With the FIFA World Cup one year away, USMNT’s struggles continue in blowout loss against Switzerland

Hello there! The football calendar may take a beat for the Club World Cup and Gold Cup are central, but teams remain busy for those competitions and for the big ones – the World Cup 2026, which officially starts today. I am Pardeep Cattry with the newest.

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🏆 A year to go to the World Cup

Today officially marks the countdown of one year to the World Cup 2026, which is just like most national teams in the world complete the international break. Next year’s World Cup was the top of the head for most of them, whether they played in qualifications or friendly matches, and the matches of the past week served as a check-in for many when their plans begin to take shape. The hosting the US, Mexico and Canada-Zullen continue their preparations with the Gold Cup but are in very different stages of their travels to the world kings. While each of Mexico and Canada won at least one victory in their pre-Gold Cup matches, the American national team of the American gentlemen will take the competition on the back of four consecutive losses, the most recent loss of 4-0 for Switzerland. It is a remarkable losing series as Chuck Booth remarks, but not of the good kind.

• Booth: “This is the first time that the USMNT has lost four consecutive matches since 2007, and they are now profitless in seven straight matches against European teams. Although formerers such as Christian Pulisic are not with the team because of peace and some have the club world cup obligations, there are still unexpected for the team.

Elsewhere a new series of favorites is created slowly. Spain and France are currently the favorites of the Oddmakers to win the whole thing next year, with each team a combination of excellent artists at club level who have successfully translated that game into the international stage. Spain, the ruling European champions, will probably be led by teenage Lamine Yamal, because they have been focusing on their first world cup since 2010, while France can count on Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, two members of the team who won the title in 2018.

Until now, 13 teams, including the three hosting management, have made the cuts, the most of which rule with stars -littered champion Argentina. The side of Lionel Scaloni has hardly put a foot wrong since lifting their third world cup in 2022, even if the frequent absences of Lionel Messi have succeeded in recent years. Two teams have also booked their world cup debut – Uzbekistan and Jordan of Asia.

With another year to go, there are still numerous exciting questions, including the head of them how different controversial managers will settle in the cadence of life responsible for national teams. Although the German Julian Nagelsmann already got a taste of it last year’s euros, the Pochettino of the USMNT will be accompanied by people like Brazilian Carlo Ancelotti and the Thomas Tuchel of England as respected club managers who will be assigned to a statement that will be shown next year. The results are mixed for that group – Brazil finally has their first victory under Ancelotti and are in the World Cup after an underwhelming debut, while England is an impressive victory over Andorra and a loss for Senegal.

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⌛ Mini -transfer window is coming to an end

While counting down for the World Cup 2026, the final preparations are underway for the first edition of the extensive Club World Cup, which starts on Saturday. For some participants of the Club World Cup, comprises that making a few last-minute signing sessions in the Mini Transfer window made FIFA to accommodate them before the competition.

Manchester City was particularly busy in the last days of the truncated transfer window and signed Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rayan Cherki from Lyon. City spent almost $ 50 million in transfer costs to each player and marked a second consecutive transfer window in which the English side has demonstrated their financial power. Both players offer manager Pep Guardiola new options, but if there is one that feels like a perfect fit, it is Cherki. Here James Benge is about the move from the French international to the city:

• Curvature: “It is impossible to replace the creative power of Kevin De Bruyne, but in pure outputtermen, Cherki gets as close as almost everyone. His average of 0.48 assists per 90 minutes placed him fourth in Europe’s top five competitions last season, his 0.52 expected assists has a fair way of having to improve so much.

In the meantime, this summer, not one, but two Bellinghams will be at the World Cup club after Jewe had completed a move to the former club of his brother Jude, Borussia Dortmund. Sunderland could collect transfer costs up to $ 43.4 million for the services of the younger Bellingham, making it Dortmund’s record signature. How quickly he will become a presence in the Dortmund team is a fair question, but the Bellingham brothers may look forward to a potential quarter -final matchup at the club World Cup between the German side and Jude’s Real Madrid.

Saudi Pro League side Al-Hial also made a dent in the transfer window after a lot of chatter and N’Golo Kante landed on a short-term loan from Al-Sittihad. Outside Landing manager Simone Inzaghi Last week it is the only controversial move for the club World Cup despite their efforts, including a small transfersaga with Cristiano Ronaldo.

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  💰 The Pick: Spain to win the World Cup (+550) -They are perhaps deficient in the UEFA Nations League final of Sunday, but Spain is perhaps still the best-equipped team that the World Cup wins in one year and are currently the joint favorites next to France. Spain again appeared as a competition on the worldwide stage with last year’s triumph at the euros, with a new generation of elitentalent that makes them one of the teams to watch during next year’s World Cup. The headliner act at this point is Lamine Yamal, who is already the best in the world at the age of 17, while Pedri and New Real Madrid Dean Huijsen recruit, add to the youthful but experienced atmosphere of the team. Mix in some veterans such as the new UEFA Champions League winner Fabian Ruiz and the Arsenal-bound Martín Zubimendi and it is difficult not To call Spain a competition -and that is simply out of the final on the Nations League -Line -Up.

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