World Cup: Day 16 recap and Day 17 open thread

Friends, I hardly watched any football yesterday. After two and a half weeks of daily, constant, relentless soccer, I finally hit a wall and just needed a break. So no match day commentary today — I didn’t watch them. Sometimes you just need to disconnect a while. (I went to bed at 9 m and slept for 10 hours).

Here’s your daily recap and upcoming matches for today.

1-4 France (Group I)

Goals: Aasgaard (14′) | Dembele (7′, 20′, 22′), Doue (90+4′)

France is better than Norway’s B-team. Pass it on.
5-0 Iraq (Group I)

Goals: Diarra (4′), I. Sarr (56′), P. Gueye (59′, 71′), I. Ndiaye (82′)

Well, a 5-0 win over a hapless Iraq is one way to get yourself back into qualification position. Senegal finish third but get their goal differential up to +2. They’re now a virtual lock to progress as a third place team.
(Group H)

Cape Verde, remarkably, qualify for the Round of 32, finishing second in the group behind Spain!
0-1 Spain (Group H)

Uruguay crash out of the World Cup in dramatic fashion, finishing third in the group and well outside the top 8 third placed finishers. Spain win the group.
1-1 Iran (Group G)

Goals: Saber (5′), Rezaeian (14′)

Goals: Just (85′) | Trossard (28′, 50′), De Brunye (66′), Lukaku (86′), Saelemaekers (90+4′)

Belgium win the group, New Zealand are out of the tournament.

vs. Ghana (Group L)

5 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. BST
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, USA
TV: Fox Sports 1 (USA), Telemundo (USA – Español), ITV 4 (UK)
Stream: Fox One, Peacock (Español)

Current/former Tottenham players involved: Luka Vuskovic, Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic (Croatia)
vs. England (Group L)

5 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. BST
MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey, USA
TV: Fox (USA), Telemundo (USA – Español), ITV 1 (UK)
Stream: Fox One, Peacock (Español)

Current/former Tottenham players involved: Djed Spence, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke (England)
vs. Portugal (Group K)

7:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. (Sunday) BST
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, USA
TV: Fox (USA), Telemundo (USA – Español), BBC One (UK)
Stream: Fox One, Peacock (Español)

Current/former Tottenham players involved: none
(Group K)

7:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 a.m. (Sunday) BST
Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, USA
TV: Fox Sports 1 (USA), Telemundo (USA – Español), BBC Two (UK)
Stream: Fox One, Peacock (Español)

Current/former Tottenham players involved: none
vs. Austria (Group J)

10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. (Sunday) BST
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, USA
TV: Fox Sports 1 (USA), Telemundo (USA – Español), BBC 2 (UK)
Stream: Fox One, Peacock (Español)

Current/former Tottenham players involved: Kevin Danso (Austria)
vs. Argentina (Group J)

10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. (Sunday) BST
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, USA
TV: FOX (USA), Telemundo (USA – Español), BBC One (UK)
Stream: Fox One, Peacock (Español)

Current/former Tottenham players involved: Cuti Romero, Marcos Senesi (Argentina)