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BBC Sport has a live World Cup knockout bracket updating after every match.
Some clever soul has made it so it automatically works out the 495 possible combinations of third-placed teams.
Right now?
Germany v Brazil
England v Portugal
Scotland v Japan
https://t.co/RnvFefXFtQ
@HLTCO The BBC plan is to stay in Salford for the group stage then fly out once the knock-out rounds begin, all the way to the final as I understand it
No ha empezado el Mundial y ya tenemos
uno de los videos del torneo.
El gran Marcelo Benedetto dejando la transmisiรณn en vivo para ir a pedirle una foto a Shakira. Prioridades, siempre.
๐จBREAKING: Didier Drogba says if the USA didn't want other Countries citizens in the US they shouldn't have bid for the Fifa world cup 2026 and says denial of Iran supporters and Somali referee Omar Artan is totally unacceptable, Football should be separated from politics
"When a country bids to host the biggest football tournament on the planet, it knows exactly what comes with it. Players, referees, officials and supporters from every corner of the world are part of the package."
"I look at the situation involving Somali referee Omar Artan and I feel disappointed for him. FIFA selected him because he earned that opportunity on merit, yet he was unable to participate after being denied entry."
"Then you hear about Iran's football federation claiming that its supporter ticket allocation was withdrawn just days before the tournament. If true, that leaves ordinary fans paying the price for issues that have nothing to do with football."
"The people suffering are not politicians. They're supporters who save money for years hoping to follow their national team at a World Cup."
"Football has always been one of the few things capable of bringing different cultures together. The moment politics starts deciding who gets to be part of that experience, everyone loses."
"I played in World Cups and international tournaments. The beauty of those events is seeing supporters from dozens of countries sharing the same streets, the same stadiums and the same passion."
"No fan should be judged because of their nationality, and no referee should miss the biggest moment of his career because of political circumstances beyond his control."
"FIFA, governments and football authorities need to find solutions because the headlines right now are about visas, travel restrictions and disputes instead of the football itself."
"The World Cup should belong to the world. That's what makes it special. The game must always come first, and politics should never be allowed to overshadow football's greatest celebration."
@willmgreenhalgh@scottygb Yes in universe you're correct but the show remains filmed in Cardiff on the Roath Lock backlot. The change from Holby is an attempt to better identify & celebrate the Welshness of it's filming location
@TheCyberdevil Yes, happened only last year for BBC Casualty. However it was BBC Studios who best met the brief and won the tender process to produce Casualty & keep it in Wales at BBC Roath Lock. Point is BBC Studios could still win the tender process for #DoctorWho https://t.co/x27K98N13i
@whoniversalnew1 It means we will have a bidding war for someone to produce Doctor Who. For example "Casualty" made at BBC Roath Lock Studios (once next to the TARDIS set) was put out to competitive tender in 2025 However BBC Studios won the bid in the end to produce it https://t.co/x27K98N13i
Not only has Russell confirmed his departure, it has also been confirmed that no script was written for the Christmas special and no one was cast.
Incredibly disappointing but again, I'd rather something meaningful than something forced just to bridge a gap