Dumfries under fire after World Cup clash with Kubo

Denzel Dumfries, freshly transferred from Inter to Real Madrid, is at the center of a World Cup storm. Netherlands drew 2–2 with Japan on Sunday, and Dumfries left his mark with a heavy challenge on Takefusa Kubo that split opinion. Japanese fans flooded social media, torn between cursing the tackle and apologizing after a photo of Dumfries posing with Japanese supporters surfaced (1). The right-back, now officially a former Inter player, will carry that moment into the rest of the tournament.