{"id":34257,"date":"2026-07-08T04:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/world-cup-2026-egypt-fury-after-argentina-win-thriller-switzerland-triumph-in-shootout-live-world-cup-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:23:15","slug":"world-cup-2026-egypt-fury-after-argentina-win-thriller-switzerland-triumph-in-shootout-live-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/world-cup-2026-egypt-fury-after-argentina-win-thriller-switzerland-triumph-in-shootout-live-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: Egypt fury after Argentina win thriller, Switzerland triumph in shootout \u2013 live | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cNeymar\u2019s consolation penalty against Norway <\/strong>at the World Cup means his first international goal, scored on his first cap, was in the same stadium (MetLife) as his last international goal on his final cap,\u201d writes Griffin Cant. \u201cAre there any other players who have bookended their international career in a similar way?\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out the answer to this and more in this week\u2019s Knowledge:<\/p>\n

Neymar profile<\/a>Share<\/p>\n

Time for a first delve BTL<\/strong>, and the various Argentina-Egypt talking points are unsurprisingly dominating.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s MarkWatson1:<\/p>\n

double quotation markWell, you can bet your house on Argentina (Messi) winning the World Cup again. In the last few days we\u2019ve seen it all collapse as a sporting spectacle. First the rescinded red card by Donald Trump and now the daylight robbery of Egypt. VAR was supposed to be used to ensure fairness but instead it\u2019s just being used to tip the scales in favour of whoever is scheduled to go into the next round.<\/p>\n

And nomiddlename:<\/p>\n

double quotation markThe Egypt goal was rightly chalked off, I was looking at the hip\/leg contact and thinking it was never a foul but replays showed the clear shirt pull. The trip on Salah immediately before the Argentina goal is slightly different, it looked like foul play and if the ref had given it VAR would almost certainly not have overturned it, but he didn\u2019t and VAR didn\u2019t try to re-ref the incident, was hoping for a penalty to be given there, and quite possibly it should have been given but once it\u2019s accepted that not every contact is 100% foul play then maybe not, and it wasn\u2019t to be<\/p>\n

Great comeback byArgentina though<\/p>\n

Whatever your view, it shows how Trump\u2019s and Infantino\u2019s conduct over the Balogun red card has intensified suspicion over everything else that happens at this tournament. And it also shows \u2013 for the millionth time \u2013 that VAR does not bring certainty or consistency. Fire it into the sun.<\/p>\n

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You may have missed<\/strong> \u2026 here\u2019s a withering critique of Fifa\u2019s handling of the Folarin Balogun red card case by Barney Ronay:<\/p>\n

double quotation markFrites 4 Cheats 1. Tintin 4 Tonto 1. Some good news here, perhaps. It seems Gianni Infantino was right after all. Football has united the world. Mainly football has united the world in gleeful satisfaction at the USA exiting its own World Cup tournament as soon as possible following the great and glorious Donald Trump Mr-Fix-It intervention.<\/p>\n

This was the tone of the immediate global reaction to the USA\u2019s invertebrate defeat in Seattle on Monday night, soundly beaten by a righteous and highly motivated Belgium: land of beer, waffles and sporting vigilante justice. Ghent 4 Bent 1. Antwerp 4 A twerp 1. Mayonnaise 4 May-have-interfered-in-due-process 1. I can go on. How long have you got?<\/p>\n

So far much of the domestic US response has focused on an interesting but essentially irrelevant part of this, albeit one with a natural appeal to the polarised heart of the nation. Did the noise around Trump\u2019s intervention, the admission, which is denied by Fifa, of prima facie attempted sporting corruption over Folarin Balogun\u2019s ban (Trump\u2019s exact words: \u201cI was the one who got them to do it\u201d) deplete the team\u2019s chances?<\/p>\n

Was this a case of Trump Exposed Reactor Core Phenomenon, a term I have just invented for the dynamic whereby Trump melts everything he touches while remaining indestructibly in place, still burping his dark energy into the skies?<\/p>\n

ShareOsasu Obayiuwana<\/span><\/p>\n

The first quarter-final, Morocco v France<\/strong>, might be the most alluring and intriguing of the four ties, with Mohamed Ouahbi\u2019s side \u2013 again the only African team to reach the last eight \u2013 chasing a second consecutive semi-final. Osasu Obayiuwana has more.<\/p>\n

double quotation markOver the past six decades, Morocco have achieved several performance milestones for Africa at the World Cup. The first country to qualify directly, for the 1970 finals in Mexico, they returned in 1986 and became the first team from the continent to make the last 16, then made that impressive semi-final run in Qatar four years ago.<\/p>\n

