World Cup 2026: England, USA and and Belgium through; Spain and Portugal face last-32 tests – live

⚽ All the latest news from day 22 of the tournament ⚽ Bracketology | Knockout stage draw | And email us Our columnist Philipp Lahm reviews the mediocrity of the German national team. I am stunned. Germany have been eliminated early from a World Cup for the third time in a row. I need time to recover from this. The key word that needs to be discussed is continuity – something the national team have lacked for a decade. German football hasn’t decided how it wants to play . There are constantly new ideas, and time and again new players in new positions. Julian Nagelsmann has experimented too much, and not just during this tournament. Yet developing a team takes years. Continue reading...