In short
A “World Cup Special” preview for the 2026 tournament, covering record-setting context (more matches, longer travel), group-by-group standings, full Round of 32 through final bracket predictions, plus awards picks (Golden Ball/Boot), surprise packages, flops, and breakout stars.
Guests
No guest list is provided in the transcript. The episode is hosted by multiple recurring speakers (named in-chat as Tom and Will; also “Lewis” and “Reeve” appear). No external interview guests are clearly identified.
Key claims
- 2026 will likely shatter World Cup goal records due to 40 additional matches vs Qatar 2022 (172 matches).
- Climate/travel will be decisive; teams used to heat (e.g., Mexico, Ecuador) are favored.
- England are predicted to win the tournament by multiple hosts; France/Spain/Portugal are frequent finalists in other brackets.
Notable examples
- Group predictions include: Mexico over Czechia/South Korea; Switzerland over Canada; Brazil/Morocco top Group C; USA and Turkey in Group D; Ecuador over Germany in Group E; Japan/Netherlands in Group F; Belgium/ Iran in Group G; Spain/Uruguay in Group H; England top Group L.
- Round of 32 examples: Japan beat Brazil; Morocco beat Netherlands; England beat Scotland; France beat Senegal.
- Awards: Golden Boot picks include Mbappé and Kane; Golden Ball picks include Bruno Fernandes and Declan Rice; breakout star picks focus on Elliot Anderson and Japan’s Kazuki Goto (with heavy debate about his playing time).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOHost Updates and Predictions
0:45 to 2:19
Discussion about hosts not attending the World Cup and previewing the episode.
“Well, I don't know what you're on about.”
World Cup History and Milestones
2:19 to 4:00
Exploration of historical facts about the World Cup and record-breaking moments.
“because we are basically predicting the entire...”
Curacao's Historic Qualification
4:00 to 5:53
Discussion about Curacao's qualification and notable players.
“Because it's the most games ever played in a World Cup.”
Tim Payne's Rise to Fame
5:53 to 8:02
Story about Tim Payne gaining popularity through social media during the World Cup.
“decided to support a random player from the World Cup.”
Analysis of World Cup Format and Teams
8:02 to 9:16
Hosts share insights about the World Cup format and team performances.
“But I do think the Euros is unbelievable.”
Group Stage Predictions
9:16 to 11:14
Detailed predictions on various group stages and teams' chances.
“Okay No let's not do that Let's start off with Let's go through the groups Group stages yes So, group A consists of Mexico, Czech Republic, Korea Republic, and South Africa.”
Group D Predictions and Analysis
11:14 to 13:24
Hosts discuss predictions for Group D and team strengths.
“compared to November, I felt like a different player.”
Reflections on Host Nations
13:24 to 14:01
Discussion on host nations and their potential performance in the tournament.
World Cup Group Predictions: Part 1
14:01 to 21:40
Discussion on predictions for the World Cup group stages, focusing on various teams and matchups.
“They haven't lost since September last year.”
World Cup Knockout Predictions: Round of 32
21:41 to 25:14
Predictions for the knockout stage of the World Cup, detailing potential matchups and outcomes.
“So basically, my third place getting knocked out is going to be Czechia, Paraguay, Egypt and Uzbek.”
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Quarter-Finals and Beyond: Predictions
25:15 to 28:00
A detailed look at predictions for the quarter-final matchups and potential outcomes in the later stages of the tournament.
“because a lot of big teams face each other quite early on.”
Quarterfinal Predictions
28:00 to 29:18
The hosts discuss their predictions for the World Cup quarterfinals and semifinals.
“your back for when you want to hear this?”
Finals Predictions
29:18 to 30:39
The hosts share their predictions for the World Cup final matchups and potential winners.
“Doesn't matter how you start, we're all going to get there.”
Semifinals Expectations
30:39 to 31:45
The hosts discuss their expectations for the semifinal results and potential disappointments.
Golden Ball and Boot Discussions
31:45 to 32:58
The hosts dive into their predictions for the Golden Ball and Golden Boot winners of the World Cup.
“Do you think he's going to continue on his...”
Team Surprises and Flops
32:58 to 34:18
The discussion shifts to potential surprise teams and flops in the upcoming World Cup.
“Speaking of which, my golden ball is Declan Rice.”
Breakout Players Predictions
34:18 to 35:38
The hosts predict breakout stars for the World Cup, citing specific players and their potential impact.
“So you've sort of gone, you're male player of the tournament, Mbappe, golden ball, golden boot, sorry, and you've gone?”
Kazuki Goto Discussion
35:38 to 42:00
A detailed discussion about Kazuki Goto and his potential performance in the World Cup.
“Spain how is that a flop you think it's the final?”
Breakout Stars Discussion
42:00 to 45:26
The hosts debate potential breakout stars at the World Cup, analyzing various players and their chances.
“I might add By the way He's gone from Anderlecht to Another team in the pro league What made you Was it the game Against England That made you Like Nah I had a friend Message me about Who I can't reveal my sources.”
Hot Takes on England's Future
45:26 to 45:51
The hosts share bold predictions about England's performance and key player contributions in the World Cup.
“My hot take is I think I was going to put in for the Golden Ball but I don't think England will win it.”
Harry Kane and England's Success
45:51 to 49:28
Discussion on Harry Kane's importance in big games and predictions for England's World Cup journey.
“But where would he start in the 10 over Bellingham?”
