Monday 15 June at the World Cup
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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Episode 9
2026
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Spain v Cape Verde (Kick-off 5.00pm). Mark Pougatch presents coverage of the opening match in Group H, held at Atlanta Stadium in the USA. Spain won this tournament in 2010 and are among the favourites to do so once again, having won Euro 2024 and qualified from a group containing Türkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria with five wins, a draw and no defeats. They were also runners-up to Portugal in last year's UEFA Nations League, and their squad boasts the talents of the likes of Barcelona stars Pedri and Lamine Yamal, who is an injury doubt for the group stage, and Manchester City's 2024 Ballon d'or winner Rodri. Cape Verde are one of the tournament outsiders and it would be a major upset should they manage to get a result this evening, but they impressed in qualifying, topping a group that contained the likes of Cameroon, Libya and Angola. They have few players among their ranks who would be widely considered as household names, but are likely to look to captain and all-time leading goalscorer Ryan Mendes for inspiration. With analysis from Juan Mata, Emma Hayes and Ange Postecoglou, and commentary by Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon
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MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026 | Belgium v Egypt
2026
Sport
Belgium v Egypt (Kick-off 8.00pm). Group G gets under way with this fixture at Seattle Stadium in the USA, between two sides who will expect to progress to the knockout stages of the expanded competition. Iran and New Zealand are the other nations in this group and, while Belgium may seem to be a little past their best, following the relative failures of their 'Golden Generation', they still possess a squad that can compare with most of the entrants. The vast majority of the Egyptian squad ply their trade in their homeland, but two notable exceptions to that can be found in their attacking threat, in Liverpool's Mo Salah, and Omar Marmoush of Manchester City. Salah made his full international debut as far back as 2011, and scored twice at the 2018 World Cup and, despite his form and fortunes waning for his club this season, he still remains the dangerman as far as the Belgian defence is concerned. Mark Chapman presents, with analysis from Micah Richards, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud
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FIFA World Cup 2026 | Episode 10
2026
Sport
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Kick-off 11.00pm). Laura Woods presents all the action from both teams' first match in Group H, held at Miami Stadium in the USA. The Saudis caused an upset against South American opposition in their opener four years ago in Qatar when they prevailed 2-1 against eventual champions Argentina, but defeats at the hands of Poland and Mexico ensured that 1994 remained the only time they had progressed beyond the group stage, when the tournament was also held in the USA. Uruguay lifted the trophy in 1930 and 1950, but their run of three consecutive appearances in the knockout stage came to an end in 2022, when they failed to make it out of a group containing Portugal, South Korea and Ghana. The sides also met in the group stage of the 2018 tournament, when a goal by Luis Suarez gave the Uruguayans a 1-0 win. With analysis from Duncan Ferguson, Karen Carney and Jobi McAnuff, and commentary by Joe Speight and Lucy Ward
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MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026 | Iran v New Zealand
2026
Sport
Iran v New Zealand (Kick-off 2.00am). Coverage of the opening Group G fixture for both sides, which takes place at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, USA. Iran have never progressed beyond the group stage of a World Cup finals, but will feel this is their best chance yet, with so many teams involved and a relatively undaunting group facing them. They also have plenty of experience on the global stage, having reached the last three finals, especially compared to their opponents. The All Whites' last appearance in the World Cup finals was back in 2010, when they held the distinction of being the only undefeated team in the tournament, although that was of little consolation as they were eliminated from their group, along with Italy, after finishing behind Paraguay and Slovakia
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