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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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This is an Irish Independent Podcast.
Now, welcome everyone. Now, I don't want to puncture anyone's World Cup fever, okay? But I came into the office this morning and I thought, I'll scan around and see what's going on. And the first World Cup quote I saw from anyone... was Keir Starmer, who has told England to dare to dream. Will Slattery, hello to you. Hello, Joe. Over in Munich, Ronan Mullen, hello. Hi, lads.
That wasn't all Keir Starmer had to say. He added, we are looking forward to seeing the starting line-up this evening, what it's going to be. And then in a moment where I can imagine his PR team looking around going, hmm, see, see, he knows football. Keir added, and don't take it that the line-ups and the friendlies are going to be the starting line-up for tonight.
That smacks of a, can you say something like, and you accidentally tweet out the whole thing.
So England tonight, we're not going to focus too much on that. Damon Delaney will be with us tomorrow. We thought tomorrow, the one week anniversary of this bonanza, we'll get his overall view, his overall take on the runners and riders, what he's made of it all.
Not to sound like a real subservient person living off the island of the UK, but a major tournament does kick up a notch when England take the field. I do think that. I hate to admit it. I hate to say it. But I think it.
I think it. So Damien Delaney tomorrow will make sense of the football. Today, it's Irish Independence Day. Irish independent people only. We have Dan McDonald, Sean O'Connor and their travels joining us. And then later on, Keane Tracy, Rory O'Connor and the rugby is...
Leinster go in search of second URC title in a row on Friday our football coverage as ever sponsored by Sky Sports Sports Extra which you can get on Sky TV or stream with now so World Cup Since we last spoke, since we last did updates, we signed off on Friday with Sweden 5, Tunisia 1. Isak scored, you know, a little crumb of comfort for Liverpool fans. That was Monday. Was that Monday? Sorry.
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Chapter 2: What highlights did Lionel Messi achieve during the World Cup?
Bits and bobs. Bits and bobs. Yeah, yeah. OK, let's go through. Some people said that was quite handy to go through all the games. Could you do that, you know, at intermittent points? Yeah. We're going to do that. We're going to race through the games. Obviously, I'm burying the messy thing.
Well, you only found out... What kind of life do you live when you're outside the office? Like, I came out of a meeting at half eleven this morning. I caught Joe's eye and he was like... Messi scored a hat-trick. I'm just watching it for the first time. And I was just like, how have you not heard of this until now? And I know what happened overnight, but you didn't come in at 6 a.m.
You came in at very leisurely, I would say. You came very leisurely. I had some things going on this morning. I'm sure. And it was half 11 and you're like, I'm only getting to this. And I just like, God, what a... Have you kept the phone off since Spain? Like, you just obviously, you just like that so much.
There's been a touch of the hangover. But yeah, look, it was boring morning stuff. Like nothing crazy, but kids and... Yadda, yadda, yeah. And then dropped a crash and then racing. And, you know, on the way in, I was like, I'm going to listen to some music. It was a summer's day. What did you listen to? I had some Olivia Dean on. Okay. Don't want to be down with the kids. Ah, listen, I love her.
Oh, my God. And I got into the office and I threw in the laptop and then YouTube and... It just had Argentina highlights and it had a picture of Messi. So I thought, I wonder, did he? It didn't have a score. Yeah. And I clicked in and yes, as you walked out of the meeting, he had just scored his third and I couldn't believe it.
You caught my eye and you were smiling. I was like, what? He has something to say to me here. And you're like, Messi scored a hat. I said, God, is this...
I don't know if you're a Seinfeld fan, but you can't yadda yadda yadda Messi the hat-trick Joe.
No, it's his first ever. We'll come to that. I must start with Sweden 5, Tunisia 1, which is a game we touched on on Monday. And we thought that would be that, but it turned out that Sabri Lamouchi, if you thought 5-1 was a sackable offence, the Tunisian Federation agreed. So he's been sacked. The first coach to be dismissed after a single game at a World Cup finals.
And then I was reading, he's only been in there since January. This was his fifth match in charge and he was sacked for this World Cup humiliation. So HervƩ Reynard, who has managed Saudi Arabia to beating Argentina before, managed Morocco in 18, Ivory Coast, Zambia. You know, he's kind of, he's around the block. He's in.
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Chapter 3: How did Pico Lopes contribute to Cape Verde's historic draw with Spain?
I think that is becoming a thing, Ronan.
I thought Belgium's performance improved when Dan McDonald's close personal friend, Uri Tielemans, moved further up the pitch because the midfield couldn't get grips with it at all.
And it's kind of trying to, like Kevin De Bruyne, who was actually substituted, to your guy's point there, at a time when Belgium could have kicked on and won the game, they were like, nah, actually, you know, save De Bruyne for another day. Yeah. which wouldn't have happened in the 32-team format, needless to say.
