# WORLD CUP DAY 5: Cape Verde joy and waiting for Messi

An episode of [The Game](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/191105605), 16 Jun 2026, 43 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a30f4a6e6540bec0f04da2f/media.mp3

Four draws and our first 0-0 but when it's Cape Verde getting a point against Spain we don't care! Tom Clarke hears from Martyn Ziegler who spies some empty seats at Saudi Arabia's 1-1 draw with Uruguay and Peter Rutzler who was in Los Angeles to witness Iran's controversial start to this tournament with an entertaining 2-2 draw with New Zealand - which was followed by a remarkable press conference. Tom also spoke to Michael Grant to hear how Scotland are coping with being top of Group C and he chatted to Paul Hirst who is with the Argentina camp as Lionel Messi prepares to defend his World Cup crown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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