On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel recaps a loaded day across the World Cup, Wimbledon, MLB, WNBA, Formula 1, and women’s cricket. The show opens with Norway stunning Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 16, as Erling Haaland scores twice late to send Norway into the quarterfinals for the first time. Brazil had early chances, including a missed penalty from Bruno Guimarães, but Norway stayed compact before Haaland took over. Neymar’s stoppage-time penalty was not enough, and Brazil’s wait for a sixth World Cup title now stretches to 24 years.

England also advances after surviving Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca in one of the most intense games of the tournament. Jude Bellingham scores twice, Harry Kane adds a penalty, and England holds on after Jarell Quansah is sent off in the second half. Mexico gets goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, but England survives the altitude, crowd, weather delay, and red card to set up a fascinating quarterfinal against Norway.

The developing-report section focuses on the controversy around Folarin Balogun being cleared to play for the United States against Belgium. After Balogun was sent off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, FIFA suspended his one-match ban on probation. Chris breaks down why the decision matters on the field for the USMNT and why reports of political pressure involving Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino, UEFA, and FIFA have turned it into a much larger governance story.

At Wimbledon, Naomi Osaka delivers one of the biggest results of the tournament by beating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal. With Iga Świątek, Elena Rybakina, and Sabalenka all out, the women’s draw is wide open. Chris also covers Karolína Muchová beating Barbora Krejčíková and Jessica Pegula advancing with a comeback win over Iva Jovic.

In MLB, the Padres snap an eight-game losing streak by beating the Dodgers behind Manny Machado’s three-run homer, JP Sears’ strong start, and Mason Miller’s 22nd save. Eury Pérez takes a perfect game into the eighth inning for the Marlins before Miami survives Oakland, while Joe Ryan leads the Twins past the Yankees as Minnesota wins a series in the Bronx for the first time since 2014.

The show also covers the Indiana Fever beating the Las Vegas Aces without Caitlin Clark, while A’ja Wilson misses another game for Las Vegas. Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston lead Indiana to a major road win. Chris closes with Charles Leclerc winning the British Grand Prix for Ferrari’s 250th Formula 1 victory and Australia beating England at Lord’s to win the Women’s T20 World Cup unbeaten.

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On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel recaps a busy day across the World Cup, Wimbledon, MLB, NCAA basketball recruiting, and the Tour de France. The show opens with Morocco beating co-host Canada 3-0 in the World Cup Round of 16, as Azzedine Ounahi scores twice and Soufiane Rahimi adds a stoppage-time goal. Chris explains why Morocco’s second straight World Cup quarterfinal appearance proves this is no longer a one-tournament underdog story, while Canada exits with real progress after its first World Cup win and first trip out of the group stage,

France also advances, surviving a physical Paraguay test in Philadelphia with a 1-0 win. Kylian Mbappé scores the winner from the penalty spot for his seventh goal of the tournament and 19th career World Cup goal. Chris breaks down Paraguay’s compact defensive shape, the brutal 102-degree conditions, France’s ability to win ugly, and the setup for a major France-Morocco quarterfinal rematch of the 2022 World Cup semifinal.

At Wimbledon, the women’s draw gets completely shaken up as Alexandra Eala stuns defending champion Iga Świątek in straight sets, becoming the first Filipino player to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam. Elise Mertens also knocks out Elena Rybakina, opening up the bottom half of the women’s draw. On the men’s side, Arthur Fery delivers one of the wildest stories of the tournament, reaching the fourth round after fighting through nosebleeds and multiple deficits in a five-set win over Zizou Bergs.

In MLB, the Dodgers continue to separate themselves with a 3-0 win over the Padres behind seven shutout innings and 10 strikeouts from Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Freddie Freeman homers, Andy Pages drives in a run, and Los Angeles moves to 10-2 since June 22 while San Diego drops its eighth straight game. The Mariners also make a statement with an 11-0 win over Toronto, as Logan Gilbert dominates, Randy Arozarena hits a grand slam, and Seattle moves into first place in the AL West.

The developing-report section focuses on a potentially market-changing NCAA basketball story: UCLA reportedly offering 17-year-old Barcelona prospect Nikola Kusturica a two-year, $12 million NIL package. Chris explains why that number is stunning in the context of European basketball salaries and why the NCAA may now be competing directly with elite European clubs for top teenage prospects.

The episode closes with the Tour de France, where Jonas Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey after Visma-Lease a Bike wins the opening team time trial in Barcelona. Chris highlights Vingegaard’s early gap over Tadej Pogačar, his comeback from a terrifying 2024 crash, and why the Tour’s biggest rivalry is already engaged from day one.

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On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel breaks down a packed day across the sports world, led by a wild World Cup knockout round where Argentina survived a major scare against Cape Verde and Egypt made history with its first-ever World Cup knockout win. Lionel Messi remained the driving force for Argentina with another massive tournament moment, while Cape Verde’s incredible debut run ended with the kind of performance that made them one of the stories of the World Cup.

Chris also covers Colombia’s controlled win over Ghana, the latest from Wimbledon as Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, and Jessica Pegula advanced, plus Daniil Medvedev’s upset loss to Jan-Lennard Struff. In the WNBA, Breanna Stewart powered the Liberty past the Lynx and delayed Cheryl Reeve’s all-time wins record chase, while the Aces earned a tough overtime win without A’ja Wilson.

The episode also touches on the Dodgers continuing their strong MLB season, Toronto shutting out Seattle, NBC and Peacock’s upcoming full-day MLB broadcast experiment, and the latest developing reports around LeBron James, the 76ers, and the Lakers. Chris then dives into the Flyers’ massive offer sheet for Anaheim center Leo Carlsson and closes with Japan’s impressive rugby win over Italy.

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