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Jonathan Wilson

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2062 total appearances

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Say you're a Bosnian fan.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So Bosnia, their second World Cup, their first game is against Canada.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

I had a look at that last week.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

The price for that is $2,250.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Now, the average monthly wage in Bosnia is $800.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So you're saying to the average Bosnian, if you want to go to this game, only your fourth ever game at the World Cup, even before you pay the flights, the hotels and everything, it's going to cost you three months' wages to go and watch a game against Canada.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Disgrace, isn't it?

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Mm-hmm.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

I think if we go back to the first World Cup Scotland played in, 1954, which I'm afraid very much sets the template.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So to start with,

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Rangers say, hang on, do we actually have to give our players?

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

We pay their wages.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So they get a ruling on this.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

And the ruling is, if you've already got a game arranged, then no, you don't.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So Rangers' response is to arrange a tour of Canada so they don't have to release any players for the World Cup.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Wow.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So they then go to the World Cup.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Squads are 22 in those days.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

They take 13, two of them are goalkeepers.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

They take a massive selection committee.