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महान बल्लेबाज सुनील गावस्कर ने सोमवार को माना कि भारत के मजबूत शीर्ष क्रम में वैभव सूर्यवंशी को शामिल करना एक चुनौती होगी, लेकिन उन्होंने इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ़ पहले टी20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मैच में इस युवा खिलाड़ी के पदार्पण का समर्थन किया.

उन्होंने कहा कि सूर्यवंशी के निर्भीक अंदाज से मेजबान टीम हैरान हो सकती है. sweetbonanza-app.com

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15 साल के सूर्यवंशी को आयरलैंड के खिलाफ पदार्पण नहीं कराया गया जिसमें भारत को सीरीज में 0-2 से हार मिली, लेकिन गावस्कर का मानना है कि सीनियर खिलाड़ियों के साथ ड्रेसिंग रूम में बिताया गया उनका समय बहुत फायदेमंद रहा है और वह इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ पांच मैच की टी20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीरीज में एक ‘सरप्राइज पैकेज’ साबित हो सकते हैं.

सोनी स्पोर्ट्स द्वारा आयोजित एक बातचीत में गावस्कर ने पत्रकारों से कहा, ‘‘मुझे उम्मीद है कि वह पहला मैच खेलेगा क्योंकि यह एक नयी सीरीज की शुरुआत होगी और वह टीम को जबरदस्त शुरुआत दिला सकता है. आयरलैंड के खिलाफ सीरीज हार से उबरने का यह सबसे अच्छा तरीका है’’.

उन्होंने कहा, ‘‘उसे टीम में कैसे शामिल किया जाए, यह वाकई एक मुश्किल काम होगा क्योंकि अभिषेक शर्मा और संजू सैमसन दोनों ने ही बहुत अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया है. आप ऐसी जोड़ी को नहीं तोड़ना चाहेंगे जिसने आपको अच्छे नतीजे दिए हों ’’.

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The setting was different, but the memories were impossible to ignore.

Back in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Japan stunned a star-studded Brazil featuring Ronaldo, Bebeto, Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos with a famous 1-0 victory that went down in football folklore as the “Miracle of Miami”. On Sunday in Houston, for a while, it felt as though history was preparing to repeat itself.

Kaishu Sano’s thunderous strike early in the second half flew past Alisson despite the goalkeeper’s full-length dive, sending Brazil behind and reviving memories of that famous upset. Was another Japanese miracle on the cards? Would Brazil’s World Cup journey end despite dominating possession?

This, however, is Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil, a team built more on control than emotion, where the only objective is ending the long wait for a sixth World Cup. It was reflected in Ancelotti’s decisions. Even with Neymar warming up on the touchline, the Italian trusted young Endrick instead of immediately turning to his biggest star.

Brazil and Japan share a relationship that extends well beyond the football pitch. Much of Japan’s football growth was inspired by Brazilian influence. Zico helped lay the foundations of the J.League, while players such as Ruy Ramos, Alessandro Santos and Tulio Tanaka were all Brazilian-born before representing Japan. Despite that connection, Japan have beaten Brazil only once outside the Olympics, in an international friendly.

Japan looked every bit the disciplined Samurai side, especially after taking the lead. In many ways, this was Brazil’s biggest warning sign of the tournament. They found themselves behind in a high-pressure knockout game and, without Neymar on the pitch, still managed to find a way back. If coaching courses ever need an example of tactical game management, this match will surely feature prominently.

Brazil dominated possession from the opening whistle. Ironically, Japan’s breakthrough came immediately after the hydration break, a stoppage that has generated plenty of debate throughout this World Cup. Danilo misplaced a pass in midfield, Sano seized on it, drove forward and drilled a low effort beyond Alisson.

From that moment, Japan retreated deep into their own half.

Coach Hajime Moriyasu, once a midfielder under Brazilian legend Roberto Falcao with Japan, organised his side superbly. But defending relentlessly against Brazil is rarely sustainable. Wave after wave of attacks followed. Some efforts struck the woodwork, while others were brilliantly denied by goalkeeper Zion Suzuki.

Suzuki, born in New Jersey to a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother, produced one outstanding save after another and, for long spells, looked like the heroic Samurai warriors celebrated in Japanese cinema. Vinicius Junior thought he had found the equaliser with a trademark run and finish across goal, only to be denied.

Ancelotti responded by introducing Endrick and later Gabriel Martinelli, while Paqueta was forced off through injury. Japan packed all 11 players around their penalty area, blocking almost everything Brazil threw at them.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 56th minute. Gabriel surged forward from defence and clipped a clever ball into the box, where Casemiro rose highest to head home the equaliser.