Bicycle Kick Prediction
49:28 to 50:15
A bold prediction emerges about Harry Kane scoring a bicycle kick to secure England's victory in the World Cup final.
“Over Kane, Rice Yeah, it's a good point Saka I think that's a pretty hot take Yeah, I think a half-off squad are going to get knighted That's a hot take No, but you see what I mean?”
World Cup Draw and Fantasy Picks
50:15 to 56:00
The hosts engage in a fantasy draft, selecting key players for their teams based on the upcoming World Cup.
“I'm just saying you've just repeated yourself.”
Drafting the Ultimate World Cup Team
56:00 to 1:05:00
The hosts engage in a lively draft to create their ideal World Cup squads, discussing player selections and strategies.
“No, but that's who I wanted to complete.”
Team Analysis and Comparisons
1:05:00 to 1:10:01
Post-draft analysis where hosts compare their teams and discuss notable omissions and strengths.
“Is it Musiala that starts ahead of Wurz?”
Drafting Our World Cup Teams
1:10:01 to 1:11:20
Discussion on selecting the best players for their World Cup XI.
“Which is why I said I was tossing up between Vinny and Rafinha.”
Concerns About Brazil's Performance
1:11:21 to 1:13:22
Analyzing Brazil's chances and key players for the upcoming World Cup.
“Is it because you predicted them for the flop?”
Memorable World Cup Experiences
1:13:23 to 1:15:08
Sharing personal memories and experiences from past World Cups.
“I remember I won, I don't know what the competition was for, but I won a bunch of like fake England gear from Safeway.”
Top 10 World Cup Moments
1:15:09 to 1:19:20
Each host shares their top World Cup moments and the significance of those events.
“These are our top 10 World Cup moments that we all remember from heart.”
Debating Iconic World Cup Events
1:19:21 to 1:23:30
Engaging in debates about iconic moments and personal favorites from World Cups.
“It was called like the Battle of something, wasn't it?”
Memorable World Cup Goals and Players
1:24:00 to 1:25:15
Discussing iconic World Cup goals and players, including Messi and Brazil's 2002 team.
“Really good goal, but I nearly put in the Argentina goal in 06, and it was like the most passes ever.”
Zidane's Iconic Moments and Rivaldo's Legacy
1:25:15 to 1:26:49
Exploring Zidane's headbutt and Rivaldo's impact during the World Cup.
“Messi winning the World Cup for sure, yeah.”
Personal Connections to World Cup Memories
1:26:49 to 1:28:49
Sharing personal experiences and favorite World Cup moments, including players like David Villa.
“In terms of shocking stuff, do you think we'll ever see some more admit like...”
Anticipating the Upcoming World Cup
1:28:49 to 1:29:54
Speculating about future World Cup performances and possible standout moments.
“Have you seen, by the way, the French, the PSG, their stars for the Champions League are Eiffel Towers.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00God save our gracious King Long live our noble king God save our king No, it's God save the king Anyway, it's the World Cup!
0:21World Cup! World Cup! How good is his tune, by the way? Exactly, mate World Cup! His song is banging! Have you heard the new Thick of It? He's not going to get you on the street Have you heard the Thick of It version? World Cup version? Actually, he does follow it. It's crazy, isn't it? Friend of the show. That's crazy. We're going to get him on the show, to be fair. But welcome to the World Cup Speciale now. Tom, I know we mentioned it at the end of last episode, but if people weren't saying to the end of last episode, what do you have to say? Well, I don't know what you're on about. You're going to tell the news again, just in case people weren't ever.
0:55What news? That you're going to be here. Oh, yeah, I'm not going to the World Cup. It's not a joke either. No, yeah, basically, it was a bit of a catch-22. to the documents I needed to clear myself and be okay. Impossible to get unless I'm in the country of the United States. But I can't get them because I can't get in the country. So riddle me that one, guys. So I'm going to be doing content from here. I'll be still like on some of the podcasts. You'll be in all the vlogs. I'll be doing my own vlogs. First World Cup show this Friday. I'm going to be doing my own show which will be a calling show.
1:27So you look at people who can speak to me. With none other than... Can we call in? And I'm going to be with Callum Fowler. Yeah, foreshadowing. Foreshadowing. Yeah, a bit of a foreshadowing for a podcast that may be starting next. The vibes will be sick in England, though, I will say. They normally are for a lot of time. Yeah, I don't even want to go. Do you know what I mean? I'd rather stay here. If you're unaware of where Lewis is, he still has vertigo and he's still hungover. Throwing on a stag dude for four days, comes back and says he's got vertigo. Mate, he's missed a week and a half with a hangover.
1:59It's actually mental. Yeah, that's good. And on time zones as well. Yeah. Because we're now in the US, aren't we? Shut up, dude. Yeah, but this will be our last show from England. When this comes out. And we are flying this evening. Yeah, you're about to catch a flight, bro. We're about to catch feelings as well. I mean, flights. I mean, fuck. Oh, my God. I just admitted my love for you. Well, we've got a mega episode today, guys, because we are basically predicting the entire... A mega... What? A mega World Cup? Yeah, we're predicting the entire World Cup for you, ladies and gentlemen, so it should be a pretty good one.
