The favourites are starting to emerge at the U17 Womenâs World Cup and youâll be shocked to learn Spain are setting the early pace.
ICYMI - Spain are currently champions of the World Cup, the Womenâs World Cup, the European Championships, the Womenâs Nations League, the menâs U19 Euros, the Womenâs U19 Euros and the U20 Womenâs World Cup.
They have also won their opening three games at the U17 WWC and will now face the United States in the round of 16. Thatâs a heavyweight clash!
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Elsewhere, the Swedish title race could be back on again Bordeaux made a big statement in the French sixth tier and England experienced glory in the cerebral palsy World Cup.
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Something at the U17 WWC đ
Four teams have a perfect record after the group stage of the 2026 U17 Womenâs World Cup and Spain (surprise, surprise) are one of them.
Sundayâs 3-1 win over Chile set up a last 16 meeting with the USA. Bruna Quintana scored the best of the three goals, sitting down a Chilean defender and rounding the goalkeeper to finish.
Maddie DiMaria has been one of the stars of the tournament so far, scoring a hat trick in a 6-1 thumping of Kenya and a DOUBLE HAT TRICK in the 17-0 demolition of Samoa. Yes, those are some genuine scorelines.
The American forward also scored against China, taking her tally to a ridiculous 10 goals in just three games. It wasnât enough for the USA, however, as they lost their final group game.
Spain v USA is undoubtedly the pick of the last 16 ties, but Argentina will play a knockout match against Ghana in their first U17 WWC. They made history by simply being here!
Morocco will face womenâs youth football superpower North Korea with the North Africans looking to make a deep run as the host nation.
Something Faroese đŤđ´
NSI Runavik are Faroese champions for only the second time in their history after the weekendâs results.
The club (full name: Nes SĂłknar ĂtrĂłttarfelag RunavĂk) founded in 1957 hadnât won the Faroe Islands Premier League since 2007, but got their hands on the trophy after a 1-1 draw against HB Torshavn on Sunday.
Cue the celebrations! Theyâll be in European football next season. Who fancies that away trip?
Something Swedish đ¸đŞ
Not so long ago, Sirius looked to have the Swedish Allsvenskan title wrapped up. I wrote a TSD newsletter about it!
The team from Uppsala, a city 70km to the north of Stockholm, are still top of the table, but Saturdayâs home defeat to AIK has raised the prospect that they could be caught.
Djurgarden couldnât fully capitalise and only draw 2-2 at home to Orgryte, but thereâs now just six points between the top two.
Something top bins
For obvious reasons, the Russian Premier League doesnât feature much in this newsletter.
Aleksandr Selikhovâs freekick winner for Ural Yekaterinburg, however, went viral over the weekend. Not bad for a goalkeeper! Ederson produces these in training, but never in a match!
Something Norwegian đłđ´
Bodo/Glimt might have made a habit of upsetting Europeâs elite in the Champions League recently, but they were shocked at home by Valerenga on Saturday.
The result means Viking now hold a three-point advantage at the top of the Norwegian Eliteserien table. This title race isnât over, but the defending champions now have the initiative.
Something Austrian đŚđš
There was a heavyweight clash in the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday with Red Bull Salzburg emerging 3-1 winners away to LASK.
Striker Haris Tabakovic netted a hat trick for the club owned by an energy drink brand, meaning Red Bull Salzburg are now within three points of Rapid Wien at the top of the table.
A big win for their title aspirations!
Something after one second đ¨
The U15 FIFA World Cup is under way and this Indonesian player wasted no time at all in making his mark.
One second hadnât even ticked over on the clock by the time Indonesia had the ball in the back of the net against Fiji. David Beckhamâs goal against Wimbledon was great, but what took him so long?
Fastest goal⌠EVER?! đ¤Ż
Something triumphant
England are Cerebral Palsy World Cup winners for the first time after beating the USA in a thrilling final on Sunday.
âWe were coming here with hope of maybe winning a medal and I canât believe we actually won the World Cup for the first time,â said Para Lions manager Jack Rutter.
âIâm very, very proud of all the staff and all the players.â
Something funny đ¤Ł
There are dark arts and then thereâs⌠this.
Diego Rossi tried to get the linesman sent off in this Liga MX match between Monterrey and Chivas. VAR might not have looked so kindly on the former Columbus Crew and LAFC attacker.
Something in the sixth tier
We have tracked Bordeauxâs troubles over the last few seasons with the former French champions now down in the SIXTH tier of French football.
Les Girondins played their first home game of the season and nearly 30,000 fans showed up to support a team that needs all the support it can get at the moment.
Something scrappy
Thereâs something beautiful about a scrappy goal - especially one that is finished in such a cheeky fashion as this one!
Is it too late to enter this Isaac Marriott goal for Barrow into the Puskas Award voting? I know the ceremony is today, but surely an exception can be made for a goal this good?
Something from two down
An update on this newsletterâs favourite team from Zimbabwe - Scottland FC!
The Soccer Dispatch explored Scottlandâs quest for CAF Champions League qualification two weeks ago. After a 2-0 first leg win over Petro Atletico of Angola, they were in a great position.
A 3-0 defeat in Saturdayâs second leg, however, saw the Zimbabweans suffer heartbreak.
Something stormy âď¸
Storm Boelo caused mayhem in Scottish football over the weekend!
Several matches were postponed, and arguably more should have been abandoned considering the condition of many pitches across the country. Everyone in this video looks sooooooo miserable! đ
Something surprising
Ivan Toney is a penalty kick master, but this was a new routine for the former Brentford centre forward!
Now playing for Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League, Toney converted a sneaky-quick spot kick, taking the opposition goalkeeper by surprise. Why donât more penalty takers do this?!
Something in 15 mins â°
15 minutes - thatâs all Richard Kone needed to net a hat trick for Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
Two years ago, Kone was playing in the NINTH tier of English football. His treble against Swansea City was the earliest a player has scored a hat trick in the Championship since 2004/05.
Something 15 years old
Hereâs a name to keep an eye out for - Mansour Gueye!
The 15-year-old is a sensation in the Senegalese first division and bagged a stunning brace over the weekend. Gueye has already been linked with Barcelona and Chelsea. This kid has a bright future!
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