FIFA World Cup 2026: We face every match as if were a final, says Spa…

Tennessee [US], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of his side’s FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against Belgium, Spain and Barcelona star Dani Olmo said that the team treats every match as if it is a final and hailed 18-year-old Lamine Yamal for his recent performances. tr-sport.click

Spain will be aiming to punch their ticket to the final four of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since their championship-winning run in 2010, and at the centre of their hopes for the same is Yamal, who delivered a solid performance against Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal despite not getting his name on the scoresheet.

Speaking ahead of the match, Olmo said in the pre-match presser, “We face every match as if it were a final, and that is how Luis (de la Fuente, the head coach) tells us. The most important match is the one that is coming up."

He also spoke on his team’s 35-match unbeaten run in international football, saying that maintaining such a streak was not a goal, but the real goal is to “win it all" and add a second star to their shirts.

On Lamine, he said, “I see Lamine doing well. He is gaining confidence after the initial problems, and he is getting better and better. He wants to prove himself, and he is going to give us a lot."

“We understand each other well on the field with or without the ball," he added.

Lamine arrived at the World Cup with a hamstring injury and started the campaign on the bench, and was drafted in the second group stage match against Saudi Arabia, in which he scored a goal. Against Portugal, Lamine had three attempts on goal, including two on target and kept the 2010 champion side’s attacking juices flowing.

Further speaking of his team’s all-round game, Dani said that they have said where “all attack and defend".

During the clash against Portugal in the round of 16, Spain became the first team in WC history to complete six successive clean sheets, with Unai Simon being unbeaten as a goalie for 609 minutes straight, an all-time FIFA World Cup record.

“We are very happy about Unai’s record, and hopefully we can keep a clean sheet," he signed off. (ANI)

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ફિફા વર્લ્ડ કપ 2026 માં ધીમી શરૂઆત કરનારી ઇંગ્લેન્ડની ફૂટબોલ ટીમે હવે જબરદસ્ત લય પકડી લીધી છે. હેરી કેન (Harry Kane) ના નેતૃત્વ હેઠળ ઇંગ્લેન્ડની ટીમ શાનદાર પ્રદર્શન કરીને ક્વાર્ટર ફાઇનલમાં પહોંચી ગઈ છે, જ્યાં હવે તેનો સામનો નોર્વે સામે થવાનો છે. જો કે, આ મહામુકાબલા પહેલાં જ ટીમના વરિષ્ઠ મિડફિલ્ડર જોર્ડન હેન્ડરસનના ડાબા હાથમાં ફ્રેક્ચર થવાને કારણે તે ટૂર્નામેન્ટમાંથી બહાર થઈ ગયો છે, જે ઇંગ્લેન્ડ માટે બહુ મોટો ફટકો છે.

ઇંગ્લેન્ડને જીતની અનોખી ઉજવણી પડી ભારે

રાઉન્ડ ઓફ 16 (Round of 16) ના છેલ્લા મુકાબલામાં ઇંગ્લેન્ડનો સામનો યજમાન દેશ મેક્સિકો સામે થયો હતો. અત્યંત રોમાંચક રહેલી આ મેચમાં ઇંગ્લેન્ડે મેક્સિકોને 3-2 થી હરાવીને ક્વાર્ટર ફાઇનલમાં જગ્યા બનાવી હતી. આ મોટી જીત બાદ ખેલાડીઓ અને ચાહકોનો ઉત્સાહ સાતમા આસમાને હતો. મેચ પૂરી થતાં જ તમામ ખેલાડીઓ સ્ટેડિયમમાં હાજર ફેન્સ સાથે જીતની ઉજવણી કરવા માટે ફૂટબોલ પીચ પાર કરીને આગળ વધ્યા હતા. આ જ ઉજવણી દરમિયાન 36 વર્ષીય જોર્ડન હેન્ડરસન એક નાની ભૂલના કારણે ગંભીર અકસ્માતનો ભોગ બન્યો હતો.

