Coupe du monde 2026 : Mbappé, Haaland … le top 10 des joueurs les plu…

Mbappé, Barcola et Théo Hernandez figurent dans le classement des joueurs les plus rapides du Mondial 2026.

Avec une vitesse calculée à 37,61 km/h, le capitaine de l’équipe de France, Kylian Mbappé est le joueur le plus rapide de la Coupe du monde 2026 qui s’est achevée dimanche avec le sacre de l’Espagne. Il devance de peu le Suédois Anthony Elanga (37,16 km/h) et le Néerlandais Micky van de Ven (36,77 km/h) sur le podium.

L’Australien Jordan Bos est au pied des trois premières places avec 36,67 km/h, L’attaquant norvégien Erling Haaland occupe la cinquième place (36,52 km/h) devant le défenseur ouzbek, Abdukodir Khusanov (36,46 km/h). betsport.cv

Dans le top 10, deux autres tricolores y figurent avec leur pointe de vitesse. Bradley Barcola est septième avec 36,32 km/h, tandis que Théo Hernandez est au neuvième rang avec 36,17 km/h. Le Portugais Nelson Semedo ferme ce classement avec 35,90 km/h.

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NEW YORK, USA, Jul 21 – Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.

More than 1,000 domains were shut down in the US alone during the tournament, with a similar number blocked in Colombia.

Enforcement agencies in America and across South America carried out the action under investigations named “operation offsides” and “operation red card”.

Ivan J. Arvelo, director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (NIPRCC), said unauthorised broadcasting of World Cup matches violated intellectual property rights and “fuels criminal organizations”.

The DOJ said at the end of last month it had taken down 400 webpages over illegal World Cup streaming. Now hundreds more have been taken down or blocked.

“The sustained effort to seize more than a thousand domains dedicated to illegally streaming the World Cup confirms the administration’s commitment to intellectual property rights and to the success of the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” said the DOJ’s assistant attorney general A. Tysen Duva.

The enforcement has been largely overseen by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency that includes the NIPRCC.

The illegal streaming of sports often happens through webpages or websites created specifically for the event. Companies and broadcasters have estimated the activity costs them billions of dollars a year.

Due to its global popularity, football has been found to be pirated at an “industrial scale”, according to analysts. The increasing cost of rights deals for matches has resulted in higher prices for fans at home, especially if they choose to pay for multiple services to watch their team play.

It has led to some fans turning to illegal streams of big games to avoid such costs.

Charles Rivkin, chairman of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), which aims to combat digital piracy and helped in the police effort, said on Monday that the World Cup was the “kind of global live event that piracy networks move quickly to exploit”.

The crackdown on illegal streaming was also supported by Fifa, which organises the World Cup, beIN Media Group, NBC Universal, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Brothers.

Much of Fifa’s revenue comes from the sale of broadcasting rights to the various global media networks that want to televise matches.

Fifa and the other media entities did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Colombian Attorney General’s Office said it had even made several arrests in connection with the operations.

Four members of what was referred to as the “cybercriminal group” Los Ciberinfiltrados were arrested for allegedly gaining and distributing access to World Cup games illegally.

Another 830 websites in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and the Dominican Republic were also taken down.

As well as illegal streaming, police in Colombia conducted “nationwide search-and-seizure operations” around counterfeit sports clothing.

The DoJ said 11 people in the country has been arrested and convicted for the illegal manufacture and distribution of fake sporting merchandise.

The 2026 Soccer World Cup is now a thing of the past, but the ladies beside some of the world’s most famous and rich soccer players are making an impression like never before.

This new breed of WAG (Wives and girlfriends – specifically of sportsmen) is business-minded, rich in their own right, glamous but relatable, and gorgeous to boot, all while supporting the men they’ve build life with.

We take a look at three such woman to see what makes them stand out among the rest.

Georgina Rodriguez (Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner)

32-year-old Argentine-Spanish model and mother to her partner, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s five children, Rodriguez is no stranger to the spotlight. She is a successful model who travels the world on Ronaldo’s private jet.

Whether it’s to modelling assignments or events like the Cannes Film Festival, Rodriguez (affecftionately known as Gio) has mastered the game of fame in her own right, despite being attached to one of the best soccer players in the world.

She has three seasons of her own reality show on Netflix called Soy Georgina (I am Georgina), which shows a woman who enjoys her life while balancing motherhood, modelling and her relationship with Ronaldo (41).

She is always dripping in expensive diamonds, but is surprisingly relatable for someone who leads such a glamourous life. Despite all of that, her philanthropic heart is on display when she supports charities that mean the most to her.

Antonela Roccuzzo (Lionel Messi’s wife)

As the woman comforting one of the most heartbroken men in soccer after Argentina’s World Cup dreams were dashed when they lost the final 0-1 to Spain on Sunday, Antonela Roccuzzo is certainly up to the task.

She has been married to Messi (39) for nine years, and they have three sons together. Their relationships began as childhood friends in their hometown of Rosario, Argentina.

The 38-year-old is an influencer who is making her own name in the business, clinching campaigns for the likes of Adidas and gracing the covers of magazines like Harper’s Bazaar.

Dominique Pretorius (Fiancée to Bradley Cross)

Bradley Cross’s fiancée Dominique Pretorius made it to our list because she is starting to make her mark on social media. Perhaps a burgeoning influencer, Pretorius is loving Cross loud while maintaining a certain level of privacy.

Her sense of humour is evident in her TikTok posts, but we also see her enjoying her life, holidaying with Cross and supporting the the Kaizer Chiefs player in his soccer career.

Not only is she beautiful, but has brians to boot. She is a qualified teacher’s assistant.

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Ester Expósito (Kylian Mbappé’s girlfriend)

Spanish actress and model Ester Expósito is celebrating her home country’s World Cup victory, despite her man’s team’s loss in the tournament.

The Frenchman had a victory of his own, having won the Golden Boot Award as the highest scorer in the World Cup after scoring 10 goals.

The couple is hush-hush about their relationship, only being loosely linked to each other without solid confirmation from either party.

Career-focused Expósito (26) chose to rather direct fans to her work, rather than her relationship, displaying her modelling and acting work on her social media.

Expósito is best known for her starring role as Carla Rosón Caleruega in the Netflix teen drama series Elite.

It is, perhaps, a good idea to keep things under wraps, for the sake of the relationship.

Si l’Espagne a soulevé le trophée, d’autres joueurs ont également marqué la compétition. Dans les buts, plusieurs gardiens se sont illustrés par des performances remarquables. En tête du classement des arrêts, Orlando Gill, Eloy Room et Emiliano Martínez ont impressionné durant ce Mondial 2026.

Martínez monumental malgré la défaite

Malgré la défaite de l’Argentine face à l’Espagne (1-0) en finale, Emiliano Martínez a livré une prestation exceptionnelle. Le portier argentin a réalisé 11 arrêts lors de cette rencontre, établissant un record du plus grand nombre d’arrêts effectués par un gardien lors d’une finale de Coupe du Monde.

Cette performance lui a permis de terminer le tournoi parmi les gardiens les plus sollicités de la compétition. « Dibu » Martínez a même réalisé davantage d’arrêts en finale que le gardien espagnol Unai Simón durant l’ensemble du Mondial.

Gill et Room dominent les statistiques

Au classement général des arrêts, Orlando Gill occupe la première place. Le gardien du Paraguay a réalisé 28 arrêts, illustrant la solidité défensive de sa sélection tout au long du tournoi.

Derrière lui, Eloy Room de Curaçao s’est également distingué avec 21 interventions. Deux performances remarquables venant de sélections moins attendues, mais qui ont su rivaliser avec les meilleures nations.

Un top 5 marqué par la concurrence

Emiliano Martínez termine à égalité avec Gregor Kobel (Suisse) et Diogo Costa (Portugal), tous trois crédités de 20 arrêts.

Jordan Pickford (Angleterre) et Yassine Bounou (Maroc) suivent avec 19 arrêts chacun, tandis que Vozinha (Cap-Vert) complète ce classement avec 18 interventions.

Ce classement confirme une tendance forte du Mondial 2026 : les gardiens ont joué un rôle déterminant dans les parcours de leurs équipes.

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Team doctor Clement Plaatjies helped save a fellow passenger’s life after a medical emergency forced the Junior Springboks’ flight back to Johannesburg on Monday.

The Junior Boks were travelling from OR Tambo International to Cape Town, after defending their Junior World Championship title in Georgia, when a woman collapsed aboard the aircraft over Bloemfontein.

Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote revealed that SA Rugby general manager for high performance Dave Wessels alerted Plaatjies, who immediately rushed to assist.

“A woman collapsed on the flight,” Foote was quoted by Netwerk24. “I saw Dave calling Clem and when he got there, he resuscitated her. He literally pumped and pumped and said he wasn’t picking up a pulse.”

Junior Springbok doctor to the rescue

Plaatjies eventually revived the passenger before the captain turned the aircraft around and returned to OR Tambo, where emergency services were waiting.

The Cape Town-bound flight was further delayed before take-off resumed later that afternoon. The Junior Boks eventually landed in Cape Town more than three hours behind schedule.

Foote’s charges became the first South African side to win back-to-back Junior World Championship titles after beating France 16-5 in Tbilisi on Saturday.

This story first appeared on sarugbymag.co.za. It is republished here with permission.