2:29Yes, the World Cup preview show. Tom, a lot of people have been asking, and do you want to bed the rumours of a World Cup prediction show? I'd do it, but we'd get cancelled. I would love to do a prediction show. Guys, let me on the prediction show. I honestly think if that actually happened, it would be the last one. No, yeah, there won't be a prediction show. Obviously, I'm not there with Lewis anyway, so I don't know how it would work. and we don't want any more accusations of anything bad. So we're not going to be doing any more just jokes or impressions. Moving on to, obviously, this is the first time in history the World Cup will be co-hosted by three different countries, which are what, Revo?
3:16The US, Canada and Mexico. That is right. Mexico! Hey, Omni! Messi and Ronaldo. Ese! And that preview right there as well. Hey, go Raiders! This will be the first time in World Cup history that a footballer will be playing in their sixth World Cup if Ronaldo and Messi step onto the football pitch. Yeah, but you know what's hilarious? Messi gets to do it first. Do I actually play first? Ronaldo's going to be crying. Are you being the second best? He's going to be crying again. He's going to be crying again. He's going to be a bitch, isn't he? Also. Say it. Whoa, that's your go. Ronaldo would be.
3:51Psych, 1-0. Also, I have a bold prediction, by the way. Knocks on my hair. I think this will be the most goals ever scored at a World Cup in history. No. No way. Yeah, I do. Why is that for you? Because it's the most games ever played in a World Cup. Do you know what the actual record is? Yeah, 172 set in Qatar 2022. Is it because there's 16 more teams playing? Yeah, there's 40 additional matches scheduled for the 2026 World Cup ahead of Qatar. You are so clever. Yeah, that virtually guarantees it to be shattered. Yeah. That's right. And also, did you know that the host cities stretch from Vancouver in Canada all the way down to Mexico City in?
4:24Mexico. Mexico, exactly. And depending on the group stage, draws guys some teams could travel up to 8000 kilometers just during their initial matches that is crazy i know and did you know the tiny caribbean island of curacao uh successfully qualified for the 2026 world cup making their world cup debian did you know have you seen their kit away kit it's banging the best kit at the whole world court yeah and not only does um so-and-so played for Curaçao. To say, anyone listening or watching, Will clicked off the brief there. That was why Lewis... Lewis? What the fuck? Jesus Christ, lad. His name's Will Lewis.
5:00Google him, guys. If you're unaware of who played for Curaçao, I will tell you later on this show. But before we start, lads... Have... What? From Birmingham? Does he? It's Tahith Chong, isn't it? Really? The Luton one? No, no, no. It's not him. He scored the day against Scotland. Yeah. That's mental. Thank you I thought I said Some of the fans For Sheffield United Yeah, Chong And obviously They've also got Gary They've got Durian Gary And McCardia Yeah And not only that guys Have you heard about Tim Payne Yes You explained it to me Do you know who Tim Payne is The New Zealand footballer So he plays for New Zealand Oh mate, it's crazy Have you heard about this Oh Oh no Oh for fuck's sake There goes my prediction Flags falling down So Tim Payne If you don't know Was basically One of the footballers Who has like the lowest followers on Instagram.
5:47He had like 4 ,000 followers for New Zealand. Wow. No, no, hang on. This Instagrammer, TikToker from Argentina decided to support a random player from the World Cup. Yeah, so he's been voted the People's Champion and now he's on. Someone call him T-Pain. Well, T-Pain now has 4 million Instagram followers. 4 million? In a week? 4 million. Who's the guy who's been doing it? He's got big YouTube. He's got 900k on TikTok but he's become like the People's Champ. Yeah. Ah, no. So if Tim Payne scores, it's going to go off. Yeah, it's going to go off in Birmingham where I'll be. No, go off in Auckland.
6:20Huh? Wellington. Queensland. Anyway. How are we feeling about this World Cup? The biggest one ever. Are we excited to see some new news? Oh, you mean biggest is in most. Yeah, Will, Will, can I, can I, can I give you my honest heartfelt truth? It's actually the biggest in terms of distance. I think this will be sensational for a number of reasons. Okay. I'm going to be there. You've already got your visa, mate. Yeah. England, will unite everyone together when we win. You think England will win the World Cup? I've never felt more confident in my life. I don't fucking preface your predictions. Look at that.
6:55Look, what's on my back? What does it say? No one knows. Rooney. What does it say? Rooney. Rooney. Rooney. Rooney. Rooney. Ivan Tony. Look, it's just we've got Tony on my back. That is so fucking peeled. How old is that shirt? Not that old. I wore it for my Rooney's Rampage series about five years ago and it's got that worse in the last five we put it in the wash it crumbles and shrinks no I've just got bigger not even on camera that anyways guys there's 62 % more football this World Cup and we are going to be covering so much of it so let's get you can even sorry we'll answer Will's question what do you think about this World Cup you said it's going to be amazing and then you went because England will unite and then started talking about the peeling Can I tell you what I think it's going to be?
7:43Because we haven't had a summer World Cup for eight years. And I think that is something we miss. You only get a World Cup every four years, remember, Theo? Yeah, and the last one was in winter. That should have been on the prep. Yeah, but we have had two Euros. We have had that. But there's something about a World Cup, Tom, because... It is just better than the Continental. Is it? Yeah. No, it is class. No, I'm not. Sorry, I'm not denying that. But I do think the Euros is unbelievable. Oh, the Euros are sick. Does it not help the Euros recently? We've done well. You're about to say a better standard, right?
