<\/span><\/p>\n Jacob Steinberg has some advice for Tuchel, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n double quotation markThe answer is using the tactic that has so often disrupted Tuchel\u2019s England: stifle Mexico with the dreaded low block. The worst way to approach this game would be allowing it to become chaotic. England cannot give Mexico space to run in behind. Mexico have pace on the flanks and would love to play against a high line.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n From stopping Mora to keeping the home crowd quiet, Nick Ames tells the England team what they need to do to beat Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Lars Sivertsen, meanwhile, talks of Norway\u2019s new golden generation and the hope they have brought to the nation.<\/strong><\/p>\n double quotation markNorway\u2019s first golden generation qualified for two World Cups, soared to second place in the Fifa rankings, beat the likes of England, Italy, Netherlands and Brazil, but never won a knockout game at a major tournament. And they exited both 1994 and 1998 World Cups with a sense of regret and unfulfilled potential. The current players know this story well. Three of them have fathers who played at the World Cup in \u201994. The current manager, St\u00e5le Solbakken, knows it intimately. He played just over an hour in that defeat by Italy. \u201cHistorically in tournaments, Norway have played well in qualifying and then performed worse at the World Cup,\u201d Solbakken mused in a Netflix documentary released before this tournament. \u201cNow we have to see if we can raise our game\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reader questions for Luis de la Fuente, the Spain coach? Sid Lowe is due to interview the Spain coach, and he\u2019d like your help. You, the reader, send in questions for him to ask? Email john.brewin@theguardian.com or post below the line. 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