🎙️ Armchair Pundits | World Cup 2026 Ep.9 | ALL Quarter-Final Results | Bellingham Cable of God | Mbappe 20th WC Goal | Merino Again! | Alvarez Stunner

Four hosts. All four quarter-finals. Every goal, every red card, every VAR decision, every controversy. The semi-final draw is set — and it's historic.

📋 ALL 4 RESULTS:

🇫🇷 France 2-0 Morocco ✅

Mbappe pen SAVED 28' (his first ever WC pen miss!) | Mbappe 60' curler (8th tournament goal, 20th career = level with Messi all-time!) | Dembele 66' (5th goal) | Mbappe off 77' (ankle — precautionary) | Morocco: 0.14 xG without Saibari

🇪🇸 Spain 2-1 Belgium ✅

Ruiz 30' (rebound off Castagne) | De Ketelaere 41' (header) | Courtois injured off 71' | Lammens HOWLER | Merino 88' (1min 57sec on pitch — 2nd sub winner in a row!) | Spain's first WC SF since 2010

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 2-1 Norway (AET) ✅

Schjelderup 36' (cross-shot off far post) | Bellingham 45+2' (Gordon assist, left foot) | Heggem goal disallowed VAR | CABLE OF GOD controversy (skycam wire?) | Bellingham 93' ET (Rogers spilled — Bellingham pounced — 6th tournament goal!) | Haaland kept quiet all match

🇦🇷 Argentina 3-1 Switzerland (AET) ✅

Mac Allister 10' (Messi corner) | Ndoye 67' (Switzerland equalised) | EMBOLO RED 72' (simulation VAR — 2nd YC, mistaken identity rules — tears) | Switzerland 10 men for 40+ mins | Alvarez 112' STUNNER curler | Lautaro 120+1' tap-in

⭐ KEY MOMENTS:

• Cable of God — Nyland's goal-kick hits skycam wire? Ball falls to England. Bellingham scores 93rd-min winner. Norway FURIOUS

• Bellingham: 2nd youngest EVER to score 2+ goals in consecutive WC KO games (only Pelé was younger, aged 17)

• Mbappe: 20th career WC goal = level with Messi all-time. Missed his first ever WC penalty vs Morocco

• Merino: scored 1min 57sec after coming on — second sub winner of tournament in consecutive games. Fastest sub KO goal in WC history

• Alvarez 112' curler = one of the goals of this entire tournament. First WC goal since 2022 SF brace

• Messi's WC scoring streak ends at 9 games (his own record) but has 10 WC assists — more than anyone since 1966

• Embolo in tears after red card for simulation — Switzerland held 10 men for 40+ minutes before Alvarez broke them

• Historic SF field: first time ever FIFA top 4 ranked nations ALL in WC semis

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🎙️ 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 7 of our World Cup 2026 Special is LIVE — and this round had EVERYTHING 🔥

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kane PASSES PELÉ — 13 World Cup goals. His 86th-min winner vs DR Congo was a RIFLE into the top corner

🇧🇪 Belgium — 2-0 down, De Bruyne subbed off, 5 mins left — won it with a penalty at 124 mins 44 secs. LATEST EVER WC GOAL

🇩🇪 Germany knocked out on pens by Paraguay — their FIRST EVER WC shootout defeat

🇳🇱 Netherlands out on pens too. Gakpo scored and burst into TEARS 💔

🐐 Messi scores his 20th WC goal — all-time record. Argentina taken to extra time by Cape Verde

🇪🇬 Salah took a PANENKA in the shootout 😤 Egypt through to face Messi in the R16

🦈 Cape Verde equalised TWICE against Argentina — Lopes Cabral scored one of the goals of the tournament

All 16 results. Full goals, VAR, red cards and full ACP debate 🎙️

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Welcome back to The Armchair Pundits Podcast — Episode 6 of our World Cup 2026 Special, covering ALL 24 final group‑stage matches across Groups A–L.

This round delivered EVERYTHING: historic qualifications, last‑minute heartbreak, VAR controversy, record‑breaking goals, and one of the most dramatic final days in modern World Cup history.


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Welcome back to The Armchair Pundits Podcast — Episode 5 of our World Cup 2026 Special, covering every Matchday 12–13 game across Groups J, K and L.
This round delivered historic milestones, late drama, VAR controversy, and one of the most chaotic England performances in recent memory.

Here’s what we break down:

🔵 Group J
🇫🇷 France 3–0 Iraq — Mbappé brace on his 100th cap, Dembele’s first ever major‑tournament goal, and a 2‑hour storm delay.
🇳🇴 Norway 3–2 Senegal — Haaland brace, Pedersen opener, Sarr double; Norway qualify.
🇯🇴 Jordan 1–2 Algeria — Al‑Rashdan stunner, Benbouali header, Gouiri winner; echoes of the 1982 “Disgrace of Gijón”.

⚪ Group K
🇵🇹 Portugal 5–0 Uzbekistan — Ronaldo scores at his SIXTH World Cup, Mendes free‑kick, Fernandes masterclass, Leão’s first WC goal.
🇨🇴 Colombia 1–0 DR Congo — Muñoz deflected winner, Mpasi’s heroic 8‑save performance, Colombia qualify.

