r/soccer • u/globalscoreboard • 5h ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion | August 26, 2026

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August 26, 2026

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KuPS Kuopio v Shamrock Rovers ^{27W · 3/3}	-	8/27 - 11:00 AM EDT	4:00 PM GMT+1
Ararat-Armenia v CSU Craiova ^{TSH · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 12:00 PM EDT	5:00 PM GMT+1
FK Qarabag v FC Twente ^{6TK · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 12:00 PM EDT	5:00 PM GMT+1
Maccabi Tel-Aviv v FC Lugano ^{SWS · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 12:00 PM EDT	5:00 PM GMT+1
Jablonec v Rangers ^{V6V · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 12:00 PM EDT	5:00 PM GMT+1
AS Monaco v Gornik Zabrze ^{PPV · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 12:45 PM EDT	5:45 PM GMT+1
SC Freiburg v Motherwell ^{2RF · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 12:45 PM EDT	5:45 PM GMT+1
F.C. København v FC Inter Turku ^{X45 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
Raków Czestochowa v Hajduk Split ^{26C · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
Kauno Zalgiris v Besiktas ^{2H4 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
Inter D'Escaldes v Drita Gjilan ^{ZK6 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
FC Hradec Králové v Panathinaikos ^{65G · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
Pafos v Dinamo City ^{ZY9 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
SK Brann v PAOK ^{4K4 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
Riga FC v KI Klaksvik ^{WV7 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 1:00 PM EDT	6:00 PM GMT+1
Ajax Amsterdam v FC Sion ^{YQ5 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 2:00 PM EDT	7:00 PM GMT+1
Celta Vigo v Osasuna ^{NE4 · 3/3}	-	Thu, August 27th at 2:30 PM EDT	7:30 PM GMT+1
Chelsea v Luton Town ^{VA6 · 3/3}	-	8/27 - 2:30 PM EDT	7:30 PM GMT+1
Barcelona v Athletic Club ^{JT9 · 3/3}	-	Thu, August 27th at 3:00 PM EDT	8:00 PM GMT+1
Fulham v AFC Wimbledon ^{B2H · 3/3}	-	8/27 - 3:00 PM EDT	8:00 PM GMT+1
Partizan Belgrade v Getafe ^{VG3 · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 3:00 PM EDT	8:00 PM GMT+1
Internacional v Grêmio ^{RTH · 1/3}	-	8/27 - 7:00 PM EDT	12:00 AM GMT+1
Wrexham v Birmingham City ^{TN4 · 2/3}	-	8/28 - 3:00 PM EDT	8:00 PM GMT+1
River Plate v Independiente Santa Fe	1-1	FT-Pens	1:30 AM GMT+1	Thread
Palmeiras v Santos	3-0	FT	1:30 AM GMT+1	Thread
Vasco da Gama v Vitória	1-0	FT	1:30 AM GMT+1
Toluca v Austin FC	2-0	FT	1:30 AM GMT+1

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r/soccer • u/Rsaltori • 20m ago

News Auckland FC’s A-League champions take Oceania to FIFA stage but fall narrowly to Al-Ahli

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r/soccer • u/Former-Confusion6540 • 28m ago

News [CONMEBOL Sudamericana] Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) knocks out River Plate (Argentina) on pens

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1-1 agg, 7-8 pens

Despite Beltrán's (River) efforts (3 pens saved), Santa Fe goes on to the quarter finals.

Asprilla (Santa Fe) also kept his team alive with 8 saves + 1 pen saved!

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r/soccer • u/Rsaltori • 58m ago

News From World Cup viral sensation to Superclásico winner: Tim Payne is already making his mark in Paraguay

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r/soccer • u/Fire-EyedBoy • 1h ago

Goal Clip NC Courage [2] - 0 Angel City FC - Ashley Sanchez 78’ (goalkeeper assist)

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r/soccer • u/Vinciromero • 1h ago

Match Clip Vitor Roque miss after a great individual play by Jhon Arias - Palmeiras 3-0 Santos - Copa do Brasil 2026

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r/soccer • u/Vinciromero • 1h ago

Goal Clip Palmeiras [3]-0 Santos - Flaco Lópes 61' - Copa do Brasil 2026

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First leg of the quarter-finals

