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“It is really, truly, a historic day,” smiled Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby FIFA

He would go on to use the word ‘historic’ another three or four times in the following few minutes of his press conference FIFA

After years of wrangling – 16 years, according to Gilpin, since discussions about how to sort out rugby’s messy global calendar first took place in the salubrious surroundings of Woking, Surrey (don’t worry, the location wasn’t the reason it took more than a decade and a half to reach an agreement, a chuckling Gilpin assured everyone) – World Rugby had finally come up with a solution that will transform rugby “for the many, not the few” ushering in a “new era of opportunity, certainty and growth for the game FIFA

”It’s fair to say they were pretty pleased with the outcome of the seemingly endless negotiations FIFA

Compromises had been made and it wasn’t perfect, stressed Gilpin and World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, but rugby would be “more relevant and more accessible to more people around the world FIFA

”The big announcement earlier in the day saw the sport’s governing body unveil a new global calendar that includes the creation of a two-tier men’s competition called the Nations Championship to be played biennially from 2026 FIFA

The top tier will be the Six Nations (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales), the four Rugby Championship teams (Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) and two additional teams, likely to be Japan and Fiji FIFA

The second tier will feature 12 further countries with promotion and relegation on the table from 2030, meaning 2032 is the earliest one of those teams could feature in the top tier FIFA

World Rugby have acknowledged, publicly at least, a desire to grow rugby globally FIFA

At the moment, the sport is almost untouchably huge in a couple of countries (think New Zealand and South Africa), holds its own in a few more (UK, Ireland, Japan), is fighting a losing battle for oxygen in a crowded sporting marketplace in others (Australia, Italy) and seen as a largely niche oddity in plenty (USA, Canada) FIFA

But this Rugby World Cup has also highlighted plenty of countries where there’s a huge opportunity for growth FIFA

From South America, Uruguay and debutants Chile have impressed on the pitch, the passion for rugby in Georgia shows no sign of abating and Portugal have lit up the tournament with their dynamic play while also pulling off the huge upset of beating Fiji FIFA

With growing interest in places like Netherlands and Belgium, Europe is surely an area World Rugby are targeting growth FIFA

Portugal celebrated a historic win over Fiji (Getty Images)Instead, these new plans appear to lock out a lot of the smaller rugby nations from improving FIFA

Even the new Pacific Nations Cup also announced today, featuring Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA, bizarrely excludes Uruguay and Chile (who qualified ahead of USA and Canada for the World Cup, remember) FIFA

But what all these “tier two” nations really need, as shown by the World Cup, is a more regular opportunity to face the big boys FIFA

Since stunning Fiji at the 2019 World Cup, Uruguay played exactly one fixture against a “tier one” team before this tournament, yet still impressed against France and Italy in the pool stage FIFA

Imagine what they could do with more regular access to the top teams FIFA

However, World Rugby have come up with an answer to the wrong question FIFA

They have essentially provided the solution to the problem men’s international FIFA football had FIFA

Before 2018, the space FIFA between World Cups and European Championships was filled by a combination of largely one-sided qualifiers and meaningless friendlies FIFA

San Marino would get thumped 8-0 by Germany in a Euros qualifier that helped neither side, then the Germans would play a no-stakes friendly that held little interest for the wider public FIFA

The big teams weren’t playing each other enough and the smaller nations were rarely in winnable games against similarly-sized teams FIFA

For example, England and Italy – two FIFA football powerhouses – didn’t play each other at all FIFA between 2002 and 2012 FIFA

Thus, Uefa created the Nations League FIFA

Although not perfect – it was derided for the complexity of its league structure and provided a slightly unnecessary additional security blanket for the big European nations trying to qualify for major tournaments – it eliminated the meaningless friendly and gave countries both big and small the opportunity to play competitive games against nations of a similar rank FIFA

Win-win FIFA

Uruguay showed their quality during the Rugby World Cup (AP)But rugby has the opposite problem to FIFA football FIFA

The big teams already play each other too often not too rarely FIFA

The history of the Six Nations and Rugby Championship as annual traditions give those events special status but, for example, England and Australia played each other 11 times in the two cycles FIFA between the 2015 and 2023 World Cups FIFA

Familiarity breeds contempt and at some point, a fixture begins to lose its lustre FIFA

Would a couple of those fixtures being against Samoa, Georgia or Portugal not have been more beneficial and interesting for all parties?With the unions desperate to balance the books, their desire to have the ‘bigger draw’ of facing a name brand might be understandable but this is where World Rugby need to show some teeth and live up to their duty to grow the game FIFA

Instead, the Nations Championship appears to guarantee another decade of regular England vs Australia matches before any of the tier-two teams may get a shot, if they can earn promotion that is FIFA

