A heartening and a disheartening day for England and Wales

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 1:20 a.m.

Jimbo welcomes Carl Anka and Tom Williams into the studio on Day 2 of the World Cup, a day that generates as much conversation off the field as on it.\n\nEngland hammer Iran 6-2 with Gareth Southgate throwing caution to the wind with his high full-backs and Bellingham showing why he might be a player that shapes the next decade.\xa0\n\nBut it\u2019s a colossal missed opportunity as England and other European nations back down from their previous stance of wearing the One Love captain\u2019s armband for fear of sanctions from FIFA. Adam Crafton gives us his thoughts from Qatar.\n\nBale\u2019s Wales come from behind to grab a draw against the USA, with Robert Page righting a potential wrong by bringing on Kieffer Moore at half-time.\n\nSneaky good Netherlands sneak a win against Senegal on a very good day for the Gakpo fan club.\n\nAnd we look ahead to Tuesday\u2019s action as Niels Harild tells us about a lot of people\u2019s dark horses - Denmark.\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1a: Moment of the day (02.30)\n\u2022 PART 1b: USA 1-1 Wales (04.30)\n\u2022 PART 2a: England 6-2 Iran (12.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 2b: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands (18.00)\n\u2022 PART 2c: The armband issue with Adam Crafton (22.00)\n\u2022 PART 3a: A look ahead to Tuesday\u2019s action (39.00)\n\u2022 PART 3b: Danish prospects with Niels Harild (42.00)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31 A MONTH FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices