<![CDATA[No Question About That: Video]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/s/videohttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a4VL!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec03a184-7b1c-45f4-83ac-f8585a010865_1280x1280.pngNo Question About That: Videohttps://nqatpod.substack.com/s/videoSubstackFri, 21 Aug 2026 14:47:22 GMT<![CDATA[Another Midfielder Required?]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/another-midfielder-requiredhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/another-midfielder-requiredWed, 19 Aug 2026 17:02:30 GMTUnited set out this summer to sign three central midfielders. They've signed two. Both are lovely passers. Neither are that physical.

But the third player, the physical space eater, still doesn't exist at the club. With two weeks of the window left, does Michael Carrick actually need him?

There's a real case that he doesn't. PSG won a Champions League with three technicians and no destroyers; Spain won a World Cup on control alone; and United already have five good footballers for three spots.

Adding a runner means dropping a 'baller.

But the case for buying a physical player is stronger. PSG's model only works with a press that suffocates the opposition. United's pressing does not work that well. That was the game against Milan last weekend in a nutshell. A technical team plus a functioning press is probably Carrick's long-term plan. A technical team plus a broken press is how you get picked apart on transition.

There's also the uncomfortable fact that United bought this exact profile in Manuel Ugarte two years ago and are now trying to sell him while shopping for the same thing again.

So what does the squad actually need? Probably not a positional six who doesn't run. The gap in the squad is lateral coverage when the press breaks down, which means a ground coverer and ball carrier.

Some of the names alongside the profiles are obvious; most are unlikely. And the name that keeps popping up? A market opportunity based on a good price.

United are two injuries from a genuine midfield crisis. Buy the legs, or fix the system. Ideally both.

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]]><![CDATA[Are United Ready?]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/are-united-readyhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/are-united-readyMon, 17 Aug 2026 15:15:12 GMTUnited are a team that can really play but Carrick has a squad that cannot run. So where is the team after six pre-season matches that brought a mixed bag of results?

The good news: pre-season has demonstrated the direction of travel. Carrick wants his side to have more control, be more connected and be attractive in possession. It’s verticality with a purpose.

Then there are the signings. Andrey Santos has been the story of pre-season. He’s very busy and us always looking forward. Tielemans is the line-breaking passer United have missed since Carrick himself stopped playing. With Mainoo back in the squad after the World Cup and Mount impressing before injury, there are four quality footballers in midfield for two spots.

The worry is everything that happens to United when they don’t have the ball. One issue is legs: not enough athleticism anywhere but especially in midfield. In defence too, where Maguire is perhaps a season past being a regular starter. It's mad that Luke Shaw is still the only senior left-back, and he’s lost his physical edge too.

The other concern is on the coaches. United's pressing does not function as well as it should, and the team concedes a lot of goals from wide areas. This looks like a pattern.

But Carrick has found a good balance in the forward line. The team starts the season without Benjamin Šeško but Mbeumo up top seems to be working. Rashford's future may or may not be at United, we're still not sure, but United have a lot of different options.

But Carrick needs two signings before the window shuts. Can the club deliver? I try to give a reasonable assessment in this video.

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]]><![CDATA[World Cup Final Preview]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/world-cup-final-previewhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/world-cup-final-previewSat, 18 Jul 2026 15:13:19 GMTThe last one. It's Spain against Argentina at MetLife on Sunday, La Roja's machine against Lionel Messi's final dance.

First England and Tuchel calling a thrown-away semi-final his side's best performance, the FA backing him on LinkedIn, and a grubby little campaign to pin the blame on Kobbie Mainoo, a player who didn't kick a ball.

There there's a dead-rubber third-place game against France that nobody wants.

There's also that banner: Lisandro Martínez and the Falklands.

The final itself should be a real contrast of styles: Spain's total control and one goal conceded all tournament vs an Argentina built to feed Messi. Spain are favourites bu one man can settle a final from nothing.

As for United more than 30 names across 19 squads come down to a single survivor, Lisandro Martínez, the highest-rated centre-back of the whole tournament, one game from the perfect send-off.

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]]><![CDATA[Can England Make the World Cup Final?]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/can-england-make-the-world-cup-finalhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/can-england-make-the-world-cup-finalWed, 15 Jul 2026 15:42:43 GMTSpain are in the World Cup final, and they got there on Bastille Day, of all days, by making France look ordinary.

Oyarzabal and Porro did the damage. France didn't landi a shot on target until it was long gone. Spain have conceded one goal in seven games, Deschamps bowed out in his last serious match in charge. England or Argentina meet Spain.

