World Cup: England Through... Now Mexico Awaits
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From the BBC, it's the United States at 2.50. Listen on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Heittäydy sinäkin satuun muumimaailmassa. Katso lisää muumimaailma.fi. The Football Daily at the People World Cup 2026. With Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith. Live from LA.
Hello, you're listening to the Football Daily with Rick and Lloyd. We're going to be joined by John Murray very shortly to talk about England's 2-1 win over DR Congo. Dr Congo.
What insights does John Murray provide about England's performance?
Thank you. The other scores from overnight, the USA are through after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0. Belgium beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time. Last minute penalty from Tielemans. To get all the scores and highlights, visit the BBC Sport website and app. So we weren't quite sure what it was going to be like watching an England game at 9am. We did it here. at the house, you had gone out. It's so sweet, actually. You'd gone out and got pastries. I had, yeah. And so the sort of pastries are frozen, then you defrost them, and then you cook them. And so the smell of beautiful pan au chocolat in the kitchen, and we made coffee, and it was incredibly civilized. It was a very different World Cup experience to previous years.
Yes, I think that's fair to say.
What challenges does Mexico present for England in the upcoming match?
Where we were eating pan au chocolat, And in previous years, I've been in a world of pain from the drinks. Yes. But the coffee wasn't giving you any problems, was it? Not at all. Well, not until later. OK. Yes. You started the game. So every England game previously, you've been wearing one of your Grimsby tops. I have, yeah. And then for this game, you went England shirt. I did, yeah. Brand new one. And it didn't feel right.
How does altitude affect England's game against Mexico?
And then as the first half unfolded, I think we both knew that you were going to have to change. Yeah. And you did. You quietly went to your room. I presume you had a word with yourself. Well, I had a word with the shirt. Yeah. You burnt the shirt. And then you popped a Grimsby on. I decided to wear my little black and white lotto number. The classic. Came out. What happens? Yeah. You don't want to read too much into it.
What superstitions do players have regarding their performance?
A lot of people say the hydration breaks, the substitutions. It was down to me changing my shirt. There's a lot of superstition knocking around. So much superstition. There's quite a lot of stress knocking around as well. Like, it was a very, very stressful watch. And we, I don't want to say we over-celebrated, but when both goals went in, we went berserk. We were hugging. We had our friend James over. We hugged him. We were all just hugging, jumping around the room. Hugging and shouting. It was good. It was good fun. And then in about the 90th minute, which was tense because we're just thinking, please, England, hold out.
Was Florin Balogun's red card justified?
Please. Can I say it was the 88th minute? Was it 88th? Yeah. 88th minute. And so Harry Kane has scored two minutes before. We're just thinking, please, please. Just cling on. And then our doorbell goes. And we think, well, that's odd. We can see through to the gate and we can see some feet and some sandals. We think, okay, well, this is a terrible time for someone to be at the door. Someone needs to go and answer it. And it was you.
Yeah.
What are the expectations for the England vs. Mexico match?
So you went down. And now I'm just watching it through the window. And you open the gate. And you have a conversation with a man who I think is one of our neighbors. And honestly, my best guess is we've upset him because we've been shouting so loudly at the girls. That's the only possible explanation I can think of. As I'm walking down to the gate, I'm thinking, we have been quite loud. The back door is open. You're ready to apologize. And we have been shouting. Yes. There were a few expletives in there. There was some blue language.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What interruption occurred during the England match?
0:00–1:15
2
What insights does John Murray provide about England's performance?
1:15–1:59
3
What challenges does Mexico present for England in the upcoming match?
1:59–2:25
4
How does altitude affect England's game against Mexico?
2:25–2:53
5
What superstitions do players have regarding their performance?
2:53–3:28
6
Was Florin Balogun's red card justified?
3:28–3:57
7
What are the expectations for the England vs. Mexico match?
3:57–4:27
8
How do the hosts feel about England's chances in the knockout stage?
4:27–41:17