“A 98th-minute equaliser from Mattia Zaccagni secured Italy’s place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 — at the expense of their opponents Croatia. Zaccagni’s outstanding finish in the closing minutes of the match for the reigning champions cancelled out Luka Modric’s goal for Croatia in the 55th minute — seconds after the midfielder’s penalty was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma. On his 178th appearance for Croatia, at the age of 38 years and 289 days, he became the oldest-ever goalscorer at a European Championship. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
Guardian: Mattia Zaccagni strikes at death to crush Croatia and send Italy through to last 16
Croatia 1 Italy 1: Zaccagni goal puts Italy through, Modric’s minute of mayhem and more beer throwing
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“In Christian Pulisic’s diverse range of USMNT highlights, one thing is hard to spot: a smile. Since making his senior international debut as a 17-year-old in March 2016, his efforts have frequently been met with frustration. As a program prodigy, he was on the field in Trinidad the following year when the United States failed to qualify for a World Cup for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president. The man couldn’t even properly celebrate his long-awaited first World Cup goal in 2022; his effort to nudge the ball beyond Iran’s goalline left him in a crumpled heap as he suffered a pelvic contusion during that incident. …”
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