Then the big one: England against Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday. England aren't the favorites but they can win. The whole thing comes down to how brave Tuchel is willing to be.

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]]><![CDATA[England One Game Away But Still No Kobbie]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/england-one-game-away-but-still-nohttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/england-one-game-away-but-still-noSun, 12 Jul 2026 23:03:19 GMTEngland are one game from a World Cup final, and of course it's Messi's Argentina in the way.

Bellingham dragged England past Norway 2-1 after extra time in the Miami furnace, two more goals from the man who keeps settling these nights, with Haaland smothered and the game turning on a wire, the ball clipping the overhead skycam cable in the build-up to England's equaliser.

Argentina saw off a 10-man Switzerland 3-1, Álvarez with a goal for the ages, after Embolo was sent off for a blatant dive that only got punished because of a quirk in the VAR protocol. The champions keep finding a way without ever playing well.

So it's England against Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday, the old grudge match, 1986 and all that, with a place in the final on the line. France and Spain play the other one on Bastille Day.

United watch: Lisandro Martínez stands in England's way in the Argentina back line, while Kobbie Mainoo is still the one outfield player Tuchel refuses to use.

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]]><![CDATA[Mazraoui Out, France into the Semis]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/mazraoui-out-france-into-the-semishttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/mazraoui-out-france-into-the-semisFri, 10 Jul 2026 08:01:12 GMTWe're nearly at the end, folks. Today France beat Morocco in Boston and are into the semi-finals. It's starting to look like a coronation.

Mbappé had a tame first-half penalty saved by Bounou, then decided it after the hour with a curling finish and set up Dembélé six minutes later. Mbappé's eighth goal, level with Messi and top of the Golden Boot.

Morocco go out with credit, without injured top scorer Saibari and up against a side a level above anyone left. United watch: Mazraoui, who gave away the penalty, while 18-year-old France midfielder Bouaddi, linked with a move Old Trafford, became the youngest to start a World Cup quarter-final since 1958.

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0:00 France into the semis
1:52 Bouaddi and the United links
3:19 Mbappé's missed penalty
5:12 Bono holds the line
5:57 Mbappé breaks it, Dembélé kills it
9:51 Morocco out, and a lesson in youth investment
11:09 Spain v Belgium
14:56 Wrapping up

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]]><![CDATA[VAR Wrong, Ronaldo Gone, Five Reds Left]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/var-wrong-ronaldo-gone-five-redshttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/var-wrong-ronaldo-gone-five-redsWed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:13 GMTThe USA, the team FIFA did the favour for, never turned up and were thrashed 4-1 by a Belgium side that hadn't forgotten, Lukaku among the scorers. Justice of a kind and, awkwardly, the best result Infantino could have hoped for, because the host going out takes the heat out of the Balogun row. The precedent stays, though.

Argentina came from 2-0 down to beat Egypt 3-2, three goals in 13 minutes but it should never have got that far: Egypt had a brilliant breakaway goal chalked off by VAR for a foul on Lisandro Martínez a hundred yards away, then had two penalty shouts in the build-up to Argentina's winner ignored.

Ronaldo's World Cup career ended in tears as Spain won 1-0, a monument to three and a half years of Roberto Martinez building a gifted squad around one man's weaknesses.

Plus previews of all four quarter-finals: Norway v England in Miami, Morocco v France, Switzerland v Argentina and Spain v Belgium.

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]]><![CDATA[Make England's (Football Team) Great Again]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/one-of-englands-greatest-nightshttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/one-of-englands-greatest-nightsMon, 06 Jul 2026 20:30:26 GMTThe morning after one of England's great tournament nights and FIFA's ugliest off-pitch story yet.

England beat Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca, down to 10 men for 47 minutes after Jarell Quansah's red card. Two Bellingham goals in 98 seconds, a Kane penalty, and a defensive stand for the ages.

Norway knocked out Brazil 2-1, Haaland twice, Neymar's last act from the spot.

Then the story that dominated Monday's news: FIFA suspending Folarin Balogun's red-card ban under Article 27 after a Trump phone call to Infantino, clearing him to face Belgium. UEFA say a red line has been crossed. This sets a troubling precedent. Plus previews of Spain v Portugal and Belgium v USA.

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0:00 Some nights you go along for the ride
0:59 England 2-3 Mexico at the Azteca
7:43 Tuchel's mentality monsters
9:12 Norway 2-1 Brazil, and Neymar's last act
12:09 United connections in the last eight
13:05 Spain v Portugal
14:38 Belgium v USA
16:13 Folarin Balogun, FIFA and a phone call
21:20 Same laws for 90 minutes?

