Nathan Brown

But it is Cup fever.

It's the best part of the World Cup.

And Santo, a star of Australian media, joins us on the line.

Hello, Santo.

How are you, mate?

How are you?

And I love what you and Ed do with your show.

It's one of the highlights.

But time zone-wise, I think two of Australia's three games in the middle of the day, which is outstanding.

So for those of us who become experts once every four years when we watch the World Cup and may not be across every little nuance of the competition, with this 2026 event, obviously there's four teams in each group.

We're in Group D, USA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey.

What is required to get out of Group D?

Santo, I know you're a proud Australian, but you've got a great love of Italy.

I asked you this question.

How do you think the Italians are going to go in the World Cup, right, man?

What about England?

England have gone in with a really good squad.

They've left out players like Phil Foden and Cole Palmer and even Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Are England any chance of winning if Australia don't get through as you think we might?

Santo, we appreciate your time.