Ep 3610: Spain Are World Champions - 20/07/26
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The second captain's world service.
It is not war and death and famine. It's not that at all. It's the opposite of that. It's to persuade there's a world outside of that. That's why sport's important.
Yeah, you can laugh. That was the war call. Maradona turns like a little eel and comes away from trouble. Little squat man leads us for dead. There's back up, there's back up.
So as we gather for one final chapter, let us celebrate a tournament that brought the world together. Let us celebrate each other. This is football. This is unity. And this, this is greatness.
Yeah, it's like Tom Cruise says. Well, to be honest, I don't really know what Tom Cruise was on about there, but he delivers lines with such gusto. He was so convincing in his bullshit. It's almost like it's not his first ever public speaking gig, this World Cup final. Welcome to the pod, eh, Murph? Hey, Eoghan, how are you? I'm better than you, Ciarán. I'm going to guess you were not in the humour for Tom Cruise, Madonna, Bieber, Ted Lasso, Bruce Buffer and Michael Buffer together? All of these American cultural giants combined, still probably not enough to lift you out of your post-All-Ireland funk.
Yeah, I feel like I probably wasn't like the best audience for all of this utter shit. All this utter shit that FIFA served up for us. I mean, there was a lot of shit on, let's be honest, you know, like they really made us work to enjoy a football game. And then the football game itself turns out to be. you know, the worst World Cup final ever played. So, I mean, listen, you know, some days, you know, sport gives you... Every World Cup final that's been played in the United States has been pretty poor, but go ahead. You know, some days, you know, you wake up and you're just very thankful that You know, sport is something that you care about deeply in your life. I can tell you on today, July the 19th, well, it's now July the 20th, but I can tell you that July the 19th was not a day that I will look back on very fondly in my sports watching life on.
It let me down once, twice and three times, I'm afraid. The final is not so much a clash of styles as a confrontation of two opposite ways of seeing the world. On one side, structure, precision, foresight, the rational ordering of space and time, smooth classical harmony. On the other, an inexplicable frenzy of tears, rage, ecstasy, barbecue, violence and genius. That was Ken previewing the World Cup final, not the All-Ireland, in case we're still conflating the two events there. And today, precision and foresight wins the day.
Oh my god. Sorry mate, that's actually my seat.
What you think doesn't really matter?
Things I'm annoying to watch.
What do I say to the word cusser? I had a number of goodbyes here. I've got friends in low places. I'm going to have to re-register myself as Aaron Aardvark.
The hotel staff are like, oh, you need to go to the hospital, sir.
Well, what's next for you? What's next for Hathaway? FIFA. Don't let me in.
How did the hosts react to Spain winning the World Cup final?
What a boy you are.
Ken, in New York, New Jersey. How was that World Cup final for you?
My God, what an absolutely appalling football match that was. I mean, people will be puzzling for years over why exactly it was so bad. But, yeah, it absolutely stank, Owen. That was a stinker of a game. I think it's the worst World Cup final of all time. I think it's worse than the... Worse than the last one they had here in the United States. The Italy nil, Brazil nil. Because at least that you had the kind of eternal tragic image of Roberto Baggio's penalty and Franco Beresi's penalty after 120 minutes injured and heroically containing Romario. This... I mean, what do you have? What have we got? What have we got from this? The water break. Beyonce looking bored in the stands. I mean, look.
This farcical image of Madonna, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo that I'm looking at at the moment, like genuinely.
Farcical. Three legends were still producing the goods.
I mean, Jesus. Okay. Well look, we have to say congratulations to Spain. They proved they were not just the best team in the world, but by far the best.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:07–4:06
2
How did the hosts react to Spain winning the World Cup final?
4:06–7:46
3
Why do presenters call this World Cup final one of the worst ever?
7:46–24:40
4
How did Spain neutralize Lionel Messi and Argentina’s attack?
24:40–40:15
5
What controversies arose around refereeing and persistent fouling?
40:15–58:18
Speakers
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