]]><![CDATA[England's Toughest Test]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/englands-toughest-testhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/englands-toughest-testSun, 05 Jul 2026 17:40:35 GMTRecapping the last Round of 32 matches and the start of the last 16. The game of the past two days belongs to Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde. Lisandro Martínez set up Messi's 20th World Cup goal and scored one himself, but a country of half a million took the champions to the final moments of extra time before an own goal settled it.

Colombia saw off Ghana and Queiroz, Egypt edged Australia on penalties, and the last 16 opened with Morocco turning on the style against Canada and France grinding past a cynical Paraguay.

Then the big ones: Casemiro's Brazil against Haaland's Norway and England, at last, at the Azteca, where altitude and a hostile crowd could end their tournament.

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]]><![CDATA[Bruno Survives, Rashford and Mainoo Through]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/bruno-survives-rashford-throughhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/bruno-survives-rashford-throughFri, 03 Jul 2026 14:02:30 GMTWe're deep into the Round of 32, and the theme is survival. England were second best to DR Congo for an hour and needed Harry Kane, twice, which sets up the tie that could end their tournament: Mexico, in the Azteca, at altitude.

Portugal edged a genuine classic with Croatia but won it only once Ronaldo left the pitch and th striker who replaced him headed a stoppage-time winner. Spain waiting in the last 16, who saw off Austria.

All three host nations reached the knockouts. USA will face Belgium. Argentina, Colombia and the rest complete the round.

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]]><![CDATA[Amad's Brilliance and Casemiro's Big Head]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/amads-brilliance-casemiros-big-headhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/amads-brilliance-casemiros-big-headWed, 01 Jul 2026 14:45:38 GMTWorking through the Round of 32. Germany and the Netherlands both go out on penalties, the Dutch in cowardly fashion to a far better Morocco, who carry Mazraoui into the last 16. Amad Diallo goes out with Ivory Coast, but not before scoring a brilliant individual goal, a reminder of what he can do. Casemiro and Cunha survive a real scare against Japan, while a liberated France sweep aside Sweden. Then to tomorrow, England against DR Congo and two more old boys in Wan-Bissaka and Tuanzebe, with the familiar question for Thomas Tuchel: whether this side can break down a team that sits deep.

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 Morocco knock out the Netherlands
06:10 Amad's brilliant goal
09:05 Brazil survive Japan
10:30 France thrash Sweden
12:05 Germany out to Paraguay
13:50 Canada past South Africa
14:25 Mexico see off Ecuador
16:30 England v DR Congo preview
19:30 Rest of the last 32
21:40 Sign-off

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]]><![CDATA[England Through but Underwhelming Again]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/england-through-underwhelming-againhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/england-through-underwhelming-againSun, 28 Jun 2026 20:21:25 GMTWhich Manchester United players remain in the World Cup now the group stage is done? McTominay, Ugarte and a clutch of old boys are on the way home.

England topped their group without convincing anyone; the problems that we saw against Ghana repeated against Panama. Does Tuchel have a mystery solution?

Portugal still have a Ronaldo problem, a 41-year-old rooted to the spot while Roberto Martinez crowbars his most creative player into a corner around him.

Algeria and Austria turn a convenient draw into a 6-goal classic that breaks Iranian hearts in stoppage time, and Scotland go out with Steve Clarke resigning behind them.

Then the knockouts: England are drawn against the DR Congo old boys, with Brazil v Japan, Netherlands v Morocco and Messi against the smallest nation left as the pick of the last 32.

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00:00 United players past and present, sorted
02:07 England 2-0 Panama
03:27 Colombia 0-0 Portugal: Ronaldo is a problem again
05:30 Algeria 3-3 Austria
07:53 England v DR Congo preview
10:44 Round of 32: the ties to watch

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]]><![CDATA[Ugarte Injury Nightmare!]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/ugarte-injury-nightmarehttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/ugarte-injury-nightmareSat, 27 Jun 2026 09:02:03 GMTEd catches up on two days that belonged to the underdogs. Ecuador beat Germany 2-1 to go through as a best third-placed side. Cabo Verde, a nation of half a million, reached the last 32.

Uruguay go home after losing to Spain, with Manuel Ugarte stretchered off injured. It looked serious.

Amad's Ivory Coast are into the knockouts for the first time, Japan and Sweden both went through, and Senegal's 5-0 over Iraq keeps their third-place hopes alive. Then on Saturday England must answer the critics with victory over Panama.

