World Cup preview: The hosts and the dark horses… like Scotland!
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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The Athletic FC.
totally football show today world cup preview park der last time out we looked at the favorites today we go eclectic talking up the hosts mexico usa and canada which one will go furthest looking at africa's contenders japan the team with a plan norway and other dark horse picks for a rogue nation run at the cup it's all in this totally football show
What are the expectations for the host nations in the World Cup?
It's Wednesday, the 3rd of June. And it's time for our second World Cup Preview show. Today, I'm featuring JJ Bull. Hello. Hi, JJ. You've brought in your World Soccer World Cup Preview. It's lovely. I've been enjoying reading it all week. What's your favourite thing that you've discovered so far amongst its pages?
I really like this, the little small bottom of the second page where they have the manager. So they have every team, you know, and they have an explanation, a big long blurb. Then they have a bit at the bottom, which is small questions from the manager. And then two journalists from that country talking about what they think the chances are. It's a good way to get in the mindset of someone who supports Tunisia, for example.
OK, well, we'll keep that one open then throughout the show. Colin Miller's also with us. Hi, Colin. Hi, James.
How are you?
I'm very, very well.
How far can Scotland go in the World Cup this year?
Are you excited about the World Cup?
Yeah, I think so. I think now that the club season's over, you can focus your full attentions on it and World Cup fever has gripped me.
Good. It's so big this time that it's quite hard to get your brain around. But to help us with that today, we're joined, excuse me, by Felipe Cardenas of The Athletic, who's out in Atlanta. Felipe.
I'm here. I'm here in Atlanta. For now, for now, I'll be in LA. I'll be joining you all in LA about maybe the first week of July, but I will be in Atlanta. Nice.
What makes Morocco a potential dark horse in this tournament?
the first part of the world cup i'm excited i this is my this is this really defines i think my fandom as a football fan the world cup so i'm very excited yeah i think as a tournament it transcends football generally speaking in one of the three host nations because we've got mexico and canada obs as well but is there much excitement there is is is there much anticipation
I think it's starting. I've been asked this question many times over the last few years, over the last year, over the last six months, and my answer was pretty... it didn't change much until now. I think the U S is the type of country that is so used to big events, but they don't, the public doesn't really get engaged until that event is actually happening. Uh, and so if you go around the world cup cities, you, you, now you're starting to see the Metro, the airports, the stadiums, and I think even some art murals all resembling, you know, that, that the token, uh, world cup, um, Art, you're starting to see it around town. And we haven't seen fans arriving yet, but I know Atlanta is really one of those cities that's ready, that is excited to host up to eight games, including a semifinal, a great stadium, a great downtown venue.
And so it's one of those cities that I think is going to be fully prepared once this kicks off.
Felipe, I was going to ask about Atlanta specifically as well. This is probably the biggest soccer city in the US, right? I mean, you look at the fandom that exists there, you look at the average attendances that Atlanta get in MLS, it's over 40,000. I don't think the next team, Seattle, have 30,000 odd. So that's quite a big jump.
Can Japan upset the odds again in this World Cup?
What is it about Atlanta in particular? What are the ingredients that make it such a... a soccer friendly city and what's behind that surge in fandom
Yeah, I think if you ask Seattle or St. Louis or some other cities that they will claim to be Soccer City USA, I do agree that I think Atlanta is sort of the new age of that definition. And it really did start with the city landing an MLS team in 2014. Then they kick off playing in 2017. And immediately, you know, behind Miguel Amarone and Tata Martino and the Venezuelan striker Joseph Martinez, they just really... We're playing great football. It was exciting.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:44
2
What are the expectations for the host nations in the World Cup?
0:44–1:30
3
How far can Scotland go in the World Cup this year?
1:30–1:59
4
What makes Morocco a potential dark horse in this tournament?
1:59–3:47
5
Can Japan upset the odds again in this World Cup?
3:47–4:29
6
What are the chances of Ecuador, Colombia, and Norway as dark horses?
4:29–5:13
7
How do the African nations stack up in this World Cup?
5:13–6:05
8
What are the key players to watch for from the host nations?
6:05–1:00:39
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