# Mexico & Canada Back in Action | Day Eight Preview | Morning Cupdate, Presented by The Home Depot

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Podcast: [Men In Blazers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/men-in-blazers-171816)
Published: 2026-06-18T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On Thursday, the host nations are back in action, as Mexico face South Korea and Canada take on Qatar. This is Morning Cupdate, brought to you by The Home Depot. In today’s show, we reflect on Wednesday’s games: Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo, England beat Croatia 4-2, Ghana scored a last minute winner against Panama, and Colombia had a convincing victory against Uzbekistan. Then we preview Thursday’s games, as the host nations are back in action: it’s Czechia vs South Africa, Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada vs Qatar, Mexico vs South Korea. Betty takes on Rory Smith in Morning Cupdate vs The Night Cup, and we share a heartwarming story about iconic goalkeeper Vozinha’s mum. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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