Another highly entertaining round of group stage football is behind us, and we're having deja vu!

That's thanks to Capo Verde, who once again held a former World Cup champion to a draw – this time Biela's Uruguay. Who did the African islanders put together such a high-octane performance in the Miami heat?

Fellow debutants Curaçao also shocked a South American dark horse favorite in Ecuador with a 0-0 draw. We praise Eloy Room's historic 15-save performance, as well as Dick Advocaat's resolute outfield players.

Then we move on to discuss the tournament disappointments so far. Uruguay and Ecuador are on the brink of elimination, Turkey's been dumped out already, and Senegal and Belgium have much work to do. What's gone wrong for these talented groups?

Next, we touch on some tournament big boys, including much-needed responses from Portugal and Spain, a come-from-behind win for Germany over Ivory Coast, and a comedown draw for England against a resolute Ghana. We also luxuriate in another world-class Messi performance and wax poetic about Argentina's excellence.

Finally, we do our superlatives, a check-in on our James Rodriguez Award contenders, and look ahead to a spicy slate of games in the upcoming days.

Cheers to Dick Advocaat and Bubista!

Chapters:

00:00 – the start

02:05 – Cabo Verde + Curaçao

09:35 – disappointments (Uruguay, Ecuador, Senegal, Belgium)

25:25 – Portugal

30:25 – Spain

32:10 – Germany

38:00 – England

41:15 – Argentina

45:45 – CONCACAF

46:45 – superlatives

56:10 – James Rodriguez Award

In honor of the NBA draft this week, our special series, Any Given Redraft returns, along with star guest Jacob Hill!

Today, we tackle a strong 2014 crop of players, including Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle, Aaron Gordon, and Zach Lavine.

We begin by revisiting the big storylines heading into the night, the broadcast on ESPN starring Bill Simmons, Jalen Rose, and Jay Bilas, and pick an all-time injury starting 5.

Then we move into the Redraft, each selecting a team of 8 destined to do battle head-to-head.

If you're a basketball sicko, this one's for you.

Cheers!

Chapters:

00:00 – the start

05:25 – draft preview

20:15 – broadcast

31:55 – injury starting 5

48:55 – prelude to picks, Jokic

01:04:20 – picks 2-3

01:13:15 – picks 4-6

01:27:15 – picks 7-9

01:37:10 – picks 10-16

We've got another World Cup bonus episode for you on the most important goings-on from the past couple days.

First, we check in on the soaring hosts – USA and Mexico have already topped their group and advanced, and Canada are not far behind. Who looks the best out of the trio and why?

Then we take a look at the fiasco that is the Türkiye national team, who bowed out of the tournament after just two matches. What went wrong for perpetual "dark horses?" How did their coach get this so wrong?

Next up is the scintillating Netherlands-Sweden game, which ended in a 5-1 Dutch romp but felt much closer than that. We discuss Brian Brobbey's breakout day, Malen vs. Summerville on the right, and what Koemen got right, as well as Potter's decision to go all in and whether that could cost them heading into their final game against Japan.

Finally, we do quick hits on Brazil and Germany. Brazil picked up a comfortable win over Haiti, but did they answer any of our questions about their midfield and defense? Germany, meanwhile, earned a tough come-from-behind win over a frisky Ivory Coast. What should be done about Leroy Sane? Should Undav start?

Cheers to Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koemen!

Chapters:

00:00 – the start

01:05 – wins for all 3 hosts

03:00 – which host looks the best?

09:05 – Turkish tragedy

16:20 – Dutch delight, Swedes go all out

21:30 – questions about Brazil

25:20 – Germans come from behind