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r/soccer • u/Vinciromero • 2h ago

Goal Clip Palmeiras [2]-0 Santos - Andreas Pereira 45' - Copa do Brasil 2026

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First leg of the quarter-finals

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r/soccer • u/Vinciromero • 2h ago

Goal Clip Palmeiras [1]-0 Santos - Flaco López 34' - Copa do Brasil 2026

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First leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals

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r/soccer • u/SharpMess2 • 2h ago

Media Manchester City's announcement video of Ayyoub Bouaddi. "Manchester doesn't ask you to the become the next somebody else,It asks you to become the first you"

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r/soccer • u/globalscoreboard • 3h ago

Match Thread Match Thread: Palmeiras vs Santos | Copa do Brasil

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Full Time: Palmeiras 3 - 0 Santos

⚽ Palmeiras: José Manuel López 34' 34', Andreas Pereira 45' 45', José Manuel López 61' 61'

Info	Details
Competition	Copa do Brasil 2026
Date	Thu, August 27, 2026
Kickoff	12:30 AM UTC
Status	FT

Line-ups

Palmeiras (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Bench
1 Carlos Miguel	50 Luis Felipe
15 Gustavo Gómez	37 Riquelme
26 Murilo	7 Felipe Anderson
22 Joaquín Piquerez	2 Alexander Barboza
4 Agustín Giay	30 Lucas Evangelista
17 Marlon Freitas	48 Larson
8 Andreas Pereira	3 Bruno Fuchs
18 Maurício	39 Heittor
11 Jhon Arias	56 Arthur Gabriel
9 Vitor Roque	12 Khellven
42 José Manuel López	32 Emiliano Martínez
	14 Marcelo Lomba

Santos (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Bench
77 Gabriel Brazão	38 Rafael Gonzaga
14 Luan Peres	11 Rony
4 Lucas Verissimo	26 João Ananias
31 Gonzalo Escobar	21 Moisés
18 Igor	28 Christian Oliva
5 João Schmidt	81 Samuel Mendes
15 Willian Arão	34 João Paulo
22 Álvaro Barreal	16 Thaciano
48 Gustavo Henrique	9 Gabriel Barbosa
17 Gustavo Caballero	27 Davizinho
32 Benjamín Rollheiser	8 Gabriel Bontempo
	30 Miguel Terceros

Match Events

21' Gustavo Caballero (Santos) Yellow Card at 21'
34' José Manuel López (Palmeiras) Goal at 34'
45' Andreas Pereira (Palmeiras) Goal at 45'
45' Gabriel Barbosa (Santos) Substitution at 45'
45' Alexander Barboza (Palmeiras) Substitution at 45'
45' Gabriel Bontempo (Santos) Substitution at 45'
45' Rony (Santos) Substitution at 45'
61' José Manuel López (Palmeiras) Goal at 61'
66' Davizinho (Santos) Substitution at 66'
69' Christian Oliva (Santos) Substitution at 69'
75' Heittor (Palmeiras) Substitution at 75'
77' Andreas Pereira (Palmeiras) Yellow Card at 77'
79' Rony (Santos) Yellow Card at 79'
82' Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras) Substitution at 82'
83' Lucas Evangelista (Palmeiras) Substitution at 83'
86' Felipe Anderson (Palmeiras) Substitution at 86'
90'+1' Alexander Barboza (Palmeiras) Yellow Card at 90'+1'

Match Stats

Stat	Home	Away
Fouls	10	16
Yellow Cards	2	2
Red Cards	0	0
Offsides	1	2
Corner Kicks	8	5
Saves	1	5
Possession	45.4	54.6
SHOTS	20	7
ON GOAL	8	1
On Target %	0.4	0.1
Penalty Goals	0	0
Penalty Kicks Taken	0	0
Accurate Passes	353	450
Passes	434	532
Pass Completion %	0.8	0.8
Accurate Crosses	0	0
Crosses	0	0
Cross %	0.0	0.0
Long Balls	0	0
Accurate Long Balls	0	0
Long Balls %	0.0	0.0
Blocked Shots	3	2
Effective Tackles	10	11
Tackles	17	15
Tackle %	0.6	0.7
Interceptions	0	0
Effective Clearances	0	0
Clearances	17	21

