Dec. 10, 2022, 12:40 p.m. ET Dec. 10, 2022, 12:40 p.m. ET Kyle Walker has defended against Kylian Mbappe before in their respective club roles for Manchester City and Paris St. Germain.Credit…Carl Recine/Action Images, via Reuters England vs. France How to watch: 2 p.m. Eastern. Fox, Telemundo. For a rivalry that dates to the Norman…
Dec. 10, 2022, 8:52 a.m. ET Dec. 10, 2022, 8:52 a.m. ET Credit…Suhaib Salem/Reuters Rationally, Fernando Santos has no choice at all to make. In the group phase of the World Cup, his Portugal team looked hesitant, cumbersome, ever so slightly disjointed. In the round of 16, everything came together. Against Switzerland, Portugal was fluent,…
Dec. 9, 2022, 1:12 p.m. ET Dec. 9, 2022, 1:12 p.m. ET Louis van Gaal has looked to be in an unusually good mood during the World Cup.Credit…Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Louis van Gaal, the veteran coach of the Netherlands, has long been regarded as one of soccer’s most fearsome straight shooters: unapologetically blunt, consistently withering,…