The biggest surprise was made during the first weekend of the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup.
Mexico made an astonishing win over Germany, defending champion of the 2014 FIFA Brazil World Cup. It brought a defending champion’s jinx again.
The shock win of Mexico contributed to not create an ultimate winner in the group and it made the competition for the second spot more complicated.
SBS Korean program's Russia World Cup special today examine Mexico v Germany match and predict the next game of the group, Republic of Korea v Sweden.
The World Cup panel of two in Sydney, Jun Lee and Bryant Yoon share their insights on the soccer and the World Cup.
There was surprising World Cup news in Australia. SBS announced that SBS HD, a free-to-air channel broadcasts the Korea v Sweden match.
After a wave of complaints about Optus’s subscription streaming service SBS announced that they will air all FIFA World Cup games for 48 hours on June 18, 2018 following discussions with Optus.
The full segment of the 2018 Russia World Cup Special is available on the podcast above.
SBS LIVE MATCH SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 19
Group G Belgium v Panama LIVE from 12.45am* on SBS (kick-off 1am*) NEW
Group G Tunisia v England LIVE from 3.30am* on SBS (kick-off 4am*)
Group H Colombia v Japan LIVE from 9.30pm* on SBS (kick-off 10pm*)
Wednesday, June 20
Group H Poland v Senegal LIVE from 12.45am* on SBS (kick-off 1am*) NEW
Group A Russia v Egypt LIVE from 3.45am* on SBS (kick-off 4am*) NEW
