The Powerade Hydration Break™️ can’t come quick enough for England

The game might be dull but my set-up is lovely

The lowest proportion of teams competing in a World Cup that failed to win a match was in 2022. Only five of the 32 teams involved didn't experience victory - slightly lower than the 4 out of 24 teams in 1994. In 2026, 15 of the 48 teams are yet to win, but that could fall to 10. #worldcup #stats

Yeah sure. Right!

They even finished second with three draws. It couldn't get more Irish.

Cape Verde put England through to the next round

Seven goals from Palace players. Seven goals from Sunderland players. Terry and Jan are going to unbearable on the next pod

Senegal approaching the stepladders and buckets of confetti stage of the game

Iraq going to be the fourth of the six play-off winners to go out at this stage. DR Congo still to qualify. Bosnia the only one through.

Did you hydrate? Well, did you?

Can’t wait his loan move to Fulham in 2027/28

*checks Man City’s recent history of spending big on established England internationals*

Uruguay 🇺🇾 vs 🇪🇸 Spain tonight! Love this artwork posted by Conmebol 😍

Our World Cup prediction game update: Listeners will be eager to learn how the picks we made in the preview podcast are faring. Terry leads the way with just 8 pts, next is Graham on 11 while Jan trails on 30 after taking 20 pts from Turkey. Terry will take a 35 pt hit if Senegal go out tonight.

Historically, since the introduction of best third place, one of those sides tends to go deep in the tournament. In World Cups, Belgium made the semis in 86 while Argentina (90) and Italy (94) were losing finalists Portugal won Euro 2016 and Ivory Coast won AFCON 2023.

England will qualify for the next round this evening if Ecuador fail to beat Germany. Germany avoiding defeat would also see Netherlands, Japan, Egypt, Spain, Portugal and Ghana through to the next stage before playing their final match.

England will qualify for the next round this evening if Ecuador fail to beat Germany. Germany avoiding defeat would also see Netherlands, Japan, Egypt, Spain, Portugal and Ghana through to the next stage before playing their final match.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/06/soun... Our second podcast of the tournament looks at the shape of things so far. Free-flowing games, surprise results, and birthday boy Messi still showing the pretenders how it’s done.

Was kind of hoping Scotland would rely on England running up a score against Panama. Sadly, not to be

Brazil strolling here. Morocco never got out of first gear. And Haiti could have easily taken something off us. That frustrating thing is that Scotland have played terribly against three average sides.

Bono og? They’ll be dancing on the street with no name tonight

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/06/soun... Our second podcast of the tournament looks at the shape of things so far. Free-flowing games, surprise results, and birthday boy Messi still showing the pretenders how it’s done.

These are fine points but weren’t hugely raised in the 24 team euros or the old format of the Champions League. One counter argument is that with the old system USA would be through anyway in their group so Turkey could have had a free hit at running up a score against them.

All those England fans thinking how much coke they could have bought for money they spent on tickets for this match

Built with bent copper wires

Ronaldo scores

Any storm breaks in the final round of group games could lead to some interesting situations. The second half of one game starting after the other game has finished would offer a distinct advantage

Haaland and Odergaard giving 2016 Bale and Ramsey vibes. I guess that means Alexander Sorloth is Hal Robson Kanu

Clearly it’s not always sunny in Philadelphia

Should have done the Argentina 10 at a World Cup in USA celebration

A year and a couple of days before Messi was born.

Football is wonderful because it allows both of these truths to exist.

More like… Missi.

Anyone really expects a World Cup here in 4 years?

Still not seen anything confirming this but given it’s not explicitly excepted, you would burn a substitution window if you make a change during a hydration break. 🤷

Everyone feeling bad for Ivory Coast for losing to a late goal. Except for Ecuador

Balogun, Olise, Musiala. London exporting World Cup talent to the world.

I don’t understand how this stadium works. It looks someone designed it using AI

I’d say MUPPET VANITY FAIR but a film where Becky Sharp is the only human is probably exactly what Thackeray was aiming for.

I love this kid vomiting up FIFA

Someone should start a rumour that the Dutch shirts are a piss-take of Trump

Seeing the groups in this grid adds an interesting extra. All the groups in the right hand column saw the seeded nation start vs a team from Pot 2 in the draw and end vs a Pot 3 side. The left column seeds started v P3 and will finish v P4. The centre column groups start seed v P4 and end v P2

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/06/soun... Relax and pour yourself a drink, our review of the opening weekend of the 2026 World Cup is here. Surprises, new heroes, a sacked manager and a statement win from the USA. It's definitely been a game of four quarters

All these hosts know that they need to be gone from the competition by the quarter finals right? It’s just rude otherwise

“Basically you just bring on Manzambi and Vargas”

Do they still use the Jabulani in South Africa?

Oh you like football do you? Here, have all the football you can eat...

We were always going to need more than one shooter in Dallas

First time England have scored four goals against European opposition at a World Cup since…