“Even if elimination hurts: what a game,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote on social media, wildly misjudging the mood immediately following Germany’s defeat on penalties to Paraguay. “With your commitment and…
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s what we’re trying to do. The Athletic is ranking every game, from…
Geir Jordet is an industry-leading expert on penalties and author of the book, Pressure, about the psychology of penalty shootouts. Jordet teaches and conducts research on psychology and elite performance…
Geir Jordet is an industry-leading expert on penalties and author of the book, Pressure, about the psychology of penalty shootouts. Jordet teaches and conducts research on psychology and elite performance…
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app For those of you who are relatively new to this FIFA World Cup stuff, what we…
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. As the World Cup’s group stage finished, 16 countries packed their bags and headed home, leaving…
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. As the World Cup’s group stage finished, 16 countries packed their bags and headed home, leaving…
El Mundial de 2026 contó con una tanda de penales por primera vez, y es un cambio en la historia… Alemania perdió. Fue dramático, emocionante, emotivo y, como siempre, por…
Mientras que algunos jugadores y entrenadores de la NWSL encontraron descanso durante su ausencia de cuatro semanas (gracias a Hal Hershfelt), otros estaban ocupados promocionando el juego en la Copa…
Esta es una versión actualizada de un artículo publicado por primera vez el 14 de junio. Actuaciones llamativas en un Mundial pueden cambiar la trayectoria de la carrera de un…