Michael Kenrick 15/06/2026 27comments  |  Jump to last

Spain kick off their World Cup campaign today as the first games are played in Groups G and H.

 

Monday 15 June 2026

17:00 Spain v Cape Verde (Group H) — ITV 1
20:00 Belgium v Egypt  (Group G) — BBC 1
23:00 Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (Group H) — ITV 1
02:00 Iran v New Zealand (Group G) — BBC 1

 

Reader Comments (27)

Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer ()


Darren Hind
1 Posted 15/06/2026 at 18:40:17
Cant believe the lack of interest in this.

Cape Verde right back - A Dubliner who plays for Shamrock - having a very good game.

Spaniards really pissed off with each other. Huge fun
Darren Hind
2 Posted 15/06/2026 at 18:48:34
Another monumental block from Lopes. the Irishman
Darren Hind
3 Posted 15/06/2026 at 18:50:12
Fuck me. They could/should have won it
Mike Powell
4 Posted 15/06/2026 at 18:56:47
Well done Cape verde
John Collins
5 Posted 15/06/2026 at 19:01:05
The oirish Cabo Verdian 😁

Brilliant that
Jim Bennings
6 Posted 15/06/2026 at 20:35:07
Belgium not firing yet in the 30 degrees
Christy Ring
7 Posted 15/06/2026 at 20:43:04
Hany the Egyptian right back has been superb, Doku has had to move to the right wing.
Bill Gall
8 Posted 15/06/2026 at 20:48:01
Watching Belgium v Egypt and Onana makes the statue of liberty look mobile
Jim Bennings
9 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:03:53
Onana for me has never lived up to the hype.

He should be like Patrick Viera was at the same age, grabbing the game by the scruff and calling the shots, you look at his size and stature, I still feel underwhelmed watching him as I did when he was with us.

A tidy player but nothing more.
Christy Ring
10 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:18:46
Onana substituted, very poor.
Jim Bennings
11 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:22:54
Agree Christy, not a surprise to see him subbed off.

Just doesn't get himself in the game enough, no nuisance factor or anything.

Tielemans is another level altogether.
Jeff Armstrong
12 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:25:52
Yes Hany has looked good at RB both defensively and going forward, plays in Eygptian league.
Michael Kenrick
13 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:27:07
Rom hasn't lost his touch!

Oh... maybe he has. Own-goal puts Belgium level.
Jeff Armstrong
14 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:29:36
Oggy by Hany!
Christy Ring
15 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:32:50
Lukaku’s presence caused the o.g, he was 20 seconds on the pitch!
Michael Kenrick
16 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:35:10
Mike Gaynes will be somewhere in the crowd there... probably in the Bill Gates suite.
Jim Bennings
17 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:47:53
He's a unit Rom isn't he lol.

Still looks pretty nifty too.
Christy Ring
18 Posted 15/06/2026 at 21:59:29
Jim a fit Rom would be a huge handful, he’ll lose a few kg’s in that heat!
Paul Griffiths
19 Posted 16/06/2026 at 02:11:37
lovely NZ goal 1-0. Iran lads left so much spacw. I suspect that their minds were on what is in the Memorandum of Agreement that no one has seen.
Paul Griffiths
20 Posted 16/06/2026 at 03:23:46
Gorgeous 2nd for NZ - utter class - no accident that 2 goal Just plays for the best football playing team in Scotland, Motherwell. Two great fin ishes and two classy assists from Chris Wood. Celtic are apparently interested in Just.
Paul Griffiths
21 Posted 16/06/2026 at 03:30:45
The first half of NL v Japan was rather poor. This match has been end to end from the start and is so far the best match that I have seen in this tournament.
Michael Kenrick
22 Posted 16/06/2026 at 07:35:04
Just watched the 8-minute potted highlights, Paul. Some great stuff. Iran bloke hitting the post. Both sides should have done better with their final strikes of the game, easy saves.

Perhaps it was good to watch because neither side were defending in the good Moyes style of soccer strangulation he has perfected over 62 boring years of tedium.
Paul Griffiths
23 Posted 16/06/2026 at 07:57:51
Spot on MK, last paragraph. You're right, some indifferent stuff in the final third but just lovely to watch two teams doing their best to plsy the balls forwards and run at opponents at every opportunity.
Mick O\\\'Malley
24 Posted 16/06/2026 at 08:19:37
Onana is better than the absolute shite we've got in our midfield, gone on to play for a trophy winning manager, I'm made up for him, my favourite player when he was here, he just couldn't stay fit, you don't have to sprint all over the pitch like a Tasmanain devil to be a good player, he sits in front of the back 4, When he's available he's straight back in the Villa team under Emery
Tony Waring
25 Posted 16/06/2026 at 09:31:04
So will Everton go for Hany ???
Andrew Ellams
26 Posted 16/06/2026 at 11:21:35
Tony, I'll be shocked if we signed a 30yo that's never played outside of Egypt
Sean Mitchell
27 Posted 16/06/2026 at 11:29:34
I’m in Spain and the bar fella is from morroco.
We got talking about Aznou (obviously).

The lad may have gone to the World Cup if our manager gave him a chance or at gave him minutes

He’d have gone had he been on loan somewhere.
Infuriating for the lad.

Morocco do look decent, though.
We won’t mention Spain.

Add Your Comments

In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site.

» Log in now

Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site.


How to get rid of these ads and support TW

© ToffeeWeb