The World Cup is three days old and it's already completely lost its mind. Mexico's opener produced a record THREE red cards. The USA tore Paraguay apart 4-1 in the best 45 minutes American football has ever seen — then lost Pulisic to a calf injury at half-time. Vinícius Jr pulled off a wonder goal to rescue Brazil against a Morocco side who looked every bit as dangerous as they did in 2022. Scotland scored their first World Cup goal in 28 years. And Australia delivered the shock of the tournament with a 2-0 dismantling of Türkiye that nobody saw coming.

Chris and Sam react to all eight matches, pick apart the weekend's standout fixtures — including Netherlands vs Japan and Ivory Coast vs Ecuador — and then lock in their official tournament predictions on the scoreboard. Winner, Golden Boot, dark horse, biggest flop, player of the tournament, England's finish and more. All on the record. No take-backs. No VAR reviews.

Plus: England have landed in Kansas City, Tuchel says they're "in the tunnel" now, and Croatia are three days away. The summer starts here.

New episodes throughout the World Cup. Next up: England vs Croatia Reaction Pod, dropping after Wednesday's opener.

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