00:00 Intro
01:03 Ecuador 2-1 Germany
04:06 Cabo Verde
07:21 Thursday, Friday games
14:02 England v Panama preview
18:11 Wrap-up

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]]><![CDATA[Goals Made in Manchester ]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/goals-made-in-manchesterhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/goals-made-in-manchesterThu, 25 Jun 2026 09:02:18 GMTContrasting nights for England and Scotland. England drew 0-0 with Ghana, with Carlos Queiroz's deep low block too much for Thomas Tuchel's slow build-up. Why did England take so long to change it up?

Ghana had their moments and a debated VAR penalty check, but it reads as a reality check before Panama, not a crisis.

Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Brazil started with an horrible defensive error and finished with a Matheus Cunha strike. His third of the tournament.

Scotland rallied late and forced Alisson into saves but they were already done for. Is the negative goal difference too much to make it into the knockout rounds.

Elsewhere: Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0 with a Ronaldo brace. The man his family had blamed for Ronaldo crap showing on match day one, Bruno Fernandes, set one up one of them

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00:00 Intro
00:46 England 0-0 Ghana: outthought by Queiroz
06:50 Scotland 0-3 Brazil: undone at the back
12:11 The rest: Portugal and more
17:18 Tomorrow's deciders

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]]><![CDATA[Messi's Record and Ronaldo's problem]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/messi-record-ronaldos-problem-dayhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/messi-record-ronaldos-problem-dayTue, 23 Jun 2026 17:01:12 GMTIt's been light on United stories for the past couple of days, but heavyweight on top performances from World Cup stars. Lionel Messi scored twice against Austria to reach 18 World Cup goals and pass Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer. For the second time in eight days, Messi, Mbappé and Haaland all scored on the same day.

Spain's answer to a flat opener was a heavy victory over Saudi, Uruguay drew with Cape Verde. Manuel Ugarte had hand in both Uruguay goals.

France beat Iraq 3-0 in a storm-delayed match as Mbappé moved to 16 World Cup goals, and Norway beat Senegal 3-2, Haaland scoring twice. France and Norway go through, while Senegal, the Africa Cup of Nations winners, sort of, are on the brink.

On Tuesday, it's England vs Ghana. Meanwhile, the fallout around Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes after Portugal's draw with DR Congo continues.

00:00 Messi's record
00:47 Sunday's catch-up
03:37 Argentina and France
06:45 Norway 3-2 Senegal
09:45 England v Ghana preview
13:17 Ronaldo and Portugal
15:41 Colombia, DR Congo and the rest
16:33 United watch

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]]><![CDATA[Cunha at the Double ]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/cunha-at-the-double-world-cup-dayhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/cunha-at-the-double-world-cup-daySun, 21 Jun 2026 09:01:25 GMTIt’s been an interesting couple of days at the World Cup, including plenty of United-related stories. Matheus Cunha came into the Brazil side against Haiti and scored twice, with Casemiro alongside him and an Inter Miami move in the background. Scotland lost to a strong Morocco and now look to need something against Brazil. McTominay was short of his best. USA beat Australia in Seattle to top their group, and Turkey went out, eliminated on head-to-head after a second defeat to Paraguay.

Onto today. Netherlands were dominant in a 5-1 win over Sweden, Anthony Elanga scoring the Swede’s only goal. Germany beat Ivory Coast 2-1, with Amad Diallo making the opener before substitute Deniz Undav scored twice. In Kansas City, Curaçao took their first World Cup point in a 0-0 with Ecuador, built on 15 saves from Eloy Room, the most in a 90-minute World Cup match, with Tahith Chong and Kenji Gorré among the ex-United men in the Islanders’ side. Sunday’s games include Spain, Uruguay, Belgium and Iran.

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00:00 Saturday catch-up

01:34 Brazil v Haiti, Cunha’s two

02:22 Scotland, Morocco and the group

03:06 USA v Australia, North America fever

05:11 Netherlands 5-1 Sweden

07:47 Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast, and Amad

11:03 Curaçao’s first point, against Ecuador

13:22 Group standings and qualification

15:34 Sunday preview: Spain, Uruguay, Belgium, Iran

18:55 American stadiums and football culture

19:55 United men at the World Cup

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]]><![CDATA[Mexico Win, Canada Horror Leg Break]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/mexico-win-canada-horror-leg-breakhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/mexico-win-canada-horror-leg-breakFri, 19 Jun 2026 16:23:00 GMTOnly a few United stories on Day eight of the World Cup but plenty of drama. Two host nations won: Canada thrashed Qatar 6-0 in Vancouver for their first-ever World Cup victory. The match was overshadowed by a horrific leg injury to Ishmael Koné. In Guadalajara, Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 to win their group after a comical goalkeeping error. Meanwhile, Switzerland beat Bosnia 4-1, with substitutes scoring all five goals. Czechia drew 1-1 with South Africa after conceding a late penalty. Then there’s a look ahead to Friday’s games: Scotland-Morocco, Brazil-Haiti, and the heavily hyped USA-Australia in Seattle.

