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Four passes in 19 minutes: damning numbers behind England’s collapse
Lack of successful tackles and failure to break up play through fouls also played their part in World Cup semi-final defeat

Arsenal close in on £34m deal for Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis
The Greece international is a replacement for the Besiktas-bound Leandro Trossard, while Arsenal also seek defensive cover after William Saliba’s injury

White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said that Trump will award the World Cup trophy to the winner of the final, which takes place Sunday in New Jersey

Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite semi-final failure
Thomas Tuchel says he is committed to leading England at Euro 2028 and finding the ‘extra level’ for glory that eluded his team at the World Cup

Marinakis, seafood and ‘sweet honey’ of Europe led Glasner to join Nottingham Forest
Oliver Glasner was persuaded to take the Nottingham Forest manager’s job over a seafood platter by the owner, Evangelos Marinakis

World Cup 2026: UK government backs calls for Fifa to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner; Tuchel takes blame amid criticism of tactics – as it happened
All the reaction from England’s semi-final defeat, as the UK government calls for Fifa to investigate Argentina over a Falklands banner displayed after the game

‘The post-Kane era isn’t really one I want to contemplate!’ – your World Cup questions answered
England reporter Nick Ames answered your questions about World Cup referees standards, England’s hopes for the future, and the looming shadow of Saudi Aramco

A World Cup that England could actually win
Brief letters: The Hindsight Trophy | Pondering The Hay Wain | Sam Neill’s kind face | Policy idea for Count Binface | Labrador munchies

England had Lionel Messi under control … until one decisive and subtle shift
It was a statistically weird game for Argentina’s talisman against England, full of outliers. It didn’t matter