Key events32m agoPreambleLuka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the very few players who are older than me at this World Cup. They do not make me feel young.They meet later in the round of 32.Philipp LahmOur columnist Philipp Lahm reviews the mediocrity of the German national team.
double quotation markI am stunned. Germany have been eliminated early from a World Cup for the third time in a row. I need time to recover from this. The key word that needs to be discussed is continuity – something the national team have lacked for a decade. German football hasn’t decided how it wants to play. There are constantly new ideas, and time and again new players in new positions. Julian Nagelsmann has experimented too much, and not just during this tournament. Yet developing a team takes years.
Where would England be without Harry Kane? Out of the tournament is the simple answer. He will be getting into his teammates, demanding an improvement, otherwise the round of 16 could be this side’s last hoorah.Harry KaneEngland will face Mexico at 1am BST on Monday morning. Thomas Tuchel is more of a fun uncle than responsible parent it would seem. I am not 100% sure how adults would function on little sleep, let alone the kids.Ben FisherBen Fisher had a quiet night in Seattle … not!
