Matt Hughes
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Today in Focus · How Trump’s intervention tarnished the World Cup – The Latest · 10 Jul 2026
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And there might just be too much football.
It's gone from 64 games to 104 matches since the last World Cup.
So a huge expansion, really.
But most of the so-called minnows have actually done really well.
And we saw an amazing game last week where Kev Verde nearly beat Argentina.
But Haiti weren't disgraced.
So the sort of smaller Latin American, African countries that qualified for the first time actually done really well.
And the part of the concern now is that it's gone so well that they might try and grade again to the 64 tips.
I think the football has been fantastic.
And as you say, possibly more by luck than judgment, FIFA have delivered a perfect blend of some shocks, new stories, a proper global tournament.
Nine African teams out of the ten actually qualified from the groups.
But at the end, it's the bigger nations.
It's the six Europeans, Argentina and Morocco, who are in the last eight teams.
And as you say, the big names, the global brands, Mbappe, Messi, Haaland, Kane, they're all there at the end for a final shooter, which means more eyeballs, more money for FIFA, everyone goes home happy.
I think it's a great opportunity for England, really.
Norway, a very good team, and they've got a couple of world-class players, not to beat Haaland, the best goal scorer in the Premier League.
But I think England would rather be facing them than Brazil, who surprisingly Norway beat in the last round.
And part of that is the conditions they'll face in Miami.
It's a 5pm kick-off in Miami.
It would be forecast to be 32-33pm.
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