ترامب يحضر النهائي ويسلم الكأس

أعلن البيت الأبيض، أن الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب سيحضر المباراة النهائية. وقالت المتحدثة باسم البيت الأبيض، كارولين ليفيت، في مؤتمر صحفي: «ان حضور ترامب للمباراة النهائية «سيكون تتويجا لما أصبح أكثر بطولات كأس العالم مشاهدة، وأكثرها أمنا، وأنجحها في تاريخ الولايات المتحدة. إنها خاتمة تليق ببطولة أظهرت قدرة أمريكا على استضافة العالم على أكبر مسرح ممكن».
كما سيحضر رئيس الوزراء الإسباني بيدرو سانشيز المباراة النهائية. وأكد مكتب رئيس الوزراء الإسباني أن سانشيز سيحضر المباراة قبل أن يتوجه مباشرة إلى الجزائر في زيارة رسمية كانت مقررة سلفًا.
من جهتها قالت الرئيسة المكسيكية كلوديا شينباوم إنها ستحضر المباراة النهائية، وذلك بعد تلقيها دعوة من الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب. mchezo.life

حقق منتخبنا الوطني للكرة الطائرة للرجال فوزه الثاني في بطولة غرب آسيا الثانية، بعدما تغلب على نظيره الكويتي بنتيجة (3-0)، ضمن منافسات المجموعة الأولى للبطولة المقامة حاليًا في العاصمة العُمانية مسقط.

ويأتي هذا الانتصار ليواصل به منتخبنا مشواره القوي في البطولة، ضمن منافسات المجموعة الأولى التي تضم أيضًا منتخبي سوريا والكويت، حيث يُطبَّق نظام الدوري من دور واحد في كل مجموعة، على أن يتأهل صاحبا المركزين الأول والثاني إلى الدور نصف النهائي.

وتشهد النسخة الثانية من البطولة مشاركة سبعة منتخبات هي قطر والكويت وسوريا والعراق والسعودية ولبنان وسلطنة عُمان المستضيفة، فيما تتواصل المنافسات على صالة مجمع السلطان قابوس بن سعيد بمسقط.

ويترقب الجمهور القطري استكمال منتخبنا مشواره في الأدوار المقبلة من البطولة، سعيًا لمواصلة النتائج الإيجابية والتأهل إلى الدور نصف النهائي.

Los Angeles, United States: England face Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday [Monday, July 6, 3am, Qatar Time], while Erling Haaland and Norway bid to ambush Brazil as the battle for quarter-final places heats up.

A day after France and Morocco sealed their places in the last eight of the tournament, two more spots are up for grabs in round-of-16 duels in Mexico City and New Jersey.

England's encounter with Mexico has been one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament, with the Three Lions returning to the Azteca 40 years after their iconic 'Hand of God' game against Argentina at the 1986 World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel's side have stumbled into the last 16, needing a late double from captain Harry Kane to secure a 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance to Sunday's game.

England entered the World Cup with dreams of ending the country's 60-year wait for a major title.

But the English have failed to live up to their billing so far, struggling through the group phase before squeezing past DR Congo.

England will also need to overcome the challenge of altitude, with the Azteca sitting some 2,240 metres (7,350 feet) above sea level.

"The altitude will be, of course, a big disadvantage because we cannot physically adapt to it in four days. It's just impossible," England boss Tuchel said before the team's departure for Mexico City.

After visiting the Azteca on Saturday, Tuchel said at his pre-match press conference: "It just catches you straight away once you get in here and see the excitement and see the emotions.

"I felt straight away that this will be a proper World Cup match for tomorrow.

"We knew it before. We are in an iconic place, an iconic stadium," Tuchel added.

Tuchel is also grappling with the issue of how to shore up England's porous defence, which has looked vulnerable to pace, especially down the problematic right flank.

Mexico, by contrast, are flying. El Tri have won all four games on home soil, without conceding a goal.

A 2-0 victory over Ecuador secured their first knockout win at the World Cup for 40 years and more history beckons if England can be eliminated in front of an expectant home crowd.

'11 vs 11'

Mexico coach Javier Aguirre on Saturday questioned whether the altitude would be a factor, insisting the game would come down to a contest of "11 v 11".

The 67-year-old told reporters his team would have to play a "near-perfect match" to beat England, who are fourth in the FIFA rankings to Mexico's tenth place.

"They have major players who play both inside and outside the country," he said. "They're pretty powerful, physically speaking, and they're great players."

Sunday's game is due to kick off at 6:00pm local time (0000 GMT) [Monday, July 6, 3am, Qatar Time].

FIFA on Friday reportedly considered bringing the start time forward to avoid thunderstorms due at kick-off before confirming the game would stay at the scheduled time.

Sunday's forecasts still predicted thunderstorms in Mexico City around the time of the game, although with highs of 21 Celsius, far below the near-record World Cup temperature of 38 degrees when France beat Paraguay in Philadelphia on Saturday.

The winner on Sunday will face a quarter-final in Miami against Norway or Brazil, who meet at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where severe storms were also forecast and the U.S. National weather service had issued a regional flood warning.

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti cut a relaxed figure on Saturday as he discussed how his team planned to tackle Norway's in-form striker Manchester City forward Haaland, who has scored five goals in three appearances at the tournament so far.

Haaland will line-up against a familiar opponent, Gabriel Magalhaes, who plays for City's Premier League rivals Arsenal.

Brazil's other central defender, Marquinhos, has also faced Haaland while on duty for Paris Saint-Germain.

"Everyone knows how he works," Ancelotti said of Haaland. "I have nothing to explain to my defenders how to play against him. They've obviously played against him several times."

Norway coach Stale Solbakken meanwhile has urged his team to focus on their opponents rather than the size of the occasion as they take on the five-time world champions.

"We need to make sure that we don't play according to the occasion, but that we simply play the match," Solbakken said Saturday.

"Obviously, Brazil is the favourite, but I also said that I don't think they are big favourites, which they maybe had been some years ago, or two, three, four years ago."

Madrid: Deportivo A Coruna confirmed the signing of veteran forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shortly before midnight on Friday, continuing to strengthen its squad after assuring promotion to La Liga.

Aubameyang, who turned 37 in June, joins Deportivo after a long list of clubs, which includes Lille, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Chelsea, FC Barcelona and Marseilles.

His previous spell in La Liga saw him net 13 times for Barcelona in 24 appearances in all competitions after joining from Arsenal in 2022.

Aubameyang is Deportivo's sixth signing of the summer after the arrivals of Jonathan Asp Jensen, Teun Gijselhart, Leo Roman, Bright Ede and Lorenzo Amatucci.