હેન્ડરસનનો હાથ કેવી રીતે ફ્રેક્ચર થયો?

ફેન્સ સાથે સેલિબ્રેશન પૂરું કરીને જ્યારે ખેલાડીઓ મેદાન પર પાછા ફરી રહ્યા હતા, ત્યારે હેન્ડરસને મેદાનની કિનારે લાગેલા ડિજિટલ એડવર્ટાઇઝમેન્ટ બોર્ડ (જાહેરાતના બોર્ડ) પરથી કૂદવાનો પ્રયાસ કર્યો હતો. આ કૂદકા દરમિયાન તેનો બેલેન્સ બગડ્યું અને તે મોઢાભેર નીચે પટકાયો હતો. પડી જવાના કારણે તેનો ડાબો હાથ ખરાબ રીતે વળી ગયો અને તે અસહ્ય પીડાથી ચીસ પાડી ઉઠ્યો હતો. મેદાન પર હાજર તબીબી ટીમે (Medical Team) તત્કાલ તેની તપાસ કરી તેને સ્ટ્રેચર પર બહાર લઈ જવો પડ્યો હતો.

સર્જરી સફળ રહી, પરંતુ હવે રમવું અશક્ય

મેક્સિકો સિટીની સ્થાનિક હોસ્પિટલમાં તપાસ બાદ નિદાન થયું કે હેન્ડરસનના ડાબા હાથમાં ગંભીર ફ્રેક્ચર છે, જેના કારણે તાત્કાલિક તેની સર્જરી કરવામાં આવી હતી. સર્જરી સફળ રહ્યા બાદ હેન્ડરસને હોસ્પિટલના બેડ પરથી સોશિયલ મીડિયા પર ફોટો શેર કરીને ફેન્સને હેલ્થ અપડેટ આપ્યું હતું અને મેડિકલ સ્ટાફનો આભાર માન્યો હતો. તે અત્યારે હોસ્પિટલમાંથી ડિસ્ચાર્જ થઈને યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સના કેન્સાસ સિટીમાં પહોંચી ગયો છે, જ્યાં હાલમાં ઇંગ્લેન્ડની ટીમનો કેમ્પ લાગેલો છે. જોકે, ડૉક્ટરોના જણાવ્યા અનુસાર તે નોર્વે સામેની ક્વાર્ટર ફાઇનલ મેચમાં રમી શકશે નહીં. એટલું જ નહીં, જો ઇંગ્લેન્ડ સેમિફાઇનલમાં પહોંચશે તો પણ તેનું રમવું અશક્ય દેખાઈ રહ્યું છે.

આ પણ વાંચો : FIFA World Cup 2026 : ક્રિસ્ટિયાનો રોનાલ્ડોની વર્લ્ડ કપ સફરનો અંત, પોર્ટુગલ સ્પેન સામે હારી ગયું

India’s T20 squad is in transition following a “reset”, declared head coach Gautam Gambhir as he attributed the horrendous run in the ongoing tour of UK to an acute lack of game awareness and failure to read the conditions correctly.

India slumped to their heaviest-ever T20I defeat in terms of runs, losing by 125 runs to England in the third T20I on Tuesday. The visitors are now 0-2 down in the five-match series. This comes after a maiden bilateral series defeat to Ireland last month.

Sent in to bat, opener Philip Salt blasted seven fours and three sixes en route to a 44-ball 70 to guide England to an imposing 201-7.

Gautam Gambhir

In reply, India folded for 76 in 11.4 overs with only four batters managing to score in double digits.

Jofra Archer (3-29) and Josh Tongue (4-28) shared seven wickets.

For India, Harshit Rana (2-40) and Prince Yadav (2-30) snapped two wickets each.

“We just haven’t played well,” Gambhir said at the post-match press conference here.

“There are a lot of changes from the XI that played the T20 World Cup final to now. Be it the captain, be it the opening batsman. There is no Hardik Pandya, there is no Jasprit Bumrah,” Gambhir pointed out.

