🎙️ Armchair Pundits | FIFA World Cup 2026 Special — Episode 8

England beat Mexico 3-2 at the AZTECA with ten men. Bellingham scored twice in 98 seconds. Norway knocked out Brazil. Messi came back from 2-0 down with 11 minutes left to beat Egypt 3-2. Spain ended Ronaldo's World Cup career. Belgium thrashed the USA 4-1 despite the Balogun ban scandal. The Round of 16 delivered everything. All 8 results, every goal, every VAR call, every red card.

⚽ ALL 8 ROUND OF 16 RESULTS:

🇲🇦 Morocco 3-0 Canada — Ounahi brace (50', 82') | Rahimi 90+8' | Saibari injured 22'

🇫🇷 France 1-0 Paraguay — Mbappe pen 70' (7th tournament goal) | Gill double-save 90+' | 38°C heat | Mbappe vs Paraguay senator racism row

🇳🇴 Norway 2-1 Brazil — Nyland saves Guimaraes pen 14' | Haaland header 79' | Haaland 90' drive | Brazil's earliest exit since 1990

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 3-2 Mexico 🔥 — Bellingham brace in 98 SECONDS (36', 38') | Quansah RED 54' | Kane pen 60' | Jimenez pen 69' | 11 MINS STOPPAGE TIME | FIRST EVER WC WIN AT THE AZTECA

🇪🇸 Spain 1-0 Portugal — Merino 90+1' (sub winner) | Oyarzabal open-goal MISS 82' | Ronaldo bicycle kick saved | Ronaldo's LAST WC GAME | 6 WC clean sheets — record

🇧🇪 Belgium 4-1 USA — De Ketelaere x2 | Vanaken (GK Freese howler!) | Lukaku 90+3' | Balogun ban reversed by FIFA (Trump called Infantino!) | Pulisic INJURED

🇦🇷 Argentina 3-2 Egypt ⚡ — Ibrahim 15' | Messi pen SAVED (21') | Zico 67' | Romero 79' | Messi 83' LEFT-FOOT EQUALISER (8th goal!) | Fernandez 90+2' WINNER | 3 goals in 13 mins!

🇨🇴/🇨🇭 Switzerland vs Colombia — 🔴 LIVE as we recorded (fill in result)

🔥 EPISODE 8 HIGHLIGHTS:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bellingham: FIRST player since MARADONA to score 2 WC goals at the Azteca (Maradona vs Belgium 1986 — same stadium!)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England: FIRST team EVER to beat Mexico at the Azteca in a World Cup (Mexico unbeaten in 10 previous WC Azteca games)

🐐 Messi: 8 tournament goals — MOST in WC history at a single edition. 9 CONSECUTIVE WC games scoring — his own record. FIRST player ever to miss 2 pens in one WC

🇳🇴 Haaland: 7 tournament goals — beats Brazil single-handedly. Level with Messi and Mbappe

🇧🇪 Balogun ban SCANDAL — FIFA reversed suspension after Trump called Infantino. Belgium won 4-1 anyway

😤 Paraguay senator Celeste Amarilla made racist comments about Mbappe. French prosecutors opened criminal investigation

🇪🇸 Spain: 6 WC clean sheets — first team in WC HISTORY to achieve this

💔 Ronaldo's final World Cup game — no trophy, barely touched the ball, Martinez resigned

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🔔 Episode 9 = QUARTER-FINALS — England vs Norway, France vs Morocco, Spain vs Belgium, Argentina vs SUI/COL

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