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Belgium were down and out... until they weren't! Romelu Lukaku was the man to kick-start the Belgian revival in Seattle. But are they doing anything more than just covering the cracks?
David Cartlidge joins Dotun and Andy to dissect last night's action. Plus, Kylian Mbappé's brilliance shines through once again and we have our first major European casualties! Despair for Germany as they lose on penalties to Paraguay, but can anybody really say they're surprised? And after Ronald Koeman's Dutch exit, will we see similar from Julian Nagelsmann?
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"Belgium squeeze through, Mbappé's brilliance, and the big boys crash out" is an episode of On The Continent - A European Football Podcast. Runtime 53 min. Published July 2, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.