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What World Cup matches and star players kick off the episode discussion?
Hello and welcome to the Beautiful Pod. I'm Adam Friedland. You're Chris Ryan.
Yeah.
Has anyone said that to you? You are Chris Ryan.
I just realized you're wearing a blazer. Is that because you're Men in Blazers official now? You're coded by those guys?
No, I've worn a blazer. This is the first time you've looked at me since we started the show. I've worn a jacket, a nice jacket. I've dressed for the job I want. I thought that it would start rubbing off on you and you could use those hoodies.
How are we doing? How are we enjoying the Cup?
Yeah, we're loving the Cup. And the reason we're loving the Cup is because the stars have come out. Like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, your three favorites.
In my opinion, my three favorite players are Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe. But I'm a hipster, okay? Yeah. We're going to do a lightning roundup of the matches. We're going to do some fucking amazing analysis. We have our gaffer segment. This one is going to be really good today. And then at the end of the show, I'm going to be joined with the Fawes himself, Henry Winkler. Ben Foster. Ben Foster. Okay. Well, I'm going to have to change a lot in my interview. Ben Foster. And then we're going to wrap it up. I was at Senegal, Norway last night. The level. The level.
You didn't like it. You did not like the quality of play.
Well, I would say that I was, yes, I was there with two lovely Norwegian men. I don't want to put it that way. Why would I put it that way? I was there with my two pals that are Norwegian. My one new pal who's the Zoran of Norway, apparently. I'm collecting Zorans all over. Next week I have a lunch with the Zoran of Israel. Uh... Okay. Jesus Christ. What am I doing? When the monster scores, I can't celebrate it. I was wearing their red thing with the cross, with a Christian cross. And, you know, I was there, you know, with them rooting against Africa. The royal family were in attendance. Apparently they have a scandal right now.
The royal family of Norway.
Yeah, of Norway. What's the scandal going on with the royals there?
I guess the stepson did something not so good.
He's a nonce. He nonced. Oh, no. Okay, so they're becoming Anglophiles. It might be the fact that Holland was born in England. It's really... They're really doing British stuff these days. Yeah, I gotta say that Senegal were poor. I was really excited to see them. They started three sixes, and it was just incredibly... You could see both teams were trying to hit the other team on the break. And then so it's like, well, we don't want possession, right? It was just like the first 20 minutes were odd. It was kind of like, what did they say in boxing? Yeah, they're feeling each other out.
They're trying to find each other's distances.
They were feeling each other up, and yeah.
That's actually the son of the Norwegian prime minister I think you're talking about.
The son of the prime minister, not the king. Nonst. Stepson. Okay, we're going to break this story later on with a member of parliament and the Nathan Fielder of Norway, which apparently the government just gives you money. You can go to the government and be like, I want to be the share of Norway.
Are you going to start collecting Nathan Fielders around the globe too? Is there a Nathan Fielder in Israel? I don't know.
That intimidates me to think of a Jewish guy that's better at comedy. No, granted, yeah, it was like herky-jerky. We had a Mendy injury. Sam, the producer, was celebrating a little bit so loudly. It's a man's life, okay? Sam, why would you cheer for that?
I don't know. I regretted it as soon as I did.
Yeah, yeah. Thank you, Sam.
What happened at the Norway vs Senegal match and how did the hosts react?
What was MetLife like as a football arena?
I got to say, I drove there 17 hours early. And I went to the Norway fan section. And I was like, it's going to take forever to get back. And I took the train back instead of getting the ride that I got. And it was pretty convenient. I have to say... From Penn Station, there's a bus to Secaucus, and then you take the 405, and then you change to the 5 and the 10. Yeah, this is really good content.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What World Cup matches and star players kick off the episode discussion?
0:05–4:24
2
What happened at the Norway vs Senegal match and how did the hosts react?
4:24–33:00
3
Why are Turkey and Paraguay struggling and what tactical problems do pundits see?
33:00–35:06
4
Which surprising teams and no-name goalkeepers are standing out in the tournament?
35:06–55:21