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The Importance of Timing, the Art of Discipline and the Power of Humility   Heading into the final group games, it was all to play for in Group E – all four teams still had the possibility of going through. As if that wasn’t suspenseful enough, both games were kicking off at the same time…

When Australia, as a footballing congregation, took a collective breath at the end of the ninety-six minutes, there was a reality, beyond the elation, that wasn’t truly grasped until the next morning. Yes, it was partly due to the fact that Australia vs. Tunisia kicked off at 9PM, the perfect time, and yes, it was…

After opening their World Cup campaign with a 4-1 defeat to France, Australia defeated Tunisia 1-0 to move to second place in their group, with Mitchell Duke opening the scoring within 23 minutes and the Socceroos holding on for a much-needed three points, whilst Australia went with their trademark 4-3-3, Tunisia manager Jalel Kadri made…

After beginning their campaign with a 4-1 victory against Australia, France defeated Denmark 2-1 to become the first team to book their ticket to the Round of 16. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring at the hour-mark, Andreas Christensen equalized shortly after, and Mbappé grabbed the winner in the 86th minute to secure three points and…

After beginning their World Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against Croatia, Morocco picked up their third World Cup win and their first since 1998 by defeating Belgium 2-0 at Al-Thumama Stadium, taking advantage of their booming support to bounce back from a disallowed goal on the stroke of halftime and score two superb goals in…

After being held to a 0-0 draw against South Korea, Uruguay manager Diego Alonso made several changes to his line-up with Guillermo Varela coming in for Facundo Pellistri, Sebastián Coates coming in for Martín Cáceres and Edinson Cavani replacing Luis Suárez. La Celeste went with a 3-5-2 formation with Coates playing alongside Diego Godín and…