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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal thrashed Uzbekistan 5-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2026, responding to criticism with a record-breaking display. The 41-year-old became the first player to score in six World Cups and Portugals all-time leading World Cup scorer. Declaring Im back after the match, Ronaldo helped revive Portugals campaign and dismissed talk about retirement and declining form.

Ghana has positioned itself to become one of the most surprising teams in the group stage at the 2026 FIFA Mens World Cup following a 0-0 draw with England on Tuesday night at Boston Stadium. Two months ago, Ghanas team was in chaos as the team was extremely poor in the March international window. The federation felt compelled to make a coaching change and went with the highly respected Carlos Queiroz. The Portugal native has now guided Ghana to a win over Panama and a draw with England to be on the verge of advancing to the knockouts. Here are my takeaways: 1. Give Credit To Queiroz For Reshaping Ghana Queiroz has coached nine national teams and this is his fifth time coaching in a World Cup. He has also managed top clubs, including Real Madrid and Sporting CP. Now 73, Queiroz is well experienced and knows the international side of the game well. When he was hired by Ghana in April, he inherited a team that kept allowing goals in the March international window (including a 5-1 loss to Austria). His priority was to improve the teams defense extremely quickly. In the win over Panama in the opener, Ghana grew into the game and by the end, all the dangerous chances were from the Black Stars. Most importantly, the team kept a clean sheet. Against England, Ghana came into the game as the heavy underdog. Queirozs game plan involved having his team slow the game down and focus on closing down on the ball when England moved into the final third. That is not easy to pull off effectively, but Ghana found success early with how well its players rotated and covered for each other. It clearly frustrated the English players who struggled in the first half to pick up the pace and find space to operate in the attack. England had 78% possession in the first half, but Ghana gave the Lions nothing to show for it. The first half ended without a shot on goal for either team, which was a success for Ghana. In the second half, it was a test of defensive discipline but combined more with the determination to block shots, make tired runs, win aerials, and engage in emergency defending. Late in the half, Ghana came close to finding a winner on a counterattack. At the start of the World Cup, Ghana was ranked 73rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings, which was one of the lowest in the tournament. Queiroz was given a near impossible task with Ghana, but he has helped to improve Ghanas defense immensely in very little time. It is one of the most impressive coaching displays at this tournament. 2. Tuchel's Tactics Felt Too Little, Too Late This was a very different test for England when compared with Croatia in the first game. Croatia came into that game looking to go directly at England and play them as equals. Ghana had no interest in attempting to impose itself on England. Rather, Ghana was content with sitting deep while looking to generate occasional chances on the counterattack or on set pieces. Englands head coach Thomas Tuchel had his team looking to play up the middle and find combination to open opportunities for Harry Kane or others in the box. It was somewhat surprising that he did not start wingers Marcus Rashford or Bukayo Saka after both performed well against Croatia. He also elected to start with two holding midfielders in a game where England was going to have plenty of possession deep in the attacking half. Throughout the first half, England was slow to adjust despite the opportunities not coming. Specifically, Englands first half struggles centered on the team not utilizing its wingers or fullbacks to unlock Ghanas defense from wide areas where it could attack more in one-on-one situations. In the second half, England did not make any initial substitutions but began to attack more from out wide. In the 66th minute, Tuchel made significant adjustments when he replaced the team's left side of the field when he took out winger Anthony Gordon and fullback Djed Spence and replaced them with Nico O'Reilly and Bukayo Saka. From there, England started to push forward more effectively. Ghanian goalkeeper Benjamin Asare had to make more saves as the half moved on. In one dramatic moment, the two subs of O'Reilly and Saka combined as OReilly sent a shot off the crossbar and it was then followed by a shocking close-range miss from Kane. But the winner never came for England. Tuchels responses helped to generate chances, but the questions now arise as to whether he waited too late and whether he got his initial gameplan correct? 3. Ghana Buckled Down And Prevailed While Queiroz deserves a lot of credit, the Ghanian players executed the gameplan brilliantly and with determination. Some of the areas where it achieved this result show up in the stats. Ghana finished the game making 22 tackles, blocking six shots, and making 39 clearances. Teams who get a result in a game with only 22% possession tend to impress in these areas, but these numbers are very high. Even more impressive is that Ghana keeper Benjamin Asare only needed to make three saves. Ghana put forth a total team defensive effort. Any English player with the ball close to the box was swarmed, and the passing lanes were cut off. When England managed to have a good opportunity, Ghana players would dive to block shots. 4. Plenty At Stake In Group Stage Finales The teams next return to action on Saturday to complete group play. England remains in great shape as the Lions will once again be heavily favored in its Group L finale against Panama. A very pro-English crowd awaits the team at New York New Jersey Stadium, but the team clearly needs to play better than it did today because Panama is very likely to attempt to play in the same way. Tuchel will need to adjust and find ways to prevent Kane from being inactive for so long. As for Ghana, it now sits in great position with four points and a positive goal differential. Even a narrow loss to Croatia should be enough to send the Black Stars through to the knockouts. But a result against Croatia is not out of the question. Like against England, Ghana will be forced to defend for long stretches, but that does not seem to be a problem for Ghana either. Croatia should be the team more concerned.