🟣 Group L
🏴 England 0–0 Ghana — Kane crossbar + miss, Konsa penalty controversy, Guehi clearance off the line, Asare’s clean sheet.
🇭🇷 Croatia 1–0 Panama — Budimir winner, Livaković triple save, Modrić’s 200th cap.

We also dive into:

🔥 Mbappé vs Haaland — who’s leading the Golden Boot race?
🔥 Can Ronaldo continue to be the main striker for Portugal?
🔥 Is England going to struggle or Ghana underestimated?

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Armchair Pundits | FIFA World Cup 2026 Special — Episode 4

We break down some of the round-2 group stage results from Groups A to J — goals, assists, VAR calls, red cards, and everything in between. This is your one-stop World Cup podcast reaction.

⚽ ALL ROUND 2 RESULTS:
GROUP A: Czechia 1–1 South Africa | Mexico 1–0 South Korea ✅ (Mexico QUALIFIED)
GROUP B: Switzerland 4–1 Bosnia | Canada 6–0 Qatar ✅ (Canada's FIRST WC WIN)
GROUP C: Morocco 1–0 Scotland | Brazil 3–0 Haiti (Haiti ELIMINATED)
GROUP D: USA 2–0 Australia ✅ (USA QUALIFIED) | Türkiye 0–1 Paraguay (Türkiye OUT)
GROUP E: Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast ✅ (Germany QUALIFIED) | Ecuador 0–0 Curaçao
GROUP F: Netherlands 5–1 Sweden ✅ | Japan 4–0 Tunisia (Tunisia ELIMINATED)
GROUP G: Belgium 0–0 Iran | New Zealand 1–3 Egypt
GROUP H: Spain 4–0 Saudi Arabia ✅ | Uruguay 2–2 Cape Verde
GROUP I: Argentina 2–0 Austria ✅ (MESSI RECORD) | France 1–0 Iraq

🐐 MESSI MAKES HISTORY: Breaks Klose's record with goals #17 AND #18 vs Austria
🇨🇦 CANADA 6-0: Jonathan David hat-trick | Koné serious injury | 2 red cards for Qatar
🧤 ELOY ROOM: 15 saves vs Ecuador — greatest single goalkeeper performance in WC history
🌟 YAMAL: First WC goal on first WC start — joins Pelé in the teenage record books
🦈 CAPE VERDE: First EVER World Cup goal | Still in contention in Group H


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Welcome back to The Armchair Pundits Podcast — Episode 3 of our World Cup 2026 Special.
The opening round delivered absolute chaos: giant‑killings, hat‑tricks, record‑breaking performances, and one of the greatest defensive masterclasses in tournament history.

In this episode, we break down EVERY match from Groups F to L:

🔵 Group F
🇸🇪 Sweden 5–1 Tunisia
Ayari’s emotional brace, Isak’s dominance, Gyökeres shining, and Svanberg scoring 18 seconds after coming on.

🟡 Groups G & H
🇪🇬 Egypt 1–1 Belgium
🇨🇻 Cape Verde 0–0 Spain
A historic shutout from 40‑year‑old Vozinha as Cape Verde stun Spain with a flawless low block.

🔴 Group I
🇫🇷 France 3–1 Senegal — Mbappé breaks France’s all‑time scoring record.
🇳🇴 Norway 4–1 Iraq — Haaland’s World Cup debut double + Østigård header.

⚪ Group J
🇦🇷 Argentina 3–0 Algeria — Messi hat‑trick on the 20‑year anniversary of his World Cup debut.
🇦🇹 Austria 3–1 Jordan

🟢 Group K
🇵🇹 Portugal 1–1 DR Congo — Congo’s aggressive counter‑press stuns Portugal.
🇨🇴 Colombia 3–1 Uzbekistan — Late flurry seals it.

🟣 Group L
🏴 England 4–2 Croatia — Kane brace, Bellingham momentum‑killer, Rashford late finish.
🇬🇭 Ghana 1–0 Panama — Classic tournament grind.

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Welcome back to Armchair Pundits, and what a ridiculous Matchday this was at World Cup 2026.

We break down EVERY major game from the latest round of fixtures, including:

🇩🇪 Germany 7–1 Curaçao — half‑space overload masterclass
🇺🇸 USA 4–1 Paraguay — deep‑9 trap destroys the high press
🇧🇷 Brazil 1–1 Morocco — rest‑defence collapse & Hakimi VAR drama
🇦🇺 Australia 2–0 Türkiye — two goals ruled out by millimetres
🇶🇦 Qatar 1–1 Switzerland — 2.4 xG wasted + 93rd‑minute own goal
🇰🇷 South Korea 2–1 Czechia — halftime counter‑press switch
🇨🇦 Canada 1–1 Bosnia — verticality finally saves Marsch
🏴 Scotland 1–0 Haiti — historic drought broken
🇳🇱 Netherlands 2-2 Japan — full reaction & tactical breakdown

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