Any journo buying food at the @MetLifeStadium, during this @FIFAWorldCup, should be ready to be taken for a mug. @EddyDove of @ESPNAfrica just went to get a meal. I’ll leave him to tell you how much he paid for it…
During the Qatar vs. Switzerland match in the San Francisco Bay Area, a brief technical outage prevented the onside animation graphic from being generated ahead of the penalty awarded to Switzerland in the 14th minute. The issue was quickly resolved.
The workflow of the VAR was not affected by this issue and followed the normal procedure in checking the on-field decision. The lines used by the VAR to check the position of the relevant players did not show the attacking player to be in an offside position in either of the two situations immediately before the penalty decision.
the BBC commentator said FIFA supply them with a list of notable people in attendance (he said he recognised 3 of 30)
Zohran Mamdani appeared on screen and apparently FIFA left him off the list???
Amid all the nonsense, here’s a real line that’s floating my boat. The channels are promoting each other. ITV have just flashed this up. It’s massive, Brian.
#WorldCup2026