If you parked an outright ticket before the tournament and haven’t looked since, here’s your nudge: the title market has…
Eight teams left, one trophy, and the outright market has firmed into a clear shape. France are the standout favourites,…
Four teams left, one trophy, and for the first time since FIFA rankings began the world’s top four sides —…
Right, the pointy end. Four teams, two 5am alarms, and a betslip that needs a bit more thought than the…
Here’s the thing about Monday’s slate from an Aussie chair: the headline act, Argentina v Austria, kicks off at 3:00am…
Friday’s card lands as a triple-header that finishes on your Saturday morning. From a Sydney chair that’s a strange little…
Set two alarms this week, mate, because the last four is as good as this tournament was ever going to…
The bracket’s locked. After today’s (3 Jul) three R32 results, all eight R16 pairings are confirmed for the 4–7 July…
The Socceroos are home, the doona’s back on the bed, and the alarm can finally sleep past 4am — but…
You went to bed Sunday night with the group stage finely poised, and while Australia slept the World Cup did…
In the space of two goals in a third-place match, the whole story flipped. Kylian Mbappé is now the all-time…
Set the alarm one more time. After a month of tournament football, the World Cup comes down to one game…
Let’s cut through it, because this is the only group-stage maths most of us actually care about right now: the…
This is the night the country has been waiting for. Australia v Egypt, Round of 32, 4:00am AEST Saturday 4…
Three overnight results, three clean winners, no shootouts — that’s how the Round of 32 wrapped its second of three…
Some sporting moments you know you’ll remember while they’re happening. Monday’s dawn kickoff is one of them. Lionel Messi plays,…
The Golden Boot race has a new leader, and the bookies have blinked. Lionel Messi’s goal against Egypt in the…
There’s a head-to-head running through this tournament that’s bigger than any single match. Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi are both…
The "final before the final" — both coaches have called it exactly that — kicks off 5:00am AEST Wednesday 16…
First one out of the blocks in the last eight, and it’s a beauty. France v Morocco, quarter-final, 6:00am AEST…
Some fixtures don’t need selling, and this is one of them. England v Argentina, the second semi-final, kicks off 5:00am…
If you slept through the 7am AEST kickoff on Sunday, you missed a cracker. The third-place play-off was billed as…
Finally, a kick-off you don’t need to set an alarm for. Argentina v Switzerland, quarter-final, 11:00am AEST Sunday 12 July…
There’s no way around the headline: Lionel Messi and Argentina face Cape Verde, the smallest nation by population ever to…
Set the alarm or don’t — that’s the first decision, because this one kicks off at 3:00am AEST on Tuesday…
