ITV studio 'terrified', vile Tori Penso row, national holiday declared - World Cup round-up

Need to know ITV studio 'terrified', vile Tori Penso row, national holiday declared - World Cup round-up All the latest from the 2026 World Cup as two groups completed their final games, and a row broke out between FIFA and Brazil following the game against Scotland Everything you need to know about what happened on Thursday night and the early hours of Friday morning at the World Cup... - ITV studio left 'terrified': During the half-time coverage of the USA’s defeat to Turkey, Laura Woods, Juan Mata, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Ange Postecoglou were given a fright when a firework display started not far from their studio. Woods said: "Our half-time here has been disrupted by an incredible display of fireworks, we're not really sure why yet." After cutting to the break, they continued to disrupt the coverage. Woods, laughing, added: "Well this is quite something, it's really spectacular behind us. It caught us all off guard, by the way, absolutely terrifying when it kicked off with all these fireworks. Well, we said you might need coffee to stay awake, we give you fireworks. Hopefully that works alright for you." - Germany camp in disagreement: Julian Nagelsmann has emphatically disputed Deniz Undav's claim Ecuador 'wanted it more' than his Germany side. A 2-1 win for Sebastian Beccacece’s side led to Undav saying: "I had the feeling that they wanted it more than we did." Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala also made a similar claim. However, when asked for his view, Nagelsmann fired back saying: "Ecuador wanted it more than we did? That's nonsense." - National holiday declared: There might be no sign of an extra bank holiday in the UK, but after their 2-1 win over Germany, President Daniel Noboa announced that today, Friday, June 26, would be a national holiday in Ecuador to celebrate the team's achievement. - Vile Tori Penso row: However, Ecuador’s win over Germany was not without controversy, as Beccacece’s side felt there was a foul in the build-up to Leroy Sane’s opening goal after just two minutes. The decision prompted Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri, a SportItalia correspondent and former CNN contributor with over 220,000 followers on X, to post a message about Penso's performance that was quickly deemed inappropriate. Palmeri wrote: "Unbelievable how Germany goal could be allowed. Woman American referee Toni Penso is at it again. So far World Cup refereeing have been absolutely on point, except 3 decisive mistakes.. 2 out of these 3 were mistakes from woman American referee Toni Penso. Enough with her." Other sexist tweets were also made by fans, while others stood up for Penso and condemned the vile posts. - Scotland blow: Ecuador’s win over Germany has also pushed Scotland closer to World Cup elimination. If Belgium beats New Zealand or draws, and Iran beats Egypt or draws, Steve Clarke's side will be heading home. - Bastian Schweinsteiger storm: Ivory Coast boss Emerse Fae believes the comments made by Bastian Schweinsteiger about his side’s "wild" playing style could be considered racist. The former midfielder had said Fae's team were "a bit African football" and "not so conditioned by tactics". When asked about the comments, Fae said: "Schweinsteiger was a very good player; I have always loved him as a midfielder and the way he understood football. When I heard his comments, I was disappointed in the man. It is odd he would speak that way. We could call it racist, if we were calling a spade a spade.” - Netherlands game halted: The Netherlands’ World Cup clash against Tunisia had to be halted because there were not enough players on the pitch. Ronald Koeman’s side, leading 2-0 at the break, all made their way back out for the start of the second half, followed by the players of Tunisia, but as the countdown to kick-off began, it quickly became clear that Ellyes Skhiri was yet to come back onto the pitch, but after a short delay, the game eventually got underway. - Brazil's letter to FIFA: The Brazilian Football Confederation has sent a letter to FIFA complaining about Vinicius Junior’s disallowed goal against Scotland. In the letter, which has been seen by Brazilian publication Estadao, they have not only requested that the VAR intervention criteria be applied consistently but also cited the play that resulted in Lionel Messi's first goal against Austria in Argentina’s second Group J match and moaned about the appointment of a referee. - Round of 32 games confirmed: A number of round of 32 games have now been confirmed. So far, it has been confirmed that South Africa will take on Canada, the Netherlands will face Morocco, the USA will play Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil will face Japan. - Thursday night and Friday morning results: Ivory Coast defeated Curacao 2-0 thanks to a Nicolas Pepe brace, while Ecaudor stunned Germany with a comeback 2-1 win. In the other games in the early hours of Friday, Tunisia were well beat 3-1 against the Netherlands and Japan and Sweden held each other to a 1-1 draw. Australia later confirmed their place in the round of 32 with a 0-0 draw against Paraguay while Turkey grabbed a consolation from their poor tournament with a last-gasp 3-2 win over hosts the USA. - READ MORE: World Cup LIVE: Knockout ties confirmed as Scotland suffer blow and FIFA row breaks out Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL. Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.