England’s unbelievable night at the Azteca: World Cup Daily
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What happened during England's dramatic win against Mexico?
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Hello, and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly. Were you applauding offsides, cheering goal kicks? Lord knows what it was like at five to four in the morning. The board went up for 11 minutes, 11, Concer couldn't walk. Jed Spence on the floor, spooning it clear. Dan Byrne heading the ball into the opposition half. How were you when John Stones rolled it inches wide? Has there been a more exhausting half an hour watching England? Harry Kane couldn't even talk. There was a game before that game. Mexico went close. Pickford brilliant. And then Jude Bellingham. And Bellingham again. Was this going to be easy? No. Quinonez brilliant volley. Bellingham won goal-saving clearance. Half-time.
How did Jude Bellingham influence the game for England?
Nothing silly. First five. And then Jarrell Kwanza dived in. He'd been excellent. His leg rolled over the ball and into the Mexican shin. It was a red. Panic. But then Gordon felled in the box. Harry Kane, nerveless. It would all be okay. But then VAR, conspicuously absent for the last couple of weeks, noticed Harry Kane's errant kick. Penalty. Raul Jimenez doesn't miss them. And then the panic. They all crumpled at the final whistle. Breathe in that altitude. An unforgettable football match. There is balance here. Not everyone supports England. Don't worry. Before that, Erling Haaland sunk Brazil. One header and one wallop are truly historic. The biggest day in Norwegian football. We'll get Lars' thoughts on that.
And then there's following Balogun's red card suspended ahead of the US game with Belgium. Purely coincidental that Trump called Gianni to ask for that to happen. It stinks. And the worst bit is, it's not a surprise. Mark Langdon's left us a voice note about tomatoes. Not now, Mark. We'll answer your questions. And that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, Barry Glendany, welcome. I think you covered everything in your intro, Max, so if you don't mind, I'll just head off and go to bed. I did say, do you want to go out for dinner after this?
What were the critical moments leading to the penalty decision?
And you said, not with you. Okay, fine. Archie Rintart, hello. Hi, Max. You'll come for dinner. I'm very much in. On the night shift tonight, Nicky Bandini. Hey, Nicky.
Dinner time. It's breakfast time over here, Max.
No, of course. Let's start then with Mexico 2, England 3 in Mexico City. Mexico hadn't lost at the Azteca in 26 games, two losses in about 100 years. An unbelievable football match. Nicky, you watched this like most of all audience at two in the morning. How was it for you?
It was so worth it. I mean, I was just saying before we came on air, there's no way I'm going to be able to sleep after this, despite not having gone to bed yet, because I'm absolutely wired from that. I think the first half, the last, you want to call it the second quarter now, because I've been ruined by hydration bakes, but that second part of the first half after that, Bellingham's two goals and then the goal back for Mexico it was like watching I saw someone say this on social so I'm sorry for stealing this line but it was like watching just a game that was permanently in the 90th minute for about 20 minutes it was just constantly like oh my god and we were not even at half time yet and And now that feels almost like ancient history because so much happened in the second half as you laid it all out.
This was one of the best World Cup matches I think I've ever seen. I really do. I think this was, it's, I know we all have recency bias. I know we all have. have focus bias as well because of course we're talking about England but I thought this was such an entertaining game of football it faded a little bit at the end I think actually after all the talk about England and altitude it felt like Mexico ran out of steam at the end of the game but it was it was chaotic brilliant wildly entertaining football with lots of flaws. I'm not suggesting it's the best in terms of absolute quality of World Cup games, but in terms of entertainment, this was magic. Well worth staying up for.
As an England fan, Archie, that last half hour, I can't remember who turned to who and said, well, they can't do this for half an hour in like the 75th minute.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened during England's dramatic win against Mexico?
0:00–0:48
2
How did Jude Bellingham influence the game for England?
0:48–1:56
3
What were the critical moments leading to the penalty decision?
1:56–6:20
4
How did England's defense hold up under pressure?
6:20–10:59
5
What role did VAR play in the match's outcome?
10:59–14:25
6
What were the key turning points in the second half?
14:25–19:41
7
How did the match impact the players' morale and future games?
19:41–41:30
8
What are the implications of Balogun's availability for the US team?
41:30–43:52
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