Knockout Nail-biters!

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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ESPN FC is up late to react to a very dramatic day in the World Cup knockout rounds. Japan put up a fight against Brazil, but the 5-time champions found a winner late in stoppage time. Germany got knocked out by Paraguay, but not without some VAR drama late. What's gone wrong with the once dominant soccer powerhouse? The Netherlands and Morocco also went to stoppage time after a stoppage time goal. This World Cup keeps giving and giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome in to our ESPN FC Studios. My name is Kevin Egan,
0:09.0	alongside Craig Burley, Don Hutchinson and Frank LeBoff. A brilliant day of World Cup action.
0:14.0	He's midnight.
0:16.0	Let's go! It's worldwide. We're excited to be here.
0:19.0	Is that a next? Three Crosso at 9.
0:22.6	Didn't you?
0:23.6	You had an espresso at 9?
0:25.6	It did. It was all Frank LeBos.
0:27.6	Thanks for that point.
0:28.6	The World Cup is shaping up here now in the round of 32.
0:32.6	This is how the bracket looks.
0:34.6	Four nations have booked their place in the round of 16. We saw Canada
0:39.8	advance yesterday. Tonight it was drama filled as Morocco booked their ticket. Earlier on, Brazil
0:45.8	edging past Japan and what about the Germans? Ousted by Paraguay. In this game today, it was
0:53.2	a brilliant move to open the scoring for Paraguay.
0:56.0	Great play involving Miguel Almirón, Galarza and then in Ciso with the finish.
1:01.0	But then, Germany would get back in at Havert with the goal.
1:05.0	This one was ruled out 102 minutes on the clock in extra time.
1:09.0	The goal would not count for Jonathan Taann. Then we'd go to penalties.
1:12.6	Germany had a chance to wrap it up. Excellent work from Manuel Noir and goal for them.
1:16.6	But it wasn't to be as Paraguay. And here they are on the streets of Assumseon,
1:21.6	celebrating here in style.
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