'I'm never gonna apologize for having an opinion'

Josh Hokit was already unimpressed by Alex Pereira before the former two-division champion's latest loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250. That hasn't changed after.Hokit and Pereira infamously got into a heated back-and-forth at the events pre-fight press conference in May. The rising heavyweight contender was fully entrenched in one of his brash, trash-talking characters, berating Pereira, before now-former lightweight champion Ilia Topuria stepped in. The exchange led to Hokit's removal from the stage.Speaking on Tuesday's edition of "The Ariel Helwani Show" in a rare out-of-character appearance, Hokit explained why he targeted Pereira in the first place."I don't think Pereira's career is what everyone says it," Hokit told Uncrowned. "He was fighting for his third title, and they said he was going to go down as the greatest of all time. I mean, the accolades, if we're talking about the belts, yeah, no one's done that. But I feel like all his matchups have been favorable matchups. He hasn't faced anybody with my skill set, or even like a wrestling pedigree. People want to talk about, Oh, [Magomed] Ankalaev is a wrestler as well. I don't even know if he's even put on a singlet and had a wrestling match. All of his matchups have been kickboxing matchups. "I want to prove that it's not real. I feel like I have the skill set to prove that."Hokit, 28, went on to face Derrick Lewis at UFC Freedom 250, winning via a second-round stoppage. It was Hokit's fourth straight win in the promotion since his debut in November of last year. Pereira, on the other hand, has been forced to go back to the drawing board after a second-round loss of his own in what was his heavyweight debut.Ultimately, Pereira's quick rise to legend status is earned, believes Hokit. But at the same time, he says it's still a bit overrated."He is good. And when you become a legend, it has a lot to do with timing," Hokit said. "He did come into the sport at a real good time, where the middleweights, they don't have that many wrestlers, that many grapplers, and the division's not that deep. Then 205 [pounds] is, it's all the same. Even heavyweight. So he was able to go through all those fairly easy, or, I should say, quickly. "I don't think he's faced a person of my caliber."A big Fight of the Year caliber win over Curtis Blaydes prior to the Lewis fight put Hokit in a prime position as one of heavyweight's next potential title threats. "The Incredible Hok" sees himself heading in the right direction, with only one more fight left at most before he has gold directly in his sights.Ideally, that would mean a matchup with Pereira next, said Hokit. That's unless reigning champion Tom Aspinall isn't able to return for a rematch against the new interim champion Ciryl Gane."Whatever they want to do," Hokit said. "If Aspinall is not ready to come back, then I'm ready to fight Ciryl Gane. I like that matchup as well. It'll be a fight of the best athletes heavyweight has ever seen. And I think I'm more athletic than him. I saw him play basketball, I see how the way he moves, I see even his golf swing. It's just like he's a master of movement. But I still believe I'll go down as the greatest athlete to ever step into the Octagon. I'm talking about all-around athlete as well. If you had a variety of sports, I would beat him at mostly all of them."Everybody wants to fight me. I have the most buzz around my name. Rightfully so. ... I want to get to the belt, and I'm really close. If I don't fight for the belt next, then I'm open to fight Pereira. That's kind of where my mind's at."Josh Hokit defeated Derrick Lewis to move to 4-0 in the UFC.Jeff Bottari via Getty ImagesHis rise over the past year has come at a rapid pace for Hokit. The former San Francisco 49ers practice squad member didn't even make his MMA debut until 2023.There's no slowing down for Hokit at this point. Fresh on the heels of the big stage that was UFC Freedom 250, Hokit expects to fight again in 2026 potentially even twice, with the next fight teased to come quicker than expected."I think there's news on the horizon. Possibly," Hokit said. "I don't want to pigeonhole myself and mess up some money. There's money on the line on this one."For example, if I don't fight for the title, then that's a certain pay. If I do fight for the title, it's a different pay. There's a great chance [I fight for the belt this year]."While Hokit's infamous character work has become more and more controversial with each new comment, he has no regrets. And with the financial benefits he claims it's brought him, don't expect "the real Hokit" to become the norm."If anything, I've gained more money [from the antics]," Hokit said. "I got seven figures in seven months. By the end of the year, this may be a three-to-four million dollar year."

