Essential Football

On a day when two of the so-called 'big teams' fell in penalty shootouts, Hayley McQueen rounds up everything that’s been going on overnight at the World Cup.

Congratulations to Paraguay and Morocco who advance to the last 16, after their dramatic victories over Germany and the Netherlands respectively. Meanwhile, Brazil leave it late, but make it through in normal time against Japan. Plus, as England prepare to fly to Atlanta to face DR Congo on Wednesday, we find out what awaits them there.

Hayley McQueen is here to bring you up to date with everything you need to know from the 2026 World Cup.

The knockout stages got underway with co-hosts Canada taking on South Africa and there was late drama in Los Angeles.

Plus, we get an update from Rob Dorsett as England prepare for their game against DR Congo and we hear from Luke Shanley for the final time as Scotland head home from the tournament.

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Bela Shah and Jamie Weir round up your Sunday morning 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup', as England top their group thanks to a 2-0 win over Panama. We'll tell you about a record breaking goal for Harry Kane and hear what Thomas Tuchel made of the performance.

Plus, a dramatic night for Scotland and they weren't even playing! Results elsewhere meant their exit from the World Cup was confirmed, with Steve Clarke's resignation as head coach coming moments later. We'll have the full story.

Plus, Portugal were held by Colombia to finish runners up in their group, and there was more record breaking magic from Messi for Argentina as the last 32 are confirmed.

Paul Gilmour and Dave Reed have your Saturday morning 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup,' as England prepare for their final group game against Panama. But some breaking news to bring you regarding a key figure for the Three Lions. Plus, we round up the overnight results and tell you what these could mean for Scotland and their World Cup hopes.

Jamie Weir is with Dave Reed to bring you up to date with the latest news and results from the 2026 World Cup.

We run through the overnight results as three more groups were finalised and explain what the scores mean for Scotland's hopes of progressing.

Plus we look ahead to today's matches and find out why Elliot Anderson's move to Manchester City could cause England a headache.

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Luke Shanley is joined by Kris Boyd on this bonus episode of Cheat Sheet at the World Cup.

Recorded just outside the stadium in Miami not long after Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Brazil, they discuss the match and consider whether Steve Clarke's side have done enough to qualify for the knockout stages as one of the best 3rd placed teams.

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James Green is joined by Dave Reed to run you through the latest results and biggest stories from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Scotland face an anxious wait to find out if they'll make it through to the last-32 as one of the best 3rd placed sides after they lost 3-0 to Brazil.

Plus, we round up the rest of the overnight results and look ahead to what games we can look forward to this evening.

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Hayley McQueen brings you everything you need to know from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

We get reaction to England's frustrating goalless draw against Ghana and run through the rest of the overnight scores including a win for a Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal.

Plus, history beckons for Scotland. Can they get a result against Brazil to take them through to the knockout stages for the first time ever?

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Pete Graves is here with your latest 'Cheat Sheet at the World Cup' on the day when England could qualify for the knockout stages with a game to spare, if they beat Ghana in Boston. We'll have the latest from Thomas Tuchel and tell you how Ghana are preparing for this one.

Meanwhile, last night we saw more magic from Messi to re-write World Cup history, Mbappe on target against Iraq to send France through, and Haaland hailed as the 'best striker' as Norway beat Senegal.

Hayley McQueen rounds up your headlines from the World Cup this Monday morning, as Mo Salah inspires Egypt to their first ever World Cup win, Cape Verde score their first goals at the tournament, and Iran battle to a draw against Belgium. Plus, Lamine Yamal's on target in his first World Cup start for Spain and we hear the latest from the England camp ahead of their next match against Ghana.