Shay Given

And you're talking about Jude Bellingham.

If he first game of the World Cup goes, Jude, you're sitting on the bench next to me.

That'll be a big moment.

Playing in it was good supporting it growing up was good as well under the Jack Charlton era from an Irish point of view but playing was the pinnacle for my career to play in Japan and Korea in 2002 but I think now that the Premier League is parked to one side the Champions League final is gone I think now I think the focus quickly turns to the World Cup obviously Ireland are not there but

You're looking at the favourites, the best teams and the best players are obviously going to be performing in the World Cup in a couple of weeks.

It's the biggest tournament in world football, isn't it?

That's what it is.

I mean, it's a different format this year with more teams and stuff and things like that we'll probably talk about in a bit.

There's nothing taken away from it.

It's the greatest show on earth, isn't it?

It's a brilliant tournament and it'll be interesting to see who wins it.

Of course, Argentina, the holders.

Messi got his final wish in the last final.

Can Ronaldo maybe do it this year?

I'm not so sure, but it'll be interesting to see how your team does.

My team?

Might even go as far back as 94 actually back in America where the World Cup was this year when Ray Houghton scored against Italy 1-0 to beat Italy I mean the whole nation went absolutely bananas of course I think it was might have been Giant Stadium actually that that game was in but again you know some memories that you know young English fans or whatever or Spanish fans or whatever it is will make this year you know you think of your first goal your first game or whatever your first memory as a fan but that was a special day for a lot of Irish fans of course

Because FIFA will get all the TV rights money and all the different sponsorship... Well, and this has changed since... Sorry, if the stadium's half empty, it's not the same product, is it?

If the atmosphere isn't so good, it's not the same.

The game against Denmark was special, wasn't it?