8:14I think there is. There is a better standard in there. Overall. I think so. But it's because you've done well, that's why we've enjoyed it. I don't think people realise how bad some of the games are going to be. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And pretty much everyone's going to qualify. Yeah, by the way, when I did... You literally have to lose every game not to qualify. When I did the predictor, I didn't realise there's eight third place players. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Only four teams don't qualify. Essentially. What are they? What are the four places? That isn't true. That isn't true. That isn't true. I realised I said that Will we be back in Scotland or not?
8:48What? No, be back in England Just asking Don't ask Don't say stupid things like that, William Maybe, maybe not, mate We'll find out Oh, fucking no I won't be back in Scotland Reeve likes to pretend he's half Scottish So are you I mean, it is in my name Reeve Fletcher Reeve I thought you were Scandi Yeah, I'm too far Italian and Greek Don't see me supporting Greece Borington
9:14Guys we're going to be getting into our predictions Let me get the World Cup man They'll expect more of it now They'll expect more of it now I can't it's glued to me Say that This is a bit tight on me I'll fucking need it I'll be stop drinking a straw Yeah Let's start off with the winners Really? Okay No let's not do that Let's start off with Let's go through the groups Group stages yes So, group A consists of Mexico, Czech Republic, Korea Republic, and South Africa. South Korea, isn't it? South Africa and South Korea. I think this is the toughest group to court. Yeah, this is the toughest group to court.
9:52I think any of these could go through. I know we're not going to pretend like we know all the players and all the teams of this World Cup, because there's 40 fucking eight. Yeah, there's a lot of them. As a sort of resident Springbok here, I don't have much I don't have much faith what the fuck are you talking about because you've been recently than everyone else I got engaged there mate I bumped into the old I've won up to you pal you got engaged in Zimbabwe no I didn't oh yeah well I actually bumped into the Stormers last week didn't I again again not a football team great friends of the show though shout out Daily Involvement and Ollie Kebbell there my top two going through I've gone Mexico first Czechia second Czech Republic second oh I haven't I went South Korea first Mexico second.
10:39I've gone... Oh shit, I just fucked something up. You accidentally moved your finger on one of the other things. Yeah. I did it so often. I've done it so often. I've gone Mexico to top the group, Korea second. Nice. So we both think it's... I'm probably going to bore you with how many times I say this. I've done it again. The conditions are going to be such a huge part of this World Cup. By the way, have you seen... You don't realise how hot it is. I played there, guys. I know. And I'm not joking, but genuinely joking aside, as someone who's played there, the difference... You don't know, man.
11:10You weren't there. You know what? The difference I felt from playing in August or September compared to November, I felt like a different player. I know obviously this is very different, but you know the England-France game we just had in Paris? It was 33 degrees. Yeah. And my mouth, no water break. It felt like sandpaper after five minutes. It's ridiculous. It was horrific. I don't know. I was very... So I think the smart play here would be teams who are used to that sort of climate or players who are used to it. I think it's going to be huge. Don't get me wrong, obviously. Is Korea a humid country?
11:41I think they get hot weather there. Hot weather, yeah, yeah. Mexico are playing all the games in Mexico as well. Yeah, that's right. Mexico surely top the group. And the Choha's in the squad. What? The goalie, yeah. How? He just disappears in between every World Cup that comes back and starts. Group B, you've got Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Qatar. Herzegovina? Herzegovina. Herzegovina. Edin Dzeko. Yeah. Right, so I've gone Switzerland to top the group and Canada second. That's what I've done as well. Same as me. Yeah, I think home support counts for Canada. Same as me. I've gone to Tarbottom because they're shit.
12:14To be fair, Canada actually have a decent squad. They're okay, yeah. Yeah, but I've gone Switzerland to top it. I just think the Swiss, they do every tournament, they're just solid, aren't they? Shaqiri playing this year? No, it's a shame. That's a shame. He's retired. Hocker four, though. There you go. He's got a knock. Group C, you've got Brazil, Morocco, Haiti and Scotland. I've gone Brazil, then Morocco. I've gone Brazil, then Morocco. I've got Morocco, then Brazil. I don't think that's a crazy show. Yeah. Why do you think Morocco are going to do it? AFCON champs, mate. They also reached the semi...
12:43Technically. Are they technically... Did they? No, they technically... Yeah. Yeah, they are technically AFCON champs. They are. They got overturned, didn't they? Yeah, but they technically lost. Yeah, but they also got... Are you forgetting they got a Qatar semi-finalist? World Cup semi-finalist? Yeah. I think they're a brilliant team. And obviously, we're going to touch on other things later on. But Brazil's second. You'll see... Let me cook. I think I'm going to have the same as you, then. third but I hope they come bottom yeah group D I've gone well not a dark horse the dark horses are back guys Turkey the top of the group oh really USA second and then Paraguay Australia's a toss up I think not in that way what about you Revo I've gone USA first I think home advantage again council summit and then Turkey I've gone USA top as well because of home advantage and actually they're calling them the little golden generation aren't they USA Turkey second I think they're only saying that Because they're hosting Second Their team isn't that Council Summit though Pochettino's Got a couple of good results Recently though Hasn't he Yeah I think they beat The top 20 twice For the first time In however many years War a trophy Turkey are going to smash them Well they just beat Senegal didn't they There you go War a trophy Which is actually Pretty good They got Turner in goal We lost to Japan Dest, Robinson, Adams Paul Wasic And then Group E By the way Do we want USA to do well I don't care I think we do Individually we do Because we're going over Yeah I think for the World Cup Yeah I think it's good If the host nations do well Yeah for sure But then I want Mexico And Canada I'd rather Mexico I'd rather Mexico win it I've not screenshotted I want Mexico to win it Because they're going to Allow me into the country I've not screenshotted Group E Right You can read it though Can't you Group E I have gone with Ecuador to top the group have you Germany to come second and then Ivory Coast third Gordon what do you think I just really don't rate the Germans I think they're in a lull period for them also Ecuador are most people's dark horse they only conceded five goals didn't then qualify and lost two games but they only scored 14 I think you're going to see I can see them beating Germany 1-0 I think Germany are weak going forward if you actually look at their team they have the climate advantage as well and Ecuador will be really used to the conditions the Germans are going to struggle like we do in this heat.
