INSIDE THE ODDS: "Bellingham is playing too well!" | The English brotherhood | Argentina's chaotic football
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Hello, it's Owen Cheyhan here from Off The Ball and the FIFA World Cup 2026 is here. And let's be honest, the matchday version of ourselves can look a little committed. Jerseys, face paint, scarves in questionable weather, whatever you have, maybe even a full costume if your team makes a run, you can look a little worse for wear come the end of it all. But the World Cup... It's not just about the football. It's the atmosphere. It's the nights in the pub. It is the watch parties with your mates. And maybe even meeting someone new. That is where Lynx comes in. As an official personal care sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026, Lynx's premium fragrances are here to help you smell your best, even in the middle of full matchday madness.
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Alright, alright, alright. You're very welcome. It is the semi-final episode of this so far very unsuccessful gambling show. But we've got a winner today, don't we?
My hair's open. David made the bet, so yes, we should have a winner.
David made the bet and sent the email. This week's winner.
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Do you want me to tell you? Yeah, go on, yeah.
Over four and a half cards. This is for the England-Argentina game.
Okay.
Jude Bellingham, England, anytime goal scorer. Christian Romero to get a card. Harry Kane or Lionel Messi, either player to score.
Okay. 33-1. Wow. Good price, isn't it? Those are some big odds. It's only a good price if it wins, though.
Can you stick a tenner on that? And it wins. You get 340. You stick a tenner on that, you'll come away with nothing.
You know, we were having a little bit of a brief discussion there about the yellow card situation. And I do think there is a world in which there's a lot of yellow cards here. There's a lot of different things that can happen that can all result in the eventuality of yellow cards. England like diving. Argentina like diving. Argentina, if they're losing, they'll get frustrated and they'll start hacking. Oh, yeah. And then they'll start getting yellows. The England players, they'll start getting out with you as the referee. There's your yellow. Someone covers their mouth, bang. You're gone, mate. Is it straight right after that? Yeah. So there's lots of ways in which there can be a lot of yellow cards here.
So David, I think you're onto something there. But then again, it's going to be tetchy or you're onto referee. You might try to just keep a lid on it. Not jump the gun.
And not book the divers. Maybe book the divers and let stuff go. Semifinals do tend to take on this weird life of their own, don't they?
Yeah.
So much pressure.
Yeah. Like... the storyline around this game I think is only going to increase from today into tomorrow I see that the Atlanta police have increased their resources ahead of the game a lot of talk about the Falklands and Las Malvinas and yeah I think this means so much to Argentina, probably more to them than what people in England and the rest of Europe realise. And with that, that's why I've gone for some tetchy yellow cards. You always fancy Romero to get booked. And Bellingham just playing too well that you can't back him not to score. Yeah, and then there's very high likelihood of a penalty. Harry Kane or Messi?
Yeah, you'd hope it falls to Kane, though, right? Yeah, true. Well, there's a world in which Ari doesn't even let Messi take the penalties anymore.
Do you think someone's going to have to?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–6:27
2
What bets and odds did the hosts build for the England vs Argentina semi?
6:27–7:38
3
Why do the hosts expect many yellow cards in England v Argentina?
7:38–16:48
4
How might Argentina set up their starting XI and substitutes against England?
16:48–29:36
5
Do bookmakers and the panel agree England are favourites to beat Argentina?
29:36–31:46
Speakers
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