OverDrive - July 6, 2026 - Hour 2 - Jason deVos/Leo Rautins
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It's the second hour of Overdrive. We're live on TSN's YouTube channel. We're on TSN 1050. Tonight on Crave. Soon on TSN 2. I'm Aaron Korolnik. That's Dave Festchuk from the Toronto Star. We have Jason DeVos joining the program in about five minutes to recap what just transpired at the World Cup. Spain beating Portugal 1-0. They move on to the... Final eight, the quarterfinals, as they say, Dave, where they will play the winner of USA Belgium, which goes tonight at 8 p.m. on TSN and CTV. And in our number one, Dave, we were talking about the ratings for Canada and Morocco, how we expected them to be monumental.
What recent achievements has Canada made in the FIFA World Cup?
Communications czar here at TSN, Rob Duffy, just sending an internal email, history-making and record-breaking. Wow. Canada-Morocco match at FIFA World Cup 2026 sees average audience of 5.4 million viewers across the country. That's a big number. And you're talking about 11.7 million. 11.7 million unique Canadian viewers tuned in for some of that match. You're talking about close to a third of the country, like 30% of the country, at some point, was watching Canada-Morocco, which really doesn't surprise me because that was a much-anticipated match that had an unfortunate result, but... That's a big number for the sport and the growth, how it's going to transpire in the future. I'm really curious to know what this run for Canada, the World Cup, will do for the sport in the country.
That's why Jesse Marsh is saying he'd rather be us than them. That's right. Take that, Morocco.
Yeah, you're in the quarters, but... We probably have better ratings in our country than you've got in yours. Ratings are all that really matters at the end of the day. That's right. And I think the Moroccan television networks are envious of us here at TSN. That's for sure.
I don't know if Canada was the better team as their coach so eloquently insisted, but Canada got the better ratings.
That's right. That's all that matters. And I just am really intrigued to see how the rest of this World Cup plays out. It's unfortunate that Canada's out. It's not surprising. I don't think anyone thought Canada was going to be in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Well, I thought it was possible. It was possible. If everybody played. If everybody played, it was definitely possible. Now, Morocco's playing France. They're probably going to get obliterated. And as one of my friends stated so eloquently, it would be an honor to get destroyed by France.
How did the Canada vs. Morocco match impact viewership ratings?
And he's right. Canada playing France... Anything could happen, but Mbappe is probably good for a couple there, minimum, against Canada. They're so good. Playing against France is a total buzzsaw for whoever, but just imagine our boys from Leamington and from Aurora going up against Mbappe and Dembele and those freaks on France who are so incredible. Sadly, it's not happening, but good luck to Morocco and what is likely to be A demolition of sorts in favor of the French. Like, good luck. Yeah, exactly. But I'm looking forward to that. I'm really looking forward to tonight's game. USA-Belgium, which has taken quite the turn with Balogun, now eligible to play after getting the red card in the previous game.
Just throw that one out. FIFA's good with it. Gianni Infantani, hopefully I said his name correctly, runs FIFA. Came out with a statement and said that Donald Trump had nothing to do with it. It was independent review. We made the determination, yada, yada, yada. And frankly, I think it was kind of a garbage red card to begin with. It was. So there is that. And there have been certain things that have happened at this World Cup already that have gone against protocol, including Ronaldo, who was eliminated today with Portugal. He was supposed to be suspended for the first three games of this tournament. And they said, ah, don't worry, it's all good. It's all good. So what's the difference, right? You make a sacrifice for, you know, as far as the credibility of the tournament for one guy, why not do it for another?
And the Americans are the host. Listen, do I think it's going to matter?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:37
2
What recent achievements has Canada made in the FIFA World Cup?
0:37–2:17
3
How did the Canada vs. Morocco match impact viewership ratings?
2:17–3:56
4
What are the implications of Canada's World Cup performance for soccer in the country?
3:56–13:14
5
What are the latest updates on the USA vs. Belgium match?
13:14–27:10
6
How has the FIFA red card situation affected team dynamics?
27:10–46:11
Speakers
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