After three months of bold predictions, shifting power rankings and in-depth sleuthing on who could possibly make the final 18-player USWNT Olympic roster, it’s safe to say that was all a waste of time.
Just when it looked like Croatia was lacking the spirit and edge it showed in 1998 and 2018, just when it looked like Scotland might steal one and finally advance out of the group stage, Croatia’s talisman and captain stepped up. The record-setting Luka Modrić goal vs Scotland confirmed his side’s place in the last 16 of Euro 2020 and helped Croatia secure a 3-1 victory in the Group D finale on Tuesday at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
El plan de Escocia para seguir con vida en su primera Euro desde 1996 era simple en el papel: ganarle a Croacia en Glasgow, jugando en casa. ¿El gran obstáculo? Un tal Luka Modric.
Para combatirlo, Escocia tenía que bloquear su genio, amarrar su imaginación y encontrarle antídoto a su magia. Y no vamos a decir que no lo intentó, pero al final del día el "10" croata terminó desatando el mismo talento con que ganó el Balón de Oro 2018, dejando a Escocia varada en una orilla, abandonada a sus miserias.
England has finished top of Euro 2020 Group D with a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Tuesday night at Wembley. That result means that the Three Lions will host the Group F runner-up next Tuesday in London. That’ll almost certainly be one of France, Germany or Portugal.
If France beats Portugal and Germany beats Hungary tomorrow, it’s Germany. Can England prevail?
Scotland scored in a major tournament for the first time in my 22 years on this planet. The Scots finally found the back of the net through Callum McGregor in their third, and final, game at Euro 2020 in a 3-1 defeat to Croatia. This Scotland goal vs Croatia was a historic moment for the small nation.
CALLUM MCGREGOR
On his WEAK foot he scores Scotland's first Euro goal in 25 years pic.twitter.com/X79Z63hoof
Mirando y mirando su feed de Instagram, en esas vacías horas de concentración durante la Copa América, Lionel Messi notó hace unos días que la cuenta del canal de televisión argentino TyC Sports destacaba el video de un aficionado brasileño que se había tatuado en la espalda una gigantesca imagen de él.
In the immediate aftermath of Christian Eriksen’s collapse after suffering cardiac arrest in Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland, Danish captain Simon Kjær earned admiration around the globe for his actions.
Manchester City has officially started going after last season's Premier League leader in goals and assists, Harry Kane. Even though Tottenham doesn't want to move on from Kane, the 27-year-old has reportedly expressed his wishes to be gone. Man City reportedly sent Spurs an original offer of around $140 million guaranteed with an opportunity to swap players.
On Monday evening in Brasília, Lionel Messi became Argentina’s joint-most capped player by equaling Javier Mascherano’s total of 147. Messi’s journey with La Albiceleste began in 2005, when he was just 18 but already world-renowned as Barcelona’s youngest-ever scorer and Ronaldinho’s heir apparent.
But it was Messi’s fellow 33-year-old, Papu Gómez — receiving just his sixth cap and only third start — who proved the difference in Argentina’s 1-0 group stage victory over Paraguay at the Copa América.