The World Cup has now finished and on balance it has been pretty good, with just a couple of dud games (including the final!), a lot of entertaining ones and the cream rising to the top, with all top 4 ranked FIFA teams making the semi final stage. I could have done without rehydration breaks at the games where they were not necessary, but we all know that the real reason was for a three minute advert break in the US.
Where we stand ....
Jun 24, 2026FIFA 2026 World Cup
Matchday 2 is now complete and the 12 groups will all be decided by Saturday, we took a position on seven of those ......
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Jun 23, 2026The sporting world is a bit obsessed with the World Cup at the moment, but we have plenty of other major events too, test cricket ,Wimbledon starts next week and on July 16th the Open Championship, the oldest golf tournament in the world and arguably the most prestigious, returns to Royal Birkdale. In th
World Cup Group L notes ....written and sent to subscribers on Monday (08:24)
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Jun 05, 2026I have just sent out Part 3 of my World Cup notes, they ran to over 8,000 words and cover all 12 groups, check your inbox!
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