Yesterday was long, exhausting, and glorious. Woke up at 6am to catch the early train down to the Bay. Walked around for a couple hours after getting there, had some lunch, a few drinks. Got to the stadium early to beat the rush; nice and leisurely. Watched the US win 2-0 despite two offside goals, a clear penalty uncalled, and a ridiculous red card. Sang Country Roads. Back home by midnight-ish.
What a day; what a day!
Earlier in the day, England scraped together an unimpressive 2-1 win over DR Congo
and Senegal threw away a two-goal lead against Belgium, who then got a rather soft penalty to win it at the end of extra-time and avoid the lottery of spot kicks. Senegal had this game won twice over; devastating to lose it by conceding twice in the final five minutes.
Onwards.
SPAIN vs. AUSTRIA
Date / Time: Thursday, July 2, 2026, 3pm EDT; 8pm BST
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
On TV: FOX, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)
PORTUGAL vs. CROATIA
Date / Time: Thursday, July 2, 2026, 7pm EDT; 12am BST (next day)
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, ON, Canada
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
On TV: FOX, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)
SWITZERLAND vs. ALGERIA
Date / Time: Thursday, July 2, 2026, 11pm EDT; 4am BST (next day)
Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
On TV: FOX Sports 1, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)
