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2026 World Cup Quarterfinals: SI Experts Predict Every Result

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By Grey Whitebloom Verified, Ewan Ross-Murray Verified, James Cormack, Jamie Spencer, Andrew Headspeath Verified
| Idaho Statesman Verified
"It will depend on small details," Qatar manager Julen Lopetegui fretted when tasked with trying to predict a winner for the 2026 World Cup, "the bounce of the ball." Soccer is unpredictable by its very nature. A sport played with a round ball and the blunt instrument of the human foot is inherently beholden to the fickle fates of fortune. This year's quarterfinals neatly pits four former World Cup winners against a quartet chasing their first global trophy.
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Real Madrid’s Stars Are Shining at the World Cup—What It Means for Next Season Original

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By Andrew Headspeath Verified
| Sports Illustrated Verified
Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and more have taken North America by storm. Kylian Mbappé is having another stellar World Cup. | Jean Catuffe/Getty Images The stars are out at this World Cup, and none are shining any more brightly than those from Real Madrid. Whether that is a surprising, welcome, confusing or frustrating reality depends on your perspective, but what is undeniable is that Los Blancos’s finest are making names for themselves in North America.
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The 11 Most Controversial Refereeing Decisions at the 2026 World Cup—Ranked Original

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By Andrew Headspeath Verified
| Sports Illustrated Verified
VAR and refereeing inconsistency have taken center stage this summer. VAR has played a central role at this summer’s tournament. | Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images The 2026 World Cup has provided plenty of unforgettable moments on the field, but several controversial ones too. If refereeing is said to be at its best when it goes unnoticed, this tournament has been the opposite with big on-field calls and VAR decisions taking center stage.
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