15:03They haven't lost since September last year. Ecuador. Germany. But I know what you mean though. Do you really take into account like qualifiers? Yeah, that's true. Incapio, Mascara, Kosei. Naya's in the squad. 40-year-old Naya. Sarnay's in it. It's like, I fucking know what we do in that. I obviously don't have the screenshot, but I think I put Germany top Ecuador second. So did I. You probably would have. And then I would be coast third, yeah. Same. Moving on to Group F. This is a good group as well. I have got Japan to top the group. Have you? Holland second, Sweden third. This is a good group though.
15:39Yeah, it's a very good group. I do have Netherlands first in this one and then Japan second. Sweden in a close third. You know you can try and just look at the thing and remember. Yeah, but I wanted to find where I actually put them. I put Japan top, Netherlands second, Sweden then Tunisia. Yeah. Wish Matoma was going, but I think Japan could cook. Japan? Hey. They could cook. Oh, Tom. Group G, I went with Belgium to top it. I actually think Belgium are going to have a little run. I'd have that as well. I think because of the whole... Because they're not the golden generation. Yeah, I think...
16:12But they've still got some good players, you know. Docky. I actually think in terms of how it works, like from what I've picked in certain positions in the... They've got a really easy group as well. Their run, if you actually go round by round, isn't too difficult if you pick in certain... So I've gone Belgium and then Iran. You've gone Iran second? Yeah. I am. I am as well. I've gone Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand. Sorry, Tim Payne. That's not the same as me. No, he said Iran second. Oh. So you just... I've gone Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand. I have the group in the exact order of the group.
16:47Do we expect Salah to do anything in this World Cup? No, I don't know. Probably not. Is this his first ever World Cup? I think it is. Yeah, it is. Not probably the way he's played. Well, to be fair, he's playing against New Zealand and Iran, so he probably will, yeah. I think Iran are decent, I think. Iran were all right at the last World Cup. Yeah, they were. I know we fucking hammered them, but... Was it Iran we played? Am I getting confused? Yeah, we played Iran. We played Iran, yeah. Didn't they have like a... Toremi, wasn't it? Toremi, yeah. Toremi, yeah. He started their last game, played for Olympiacos at the moment.
17:17Oh, Salah, yeah, 2018. Oh, were they at the World Cup then? Oh, of course, yeah. Group H. Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde. Same. Yep. Cabo Verde. I've gone Spain, Uruguay, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia. You're an idiot. No, I don't even think I did the third and fourth place. Why the fuck would you put Cape Verde third? They're not going to score a goal. Saudi Arabia did it right against Argentina as well last time. Saudi Arabia are decent. Yeah, I know, yeah, I know. They're getting ready for the next World Cup as well. Yeah, I'm going to put Saudi Arabia in third. I don't think I actually did the third and fourth in that one.
17:52Honestly, genuinely. I think Uruguay and Spain will call a fact. Uruguayan team I wouldn't be surprised If Saudi Arabia Pushed them For the second They were all It's Saudi Arabia Yeah I know It's the 2034 They did They're hosting It's the next one They've got It's not The next one Spain, Morocco I think you're incorrect Because it's the 100th anniversary So they're having it In Uruguay as well And Argentina I think you're incorrect They beat Argentina In Yes they did Yeah they did That's what I said Did you? Sorry I was in this Group I I French Norway Senegal Iraq Oh, Tommy. I've got a different order.
18:26I know it goes against my whole theory about the conditions, but I think Norway are going to be all right. No way. Why? Because of Erling Braut Haaland and Martin Erdegaard? No, because of... Soloth. Turborn, Heggen at the back. Albion legend. Come on. I've got France, Senegal, Norway in third. And Hegebou. Does he get game time? He might not be in the squad. I feel like someone said... Does he start if it's Soloth and Haaland? and it'd be Strand Larsson as well so he won't even be in the squad he was in the last squad but I've gone oh he hasn't gone oh you want to change we've got no players at the world for he's always your only hope for that no there was who else nearly got there were oh I'm not going to get through yeah I've gone France Senegal Norway Iraq yeah same yeah I think Norway just went up the far I think Senegal are just a brilliant team Group J not a brilliant team Yes, they are.
19:22Brilliant. Yeah. Who are you talking about? Senegal. Senegal, good team. Yeah. Brilliant. They're a brilliant team. They're a good team. Yeah, so Norway. I think it would be close. Yeah. To be fair, in my opinion, I don't think it'll necessarily matter too much between the second and third. They're still going to go through. Yeah, I think they'll play around. France and Senegal in the same group again after the 2002 World Cup. Yeah. That was a big shock. Are you sure that weren't Cameroon? And it was Senegal, because it was the whole... Because a lot of the French players are Senegal. I think Group J is quite an interesting one because I think, do we all agree, Argentina will top the group?
