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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Scotland lose to Morocco in Boston. The Tartan army have taken over the city, but Ismail Saibari scored an absolute beauty to momentarily keep them quiet. The Scots rallied and pushed the Moroccans back. You felt like they'd get one chance, but it never quite came. They are still alive, a point against Brazil. Let's hope they don't adopt... The Haitian High Line, a good day for Matthias Cunha. Then on to Group D, another excellent performance from the USMNT. The first time they've won their opening two games at a World Cup in almost a century. They stormed out of the blocks and Australia couldn't cope. The Aussies improved in the second half but barely created anything.
There's the mystery England international we ended up playing football with on a random LA park. Your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, with me in the studio, Barry Glendening. Hello, Max. Hello, Barry. In Dallas, Lars Simonson. Hey, Lars. Howdy. And in Toronto, Seb Hutchinson. All right, Seb? How are you? Yeah, very good. Did get some criticism that everyone is saying howdy when it's yo is what we were told to say, Lars, but I'm happy with howdy.
I started the howdy thing. Like, there's no, like, if anyone else is picking that up, I'm actually in Dallas. I'm taking no... Anyway.
And I asked a Canadian, what's a good greeting for a Canadian to say just for this show? And they said, how are you?
Oh, that's good. I don't think Lars invented howdy.
In the context of the pod this summer, I think I was first. I'm prepared to be corrected on that.
Let's start in Group C. Brazil are top on four points. Morocco, four points. Scotland, three. Scotland lost 1-0 to Morocco in Boston. And I caught up with you and Murray just after full time. Games just finished or finished about 10 minutes ago, Ewan. I thought they were so good in that second half, Scotland. Did you? Yeah, well, there was a momentum, there was an energy, there was, I mean, you tell me, right? They didn't do that much, but I felt like it was coming.
Yeah, they were definitely better. I mean, they started off, they were obviously shell-shocked as you would be losing a goal after 71 seconds. I thought Morocco were very good in that first half, looked like they were going to score every time they went forward. And that obviously rattled Scotland. I actually thought Scotland finished the first half okay. The stoppage time element of the first half, they got a bit more composure. And then second half, yeah, I just thought they huffed and puffed. And Morocco could and probably should have scored another couple in the counter-attack. So yeah, they were improved, but I didn't really feel that golden chance was going to come where they were going to score.
And listen, that's a recurring theme. They don't really score enough goals or create enough chances, which is largely due to the players they do or don't have. But that's where we're at.
can you put your finger on why it took them most of the first half to sort of come to grips with the game?
Yeah, I just think that early goal spooked them and I understand that. I think when you lose a goal with no circumstances, the system that played surprised us. Playing Tierney in front of Robertson was a surprise. Obviously, to try and
limit Hakimi's threat down the Moroccan right so that was different and it was a surprise and they just didn't get a chance to get to grips with that or to get a grip of the game because Morocco scored so early so I do understand why that happens I guess can they take confidence from the fact that you know Morocco Morocco got deeper and deeper like Scotland did push and push I agree with you they never had the moment but I don't know I just felt the moment was coming can they take that into a game against Brazil
Yeah, well, what they can take into it is this is still in their hands. They didn't lose this game heavily. The goal difference scenario now is not overly troublesome yet. And obviously there's a lot of games to play and a lot of things to happen, but
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:13
2
What happened in Morocco vs Scotland and why did Saibari's goal matter?
5:13–11:33
3
Why did Scotland improve in the second half but still fail to score?
11:33–18:50
4
How did Boston and Fenway Park shape the Scotland fan experience?
18:50–28:24
5
Were the penalty claims for Scotland clear enough for VAR intervention?
28:24–44:11
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