Au Brésil, les stigmates du Mondial 2014 : quand le football devient …

Le Brésil sera bien en huitièmes de finale du Mondial de football 2026. Pourtant, de nombreux spécialistes avaient prédit que le Japon allait avoir raison de la Seleção en 16es de finale. Le Brésil – pays du foot qui a toujours fait rêver – perdait un peu de sa superbe au fil des Coupes du monde depuis la débâcle contre l'Allemagne (7-1) en 2014 à domicile, un Mondial qui a traumatisé le pays et pas seulement à cause de la défaite.

Kylian Mbappé continue d’écrire sa légende. Auteur d’un doublé ce mardi face à la Suède en seizièmes de finale de la Coupe du Monde 2026, l’attaquant français a franchi une nouvelle étape historique en devenant le meilleur buteur européen de l’histoire du Mondial.

Avec désormais 18 réalisations en Coupe du Monde, le capitaine des Bleus dépasse l’ancienne référence allemande Miroslav Klose, qui comptait 16 buts. Une performance exceptionnelle pour Mbappé, qui n’a que 27 ans et continue d’empiler les records à une vitesse impressionnante. Le podium de ce classement historique est complété par une autre légende allemande, Gerd Müller, auteur de 14 buts. Derrière lui figure l’icône française Just Fontaine avec 13 réalisations, un record qui avait longtemps semblé intouchable. À la cinquième place, on retrouve un autre Allemand, Jürgen Klinsmann, avec 11 buts inscrits sur la scène mondiale. solvita.blog

Déjà co-meilleur buteur de cette édition 2026 avec six réalisations, Mbappé confirme plus que jamais son statut de phénomène. Et alors que la France poursuit son parcours dans ce Mondial, le Bondynois pourrait encore repousser ses limites et marquer davantage l’histoire.

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Bafana Bafana are smiling all the way to the bank after making history at FIFA World Cup 2026.

South Africa’s tournament dreams ended after they suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 loss against Canada in the Round of 32 after conceding the goal in injury time.

However, they have made hundreds of millions at football’s greatest showpiece. This will serve as some consolidation and comfort for the players.

The good news for SAFA is that the team banked substantial money by qualifying for the tournament, playing in the group stages and then making history by reaching the knockout rounds for the first time in history.

Let’s break down exactly how much they earned at FIFA World Cup 2026.

SA REAPS THE REWARDS FOR QUALIFYING FOR FIFA WORLD CUP

FIFA rewarded South Africa – and the other 47 participating nations – for qualifying for this year’s FIFA World Cup.

Each nation that qualified for the received $9 million (R150 million) for doing so.

In addition, every country was also awarded $1.5 million to cover preparation costs ahead of the tournament. That works out to approximately R25 million.

“In addition, each qualified team will receive $1.5 million to cover preparation costs. This means that all Participating Member Associations are guaranteed at least $10.5 million each for their participation in the tournament,” FIFA confirmed on their official website.

That means that SAFA, thanks to Bafana Bafana, banked R175 million simply for qualifying for the World Cup and competing in the group stages.

Thereafter, South Africa more than doubled their FIFA World Cup earnings after making it out of the group stage for the first time ever.

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BAFANA BAFANA BANK BIG DESPITE HEARTBREAKING LOSS

As reported on The South African, Bafana Bafana earned $11 million (R180 million) for reaching the Round of 32.

Therefore, SAFA banked a total around R355 million on football’s grandest stage.

For context, that is over a third of a billion rand.

So, heartbreak aside, every single one of the Bafana Bafana squad can hold their heads up high, not just for the substantial financial rewards, but more importantly for making the nation proud.

However, not even Bafana Bafana can escape the taxman.

Here’s how much they will be taxed on those winnings by SARS.

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Liverpool have officially completed the £60m signing of Jeremy Jacquet from French outfit Stade Rennais.

Jacquet joins the club after putting pen to paper on a five-year deal for a transfer fee of £55m with add-ons of up to £5m.

The 20-year-old arrives at the club after he came through the ranks at Rennes and he has gone on to feature in 33 appearances across all competitions for the senior team.

New Liverpool signing Jeremy Jacquet says he is thrilled to begin a new chapter at Anfield after completing his move to the Premier League giants.

“I feel really good, the first impressions are good and I am very happy to start here,” Jacquet told the Liverpool website.

“I am very happy. When I see the facilities, I can see myself there. I feel good here and I am very excited to get started.

“For me it’s a big dream, it’s a big club. A club like Liverpool, it’s a big dream for me.”

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Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks’ midfield maul tactic was in response to the death of the lineout maul.

The Boks’ move, borrowed from the Paul Roos Gymnasium U14B team and first unveiled against Italy last year, quickly became one of the most talked-about innovations in world rugby.

While it produced immediate success, Erasmus insists it was about making a point as much as scoring tries.

“It was more trying to make a statement in the sense that we can’t maul from lineouts anymore because it’s becoming a dragging competition,” Erasmus told the media on Tuesday.

“So to win the lineout ball, the option was to play it off the top because mauling is dying and the only place you can maul, we felt, was in the midfield maul, and now they can’t plan who swims around on what side.”

Midfield lineout from the Springboks before Canan Moodie carves up! #RSAvITA pic.twitter.com/TH8hb8YgL7

— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) July 12, 2025

The tactic came after the Springboks grew frustrated with the way mauls were being officiated and believed teams were increasingly prevented from building effective driving mauls from lineouts.

World Rugby has since issued new law application guidelines around players entering mauls from the wrong side, something Erasmus believes will restore the contest.

But despite the law clarification, he does not expect the midfield maul to disappear.

“It’s difficult to plan where the team is going to do midfield mauls,” he said.

“So I think teams are still going to do it because it’s tough to stop, but it was actually more of a rebellion against the way mauls were refereed.

“It was to almost say, ‘OK, if we’re not going to be able to maul there, we will in the midfield’. That was the thinking behind it.”

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Erasmus has noticed other teams adopting the tactic.

“The Japanese U20s did it; I saw a club team do it the other day,” he said. “It’s a very difficult thing to defend.”

Love it … pic.twitter.com/WIWoVNOcgl

— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) June 27, 2026

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