@appiecule Great game, but honestly I think Argentina v Cape Verde was the game of the tournament so far. Both teams just attacking like their lives depended on it.
If you didn’t watch today’s England vs. Mexico game, you didn’t just miss the game of the tournament—you missed one of the greatest World Cup games ever.
Just imagine it: Mexico produced a sensational first half and completely outplayed England. It got so bad that Pickford had to pull off a miraculous save. Then, out of nowhere, Jude Bellingham struck twice in the 36th and 38th minutes. Mexico responded immediately with a goal in the 41st. Three goals in just five minutes!
The second half was pure chaos. O’Reilly smashed one off the crossbar in the 50th minute, Quansah was sent off in the 53rd, and England had to play the rest of the game with ten men. It looked like the perfect opportunity for Mexico to complete the comeback.
But the madness wasn’t over. England won a penalty in the 60th minute, and Harry Kane buried it to make it 3–1. Then, just six minutes later, Kane himself conceded a penalty, allowing Mexico to pull one back in the 66th minute. The game ended with England hanging on for a dramatic 3–2 victory.
This was the undisputed Game of the 2026 World Cup so far—and one of the most valuable World Cup qualification wins in England’s history. ❤️
Charles Oakley once told a gym full of kids they were soft and challenged anyone to a game of one-on-one.
Only one player accepted. ✊
A 17-year-old Ben Wallace.
At the time, Wallace had no major college offers and no clear path to the NBA. But he wasn’t about to back down from one of the league’s toughest enforcers.
“Oakley sat us all down and told us that we were soft and weren’t working hard enough. Then he asked if anyone wanted to play one-on-one, and I volunteered. He hit me in the chest with the ball and said, ‘Let’s go.’ We played in front of the whole camp. He busted my lip. I busted his nose.”🔥
When asked who won, Wallace smiled.
“I did. And he wasn’t shooting no jumpers over me — especially when I was 17. I got his shot.”
Oakley was so impressed by Wallace’s toughness that he made a phone call to a friend in Cleveland, who came to watch him play. That connection led to a junior college opportunity, eventually sending Wallace on the path to the NBA.
From an overlooked teenager with no major offers, Wallace became a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, an NBA champion, and a Hall of Famer.
One fearless decision changed the course of his life.😤
No matter what happens now, the fact Cabo Verde - a country with 500,000 people in their first World Cup appearance - take the world champions Argentina to extra time, is insane already.
Details on 76ers picks to the Celtics, per sources:
-- 2028 first-round pick that could convert from a first to a swap that is more favorable to Boston
-- 2031 unprotected Philadelphia first
-- 2028 second round, most favorable of GSW/OKC/MIL
-- 2030 second, most favorable of WAS/PORT/PHX