World Cup 2026: Scotland gear up for Haiti; Ghana hit out at ‘unfair’ Partey visa denial, and more – live | World Cup 2026
By: Rob Smyth (now), Will Magee and Will Unwin (earlier) | Published: 2026-06-13 12:26:17 | Source: www.theguardian.com
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“As I see it, this World Cup format is great,” says Roger Kirkby. “The group stage being a warmup, allowing the players/manager to get to know each other, adjust to conditions and with some jeopardy involved. Then an actual cup competition can start, straight knockout. Does nobody remember the days of two group stages with the top four going to the semi-finals?”
Yeah, and…

