# Portugal and Ronaldo roar to life, England's momentum takes a hit | World Cup Daily

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Published: 2026-06-24T05:58:59+00:00
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On the final day of Match Day 2, Ronaldo and Portugal ripped apart an overmatched Uzbek team... and brought some trickery as well. England couldn't build on their momentum against Ghana, Croatia battled to a tight win while Colombia, and DR Congo contested one of the sloppiest games of the World Cup so far. JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon , which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, videos, The TSS Scouting Network, and much more. WATCH TSS EPISODES ON YOUTUBE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're posting all our episodes here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and streaming throughout the World Cup! Smash like and subscribe etc.! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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