Read for 2 minutes11 Jul 2026 12:31 PM IST A loss is a loss in any language, but Romelu Lukaku faced beautiful questions in 4 different languages ​​after the 2-1 defeat against Spain. The Belgian baritone answered questions in Spanish, English, Flemish and French. He speaks 8 languages ​​fluently, he only learned Italian after joining Inter Milan in 2019. ESPNmx He is reported to speak Flemish (Dutch-Belgian), French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala and Swahili. The super forward of Congolese origin from Belgium comes from a country where bilingualism is common and almost all people speak 3-4 languages ​​depending on the

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Read 3 minutes12 Jul 2026 09:13 AM IST After surviving a brawl with Norway in the FIFA World Cup quarter-final in Miami, members of the England camp are seen fighting among themselves. England manager Thomas Tuchel and double goalscorer Jude Bellingham both appeared to publicly disagree with each other in comments made after the Three Lions reached the World Cup semi-finals. It all started with Thomas Tuchel’s controversial interview on the pitch with Fox Sports, where he complained about his team. “We made life very difficult for ourselves today,” Tuchel added. “The result is fantastic. We are in the last

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He waited until Argentina needed him the most. With the score tied at 1-1 and Switzerland going one more minute into added time, Julian Alvarez collected the ball just outside the penalty area, turned it onto his right foot and, with barely any backlift, bent a superb curler beyond Gregor Kobel into the far corner. It was the type of finish in a World Cup montage — precise, composed and almost understated. There was no jubilation, just fists and teammates embracing the man who has quietly become Argentina’s most reliable big-game scorer as they won 3-1 to reach the semi-finals

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At school, Julian Alvarez never missed his math class. Whether it was his match the next day, or he had just returned from a long tournament, he never left Luciana Alvarengue’s math lessons in Calchin, a small Argentine town in the province of Córdoba. “He had the gift of solving problems, in his own way, not always the way it was in the textbook,” she told Argentine outlet Sports Pulse last year. Argentina had a problem in Kansas. They were unable to overcome Switzerland’s wall of red, compounded by the injustice of a red card on their forward Brielle Embolo,

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Read 3 minutesUpdated: 12 July 2026 09:19 AM IST Defending champions Argentina advanced to their second consecutive FIFA World Cup semi-final with a 3-1 win over Switzerland at a packed Kansas City Stadium on Saturday thanks to extra-time strikes from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez. After overcoming the odds to pull off a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the previous round, Argentina didn’t wait for a miracle this time around. The defensive-minded Swiss had conceded just three goals in five games and dominated possession in the opening minutes at the Arrowhead Stadium. Argentina vs Switzerland: As it happened

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Arms outstretched, eyes to the sky, clapping in his ears, Jude Bellingham basked in his glory, the moment another talented footballer became a legend. He tugged at his shirt with a badge, stepped aside as his teammates mobbed him and kissed him, after his manager Thomas Tuchel jumped for joy and almost recreated the famous Jose Mourinho slide at Old Trafford with England fans at fever pitch. Bellingham, whose goal gave England a 2-1 win over Norway, raised his hand again. He was a hero; Again, he was the hero; The inevitable talisman of schizophrenic competition that swings both ways

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Read 4 minutesUpdated: 12 July 2026 06:18 AM IST England’s 2–1 win over Norway at the FIFA World Cup was marred by controversy after Fox Sports, the American broadcaster of the World Cup, raised suspicions that FIFA had tampered with Sky Cam’s wires during England’s draw. Norway was leading 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup Jude Bellingham scored the equalizer in the second minute of added time in the first half at Miami. Fox Sports posted a clip of the sequence leading up to the goal, where it claims that when Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland took the

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Read for 5 minutesUpdated: 12 July 2026 05:00 AM IST Jude Bellingham scored in the first period of extra time to give England a 2-1 lead in their FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Norway at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Norway and England went into extra time after the two teams were tied 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes. Andreas Schjelderup scored for Norway while Jude Bellingham equalized for England. Chasing a one-goal deficit in the second period of extra time, Norway substituted Erling Haaland. Both teams had goals disallowed. Norway saw Torbjörn Hagem’s

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Argentina vs Switzerland Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final Match Updates: On one side of the field will be Argentina, boasting a roster that includes the likes of defending World Cup winners, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez and, of course, arguably the greatest player of his generation, Lionel Messi. On the other side, Switzerland. Yes, Saturday night’s final quarter-final couldn’t seem like a bigger mismatch. Argentina has all the glitz and glamour, to say nothing of stars and trophies, while the Swiss have never reached a World Cup semi-final; In fact, they have not been to the quarter-finals since

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Viking Rowe and Erling Haaland’s blistering runs have influenced the World Cup pop culture and fan celebrations, while England v Norway takes the match back to ancient history – back when it was a colony. Historian and journalist Joe Durso, who maintains a rival view of history, recalled that Viking Row was a part of England’s history that changed roles. “Before England colonized anyone, England was colonized by the Vikings,” Durso says in his Insta post, reenacting the rowing of Norwegian football fans who did it. “Viking rowing is a very new thing, the athletes, the fans do it. But

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