00:13Welcome to Beyond the Game, the ball stays pure, the Netherlands and Sweden produced one of the most electrifying performances
00:20of the 2026 FIFA World Cup ending at 5-1 for the Dutch, although it was more even than the
00:25final score suggests.
00:26The Dutch came flying out of the blocks. Bryan and Roby rewarded coach Ronald Koeman's decision to start him up
00:32front, scoring twice inside the opening 17 minutes and putting Sweden on the back foot almost immediately.
00:39But Sweden refused to sit back. Despite conceding early, the Scandinavians created numerous chances of their own, forcing Dutch goalkeeper
00:46Bart Berbergen into several key saves.
00:49The second half belonged to Cody Gagpo. The Liverpool forward struck twice in seven devastating minutes, exposing Sweden's defensive weaknesses
00:57and turning a competitive contest into a Dutch masterclass.
01:01Anthony Elanga briefly gave Sweden hope with a well-taken goal in the 59th minute, but the Orange never looked
01:08trouble.
01:09Deep into stoppage time, Crescensio Somerville added a fifth to complete the route and send Dutch supporters into celebration.
01:24And the second game of the afternoon between Germany and Cote d'Ivoire is currently in halftime.
01:28The Africans are winning 1-0 over the German side.
01:31For more details, let's go with our collaborator, with our colleague, Hector Villar, who is in Canada.
01:36Welcome, Hector, to Beyond the Game.
01:43Greetings, Luis.
01:45My hugs from Toronto, 2026.
01:49This is the headquarters of the Football World Cup.
01:53And here in Canada, we continue paring with a very good match.
01:59And I encountered a very good one that we saw behind me in this stadium, which was a landmark, because
02:06Germany, whenever we have Germany, we have an amazing presence, a fundamental presence to be seated.
02:21And in this first half, we have some surprises, and many surprises, because, as you were saying,
02:29Luis, well, Germany is winning 1-1, sorry, Abracos is winning 1-0 from Kessier, the captain,
02:40at the 30th minute, with a strike after a rebound, an initial rebound, that was blocked.
02:52But Germany has said that this guy was present in this game, but the goal was disallowed, because,
03:04he scored, but he scored, but there was a fault to Fofana, which is the goalkeeper from Ivory Coast.
03:15Up to now, this is the information we have from Toronto.
03:211-2-0.
03:23Ivory Coast is winning.
03:25The first half, we are now in the break.
03:27Surprisingly, up to now, Ivory Coast is winning Germany.
03:33But Germany has been in the more possession in the game, with the shots and passing accuracies,
03:43and we hope that the second half, Germany will be able to react, and we will have 45 minutes
03:49of impactful game.
03:51For Telesur, exclusively from Toronto, 2026, Hector Eyer.
03:59Thank you, Hector, for the detailed information on the ongoing game.
04:03Of course, we're going to stay tuned to see what happens in the second half.
04:06We hope to see a beautiful game of football, as it has been in the first half, with lots
04:10of opportunities and lots of games being played by both sides.
04:13We recall that both sides, before coming to this contest, to this match, were on top,
04:18because both of them won their first round match.
04:20So, whoever wins this game, in this case, Ivory Coast is currently on the lead, will have
04:25a guaranteed place in the round of 32.
04:29So, we'll stay tuned to see what happens.
04:30This is all for this edition of Beyond the Game.
04:32We'll go back to you, Sophie.
04:39Well, thank you, Luisi, for keeping us updated on this latest news from the football game.
04:44And, well, with this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.
04:48Remember, you can find this and many other stories on our website at telesurenglish.net,
04:52and join us on social media.
04:54For Telesur English, I'm Sophie Fernandez.
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