19:59Yep. And then who do you think, Austria or Algeria? I've gone Austria. I've gone Algeria because of the conditions. Yeah, I have gone Austria, but I wouldn't be surprised if Algeria get through. Algeria. Yeah, but I think it will be... Again, I think it's another case of third will progress anyway in this one. I agree. I agree with you with that they'll take points off Jordan yep K Portugal top Colombia second and then Congo Uzbekistan Portugal Colombia Portugal Congo crap but they got Visa exactly and Wan-Bissaka yep that's why I've gone Portugal Colombia Congo Uzbekistan I think Portugal will be a force to be reckoned with this world Portugal's midfield Khrushchev Uzbekistan Yeah He is isn't he That's the flag I reckon Yeah Yeah And then For us anyway The most important group Group L I've gone England top Croatia second Ghana third And then Panama fourth Well Panama And our group in 2018 Yeah yeah When Kane scored Basically all the goals To win the golden boot Yeah I've also gone England, Croatia Ghana, Panama J-Ling J-Ling Yeah I have gone with England, Ghana, Croatia, Panama.
21:21You think Croatia are going to stink out? I think they're past it now. Do you think they'll go through anyway? Yeah, because they're by Panama. You only need one win. Yeah, yeah, yeah. True, true that. Right then, so because of that, obviously... And knockout bracket's going to be quite different. Yeah, third place, I've got Scotland, Australia, Cote d 'Ivoire, Sweden, Norway, Algeria, Congo and Ghana, if you are interested by that. So basically, my third place getting knocked out is going to be Czechia, Paraguay, Egypt and Uzbek. I've got Croatia, Austria, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Ivory Coast, Scotland and Bosnia going through.
21:55Nice. Should I just do my progressions rather than saying who's not going? So I've gone Czech, Bosnia, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Algeria, Ghana to progress. You don't think Saudi Arabia will go through? No. They've got Cape Verde. I can just see that being a draw though. Really? Yeah. In all honesty. by the way that's their climate isn't it Saudi Arabia ranked 60th in the world Cape Verde are 68th mate Cape Verde is so bad they're both shit I was going to say how many games of Cape Verde you won wait you haven't put Ivory Coast no they've got Curacao that's true actually I should probably have changed that but for me it didn't yeah okay you've got to look at who's in there in next it's not about because I'd have put Czech Republic through but I could see them not winning a game Because they've got South Africa, haven't they?
22:46True. Just go through yours. Just go through. I've lost track of what's happening. I've got Japan. This is the round of 32. I've got Japan beating Brazil. So knocking Brazil out in the round of 32. So we'll touch on that later, guys. I've also got Morocco beating the Netherlands. I've got France beating Congo. Morocco beating the Netherlands. Yeah. That's a big call. I've got Senegal beating Ecuador. And I've got Mexico beating Sweden. I've got England beating Scotland in the round of 32. Should be pretty sick. Then I've got USA beating the Ivory Coast. I've got Belgium beating Ghana, Spain beating Austria, Algeria beating Switzerland, Argentina beating Uruguay, and Portugal beating Australia.
23:21I'll do mine then. I've got Canada beating South Korea. I've got Ecuador beating Croatia. I've got Japan beating Morocco. I've got France beating Senegal. How's that working? Have France got Senegal? They're in the same group. Because I've got them finishing third. I've got Norway beating Germany. I think that'd be a tidy game, that. I've got Mexico beating Scotland. I've got England beating Bosnia. I've got Turkey beating Ivory Coast. I've got Belgium beating Sweden. I've got Spain beating Algeria. I've got Switzerland beating Austria. And then I've got Argentina beating Uruguay. Portugal beating Saudi Arabia.
24:05The USA beating Ghana. And Colombia beating Iran. How have you got France and Senegal? I don't know. I think because I've got Senegal third, but that's just the way it's gone. Interesting. No idea if this is the same as what I did before, but hopefully we get to the end of the tournament and it's lines with my predictions. So going through the round of 32, we've got Mexico winning against Canada, Germany beating Czech, Netherlands beating Morocco. Mexico, Canada, that'd be a tasty game. Brazil beating Japan, France beating Bosnia, Ecuador beating Senegal, Korea beating Sweden, which I think could be a little tasty fixture.
24:43Sweden are good on the pot, you know. Yeah. I can see Caribbean. Yeah, that's fair. England beating Norway, which would be a bloody good game if Haaland obviously versus Kien. USA beating Algeria. Belgium beating Ghana. Spain beating Austria. Scotland beating Switzerland. Ooh. Really? Yes. Scotland to the round of 16, eh? Argentina beating Uruguay. Portugal beating Australia. Turkey beating Croatia. And then Colombia beating Egypt. Mine sets up for some naughty round of 16 here. This is where things get a bit tough because a lot of big teams face each other quite early on. Yeah. So one of my round of 16 games, guys, I've got Germany, France.
25:22I've got that as well. I've got, do you have that as well? No, I've got. So I've got France beating Germany. I've got Germany out and I've got Norway beating them. I don't, there's no way France could play Senegal in the last. I've got it on this. That's why I'm doing it on this. Have you done that? Well, because of the group, the way he's done like upsets in the group, it must be. It's because it's the first in Group I against one of the best thirds. And I've got Senegal finishing third. Depends how many points they get, right? Is that how it is? Depends on the points. It must be, yeah. Points, goals, et cetera.
