tournament
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Ghana had a troubled build-up to the World Cup after coach Otto Addo was dismissed following a string of poor results just 72 days before the start of the tournament.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Haiti’s tournament is over no matter what it does in this game but a point would be its first in a World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
It was the first time that a match at the tournament has had to be paused due to the weather.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
And all of them will have their sights set on France's Just Fontaine's 1958 record of 13 goals scored in one tournament.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Bobby knew of him, of course, having played over his games from the Amsterdam tournament of 1956 and also from seeing him from afar at the USA–USSR match in New York four years earlier.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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