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Chapter 1: What are the key talking points as the World Cup approaches?
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Feels good, doesn't it? It feels really good. Nearly there, we're nearly there. The big one's coming up very shortly. We're going to have a little bit of a chat about possible winners by looking back a little bit. So I think we should probably start with the defending champion.
Can we start on Alan's attire first?
It's the best I've seen him. You're matching. Didn't get the memo, no? Didn't get the memo, yeah. No, I didn't, which is a bit of a shame. But I'd go with a little bit of Argentina. Yeah? Do you think?
Yeah.
Should we start there, Argentina? Let's start there. Do you think that was the best? I think that's definitely the best final we've seen. Yeah.
I was sulking there, wasn't I? Do you remember I told you this? I didn't get picked for the big one, did I, the World Cup final, and I was supposed to do radio, and the radio binned me too. Yeah, I know. So I was just there, World Cup final, effing a Jeff into myself, thinking, how's Big Mix not on the big stage? I've gone there.
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Chapter 2: How do past World Cup winners influence current predictions?
Then they got nervous. Then Mbappé scores the brilliant ball with the kind of volley finish. Volley? Not again, please. It did go over his shoulder and didn't bounce, so I think even you would call that a volley. But then it was 2-2 out of nowhere, and then he said, oh, my God.
I'd written, because I generally, when I'm covering any big game, just three, four minutes before, when it looks like it's all done, I write down a little, like, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, because you want to get it right. And I'd written it all down, and then Mbappe does that, and I just... Yeah, ripping up again. And then Argentina got ahead in extra time. So I thought, right. So it was different.
Now I was comparing it to the final in 1986. And I was going to do a whole comparison with Maradona and Messi, how the finals were almost identical. I mean, you weren't born. But in 86, Argentina went ahead, right? So they went two goals clear. And then they were cruising and then Germany came back and scored two goals in the last 10 minutes or so. So similar to this game.
And then it went to extra time. Maradona pushes through and Borrachova scores. They win 3-2. So then when Messi scored, I thought, Christ, this is 3-2. It's going to be exactly the same. So I wrote this whole big thing. And then they give him a penalty, and it makes a 3-3 again. I thought, oh, Christ, I'll rip it up again and then wait until the penalty shootout. But it was some game.
Probably the best, yeah. I mean, I've been doing it on TV for 20 years, and that's the best final that I've been involved with because there was just so much to talk about. It was brilliant. It was amazing. I know you managed to get in and see it.
I managed to get a ticket. It was demoralising. Because the radio thing was there and I was sat just, I don't know, five seats down. And then I could see the studio where you numpties in there. So I was just, but then the game made up for it.
Can we just say from that rejection, you've bounced back so well. You've shown a great attitude.
That's what I do.
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