World Cup preview: England and the other favourites
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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
1h 5m
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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totally football show today one week out from the start of the men's world cup we are looking at the favorites can gaucho marksman argentina repeat france they have deschamps but can they be deschamps spain can they win their first knockout game since 2010 england how will they cope with being locked up with tommy t brazil can they end their hexa hex portugal he's still there isn't he germany what are they doing on this list big questions big answers on the way in this totally football show
Wednesday, the 3rd of June.
Who are the World Cup favorites?
It's World Cup minus eight, everybody, as we're joined here in the studio by Nathalie Jedra of Sky Sports.
Hi, Jean-Paul.
What are England's chances in the World Cup?
Lovely to see you, Nathalie. Great to see you. Lovely to see Lim Toomey of The Athletic. Pleasure to be back. Great. And also Duncan Alexander.
of the athletic how are you i am good thank you excellent you're geared up for six weeks of mondo bongo yeah i woke up this morning and had woke up fever did you did you there's no cure there isn't but take a daily dose of totally because what are we going to be doing duncan we are going to be doing daily miha broadcasts aren't we
We're doing what? Sorry, what broadcast?
We are doing daily. Yes. Podcasts. Okay, good. Podcasts and however you take your information.
Yeah.
How can Spain reclaim their World Cup glory?
The games are largely taking place in the middle of the night UK time. So in order to be able to do this, we're having to relocate to Los Angeles, unfortunately. It's the only option, isn't it? Yeah.
Yeah.
So that'll be happening. Natalie, Duncan's got World Cup fever.
Can Brazil bounce back after a poor qualification?
What have you got?
Oh my God, yes. I live with World Cup fever. You do? So yes, I'm number one hype girl with the World Cup.
Okay. And it's a big one. Once again.
Yeah, yeah.
Whatever that means. But anyway, we'll talk about Brazil later on.
What makes Argentina a strong contender this year?
Of course, we're going to talk about all the favourites, Liam. Who should we have in that category, favourites? Brazil? I mean, be polite, wouldn't it?
Of course, Brazil. Argentina, you have to say, after the last World Cup. I think France. Spain, after the last Euros.
Do France have the best squad heading into the tournament?
They would be, I think, probably the big four for me. Right, okay.
England, guys. Come on.
Lim's not saying England. Is that a superstitious thing or are you genuinely? We briefly touched on this before we started recording.
What rule changes should we expect in this World Cup?
There's an ingrained fatalism, I think, when it comes to England. And I just think you hope for the best, but you prepare mentally for the worst.
Well, I think it's the right thing to do. I mean, I remember being fully bought into the hype before the 2006 World Cup, which England went into second favourites. It seems a bit mad.
Which favourites are they this time? I think they're third. Third favourites? Yeah. Well, top of the pile are, I think, Spain with the bookies. But also in there, and certainly featuring in today's first show, I should say, we're going to do two preview podcasts ahead of the World Cup start next Thursday. The next one will feature the hosts and dark horses and random miscellany. But in this one, we've got seven teams. England, France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, and because I cut and pasted the document from 2002, Germany. But we're not going to start with them. No, no. First up, England.
This is the Totally Football Show with James Richardson, part of the Athletic FC podcast network.
Mata Baggio, the saviour of Italy throughout this tournament.
He's missed it!
And Brazil win the World Cup! Crikey. That was the sound of a goal in Pasadena, which proved the start point and the end point of the last time a World Cup was in the United States, Duncan.
Yep. Yep, Diana Ross invented XG with that shot. So... The reason a penalty is not 100% chance of scoring is because of that.
And then that's followed by the final kick of the 1994 World Cup, which is Roberto Baggio's penalty miss. Not present the last time the World Cup was in the USA were England, but they're there this time. England, who, of course, finished their last World Cup with another skied penalty. Courtesy of Harry Kane. Liam, we're going to be asking you lots of things about your expectations of England.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:49
2
Who are the World Cup favorites?
0:49–0:56
3
What are England's chances in the World Cup?
0:56–1:36
4
How can Spain reclaim their World Cup glory?
1:36–1:50
5
Can Brazil bounce back after a poor qualification?
1:50–2:07
6
What makes Argentina a strong contender this year?
2:07–2:22
7
Do France have the best squad heading into the tournament?
2:22–2:36
8
What rule changes should we expect in this World Cup?
2:36–1:05:22
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