Show Notes
Pete Graves is here with your Friday morning Cheat Sheet. Scotland could qualify for the knock out stages at a World Cup for the first time ever, if they beat Morocco tonight - we'll be with the team in Boston. Elsewhere, co-hosts Mexico are through to the last 32, but a mixed night for Canada - a thumping win over Qatar marred by a serious looking injury. We'll round up all the overnight results with Dave Reed and find out what England have been up to since that victory over Croatia.
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