25:51They probably just put it randomly. But I guess you've got France progressing through anyway, so it doesn't matter. Yeah, it doesn't matter. Yeah. So I've got France beating Germany. Round of 16 between Canada and Japan. I've got Japan going through against Canada. Let's go Japan! I've got Morocco beating Senegal. Whoa! A repeat of that. I know. England playing Mexico. Oh, interesting. England going through. I've got Spain versus Algeria. That would be in Mexico City as well. That's what I was going to say. That would be in Mexico. Yeah. I've got Spain versus Algeria. Obviously, North Coast versus South Coast.
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26:25Yeah. They've got USA beating Belgium. Portugal beating Colombia. Argentina beating Turkey. Right, cool. I also have that Germany-France fixture, and I think France progressed in that one. I've got Mexico-Netherlands, and I think Netherlands take that. Brazil versus Ecuador. You think Netherlands will beat Mexico? Yeah. A little South American derby. I've got Brazil going through on that one. Korea versus England. England going through. Spain versus Scotland. Spain to beat Scotland in that one. USA versus Belgium. Belgium to win. Portugal to beat Colombia. And then Argentina to beat Turkey. That takes me through to the quarters.
26:59Wow. I've got France beating Ecuador. Japan beating Canada. Here we go. Brazil to beat Norway. England to beat Morocco in Mexico City but I could see that going to like extra time and that's not a nice one 1am on the Monday morning as well that'll be a few beers Spain to beat Switzerland Turkey to beat Belgium and then Portugal to beat Colombia and Argentina to knock out the States oh we have a Portugal-Colombia game that's interesting how it's both aligned so my quarter finals are looking tasty. This is, so I've got France playing Japan. And me. And I sort of go against something that I'm going to say later.
27:48No, you don't. I know what you're going to say and you don't. I've got France beating Japan. No. Yeah, but I could see Japan getting a result. Are you covering your back for when you want to hear this? I've then got Spain against USA, Spain progressing. I've got England-Morocco. freaking tough game I've got England going through because come on England and then the biggest quarter final of them all Portugal versus Argentina I've got that too and I've got Portugal going through with their midfield and defence to be fair right France Netherlands for me I've got France progressing Spain versus Belgium Spain to win that one Brazil versus England as a quarter final that's a good one 0-2 repeat England to go through and then again Portugal Argentina Portugal going through on that one so who are our last fours I haven't done my own yet.
28:38I've got France to beat Japan, Spain to beat Turkey, England to beat Brazil. Get in. And I've got Portugal, Argentina too. I think Portugal will win that. We also have Portugal. It's their midfielder. So, if I've been listening correctly, we have an all-European semi-final. Yes, I've got France versus Spain and England versus Portugal. That's exactly what I have. So even though different starts, end result is... Do you have the same as well? I've got France versus Spain, England, Portugal. Oh, baby! 20 years after the Ronaldo wink. Yeah. Doesn't matter how you start, we're all going to get there.
29:20Okay. France, Spain. Spain. Reid? France. I've got France as well. It's so hard to call, isn't it? Who's going to do it? Who's going to do it? Do you think France could make three World Cup finals in a row? Yep. That would be a mad... England versus Portugal, semi-final. Portugal. No! You fucking disgusting boy! That's why he's got a Mexico kit on. I'm sorry, I'm just being honest. No one wants to hear that, mate. I think they're too good in midfield. We won't get the ball off him, we'll be knackered. I'm wearing a fucking England kit. I'm going to England yeah England England we're going to get revenge of the wink they're going to call it revenge of the wink I just can't see it oh actually no because it's Martínez he's the manager I don't know hmm no I'll stick with Portugal I will stick with Portugal nah it's revenge of the wink bro and then I've got Spain beating Portugal in the final Spain Portugal final that's crazy your final start contrast France-England you think a completely different final Crazy.
30:35Mine's France-England as well. Yeah. So you've got Spain to win the World Cup as your winners. Revo, you've got France-England. England! Yeah! Come on! Woo! 2026 champs, mate. Bringing it home. I've also got France-England. And I've got... England! England! England! England! England! England! England! Okay, yeah. So in the third four... third, fourth playoff between I don't think you two believe it I wholeheartedly believe it you seriously think they're going to deal with the conditions after all the games all our players have played with no rest towards the end absolutely, absolutely and that means my third, fourth playoff is Spain versus Portugal and I've got Portugal beating Spain I think Portugal will win that runners-up match on third and fourth I've got England France and I think France will beat us in third place sorry Sorry That's what I think So yeah Our winners are England Semifinals are a good run For England Would you be happy With a semifinal No No I mean I wouldn't be happy But I wouldn't be Distraught with it I mean I do think We've got to a Euros final I do think there's Three teams better Twice and the Euros Is a better quality of football It's a better In terms of the start But I don't think we're better Than France or Spain We're definitely not better Who have you got us beating In the quarters I've got us beating Brazil Brazil I'd be really disappointed if we didn't beat them I agree with you on that one so we've all done our one we've all done our winners we've all done our runners up we've all done our third, fourth what about golden ball?