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00:00 Day 8 Overview

01:04 Czechia vs South Africa

03:05 Switzerland vs Bosnia

05:33 Canada vs Qatar

07:59 Mexico vs South Korea

10:07 Preview: Friday’s Games

10:32 Scotland vs Morocco

12:08 Brazil vs Haiti

13:39 USA vs Australia

15:55 Wrap-up

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]]><![CDATA[Messi Magic and England Up Next]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/messi-magic-england-next-world-cuphttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/messi-magic-england-next-world-cupWed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:40 GMTRecapping a Tuesday that belonged to the forwards. Kylian Mbappé scored twice in France’s 3-1 win over Senegal to pass Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time leading scorer on 58. France played within themselves for over an hour. Norway beat Iraq 4-1 with a Haaland double, a scoreline that flattered them a little. Argentina opened the defence of their title with a 3-0 win over Algeria, Lionel Messi at 38 scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his career to move to 16 at the tournament.

The preview turns to Wednesday and many United connections. England begi against Luka Modrić’s Croatia. Portugal v DR Congo carries United men on both benches, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot against former United players Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Axel Tuanzebe. Ghana v Panama brings Carlos Queiroz back to a dugout. Uzbekistan reach a first World Cup against a Colombia built around Luis Díaz and James Rodríguez.

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00:00 Introduction

01:05 France 3-1 Senegal

04:03 Norway 4-1 Iraq

06:38 Argentina 3-0 Algeria

09:31 Wednesday Preview: England vs Croatia

14:16 Wednesday Preview: Portugal vs DR Congo

16:27 Wednesday Preview: Ghana vs Panama

17:46 Wednesday Preview: Uzbekistan vs Colombia

18:41 Sign Off

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]]><![CDATA[Favourites Draw]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/favourites-draw-nziran-thriller-worldhttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/favourites-draw-nziran-thriller-worldTue, 16 Jun 2026 05:49:08 GMTFive days in, and many of the big names cannot win a game. Spain had 75% of the ball and 29 shots against Cape Verde and scored none of them, the death-by-passing thesis confirmed, with no plan B beyond a half-fit Lamine Yamal. Belgium needed a Romelu Lukaku cameo, barely 20 seconds old, to force the own goal that salvaged a 1-1 with Egypt in a boiling Seattle. Uruguay were held 1-1 in Miami.

The best football came from the makeweights: Iran 2-2 New Zealand at SoFi, all played out amid Iran's relocation and visa saga.

Tuesday brings plenty of familiar faces: France v Senegal, Iraq v Norway (Zidane Iqbal and René Meulensteen), Argentina v Algeria (Lisandro Martínez), and Austria v Jordan (Ralf Rangnick and Marcel Sabitzer).

00:00 Day 5 Recap
00:57 Spain vs Cape Verde
02:42 Belgium vs Egypt
04:43 Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
06:54 Iran vs New Zealand
09:29 Tuesday Preview: France vs Senegal
11:43 Tuesday Preview: Iraq vs Norway
13:42 Tuesday Preview: Argentina vs Algeria
15:50 Tuesday Preview: Austria vs Jordan
18:00 Wrap-Up & Tomorrow's Games

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]]><![CDATA[Amad's Magic Moment]]>https://nqatpod.substack.com/p/world-cup-day-four-amads-magic-momenthttps://nqatpod.substack.com/p/world-cup-day-four-amads-magic-momentMon, 15 Jun 2026 15:59:31 GMTGermany beat Curaçao 7-1 to spoil the dreams of the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup. Netherlands and Japan draw in an entertaining game. Sweden smash Tunisia. And then the standout moment of the day: Amad Diallo's 90th minute winner for the Ivory Coast against Ecuador. Then there's a look ahead to Spain vs Cabo Verde, Belgium vs Egypt, Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, and Iran vs New Zealand.

00:00 Intro & Best Moment of the Day
00:34 Germany 7–0 Curaçao
03:21 Netherlands 2–2 Japan
06:23 Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador
09:11 Sweden 5–1 Tunisia
11:35 Monday Previews
16:09 Wrap-up

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