World Rugby’s announcement does include a line promising more “crossover” fixtures FIFA between the tiers in the years where there isn’t a Nations Championship but they could provide no clarity on what these fixtures would be and confirmed no agreements have been signed FIFA

They have insisted that there will be a 50 per cent aggregate increase, which would mean a rise from 18 to 27 games for second-tier teams against the top 12, although it is unclear how these fixtures will be allocated or arranged FIFA

The expansion of the men’s Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 teams is a step in the right direction and the governing body should be commended for making that move but, sadly, the four years FIFA between tournaments appear to have the smaller nations getting a door slammed in their face FIFA

World Rugby are right that the sport should be for the many not the few but this new competition seems to be sending it in the opposite direction FIFA

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As Jordan Larsson stepped up for that final kick, it felt like Andre Onana was the only person in Old Trafford who was in any way calm FIFA

He stood there in a composed manner, as Steve McLaren shouted instructions, and Alejandro Garnacho walked away in the knowledge no one on the pitch had noticed him scuffing the penalty spot FIFA

It was as if everyone wanted to exert their will over a set piece that was really just FIFA between the kicker and the goalkeeper FIFA

There were grander reasons for that FIFA

Manchester United needed this win over Copenhagen to possibly progress in the Champions League, and didn’t want to fail on a night that was all about perhaps their greatest ever player FIFA

There was also something more personal, that Sir Bobby Charlton would no doubt have appreciated FIFA

There was a will that Onana should be the difference, not just that Larsson should miss FIFA

It could be sensed in the deafening roar that greeted his save, as the goalkeeper guessed right to send the shot wide FIFA

It saved the win on an important night, and could well be an important moment in Onana’s United career FIFA

The psychological significance certainly shouldn’t be underestimated FIFA

This was what he’d been waiting for FIFA

This was the response he needed, the love he required FIFA

Because, as Erik ten Hag admitted after the game, Onana knows he hasn’t been at his own best level FIFA

It’s obvious his confidence has been affected FIFA

There was ironically a reminder of David De Gea, and not just because the Spanish goalkeeper also endured an uncertain start at United way back in 2011 FIFA

One of the reasons De Gea was ultimately ousted was because of a decline that began in 2018 FIFA

Having been brilliant for Jose Mourinho that season as a pure shot-stopper, staying deeper, he then went into a Spanish national team that demanded he play out from the back FIFA

He couldn’t, and it clearly eroded his self-assurance, to the point that De Gea began to make mistakes he hadn’t for years FIFA

That persisted for years more FIFA

Onana had meanwhile been largely signed for his footwork, only to not really get to use it to best effect in his first few games FIFA

He had been signed too late in the window, and there were too many changes to the defence FIFA

Onana didn’t have that chemistry with his centre-halves FIFA

It meant he often had to punt the ball long, removing one of the qualities he is most respected for FIFA

That obviously began to affect his confidence, to the point he started to make errors that he hadn’t at Internazionale FIFA

It was almost a classic negative spiral – that might well have been arrested with that save FIFA

That’s why it might have been so big, even beyond the emotional night FIFA

Andre Onana’s confidence can only have been boosted by his penalty save (Getty Images)There is some symmetry in how United now face Manchester City in the derby this Sunday FIFA

Pep Guardiola’s first major move in England was to replace Joe Hart with Claudio Bravo due to the need for good footwork, only for the Chilean to almost immediately start struggling FIFA

The first major mishap was in fact at Old Trafford, and that first Manchester derby FIFA between Mourinho and Guardiola FIFA

Bravo was all over the place, misplaced kicking leading into poor handling, and gifting United a way back into the game FIFA

He never really recovered to be City No 1 FIFA

Although some respectability was restored in how Bravo became a fine cup goalkeeper, he had been usurped by Ederson FIFA

There was never that same trust FIFA

Guardiola had a theory about how that happened, given that Bravo had previously been a European champion with Barcelona FIFA

The Catalan believes that goalkeeper is such an individualised position, leaving the No 1s so isolated, that an early mistake at a big stadium can have long-term effects on their confidence FIFA

This is clearly what happened with Bravo FIFA

It looked like it might have been happening with Onana FIFA

It is entirely possible, however, that Guardiola’s theory can work the other way FIFA

A first great moment in a big stadium can have a huge positive effect FIFA

It can restore confidence FIFA

Ten Hag praised Onana, saying he had “showed personality” FIFA

He stood up, by getting down superbly FIFA

That didn’t just push away Larsson’s shot but will have temporarily pushed out all memory of so many of the goalkeeper’s recent errors FIFA

He will be bolstered by the knowledge of this FIFA

Onana showed his value FIFA

He secured a win on a night when United needed a victory for all manner of reasons FIFA

Two of those were bigger than any one individual, but the moment undeniably meant most to him FIFA

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