James McHugh

Hello.

And this episode, we're going to the den of iniquity that is South America in the 70s.

Well, we're going to see why, aren't we?

We're going to see why.

Something we missed out on the last episode, which I thought happened in a later World Cup, but we should just mention it.

The Argentinians are animals.

And the Brazilians keep trying to fuck them.

No, no, no.

Guys, you want goats.

Anyway, in 1974 in the West German World Cup, we need to talk about Zaire because this is one of the funniest moments.

I only realized yesterday that it's not actually as funny as I thought it was.

So you were at this moment.

so Brazil are taking it so Zaire qualify and they're being led by a dictator in Zaire formerly the Congo called Mobutu oh yeah have you guys done this on your yeah we've done Mobutu so who's Mobutu

The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake.

That's my pet name.

Yeah, quite like short skirt.

You wouldn't say that to him, no?

No, I can't.

so anyway so he's uh he's they're promised financial rewards for qualifying they get embezzled and then the squad say we're not going to play so then fifa pay them directly to play yugoslavia they lose nine nil mabuti then directly intervenes saying if they lose by more than three goals to brazil then they wouldn't be allowed to return to zaire so uh that's the context yes that's great so they're two nil down to brazil when brazil gets the nine nil was a group stage game

So they... Yeah, Zaire did not make it out of the group.