🎙️The latest AFTN podcast is out at aftn.ca/episode-740-... and the usual places. In Ep740: 🇪🇸 Dramatic last week of World Cup & tournament overview 🏆Thomas Müller & Andres Cubas on their World Cup experience 🌊Whitecaps look to run BC Place ⚽️MLS is Back - did they drop the ball? 😢Kevin Keegan tribute

Forget all this half time show nonsense, it's a half time Scottish fry up for me!

MLS: "Thanks World, we'll take it from here." Reality: Montreal and Toronto serve up an absolutely dreadful game of football in which TFC don't even manage a single shot on goal!

Right back at you

📸THE STORY IN PICTURES: Wednesday at Swangard was special. The Whitecaps beat Cavalry 4-1 in the #CanChamp, were back on the pitch for the first time in 46 days & back at their former home. Our @residualimage.bsky.social and Caitlyn MacDonald captured the evening: www.flickr.com/photos/aftnc...

BC Liquor stores have a limited edition Erdinger football pack at the moment. Comes with 5 bottles of Erdinger wheat ale and a special Thomas Müller Legend glass. $25.99 plus tax. Pretty cool.

Report and Reaction: Whitecaps turn on the style in Swangard homecoming, as Cavalry put to the sword Our #VWFC vs Cavalry #CanChamp match recap and postgame reaction from both sides aftn.ca/report-and-r...

In his postgame presser, Jesper Sorensen says they're managing Ryan Gauld's minutes on his return, which is why he was taken off at the half. Thomas Müller took a knock to his thigh and had a bit of a dead leg and asked to be taken off. Both are good though. #VWFC #CanChamp

A 5,086 sell-out at Swangard tonight. #VWFC #CanChamp

🎶Boundary Road. Take me home.🎶 #VWFC #CanChamp

So good to be back. In many ways! #VWFC #CanChamp

📸THE STORY IN PICTURES: The atmosphere was great, the football not so much, but the last World Cup in Vancouver certainly brought the drama as Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to move on to the quarter-finals. Our @residualimage.bsky.social captured the action: www.flickr.com/photos/aftnc...

Interesting contrasting team dynamics to watch the shootout

Much to the annoyance of my fellow Vancouver media, I was so wanting to see my first World Cup penalty shootout. Here we go!

The fanzone outside BC Place was 🔥 ❤️ these Colombian fans.

All three World Cup hosts bow out at the Round of 16 stage. If only the US had had their Golden Boy Christian Pulisic this tournament. Sorry, what?....

Gianni Infantino has issued a statement on the Balogun farce. Basically a word salad.

When Dan Ndoye made it 2-0 for Switzerland seconds into the second half, it already felt game over for Algeria and so it proved to be. 📸@residualimage.bsky.social #FIFAWorldCup #SWIALG

The penultimate World Cup match at BC Place saw Switzerland defeat Algeria 2-0. Breel Embolo's 10th minute opener set them on their way. 📸@residualimage.bsky.social #FIFAWorldCup #SWIALG

The penultimate World Cup game at BC Place is minutes away.

Vancouver Rise unable to convert chances in 3-1 loss at home to AFC Toronto Eduarda Albino looks back at the Rise's latest loss aftn.ca/vancouver-ri...

📸THE STORY IN PICTURES: Belgium put on a show in their 5-1 victory over New Zealand at BC Place on Friday evening, winning Group G. Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were amongst the goals and AFTN's @residualimage.bsky.social was there to capture the action for us: www.flickr.com/photos/aftnc...

📸THE STORY IN PICTURES: Belgium put on a show in their 5-1 victory over New Zealand at BC Place on Friday evening, winning Group G. Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were amongst the goals and AFTN's @residualimage.bsky.social was there to capture the action for us: www.flickr.com/photos/aftnc...

The World Cup group stages are done here in Vancouver, just two games left to host but it's been an absolute blast. Great crowds, amazing atmospheres, entertaining games, goals galore. And so many players from all teams singing the praises of Vancouver and BC Place. Tremendous stuff.

Sad to see New Zealand's World Cup journey end in Vancouver on Friday. The #AllWhites were all class. Every player that was asked to stop in the media mixed zone stopped and was very generous with their time. Head coach Darren Bazeley came in after his presser and chatted for a further 15 minutes.

Trossard makes it 2-0 Belgium. This feels like it's going to be a long half for New Zealand.

🎶Oh Aotearoa🎶

🎙️The latest AFTN Extra podcast is out! All subscribers should have the download links in your email. Not one yet? Remedy that at aftn.ca/aftn-extra-p... Our World Cup themed Ep116 looks back at #CanMNT vs Switzerland, ahead to the South Africa game and we hear from Jesse Marsch & Alistair Johnston

Headed out to Whitecaps training this morning. Of note: - Thomas Müller trained in full. Joked about the Vancouver weather and my pale skin in the sun 😆 - Chatted with Gauldy. He feels great, is pain free, raring to get back on pitch - Yohei has dyed his hair blonde! #VWFC

World Cup Report and Reaction: Switzerland catch Canada cold with quick second half double to win group and send Les Rouges to LA to face South Africa aftn.ca/report-and-r... #CanMNT #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026