Even if the Atlas Lions fail to match their 2022 performance, by losing to France on Thursday, they have made tournament history as the first African team to reach the quarter-finals at successive World Cups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe general feeling, amongst Moroccans, is pride and contentment in this team,\u201d says Amine El Amri, a football journalist who, from his base in Casablanca, has been closely observing fans\u2019 attitudes toward the team\u2019s performance. \u201cThe main goal before the competition was to reach the quarter-finals, given the context, given the change of manager, with the departure of Walid Regragui and the coming of Mohamed Ouahbi. I think the victory over the Netherlands cemented the reputation of Ouahbi as a trustworthy coach. Many doubts about him were cleared up after that match.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeating Canada in the way we did, despite having a very difficult first half, has also added to that confidence. You have to be in Casablanca, in Marrakech, in every city and little town, to just measure how happy people are [with the team]. Our Saturday night was crazy \u2013 no one slept.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fulham confirm Arbeloa appointment<\/h2>\n

Fulham have named Alvaro Arbeloa<\/strong> as their new head coach on a three-year deal. He\u2019ll hope for a less fractious dressing room than the one he had to grapple with at Real Madrid. Here\u2019s the story.<\/p>\n

double quotation markAlvaro Arbeloa has been appointed as Fulham\u2019s new head coach on a three-year contract.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old former Spain full-back, who finished last season in charge of his long-time club Real Madrid, succeeds Marco Silva after the Portuguese coach departed for Benfica at the end of his contract.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt is a real honour for me to be embarking on this new stage at Fulham FC, the oldest club in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel a great sense of responsibility and I\u2019m deeply grateful to Mr (Shahid) Khan and Tony Khan for the trust they have placed in me with Fulham in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere at Craven Cottage with Fulham fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fulham co-owner Shahid Khan said: \u201cAlvaro was an original candidate who built an exceptional case through our meetings in June to become our next Head Coach, and it quickly became quite clear that he was \u2013 and is \u2013 the right choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted that Alvaro has accepted the challenge to push Fulham forward, and I have no doubt that our squad, staff and fans will resonate with what his appointment means for the present and future of our club.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cAlvaro is, by his own admission, very ambitious.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has spent quality time around the best players, clubs and methods in the game, experiences which will serve him well here at Fulham.\u201d PA Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Preamble<\/h2>\n

Greetings everyone.<\/strong> Welcome to the kind of day we\u2019ve not had for four weeks \u2013 a day with no World Cup football! Time to finally tackle that pile of plates in the sink, that layer of dust on all work surfaces, that sock drawer. Or you could just stare blankly at the screen until the quarter-finals start on Thursday, or talk about it all here.<\/p>\n

And we now know the identity of all those quarter-finalists after one of those days that all World Cups have \u2013 a thriller around which swirl rancour and accusations of bias towards big teams\/players, followed by a frustrating, deadening 0-0 in which the side that missed the most presentable chances in 120 minutes inevitably lose the shootout. So commiserations Colombia and Egypt, and congratulations Switzerland \u2013 in their first quarter-final for 72 years \u2013 and Argentina.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s that last eight schedule:<\/p>\n

9 July<\/strong> France v Morocco (Boston, 4pm local\/9pm BST\/6am 10 July AEST)<\/p>\n

10 July<\/strong> Spain v Belgium (Los Angeles, 12pm local\/8pm BST\/5am 11 July AEST)<\/p>\n

11 July<\/strong> Norway v England (Miami, 5pm local time\/10pm BST\/7am 12 July AEST)<\/p>\n

12 July<\/strong> Argentina v Switzerland (Kansas, 8pm local time\/2am BST\/11am AEST)<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s yesterday\u2019s reports:<\/p>\n

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Key events \u201cNeymar\u2019s consolation penalty against Norway at the World Cup means his first international goal, scored on his first cap, was in the same stadium (MetLife) as his last international goal on his final cap,\u201d writes Griffin Cant. \u201cAre there any other players who have bookended their international career in a similar way?\u201d Find 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