The winner came in stoppage time.

Bruno Guimaraes threaded a perfectly weighted pass into the area and Martinelli kept his composure to slot beyond Suzuki, completing a dramatic turnaround and sealing Brazil’s place in the Round of 16.

Houston is known as Space City, but on Sunday it also became the venue where Brazil passed one of their toughest examinations of the tournament. The result sends them into the knockout phase, but Ancelotti will remember this night not simply because his team advanced, but because they discovered they could recover from adversity when it mattered most.

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Germany vs Paraguay FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32: There is a first time for everything and for four-time World Cup winners Germany it couldn’t have come at a worst time. The 2014 champions Germany lost their first-ever knockout match via penalties to crash out from the FIFA World Cup 2026 after a Round of 32 loss to Paraguay at the Gillette Stadium in Boston on Monday.

The Germans had won their four previous World Cup matches via penalties, dating back to 1982 semifinals, then the1986 Quarterfinals, 1990 semifinals and finally 2006 quarterfinals at home. There was 31-place difference in the FIFA World Rankings prior to the tournament between Germany (10th) and Paraguay (41st) – the fourth-largest for a FIFA World Cup knockout elimination (since 1994) after Spain vs Russia in 2018 (60), Italy vs Korea Republic in 2002 (34) and Spain vs Korea Republic in 2002 (32).

Paraguay’s Jose Canale wasn’t even in the starting lineup in either of his last two appearances for his national team in the FIFA World Cup 2026. But he made his first start for Paraguay a day to remember after scoring his first sudden-death penalty after his country’s goalkeeper Orlando Gill came up with two massive saves as the South American nation beat Germany 4-3 on penalties to create the biggest upset of the tournament.

The Round of 32 defeat added to Germany’s woes, who have struggled to qualify for the knockouts since lifting the title in Brazil in 2014.

“I think we deserved one more game and to be honest, considering everything that was said, everything we went through. What I want to highlight from our team is how united we are. … Today was a game we really needed to show our true colors,” Canale was quoted as saying by AP news agency.

Former Germany captain and star player Lothar Matthaus blasted his national side for their poor show in the loss against Paraguay. “I am absolutely furious. This is not the Germany I know, and it’s certainly not the Germany I fought for. To be eliminated from the World Cup like this is unacceptable. Every player, every coach and every person involved with this team has to look in the mirror after tonight because this performance was nowhere near the standards expected of Germany,” Matthaus told Sky News after the Round of 32 loss.

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Paraguay have become the first team to beat Germany in a penalty shootout at the World Cup. The Germans missed three of their six penalty attempts, the last by Jonathan Tah – who slammed his attempt high over the crossbar in the first sudden-death round, setting up Canale for the winner. Tah’s miss followed a save by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer of Fabian Balbuena’s attempt that would have won it for Paraguay.

VAR controversy in Germany’s loss

Jonathan Tah also thought he had the go-ahead goal in extra time for the Germans. He headed in a corner kick by Nathaniel Brown in the 102nd minute, but officials concluded after a VAR review that Waldemar Anton has pushed Gill to the ground before the shot and the goal was disallowed.

The Round of 32 match ended at 1-1 after extra time. Paraguay had taken the lead when Julio Enciso scored with a header late in the first half, but Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for Germany.

The Paraguayans will face the winner of Tuesday’s match between France and Sweden in the Round of 16 on Saturday in Philadelphia. Germany had won six of seven penalty shootouts in major tournaments, including six straight since losing to Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championship final.

In the only previous World Cup match between the teams, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 in the round of 16 at the 2002 tournament.

India’s veteran opener Rohit Sharma, 39, is away on a trip with wife Ritika to both relax and recharge his batteries following the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan and ahead of the ODI with England, beginning on July 14.

He Instagrammed this picture lakeside with some misty mountains in the background. It received 3.8 million ‘likes’.

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FIFA વર્લ્ડ કપ 2026માં અત્યાર સુધીનો સૌથી મોટો અપસેટ જોવા મળ્યો.FIFA રેન્કિંગમાં 34મા ક્રમે રહેલા પેરાગ્વેએ ચાર વખતના વિશ્વ ચેમ્પિયન જર્મનીને રોમાંચક પેનલ્ટી શૂટઆઉટમાં 4-3 થી હરાવ્યું. 90 મિનિટ અને વધારાના સમય દરમિયાન મેચ 1-1 થી બરાબર રહી, જેના કારણે પેનલ્ટી શૂટઆઉટ થયો.

