Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[Brazilian Villain]

First time an African side has scored five in a World Cup match.

[Pete3206]

Senegal having their own goal of the tournament competition here.

[Brazilian Villain]

4-1 to France, and that's how it ends.

[Chris Harte]

In response to a suggestion that Senegal might be chasing a 6th goal, the American (or Canadian) co-commentator says, "Or maybe three if you're gay". Turns out he meant Gueye who's on two goals and might be chasing a hatrick.

It was a real, "heyyy, nice beaver" moment.

[PeterWithesShin]

Hassan came on at HT, conceded 4 but has done well.

[PeterWithesShin]

1am games could pretty much finish Scotland.

[adrenachrome]

1am games could pretty much finish Scotland.

Yes, some of the night clubs over there get pretty frisky after the witching hour.

[Pat McMahon]

Exonyms are entirely proper. It's still Turkey as far as I'm concerned.

Yeah fuck Erdogan. And the cuddly Czech Republic can't be having a name change either.

The Czechs hate people calling it Czechia as much if not more than the rest of us.

Sometimes these new names for places catch on, sometimes they don't. The Germans still call the capital of China "Peking".

As do the French

[PeterWithesShin]

We're all Cape Verde ay we.

[Mellin]

100%. Just threw ITV on without checking the fixtures. Straight to ITV4. Thanks.

[Pete3206]

Cape Verde are a team of nutters. One goal would have eliminated them, but they constantly attacked Saudi Arabia until the dying seconds. Brilliant stuff.

[Toronto Villa]

Well done Cape Verde. What a superb achievement not to have a lost a game in their very tough group and to get through. A brilliant story.

[Toronto Villa]

Youri starts for Belgium. Onana on the bench.

[PeterWithesShin]

Belgium seem up for it. And Iran make it 1-1 v Egypt.