Awkward moment Darren Bent caught admiring his own shirt in New York bar

Darren Bent has shown off his acting chops ahead of Friday’s World Cup draw.

Together with talkSPORT Drive co-host Andy Goldstein, they travelled to the USA as England and Scotland prepare to find out their group stage opponents.

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FIFA will hold the draw for next summer’s tournament in Washington DC on Friday from 5pm UK time.

Bent and Goldstein will be live in Legends Bar in New York City on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Drive ahead of the draw.

They will then bring Thursday and Friday’s show to listeners from the US capital, including their World Cup after party from Tom’s Watch Bar from 7pm on the talkSPORT YouTube channel.

talkSPORT’s dynamic duo arrived in the Big Apple to check out the venue for one of their shows, with the Legends bar in Manhattan the playing host on Wednesday.

As Goldstein arrived to meet at the venue, though, he caught the former England striker admiring their array of signed football shirts.

Amongst them is Bent’s No.39 jersey from his time at Fulham, which saw him score six goals in 30 appearances for the Cottagers.

The 41-year-old can be seen hilariously staring at his own top as his co-host arrives at the bar and spots him.

“Oh, look at that,” a surprised Goldstein began before adding: “Marcus Bent’s got his own shirt up. I didn’t know he played for Fulham.”

At this point, Bent can be seen bursting out laughing as he struggled to contain himself.

Despite not being related, Bent made 69 appearances alongside his namesake for Ipswich and Charlton.

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Meanwhile, Goldstein put on an acting masterclass of his own in the skit, which included a failed attempt to get into a first-class airport lounge.

He commented on a talkSPORT Instagram post “My acting is amazing… Seriously, why am I not in a movie.”

And pop star Olly Murs agreed, adding: “How are you not?”

World Cup draw

talkSPORT will bring you the 2026 World Cup draw live from Washington DC on YouTube and via our live blog.

The draw is scheduled to begin at 5pm UK time as the group stage line-up is confirmed.

Then it’s party time with Benty and Andy from the different time of 7pm.

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England have been placed in pot one thanks to being fourth in the FIFA World Rankings.

Meanwhile, the Three Lions are also seeded fourth and cannot face third seeds France before the final if they both win their group.

As for Scotland, who have qualified for the first time since 1998, they are in pot three.

Steve Clarke’s side could be placed into the same group as England, although only a maximum of two European teams are permitted per group.