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England suffered a World Cup setback on Tuesday as Thomas Tuchels side were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Ghana, leaving them with work still do as they bid to progress to the knockout stage as Group L winners.

The Three Lions endured a frustrating first period against the African side, as they failed to break down a resolute defence on the back of an impressive win over Croatia in game one last week.

Declan Rice has urged England supporters to remain upbeat despite their frustrating stalemate with Ghana, insisting there is no reason for panic as Thomas Tuchel's side continue to control their own World Cup destiny.England missed the opportunity to secure a place in the knockout stages after being held to a goalless draw in Boston, producing a far less convincing display than the one that dismantled Croatia in their opening Group L encounter.Tuchel's men dominated possession for long periods but struggled to break down a disciplined Ghana side that defended deep and restricted England to very few clear-cut opportunities.Bukayo Saka came closest to breaking the deadlock after coming off the bench, forcing Benjamin Asare into a smart save, while substitute Nico O'Reilly rattled the crossbar and Marc Guehi saw a header hacked off the line.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayHarry Kane also squandered a late opportunity that would usually have been converted by the England captain.Yet Rice was keen to focus on the positives after the final whistle, reminding fans that England still have an excellent chance of topping the group when they face Panama in their final fixture."It is always difficult when you play against 11 behind the ball as deep as they were, but you have to find solutions," Rice told the BBC."In the last 10 minutes we were unlucky not to score."We still have a great chance to top the group against Panama so positivity all round."Rice admitted England could have been more inventive in possession but praised Ghana for their organisation and determination."They were very compact, 5-4-1 off the ball and tight spaces to play through, but on the other hand we can do more with the ball," he said."You have to give credit to Ghana. It's tough and they are good players so it was never going to be an easy game.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Fifa ban commentator from World Cup after furious meltdownCristiano Ronaldo screams two-word message down camera after firing Portugal to Uzbekistan World Cup winEngland star appears to snub Thomas Partey handshake before Ghana World Cup clash"We have one more group game to top the group so we have to be positive."The Arsenal midfielder also pointed out that many of football's leading nations have stumbled during the early stages of major tournaments, insisting England's players would not allow one disappointing result to affect their confidence."Loads of top nations draw the first game so there is no need to be negative or downbeat," Rice added."We will stay positive."Tuchel shared a similar outlook, believing England deserved to emerge victorious despite being unable to find a breakthrough."Normally, a clear goal for us," the England boss said when discussing Kane's missed chance."It's a big chance and then another chance. It would've been deserved."We knew it would be difficult. They went even more defensive than in the first match; they defended in a 4-5-1."We found our intensity the longer the half went but we couldn't get the reward."The German was encouraged by his side's defensive display, however, particularly their ability to nullify Ghana's counter-attacking threat."We were very good at defending the counter-attacks for most of the match," Tuchel said. "We have to pay a huge amount of attention to that. Subs were very good."England remain top of Group L and know victory over Panama in four days' time would guarantee first place and maintain the momentum built during Tuchel's promising start in charge.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter