England wins 3-2 at Azteca
England defeated Mexico 3-2 in the World Cup Round of 16, playing a man down for a significant stretch in a wildly dramatic match at Estadio Azteca.
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England Survives, the Jaylen Trade Fallout, and an All-NBA Mailbag With Zach Lowe
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Jul 6, 2026
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The episode opens with back-to-back sponsor reads: first a PNC Bank brand ad celebrating 'brilliantly boring' financial fundamentals, then a PayPal pitch touting the app's rewards stacking capabilities. Bill Simmons rolls in at the 75-second mark, establishing the recording context — it's late on the West Coast, Zach Lowe has agreed to stay up, and a planned live Netflix broadcast fell apart due to technical issues. Simmons teases a new Rewatchables episode covering the 1979 film Ali, and drops the first reference to what will dominate the pod's basketball section: the Jaylen Brown trade, which he frames as the closing chapter of what he called 'hell month.'
England's Wild 3-2 Win at Azteca
England defeated Mexico 3-2 at Azteca in the World Cup Round of 16, going up 2-0 before Mexico clawed back to tie via penalty kicks — all with England playing a man down. Azteca's atmosphere is unlike anything in sports: fans throw things at corner kicks, try to find the opposing team's hotel, and shoot fireworks at their buses.
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