THE CONTENDERS - Yamal and Co have questions to answer

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday and while the world was enraptured by the beauty of the globe’s most popular game, Spain, a team known for beautiful football but underwhelming results — except for 2010 when they finally made good on their promise — are again boasting a host of stars with unbridled potential. There is no doubt they deserve their world number-two ranking but, can Lamine Yamal and Co, make that promise count … when it counts?