About this episode

Trevor and Joe analyze the knockout rounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, discussing key matches and making predictions.

The knockout rounds have turned the 2026 FIFA World Cup upside down. In this week’s World Cup bonus episode, Trevor and Joe break down Germany’s stunning penalty shootout collapse, Cape Verde’s remarkable performance against Argentina, and FIFA’s decision to overturn Florian Balogun’s red card suspension, before making their predictions for the next week of matches. New bonus episodes drop Mondays at 10pm ET / 7pm PT on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: Trevor Noah

Guest: Joe

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• penalty shootout
• predictions
• sports analysis

Keywords

• World Cup
• FIFA
• Germany
• Cape Verde
• Argentina
• penalty shootout
• Florian Balogun

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Places: Germany, Cape Verde, Argentina

More episodes of What Now? with Trevor Noah

• WORLD CUP Bonus Episode: The Finals · July 20, 2026 · 54 min
• Tina Friml: Living in the Bonus Round · July 16, 2026 · 2h 32m
• WORLD CUP Bonus Episode: Quarterfinals · July 14, 2026 · 50 min
• Cory Doctorow: You Bought it, They Break It · July 9, 2026 · 1h 52m
• Alice Han: Chinamaxxing · July 2, 2026 · 1h 31m
• WORLD CUP Bonus Episode: Entering the Knockouts · June 29, 2026 · 1h 1m

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