Spain stun France + can England overcome Argentina?
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The Athletic FC. So it's Spain who advance to their second ever World Cup final after a convincing victory in the end over France. But who will they face in the final? England or Argentina? Welcome to The Athletic FC podcast with me, Adam Leventhal.
Hi there, everyone. So we are live once again at 8cast HQ off Broadway here in New York. So do we collectively owe Spain an apology after they cruised past France? And as we gear up to the meeting of two great adversaries, how much could history play into the hands of either England or Argentina today?
How did Spain beat France to reach their first World Cup final since 2010?
Joining me in the studio in New York, once again, we have the Athletics Editor-in-Chief, Laura Williamson. How are you?
I'm very well. Thank you.
Where did you watch the game yesterday?
On the ninth floor of the New York Times office.
Nice.
Where all the cool kids hang out. Atmospheric. Yeah, it was banging.
Excellent. And you were with me yesterday watching Spain-France at that fan park. It was nice, wasn't it?
Yeah, it was a good vibe. Very hot.
It was hot.
And it's going to be even hotter today.
Very good. I like it. Yeah. How are the nerves ahead of England, Argentina today?
Sorry, I'm in absolute pieces. I'm in absolute pieces. I keep changing my mind about what's going to happen. I just, it's so evocative of, you know, people of a certain age, particularly. We also had the hand of God ball in the office yesterday.
Yes, we're going to see that later.
Which is very exciting. But I'm, yeah, I don't know about you, Ruben. I'm all over the place. So apologies in advance.
Are you cool, calm and collected?
Well, I get really into supporting England and I am nervous, but I think I've been distracted enough to not feel that yet, that intensely. But then when we get to, when the broadcast begins and the players come out to warm up, that's when my body will go into a completely different state.
Yeah, it's going to be a nervy day today. It does feel different. It does feel different. Before we get into last night's action, we're just going to tee you up with another quiz because you have been very good, better, some would say, than the people sat on the sofa. So we'll ask you the question and then we'll reveal it to our wonderful guests a little bit later on who will try their arm. So the question we're going to set to you in our Do You Know Daily Trivia Quiz is Jude Bellingham scored his first World Cup goal in the 35th minute versus Iran in 2002. 2022, becoming England's second youngest World Cup scorer. Do you know who tops the list? So there you go.
I don't think he was actually born in 2002. That's very true. Yeah, he would have been 19 in that World Cup. Yeah, exactly.
Excellent. Very good. Okay, so don't answer it now, but send in your responses. on the live stream. And yeah, they're already coming in. So that's very, very good. So if you know the answer, stick it in the comments. We'll reveal it a little bit later on. Let's focus now on last night, Spain reaching the World Cup final with victory over France, reaching the final for the first time since they won the tournament in 2010. The Athletics' Adam Crafton was in Dallas for us.
Well, who saw that coming? France nil, Spain two. Utterly deserved for Spain. Pretty deserved for France as well. They just didn't turn up on this occasion. They didn't play well at all. All of their best players are pretty nullified by a fantastic Spanish performance, Rodri superb in midfield, back to his best. But other brilliant individual performances, Pedro Porro, Dani Olmo. You can go on and on. Kubasi, 19 years old, completely shackled. Mbappe alongside Laporte as well. And Spain, you know, Spain were a team and they were up against, you know, a collection of individuals from a forward line perspective. from France and I guess that's what the coach Luis de la Fuente was saying after the game that we are a team and when we play like that nobody can stop us so at the moment who would bet against Spain after this one because you
I think I've said that about France a few times in this tournament. Who would bet against France?
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:52
2
How did Spain beat France to reach their first World Cup final since 2010?
0:52–15:02
3
Which Spain players and tactics nullified France’s star attackers?
15:02–22:56
4
Did France underperform or did Spain simply outclass them?
22:56–45:45