First Touch ’26 World Cup Daily Show: Netherlands Statement Win, Germany Advances & Spain Under Pressure

First Touch ’26 World Cup Daily Show: Netherlands Statement Win, Germany Advances & Spain Under Pressure

Author: Kickback Soccer Media June 21, 2026 Duration: 1:06:36

David Gass and Michele Giannone are back talking about all the action from Day 10, including a rout by the Netherlands against Sweden, Germany punching its ticket to the next round against Ivory Coast and a historic scoreless draw between Curaçao and Ecuador. The pair plays another game of Buy or Sell this time looking at the Mexico, Canada and the USA and look ahead to a pressure-filled day as everyone on Day 11 is sitting one point.

0:00 Intro

2:55 Buy or Sell: North American Edition

13:30 Netherlands Rout Sweden

20:26 Japan Tops Tunisia With Four Goals

25:52 Germany Edges Ivory Coast To Advance

38:48 Curaçao and Ecuador Stalemate

50:10 Spain Looks to Bounce Back Against Saudi Arabia

54:45 Uruguay Battles Cape Verde

58:47 Belgium Faces Iran

1:02:22 New Zealand vs. Egypt


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