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He made the shark, the dinosaurs, the boy on the bicycle crossing the moon. He made the film about the Holocaust and the film about the theme park in the same year. He has spent 50 years showing you what it feels like to be alive and afraid and full of wonder and an over your head. Spielberg reloaded. 12 films. One director. Available now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. The channels are making an appearance at the FIFA World Cup. They've a formidable lineup for the FIFA World Cup meal. But who will you pick to lead the line? Big Mac or chicken McNuggets? Alongside them Beckham, Unreal, Ronaldinho, all make their debut on legendary player cups. The stage is set. Score one of six legendary cups in the FIFA World Cup meal. Matroidy for Adults only out the Donalds. Until the 13th of July, from 11 a.m., meal includes carbonated drinkside and one collectible allocated randomly, whilst oxlast drink upgrade fees apply. Spain fired up the supercar. Cape Verde threw down the parking boot. And Match Day 1 just gave us the beautiful chaos this expanded World Cup promised. A scoreless draw that absolutely did not feel schoolless in the standings. I'm Jamie Rudd and this is the messy effect from Calle Roga Shark Media. Match Day 1, Night Reller Invert, Wretches Race 1 rolled through groups Y and J yesterday. And if you thought the favourites were just going to stroll through the opening week, Cape Verde would like a word. Spain Nile, Cape Verde Nile, that is the headline. That is the thunder clap. That is the kind of result that makes the World Cup different from every other tournament on the planet. Spain came in with the reputation, the history, the talent, the expectation. Cape Verde came in with belief, structure and absolutely zero interest in being someone else's highlight reel. And after 90 minutes, Spain had one point. Cape Verde had one point. And the rest of the group had a giant flashing warning sign. Nobody gets a free lunch here. For Spain, look, it's not disaster. It's Match Day 1. You take the point, you breathe, you move on. But for a team with those standards, Nile Nile against Cape Verde is not fine. It's a problem you have to solve fast. Because in a three match group stage, the math gets real uncomfortable real quick. One slip becomes pressure. Pressure becomes tight legs. Tight legs become that one weird deflection that ruins your summer. For Cape Verde, that's a program result. That's the kind of point players talk about forever. You don't need to win the opener to change the mood of a group. Sometimes you just need to look a heavyweight in the eye and say, "Not today." And Spain weren't the only big name left frustrated. Belgium won, Egypt won. Egypt landed the first real punch in that one, with Imam Asha scoring in the 20th minute. Early goal, big statement, and suddenly Belgium, a team that spent years living with the label of talent, talent, talent, had to chase the game. And that's what makes this result so interesting. Belgium did get back level, but the draw still feels like a little more than just two teams splitting points. Egypt showed they can hurt people. Belgium showed they can respond, but they also leave the opener without full control of the group. That matters. Opening games are emotional. Everybody says, "Don't lose the first one." And sure, that's true. But at a World Cup, especially in this 48 team format, dropping two points when you're expected to set the pace can change everything. It means the second game isn't just another game. It becomes a test of nerve. And Egypt will love this. They've got a goal, they've got a point, and they've got proof that they can stand in the middle of this group and make things messy. That's exactly where an underdog wants to live. Then we got Saudi Arabia one, Uruguay one. And that score line is going to raise some eyebrows. Because Uruguay are one of those teams, nobody wants to see once the bracket starts forming. Tough, physical, fearless, and usually very comfortable making your afternoon miserable. But Saudi Arabia struck through Abdullah Al-Ammri in the 41st minute, right before half time, which is just about the perfect time to flip a game on its head. There's something psychologically brutal about conceding near the break. You walk into the locker room thinking about what just happened instead of what comes next. Uruguay did answer, and again, we're not pretending a draw is doom. But this is another favourite adjacent team that didn't get the clean opening statement it wanted. Saudi Arabia leave with a point and a serious boost. Uruguay leave with a point and homework. And honestly, this is where the expanded tournament gets fun. More teams means more games, where the global powers have to actually earn it. More chances for nations outside the usual spotlight to walk into a stadium and say, "We belong here." Yes, there may be mismatches along the way, but yesterday, yesterday was not about mismatches. Yesterday was about resistance. And then Iran and New Zealand gave us the only four goal game of the day. Iran too, New Zealand too. Ramin Rezayan scored in the 30 second minute. Elijah just scored in the 54th, and the final score tells you plenty even without needing to dress it up. This was a fight. Not a tidy opener, not a cautious little feel out match. A real back and forth world cup scrap where both teams walk away thinking we could have had more. And also, thank goodness we didn't leave with nothing. For Iran, two goals in an opener is a good sign. You can work with that. But giving up two means the margins are already glaring. For New Zealand, this is huge because every point matters when you're trying to survive the group and every goal gives you life in the standings and in the locker room. A two-two draw is the most world cup result imaginable. It gives nobody full satisfaction and everybody a reason to believe. It keeps the group alive. It creates scoreboard watching. It turns the next match day into a pressure cooker, so after yesterday, what did we learn? We learned Spain can be held. We learned Egypt can punch first. We learned Saudi Arabia are not here to be polite guests. We learned Iran and New Zealand might make their group absolutely bananas. And we learned again that this tournament is not going to move in a straight line. It's being played across three host nations with massive travel, massive crowds and a format that invites weirdness. For American fans, that's part of the fun. This thing is in our backyard and every day feels like another bracket-busting college football Saturday except with flags, anthems and 30 extra heart attacks. Now today, the spotlight shifts and yes, this is where Argentina enters the chat. The defending champions are back on the World Cup stage and Lionel Messi is back for what sure feels like the final chapter, 38 years old. Already a World Champion, already the greatest player of all time. And now chasing something almost impossible, back to back World Cups. Something no team has done since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. That's the weight on Argentina, not just win, repeat, not just defend the crown, turn the farewell tour into history. And for Messi, that's the hook that makes this whole tournament feel bigger. He won it all in 2022. He could have walked away right there with the perfect ending. Instead, he kept going. Miami, Copa America, now this. One more run, one more month. One more chance to become not just the goat, but maybe the most complete champion the sport has ever seen. Yesterday gave us chaos. Today gives us the champs. Enjoy the games, keep your head on a swivel and remember, at the World Cup, the script is written in pencil. Jamie Rudd signing off. Quick note, this show is produced with the help of AI. In the 1980s, the world's biggest success was the last one. The season was a bit long. Now we have the best performance in the world. Four of us are in the same place. - That's the best. - Yes, that's right. Granger knows when you're a procurement manager for an office park, you're not managing one building, you're managing all of them. And to stay ahead, you need to see through walls and around corners. Lights about to fail, filters ready to clog, HB. on its last leg. If you wait until something breaks, you're already behind. Count on Granger, for quality products, easy reordering and 24/7 support. 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