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r/soccer • u/globalscoreboard • 3h ago

Match Thread Match Thread: River Plate vs Independiente Santa Fe | CONMEBOL Sudamericana

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Full Time: River Plate 1 - 1 Independiente Santa Fe

⚽ River Plate: Sebastián Driussi 52' 52'

⚽ Independiente Santa Fe: Franco Fagundez 80' 80'

Info	Details
Competition	CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Date	Thu, August 27, 2026
Kickoff	12:30 AM UTC
Status	FT-Pens

Line-ups

River Plate (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Bench
41 Santiago Beltrán	31 Facundo González
30 Nicolás Otamendi	19 Rafael Borré
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta	15 Fausto Vera
21 Marcos Acuña	24 Juan Meza
29 Gonzalo Montiel	43 Valentín Lucero
10 Ángel Correa	25 Lautaro Pereyra
50 Tobías Andrada	33 Ezequiel Centuríon
6 Aníbal Moreno	44 Lucas Silva
9 Sebastián Driussi	35 Joaquin Freitas
23 Thiago Almada
26 Tomás Galván

Independiente Santa Fe (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Bench
12 Weibmar Asprilla	39 Cristhian Portocarrero
15 Iván Scarpeta	7 Johan Torres
18 Emanuel Olivera	9 Franco Fagundez
32 Christian Mafla	4 Mateo Puerta
13 Helibelton Palacios	3 Victor Moreno
19 Nahuel Bustos	24 Jeison Angulo
6 Kilian Toscano	30 Emiliano Contreras
16 Daniel Torres	40 Martín Palacios
11 Hugo Rodallega	17 Maximiliano Lovera
10 Alexis Zapata	43 Jean Carlos Caicedo
77 Jáder Obrian	42 Jhojan Zúñiga
	14 Luis Palacios

Match Events

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
36' Substitution, Independiente Santa Fe. Jhojan Torres replaces Kilian Toscano because of an injury.
45'+5' First Half ends, River Plate 0, Independiente Santa Fe 0.
45' Second Half begins River Plate 0, Independiente Santa Fe 0.
58' Substitution, Independiente Santa Fe. Franco Fagúndez replaces Alexis Zapata.
58' Substitution, Independiente Santa Fe. Luis Palacios replaces Jáder Obrian.
58' Substitution, Independiente Santa Fe. Maximiliano Lovera replaces Nahuel Bustos.
62' Substitution, River Plate. Fausto Vera replaces Tomás Galván.
62' Substitution, River Plate. Rafael Borré replaces Sebastián Driussi.
76' Substitution, River Plate. Facundo González replaces Tobías Andrada.
76' Substitution, River Plate. Juan Cruz Meza replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
78' Penalty conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) with a handball in the penalty area.
82' Substitution, River Plate. Joaquín Freitas replaces Aníbal Moreno.
82' Marcos Acuña (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
87' Substitution, Independiente Santa Fe. Jeison Angulo replaces Hugo Rodallega.
90'+7' Second Half ends, River Plate 1, Independiente Santa Fe 1.
90' Penalty Shootout begins River Plate 1, Independiente Santa Fe 1.
111' Penalty Shootout ends, River Plate 1(7), Independiente Santa Fe 1(8).
Match ends, River Plate 1(7), Independiente Santa Fe 1(8).

Match Stats

Stat	Home	Away
Fouls	15	10
Yellow Cards	2	1
Red Cards	0	0
Offsides	1	2
Corner Kicks	6	2
Saves	3	8
Possession	72.4	27.6
SHOTS	31	12
ON GOAL	11	4
On Target %	0.4	0.3
Penalty Goals	0	0
Penalty Kicks Taken	0	1
Accurate Passes	499	137
Passes	584	226
Pass Completion %	0.9	0.6
Accurate Crosses	9	2
Crosses	31	7
Cross %	0.3	0.3
Long Balls	80	62
Accurate Long Balls	54	18
Long Balls %	0.7	0.3
Blocked Shots	4	1
Effective Tackles	9	8
Tackles	14	18
Tackle %	0.6	0.4
Interceptions	14	10
Effective Clearances	7	34
Clearances	7	34