World Cup: Rick & Lloyd's First Matchday
6/13/202634 min
Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith have been to their first World Cup match.
The pair were in Los Angeles to watch the USA's opening game, a chaotic 4-1 win over Paraguay that featured goals, drama and one of the most bizarre and confusing cases of a yellow card you'll ever see.
Joined by ESPN's Mark Ogden, Rick and Lloyd compare notes on their first World Cup matchday experience in the States. From the chants and atmosphere to the food, drinks, sights and smells around the stadium, what is it really like to watch football at a World Cup in America?
Plus, content creators Woody and Kleiny drop by to tell us about their remarkable journey following England across the tournament. Travelling thousands of miles together by bus, whilst live streaming 24/7, to raise awareness for prostate cancer, they explain why they're taking on the challenge and how they're going to manage living in such close quarters.
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The football day at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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With Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith.
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Live from LA.
Rick Edwards· Host1:10
So day two in Los Angeles. We're not in our Santa Monica base today. We're actually in Inglewood in a sports bar in the Hollywood Park Casino, which is right next to the SoFi Stadium, which is called the Los Angeles Stadium for the duration of the tournament, uh, where the USA have just beaten Paraguay, thumped them 4-1