90 મિનિટ સુધી સ્કોર 1-1 થી બરાબર રહ્યો.

પેરાગ્વેએ પહેલા હાફની 42મી મિનિટે લીડ મેળવી. મિગુએલ અલ્મિરોને બોલ માટિયાસ ગાલાર્ઝાને પાસ કર્યો, જેણે શાનદાર ક્રોસ પહોંચાડ્યો. જર્મન ડિફેન્ડરોથી સંપૂર્ણપણે દૂર રહેલા જુલિયો એન્સિસોએ હેડર વડે ગોલ કરીને ટીમને 1-0 ની લીડ અપાવી. જોકે, બીજા હાફની શરૂઆતમાં જર્મનીએ વાપસી કરી. કાઈ હાવર્ટ્ઝે ફ્લોરિયન વિર્ટ્ઝના ક્રોસથી શાનદાર હેડરથી 52મી મિનિટે સ્કોર 1-1 થી બરાબર કર્યો. ત્યારબાદ બંને ટીમો પાસે ઘણી તકો હતી, પરંતુ કોઈ પણ નિર્ણાયક ગોલ કરી શક્યું નહીં.વધારાના સમયની 102મી મિનિટમાં, એવું લાગતું હતું કે જર્મનીએ લીડ મેળવી લીધી છે. જોનાથન તાહે કોર્નરમાંથી બોલને હેડ કરીને નેટમાં પહોંચાડ્યો, પરંતુ વિડીયો આસિસ્ટન્ટ રેફરી (VAR) સમીક્ષામાં જાણવા મળ્યું કે વાલ્ડેમાર એન્ટોન ગોલકીપર ઓર્લાન્ડો ગિલને ધક્કો મારી દીધો હતો. આના પરિણામે ગોલ નામંજૂર કરવામાં આવ્યો, જેના કારણે પેરાગ્વેને મોટી રાહત મળી.

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24 વર્ષ જૂની હારનો બદલો લીધો

પછી મેચનો નિર્ણય પેનલ્ટી શૂટઆઉટમાં લેવામાં આવ્યો. બંને ટીમો અંત સુધી બરાબર રહી, પરંતુ જોસ કેનાલે સડન ડેથમાં ગોલ કરીને પેરાગ્વેને લીડ અપાવી. ગોલકીપર ઓર્લાન્ડો ગિલે બે મહત્વપૂર્ણ બચાવ કર્યા, જેનાથી જર્મનીની આશાઓ પર પાણી ફરી ગયું અને પેરાગ્વેએ ઐતિહાસિક 4-3થી વિજય મેળવ્યો. લગભગ24 વર્ષ પહેલાં, 2002ના વર્લ્ડ કપના પ્રી-ક્વાર્ટર ફાઇનલમાં જર્મનીએ પેરાગ્વેને 1-0થી હરાવ્યું હતું. આ વખતે, પેરાગ્વેએ તે હારનો બદલો લીધો. પેરાગ્વે હવે રાઉન્ડ ઓફ 16માં ફ્રાન્સ અને સ્વીડન વચ્ચેની મેચના વિજેતા સામે ટકરાશે. જો તેઓ તેમની આગામી મેચ પણ જીતશે, તો તેઓ ક્વાર્ટર ફાઇનલમાં પહોંચશે.

સતત ત્રીજા વર્લ્ડ કપમાં નિરાશાજનક પ્રદર્શન

આ હાર જર્મની માટે વધુ નિરાશાજનક હતી, કારણ કે તેઓ ગ્રુપ સ્ટેજમાં સૌથી વધુ સ્કોર કરનારી ટીમોમાં સ્થાન મેળવ્યું હતું, જેમાં તેમણે 10 ગોલ કર્યા હતા. પહેલા હાફમાં તેમનો 78 ટકા કબજો હતો, પરંતુ તેઓ પેરાગ્વેના મજબૂત ડિફેન્સને ભેદવામાં અસમર્થ હતા. 2014 વર્લ્ડ કપ જીત્યા પછી આ જર્મનીનો પહેલો નોકઆઉટ મેચ હતો. પાછલા બે વર્લ્ડ કપમાં, જર્મન ટીમ ગ્રુપ સ્ટેજમાં બહાર થઈ ગઈ હતી, જ્યારે આ વખતે, નોકઆઉટ સ્ટેજમાં પહોંચવા છતાં, તેમની સફર રાઉન્ડ ઓફ 32 માં સમાપ્ત થઈ હતી.

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