World Cup 2026: Cape Verde celebrations; Norway v Senegal weather warning – as it happened

Monday's news included reaction to Cape Verde's draw with Uruguay and weather warnings across the US east coast

Beiranvand, by the way, holds the world record for the longest throw in a competitive match - 61.0026m - and for the longest drop-kick, 78.014m. Not bad for someone who was once sleeping rough.

But let's return to Iran for a moment. Their goalie, Alireza Beiranvand - or The Wall of Persia" as he's known - had to run away from home to become a footballer, his old fella less than enchanted by the ruse and cutting up his gloves. I wonder how he feels now his boy has been player of the match at a World Cup.