The S Word

Can anyone beat France? Can anyone beat Mexico in Mexico? Can any stop Erling Haaland?!We look back on a brilliant night of R32 action with French football savant Erik Bielderman and the brilliant Flex out in Mexico... Flexico if you will.Plus Will & Master get ready for the USMNT & England's R32 games, and Angelina Kelly joins us from Atlanta for a bit of local colourInstagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Will Gavin

He's called his team Canadian Heroes, but why are people so anti-Jesse Marsch?! We talk about our love for Canada's own Ted Lasso.We also react to Chelsea's explosive statement on Enzo Maresca's move to Man City, who was in the wrong??And with Africa providing 9 nations for the knockouts of the 2026 World cup, how significant of a moment is this for CAF?We're joined by talkSPORT Insider Ben Jacobs and former Sierra Leone midfielder Michael Lahoud.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Will Gavin

The group stage of the 2026 World Cup is done, but not without final day drama.Kane & Bellingham elevate England, can they keep it up? How much more history can Messi make? And will Portugal learn the lessons from their underwhelming group performance?Our guests include Portugese Football Afficiando Sebastião Sousa-Pinto and Argentine Football commentator Stefano Fusaro.Plus Olly Clink & Laura Kirk-Francis give out our group stage awards.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Max Scott

Can you remember a better World Cup story than Cape Verde making the knockouts, and facing a fairytale tie with holders Argentina?!Elsewhere is Marcelo Bielsa done in top tier football after Urugay's exit? Can Belgium turn it on in the knockouts?And with 9 out of 10 African teams still able to progress, is this a turning point tournament for the continent?Our guests include African Football Journalist Ali Howorth, South American football Csar Felipe Cardenas and Belgian Football Expert Sacha Tavolieri.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Max Scott

How much should the USMNT read into their loss to Türkiye? Should Canada be guaranteed a home knockout game? And how good was Ecuador's win over Germany?!Ariel Helwani joins the show to talk Canada, Nottingham Forest, Elliot Anderson and Conor McGregor.Plus Nate Bukaty on the USMNT and Christine Unkel on Germany's goal NOT being disallowed.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Will Gavin

FOX World Cup host and Broadcasting Royalty Rebecca Lowe joins the show to give us a behind the scenes of the FOX coverage!We also look back on Scotland's loss with Mark Donaldson - does Steve Clarke shoulder the blame?The brilliant Kev Egan joins the show from Atlanta to reflect on the cultural melting pot of the World Cup, and Mbizo Mzamane on wins for South Africa & Brazil to finish the group stage.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Will Gavin

Did England drawing with Ghana convince you they can't win the World Cup? What changes need to be made?And is Cristiano Ronaldo back, or just a flat-track bully?Plus we give love to Ghana, who maybe could have won last night if VAR had properly intervened, and the Scottish party continues ahead of Brazil tonight.Our guests include talkSPORT's live football maestro Adrian Durham, Rory Jennings, Portguese commentator Eric Krakauer and Shebahn Aherne in Miami.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Flex

Another Messi Masterclass leaves us wondering, is the GOAT debate settled for good? Master & Will debate it, and they launch an all-sport GOAT draft,All that being said about Lionel... could Kylian Mbappé catch the goal record as soon as this World Cup?We're joined by North-East football royalty, Argentine Julio Arca, and French football savant Erik Bielderman.Instagram: @talkSPORTSWordTwitter: @talkSPORTSWordYouTube: @talkSPORTSWordHosts: Master Tesfatsion & Flexd