Player in focus: Patrick Beach made 8 saves against Türkiye, the most ever by a #Socceroos goalkeeper at the #FIFAWorldCup. 🔎🏖️🧤 It is also the most by a goalkeeper on their World Cup debut since Rustu Recber (9) vs Brazil in 2002.

Zion Suzuki came through Urawa Red Diamonds young, with big expectations on his shoulders. He made mistakes early in his Japan career, was unstable at times, and drew criticism for his performances. That is what the scrutiny was about. He could not hold down the starting spot ahead of Nishikawa, so he made the decision to move on and find game time elsewhere. Sint-Truiden gave him that. Faster, more physical football with nobody handing him anything. Some matches were rough, the criticism followed him, but he stayed in it. From there he moved to Parma and forced his way into the Japan national team picture. He is now starting for his country not because of anything other than the fact that he kept improving when it would have been easier to fade. It is also worth noting that as a half-Ghanaian goalkeeper in Japan, he was always going to be watched more closely than most. Whether that played a part in how his early mistakes were received is something people disagree on. But nobody can disagree on what he did next. The pressure did not break him. It built him. Now he’s at the World Cup 👏

🚨🇯🇵 Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu has introduced a bizarre and innovative way of delivering instructions to his players. 🤔📋 The unusual method has left fans intrigued and sparked plenty of discussion ahead of Japan’s next World Cup match. 🔥🏆

🇪🇸🚨𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡: League seasons from the goalkeepers in contention for the starting spot for the Spanish national team. Unai Simón: • 6 clean sheets from 37 matches • 64.9% save percentage • 54 goals conceded • -3.04 goals prevented • 58% passing accuracy Joan García: • 15 clean sheets from 30 matches • 77.9% save percentage • 21 goals conceded • 10.2 goals prevented - 89.7% passing accuracy David Raya: • 19 clean sheets from 37 matches • 69.8% save percentage • 26 goals conceded • -1.13 xG saved • 64.8% passing accuracy

Favourite winning coach? 🤔 #UCLfinal

Joe Hart on Pep's comment about regretting not giving him a chance at City: “I don't hold grudges. I gave my reasons, he gave his and he's the one with power. I liked him before, I like him now.” Love Joe, man. Brilliant human being. Proper blue. 🩵

The end of an era for Man City and Pep Guardiola 👏

Louis van Gaal, Ronald Koeman, Frans Hoek and Jose Mourinho at Barcelona.

The first time in Pep Guardiola's career that he has gone back-to-back seasons without winning a league title 🤯❌