Jonathan Wilson

Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly.

It's the World Cup 2026 daily pods on every matchday, the football, the politics and whether Barry will kill me for putting butter in the fridge.

Today, the tears of Raul Jimenez, his first ever World Cup goal, confirming a very easy win for host Mexico.

South Africa gifted them the first, had a man sent off, then had another red card.

You couldn't hope for a nicer start.

And quite hard to gauge if Mexico are good or South Africa...

are not good.

Czechia stuck it in the mixer to lead, but a great comeback from South Korea.

We'll do a bit of England, look ahead to tomorrow's games, including the other hosts, the US and Canada.

And then we'll discuss the Somalian referee refused entry, Iran's delayed and denied visas, the Iraqi striker held for questioning and the price of tickets for the tournament.

What did the panel think of Infantino's responses in his press conference yesterday?

And then to the big stuff, me and Barry living together for six weeks.

Who's done the cooking?

Who's done the cleaning?

And who's bought two packets of ham and gone to the pub?

Everyone just chill, just relax.

It's today's Guardian Football Weekly World Cup Daily.

On the panel today, Barry Glendening.

Welcome.

Hello, Matt.