Kyrie Irving said he now understands "the power of my platform," but waved off any correlation between his words and antisemitic demonstrations outside the arena.
The "FIFA World Cup Now" crew predicts the man of the match and final score for Senegal and Netherlands. Warren Barton thinks the game will end in a draw, while Sacha Kljestan and Jimmy Conrad believe the Netherlands will win.
Netherlands' captain and key veteran leader, Virgil van Dijk, reflects on their upcoming game versus Senegal: one he believes will be the toughest matchup his team faces. Van Dijk is known for his abilities to shut down the opposition and shows unlimited appreciation of the time they have been given, particularly for the fan atmosphere. "Football is nothing without the fans," said van Dijk.
England and Iran faced off in the World Cup. Jude Bellingham scored in the 35th minute. Bellingham is only 19 years old and is partaking in his World Cup debut this season. England’s Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka found the net for a second and third time in the 43rd and 45th minutes to increase England’s lead to 3-0. The scoring didn’t stop there as Bukayo Saka would score again in the 62nd minute. Iran showed some life and notched their first goal of the World Cup in the 65th minute via Mehdi Taremi. Jack Grealish added a goal which marked six total for England. Iran would add a penalty kick later and the score would end up 6-2 in favor of England.
Guillermo Ochoa turns into an entirely different player on the big stage, discovering a kind of cheat code that has made him a World Cup legend for Mexico.
Tom Rinaldi sat down with England's Harry Kane to discuss his journey from club teams to being on the England national team. He discusses his journey from Arsenal to playing on Tottenham and the national team. He discussed how it would feel to be Englands all-time leading scorer.
Wait, WHICH legendary coach is on our underachievers team? With the college football season winding down, it's time to unveil our top overachievers and unfortunate underachievers of 2022.
Alexi Lalas and Clint Dempsey recounted their FIFA World Cup experiences with Tom Rinaldi in this morning's pre-game show. Lalas reflected on President Clinton calling the USMNT in '94, marking both how important this game is and the support the country has behind them.
With a few key players still not 100%, Gregg Berhalter might have to make tough calls with his starting lineup vs. Wales. Here's who our soccer experts think will be in the first XI.
Facing the threat of having their captains receive a pre-match yellow card, seven European teams changed plans to wear the "One Love" arm band at the World Cup.