Caught Offside: Bellingham’s Alpha Performance, Cable-gate, Merino is Horry & Julian Alvarez to the Rescue

On the latest edition of Caught Offside, Andrew Gundling and JJ Devaney are looking back on Friday and Saturday's World Cup quarterfinals including England's narrow win over Norway, Argentina getting past Switzerland and Spain eeking one out over Belgium. We'll discuss Jude Bellingham's incredible performance. Thomas Tuchel's critical post match comments and the camera cable that may have saved England's World Cup.

We'll also dive into yet another Argentinian nailbiter as Julian Alvarez delivers a stunning winner but would it have been possible without Breel Embolo's regrettable dive?

And finally, Spain go through thanks to yet another Mikel Merino late show. We'll talk about the Spaniards amazing knack for the big goal, we'll analyze Rudi Garcia's decision to sub out Thibaut Courtois and we'll examine the success/failure of this era for Belgium.

For even more Caught Offside content, get on over to Caught Offside Plus right now! In our most recent episode, we've got a massive USMNT mailbag answering your questions and comments about the team's frustrating exit from World Cup 2026.

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