It's true. Just if you're like, what did Ronan just say? For the past two summers, Dan McDonald has holidayed at the same resort as Uri Tielemans. So obviously Dan's on, you know, Dan's doing very well. Or Uri Tielemans, as Will said, is a bit tight.
He knows the price of a pint of milk, Uri Tielemans. He's availing of the buffet in the morning. He's like stocking up for lunch and dinner as well.
Yeah, we don't want to give him anything. It's like Jay Leno, who never spent a dime of his TV money. He kept earning money on the road, you know, going to clubs and stuff. So Uri Tiedemann's is the same.
There's one thing on Belgium, like when I said... Enough on Belgium! This is the content device you chose. Let me cook. It's not even that interesting. I don't want to say it now. We'll move on.
Saudi Arabia won, Uruguay won in the early hours of Tuesday AM. We're not saying anything.
I'm saying one thing about this. Because when I got up in the morning, I wanted to watch the highlights. And for the Messi hat-trick, there was a two-minute highlight package on RTE. Just two minutes for it. This was a five-and-a-half-minute highlight package. So I was like, what could possibly have happened? And to be fair, it was actually a lot more exciting.
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Chapter 4: What were the key moments in the Sweden vs. Tunisia match?
Obviously the Iran story is getting a lot of focus, but two assists for the Auckland Express, Chris Wood. Two goals for Elijah Just. New Zealand extending their unbeaten run at World Cups to four games. They haven't lost a World Cup game since 1982. So, look, there's two teams in this.
No, it's fair. So, that game was good. And then, albeit we missed it in the main. Last night, 8 p.m. Irish time, France 3, Senegal 1 in New Jersey. Let's talk then. This was good. This was fun. First half, a little pedestrian in there. France were... Senegal should have been 2-0 up at half-time, probably. Poor, yeah. And then second half... Elisae was moved centrally.
I mean, I don't need to tell Ronald Mullen, I know, but geez, this guy is just outrageous. And then Mbappe looked to be in very good form as well. The Elisae pass for Mbappe, the Mbappe run for the first goal, you know, it's sensational. It really is. The intellect, the vision, technical ability, the Mbappe finish is so good. Second goal, it's the Rabiot pass for Barcola. Again, it's a great goal.
And then the third goal after Senegal had pulled one back and bat paid from 30 yards. Keeper should save it. I mean, there's marks against it for that. The keeper really should save it. But it's a great strike. And yeah, France in that second half, I thought, looked very, very good.
Jeez, it was exhilarating, wasn't it? I don't know what it is about. There's a lot being made of the Michael Jordan music being played at some stadiums, but the Daft Punk music being played after France goals. It just was something about it. And
the way I know Miguel talked about, you know, the way teams might approach this tournament and Anthony Barry talking about a heat resistant approach to football matches and France have been playing heat resistant football for over a decade under Deschamps, you know, keep it tight. And they've got so many explosive players off the bench. Like you wouldn't even call them finishers.
There's some, there's so many subs they can make where there's no appreciable drop off in quality. Like Barcola came on and, borderline decided the match. Elise was freed up. Jeez, he was good, wasn't he? I know I'm not even tongue-in-cheek, but he seems to be everything he's met with in terms of a career milestone, he just gets to it.
He never looks out of place and you see him on the biggest stage here with the best players in the world on the pitch beside him and he looks head and shoulders at times. Mbappe's finish was great for the first goal, but it was that pass appreciation where I'm putting this in such a spot where you just have to get there and tuck it away.
So they're going to take some beating because just to my initial point there, they're robust at the back. They've got good defensive options. Midfield might be a problem, but so much attacking talent.
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Chapter 5: How did France perform in their match against Senegal?
Dan, thanks a million.
Enjoy.
All right, Joe. See you. There we are. From Dan McDonald, we will go to Sean O'Connor. Welcome. Hello.
Hey, Joe.
We've just had Dan McDonald, who is in Boston, going to New York, had been in Atlanta. I'll be honest, Sean, I have no idea where you are.
I am in Dallas.
Dallas, of course. I mean, where else? And tell us, where have you been? What have you been doing?
Yes. Been busy. So left Dublin Tuesday last week, straight into Mexico city, never been to Mexico before. Um, so I was straight into the Azteca opener, Mexico, South Africa, which was absolutely astonishing as an occasion, like to have the chance to work at a game at the Azteca, um, probably a stadium. I never thought I'd be in in my life. Uh, when you're going in there, the history, the color,
The stands just seemed to go up and up and up and up just endlessly. I don't think I'll ever have an experience like it again. It was absolutely magic.
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