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World Cup 2018 Best XI: France's Champions Lead the Top Players in Russia
"After 64 games and more drama than any World Cup in at least 20 years, there's one piece of business left to do: Pick a team of the tournament. It's been picked as a team that might function together rather than just the 11 best players, and to avoid the temptation of packing it with France's champions, a limit of four players per country has been self-imposed. In a 4-3-3 formation fit for the world stage, here is our 2018 World Cup Best XI." SI – Jonathan Wilson
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For all the ills of the world, World Cup 2018 showed that a bit of football done right can make the planet smile
"Monday morning dawns with a grim and crushing inevitability. Unless you're peeling yourself off a Paris pavement, or drowning your sorrows in a Dubrovnik dive bar, the 2018 World Cup is over. As a month of sporting hedonism slips from present tense to past, real life and its hard borders re-sharpen their focus, bringing with them a cruel reckoning. It was only football, after all. It felt like more than that when Kylian Mbappe was burning through opposition defenders, or Lionel Messi was fighting back the tide, or Russia and South Korea were pulling off the unfeasible, or when England's town squares throbbed with rasping songs and nervous tension and the prickly spines of a faint dream. But no: ultimately, it was only football, no more and no less." Independent
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World Cup 2018 goal celebrations: A statistical analysis of unbridled joy
"How would you celebrate if you scored at a World Cup? A jig by the corner flag, an emphatic sprint, jump and punch of the air, an emotional tussle with the goalnet, or just run as fast and far as you can until someone finally, gleefully leaps on you? Whether you're a Milla, a Josimar or a Tardelli kind of guy, there are plenty of ways with which to physically revel in what, for most players, is the once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime act of scoring on the world's biggest stage. Goal celebrations – often just as complex, slow-motion-worthy and memorable as the goals themselves – are an art form. But, just like everything else, they're moulded by cultural trends, context and just pure momentary instinct." Telegraph
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France's Benchwarmers Are Worth More Than Most Starting Lineups
"France enters today's semifinal match against neighboring Belgium as the favorite to win the 2018 World Cup. At least on paper, though, France has been the least remarkable team of the four that remain: Les Bleus have scored fewer goals than each of the other semifinalists, they've possessed less of the ball than two of the other semifinalists, and they've taken the fewest shots." FiveThirtyEight
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England vs Colombia, World Cup 2018: Drop in performance raises question about Gareth Southgate's tactical nous
"England finally ended their abysmal run in penalty shoot-outs with their second-round victory over Colombia, but a dramatic drop in performance towards the end of normal time raises a question about Gareth Southgate's ability to influence matches tactically. Jose Pekerman spring a surprise with his team selection. Having previously used a 4-2-3-1 and experimented with a 4-3-3 in training, this was actually more of a midfield diamond. With James Rodriguez out, Juan Quintero played as the number 10, with Radamel Falcao upfront to the left, and Juan Cuadrado playing in a right-sided forward role. Quintero pushed forward to press England's centre-backs three-against-three, but Pekerman's approach was basically about keeping things tight in deeper positions, and guarding against England's midfield runners." Independent – Michael Cox
England's unique 3-3-2-2 formation could cause Colombia headaches
"For all the optimism about Gareth Southgate's side and their chances of winning the World Cup, it's so often this stage — the first knockout round of a major tournament — in which England collapse. This is usually because England have appeared unprepared for the opposition's approach, or at least too inflexible to guard against it. Germany's counter-attacking speed wasn't nullified in 2010. Andrea Pirlo's deep-lying playmaking skills weren't shut down in 2012. Iceland's long throw proved fatal in 2016. Tactical naivety has constantly been England's main problem." ESPN – Michael Cox
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World Cup 2018: Analysing the tactical flaws England will look to exploit against Colombia in the Round of 16
"If it remains difficult to judge England's level of ability, after two victories against below-par opposition and a defeat with a second-string XI, something similar can be said of Colombia for very different reasons. Jose Pekerman's side have blown hot and cold, with a fine 3-0 win over Poland sandwiched by a 2-1 defeat to Japan and a nervy 1-0 win over Senegal yesterday. The Japan loss was influenced heavily by the fact Colombia were down to ten men for almost the entire contest, and the Senegal performance was compromised by star man James Rodriguez clearly being unfit, lasting just half an hour. It seems unlikely he'll be fit to start against England, and certainly won't be 100% fit." Independent – Michael Cox
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Colombia Emerges From the World Cup Chaos, Booting Senegal
"After all that, after all the qualification and buildup, after six hard-fought matches and injuries and hand-wringing, it all came down to yellow cards. Just like Japan, Senegal won once, tied once, and lost once — falling by 1-0 to Colombia on Thursday after giving up a goal to Yerry Mina — but it will be the Japanese advancing to the knockout phase by virtue of having only three yellow cards, while Senegal had five." NY Times
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