Talking Tactics

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss the second round of group games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. How have Africa done so far, was Harry Kane hexed, the regression of Senegal, Cristiano Ronaldo shows up to the party, Lionel Messi is the party, most dominant sports athlete of all time, and most impressive/disappointing teams so far.

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Daniel Tiluk - ⁠⁠https://danieltiluk.substack.com⁠
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Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss the opening round of group games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hydration breaks, Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, the decline of Brazil, and a fast-closing gap between Africa/Asia and Europe/South America.

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Daniel Tiluk - ⁠https://danieltiluk.substack.com⁠
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Have Hope, Carl Anka, and Daniel Tiluk preview Group L ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

England (00:00) - Muhammad Butt

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https://tiktok.com/@97passes

Croatia (21:33) - Richard Wilson

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Ghana (39:50) - George Addo Jnr

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https://instagram.com/addo_junr

Panama (1:02:10) - Jared Ball

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Our Predictions (01:23:18)

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Carl Anka - https://x.com/Ankaman616

Daniel Tiluk - https://danieltiluk.substack.com

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Have Hope, Carl Anka, and Daniel Tiluk preview Group K ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Portugal (00:00) - Zach Lowy

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DR Congo (22:37) - Louis Mukoma Fargues

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Uzbekistan (40:25) - Conor Bowers

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Colombia (56:21) - Felipe Cárdenas

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Our Predictions (01:18:11)

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Carl Anka - https://x.com/Ankaman616

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Have Hope, Carl Anka, and Daniel Tiluk preview Group J ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Argentina (00:00) - Roy Nemer

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Algeria (21:19) - Maher Mezahi

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https://africasacountry.com

Jordan (40:01) - John Duerden

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https://howfootballexplainsasia.substack.com

Austria (57:05) - Tom Middler

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Our Predictions (01:17:08)

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Carl Anka - https://x.com/Ankaman616

Daniel Tiluk - https://danieltiluk.substack.com

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