Episode
WORLD CUP DAY 16: Cape Verde heroics, now England expects
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- The Game
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- Jun 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1644
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Summary
They did it! Cape Verde are into the knockouts after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in the next round. Ian Whittell joins Tom Clarke to discuss their heroic World Cup story and Tom also hears from James Gheerbrant who watched Spain beat an angry Uruguay and Tom Allnutt who saw a thrilling draw between Iran and Egypt. There are six more games to go including England's final group game with Panama - Matt Lawton joined Tom to preview this one and discuss why a statement win is vital for Thomas Tuchel's side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.