“When you go for that reset, it takes a bit of time. If you see, a 15-year-old [Vaibhav Sooryavanshi] is opening, Prince Yadav is in his second T20I, Harshit Rana is coming back from an injury. We ultimately look only at results, and no doubt results are important in international cricket, but we have to be practical as well,” he added.

The team is now led by Shreyas Iyer, while World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav is no longer part of the T20 setup owing to a lengthy lean run with the bat.

Gambhir insisted that despite multiple setbacks, India do not become a bad team in a matter of four games.

“We haven’t adapted well. Whether it was in Ireland or here in England, that has been the reality. Had we adapted better and played better cricket, we wouldn’t have lost four matches in a row,” he said.

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No. of consecutive winless games for India — their first such streak in T20Is

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India’s total on Tuesday — the lowest-ever in a T20I in England

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No. of overs India took to be bowled out vs England on Tuesday — their quickest ever team dismissal in T20Is

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France vs Morocco, FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal: Two-time World Cup champions France will be aiming to qualify for the semifinals for the third successive edition as they face last edition’s surprise semifinalists Morocco in the first quarterfinal match of FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Gillette Stadium in Boston on Thursday. Led by prolific Kylian Mbappe, France are the joint leading goal-scorers in 2026 edition with Argentina as they have notched up 14 goals so far.

Mbappe himself will be looking to resume his race with Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland of Norway in the Golden Boot race. The French skipper is currently on second place in the standings with 7 goals and 2 assists, having won the crown in the 2022 edition en route to guiding his team to final in Qatar.

If France manage to beat Morocco on Thursday, they will become only the third nation after Germany (4 from 2002-2014 and 3 from 1982-1990) and Brazil (3 from 1994-2002) to reach three successive World Cup semifinals.

Morocco, the 2022 World Cup semifinalist will miss the services of their in-form striker Ismael Saibari due to hamstring injury. “He’s not ready but I hope it’s not the end of the tournament for him,” head coach Mohamed Ouahbi told reporters, as per Reuters.

The PSV Eindhoven striker has been one of Morocco’s top performers at the FIFA World Cup 2026, scoring in all three group-stage matches before converting the decisive penalty in the shootout win over the Netherlands in the Round of 32 clash.

The 2022 World Cup semifinal in Qatar between France and Morocco was the first time that the two sides had met in the World Cup. Four years back, goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani ended Morocco’s remarkable run in the tournament.

France have been unbeaten in four other meeting against Morocco apart from the World Cup semifinal. The Frenchmen have won three times and two games have ended in draws.

Here are all the details about France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match…

When will France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match take place?

The France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match will take place on Thursday, July 9 (Friday in India time).

What time will France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match kick off?

The France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match will kick off at 130am IST.

Where will France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match take place?

The France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match will take place at Gillette Stadium in Boston.

How can I watch France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match LIVE on TV in India?

The France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match will available LIVE on Zee’s new Unite8 Sports network (Unite8 Sports 1, Unite8 Sports 1 HD, Unite8 Sports 2, and Unite8 Sports 2 HD) in India. Multiple group-stage matches that will take place simultaneously will be aired across the four channels with English and Hindi feeds.

How can I watch France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match live streaming in India?

The France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match will be available for live streaming on Zee5 website and app.

France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal match Squads

France: Brice Samba, Mike Maignan, Robin Risser, Malo Gusto, Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Koundé, Ibrahima Konaté, William Saliba, Théo Hernández, Lucas Hernández, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Koné, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Michael Olise, N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Maghnes Akliouche, Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, Kylian Mbappé, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Jean-Philippe Mateta

Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Munir El Kajoui, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Marwane Saadane, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, Youssef Belammari, Redouane Halhal, Anass Salah-Eddine, Sofyan Amrabat, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Brahim Díaz, Ismael Saibari, Samir El Mourabet, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Chemsdine Talbi, Soufiane Rahimi, Gessime Yassine, Amine Sbaï, Ayoub El Kaabi, Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab