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Matt Kabir Floyd and Dave Reed with your Saturday morning 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup', as Argentina avoided one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history when they came through 3-2 against Cape Verde in extra time. Argentina will now face Egypt in the last 16 after they beat Australia in a penalty shoot out and Colombia are also through, beating Ghana 1-0. Plus, we bring you the latest on England's last 16 kick off chaos, with thunderstorms forecast for Mexico City on Sunday.
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Jamie Weir is joined by Dave Reed to bring you up to date with everything you need to know from the 2026 World Cup.
There was late VAR drama in the Portugal vs Croatia game in what could turn out to be the last World Cup appearance for a football superstar. We wrap up the other two results from overnight as well.
Plus, we look ahead to England's last-16 tie against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium and explain why they'll have to make history if they're to reach the quarter-finals.
And we preview today's matches which see the round of 32 come to a close with Mo Salah and Lionel Messi both back in action.
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Matt Kabir Floyd is here with your latest 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup', after England's 2-1 comeback against DR Congo kept their World Cup dream alive. Harry Kane the hero, yet again. We'll bring you reaction to that and look ahead to Mexico in the last 16.
Meanwhile, Belgium and the USA both made it through and will face each other in the next round. Belgium earnt a late, controversial penalty to seal their win over Senegal, whilst ten-man USA won 2-0 over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
We'll round up those matches and look ahead to Thursday's fixtures. Plus, is this the most 'World Cup World Cup' we've ever seen?
Hayley McQueen is with Dave Reed to bring you the latest news from the 2026 World Cup.
We hear from the England and DR Congo camps ahead of their round of 32 match this evening - the winners will play Mexico at the Azteca Stadium!
Plus, there's news of more goals for Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland and we preview the evening's other games.
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On a day when two of the so-called 'big teams' fell in penalty shootouts, Hayley McQueen rounds up everything that’s been going on overnight at the World Cup.
Congratulations to Paraguay and Morocco who advance to the last 16, after their dramatic victories over Germany and the Netherlands respectively. Meanwhile, Brazil leave it late, but make it through in normal time against Japan. Plus, as England prepare to fly to Atlanta to face DR Congo on Wednesday, we find out what awaits them there.
Hayley McQueen is here to bring you up to date with everything you need to know from the 2026 World Cup.
The knockout stages got underway with co-hosts Canada taking on South Africa and there was late drama in Los Angeles.
Plus, we get an update from Rob Dorsett as England prepare for their game against DR Congo and we hear from Luke Shanley for the final time as Scotland head home from the tournament.
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Bela Shah and Jamie Weir round up your Sunday morning 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup', as England top their group thanks to a 2-0 win over Panama. We'll tell you about a record breaking goal for Harry Kane and hear what Thomas Tuchel made of the performance.
Plus, a dramatic night for Scotland and they weren't even playing! Results elsewhere meant their exit from the World Cup was confirmed, with Steve Clarke's resignation as head coach coming moments later. We'll have the full story.
Plus, Portugal were held by Colombia to finish runners up in their group, and there was more record breaking magic from Messi for Argentina as the last 32 are confirmed.
Paul Gilmour and Dave Reed have your Saturday morning 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup,' as England prepare for their final group game against Panama. But some breaking news to bring you regarding a key figure for the Three Lions. Plus, we round up the overnight results and tell you what these could mean for Scotland and their World Cup hopes.
Jamie Weir is with Dave Reed to bring you up to date with the latest news and results from the 2026 World Cup.
We run through the overnight results as three more groups were finalised and explain what the scores mean for Scotland's hopes of progressing.
Plus we look ahead to today's matches and find out why Elliot Anderson's move to Manchester City could cause England a headache.
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Luke Shanley is joined by Kris Boyd on this bonus episode of Cheat Sheet at the World Cup.
Recorded just outside the stadium in Miami not long after Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Brazil, they discuss the match and consider whether Steve Clarke's side have done enough to qualify for the knockout stages as one of the best 3rd placed teams.
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