32:14golden balls
32:19mine's kind of a weird one because I won't bore you then mine's Yamal easy, done my golden ball winner's not actually going to be playing in the final but I've got got Bruno Fernandes but he's not going to be in the final which is a bit of a weird one. Do you think he's going to continue on his... He won't get the golden ball then, will he? Yeah. Surely it's not a person that has to... It pretty much. Usually always. Is it? It's a final, yeah. Like it was Modric, Messi... Fuck. Can I change my thing then? No, you've had to think of it. Fulham got it in 2010, but he didn't play in the final, did he?
32:49But James Rodriguez won it, right? Was that not young... No, he won't go on. Young player. James Rodriguez won golden ball, no? And he didn't... Well, you better hope Bruno has a bloody good tournament then. Don't really care. Also, it tends to go to Adidas players. Because they present the golden ball. Interesting. Well, speaking of which, actually. He's saying that Mbappe won it. Speaking of which, my golden ball is Declan Rice. Yes! Because I have predicted England to win the World Cup. And that leads us on to the golden boot. We've got Harry Kane. I've gone Mbappe. I've gone Mbappe. Yeah, fair, certainly fair.
33:21By the way, in the 2014 World Cup, Messi won it. I was going to say Messi won it. What's the one that Hammers won then? Best goal? Yeah, the last player to win without playing the final was Diego Forlan in 2010, yeah. How many goals is Mbappe on now? Is this overtaking it? He could overtake, right? And chances are he probably will overtake closer. Bear in mind, they've got in their group France are playing. Look at the screen, Tom. There you go, mate. France have got Iraq, Senegal, Norway. You could see him racking up. It's only going to Norway are tough games, though. That was, that's, other than Panama, that's the logic behind why I think Kane won't rack up as many goals as Mbappe.
34:06But France have also got a Lise feeling in the balls. Where's Dembele? Is Dembele going to play on the wing? Yeah. Play on the wing? I mean, yeah. That could be an issue for France, Mbappe's ego. Yeah, or Jeff, what? No. So you've sort of gone, you're male player of the tournament, Mbappe, golden ball, golden boot, sorry, and you've gone? apparently it doesn't exist for a person that doesn't win it but I've gone Bruno Fernandes golden ball and then Mbappe no it does exist for people who don't win it Messi didn't win it in 2014 I've gone Rice and Kane for golden ball because I do think we're going to win the World Cup and I think if we win the World Cup I agree mate double down I just didn't want all of my inclusions to be I've tripled down if your surprise package is also England no my surprise package Will is actually Japan I've gone for Japan and Turkey because I think they'll both get to I don't think there will be a surprise package but I also think I think Japan and Turkey will both get to the quarters so they're more surprised but also Japan is first of all their squad is actually really good I know they beat England as well but take it out what you will but they've got a good run of form over the last year Japan and this is sort of their golden generation you've got to pick crazy I wouldn't put it past Japan beating France in the quarters I haven't predicted that is it highly unlikely Japan are good France in the quarters I could be amazed yeah but that's a that's a surprise package I'll be surprised what that's not how it works you predicted them to lose yeah well in that case it should be like Kate Burday for winning a game in the Crips that'd be a surprise package no I've gone with Scotland because I think based on how my table works they're going to beat Switzerland in the round of 16 so you think they're going to get to the quarters sorry in the round of 32 which I mean will be further than a lot of people think Scotland will get really yeah there's not many to choose from I must admit I don't think there's going to be a massive surprise surely beating Switzerland in the round of 32 for Scotland is quite a surprise oh so getting into the round of 16 I think I'd probably edge at Japan because I think they're going to top the group over Holland I think that would be a surprise in itself I don't think Holland are going to have a good one it is a bit of a weird one because the way that we see it panning out is quite what's the word conventional in terms of the latter stages yeah I just think those teams are too good yeah and I think we'll touch on a flop now I think you look at the likes of like say traditionally like a Netherlands or a Brazil World Cups have done alright I think my flop is Brazil mine's Germany yeah back it up I've put Espanyol because I feel like they would expect to make the final what?
36:40Spain how is that a flop you think it's the final? no they would expect to make the final and they're not going to be in the final why have you got them going out? semis that's not a flop you said at the World Cup. I said that about Bayern and you said that's not a flop. No, because you said for the Bayern one they'd go out in the round of 16. No, but that would be a flop. I wouldn't say a flop is getting to the semifinals. That show are. Who is your flop? Germany. Germany. I've got them going out in the round of 16. I've got Brazil going out to Japan in the round of 32. Do you not think they'd expect to be in the final?
37:12I think that would be their goal to get to the final, but I think losing in a semifinal against who? Who have you got them losing against? France? France is not a flop. That's not the favourites. losing to the favourites in the semi-final isn't a flop I've got Brazil going out the round of 32 they're both favourites don't they do you really Brazil losing to Japan in round of 32 I think France will be favourites you've got Germany going out round of 32 don't you or 16 maybe or 16 one of them that would be a flop I'd say ok I've horribly underestimated I just I thought the general contention it gets to the last four no I just thought based on the previous international tournaments you'd expect Spain to be like so at the moment France and Spain are 5-1 yeah during favourites 3-4 England a third favourite.
37:51Brazil a fourth? It's because of the conditions, isn't it? Oh, well, I'll just go end it all. Breakout star, lads. Hear me out, right? Here we go. He's not a breakout star in the traditional sense that we have come to learn about him. But for a World Cup, I think it's a breakout. Go on. I've gone Elliot Anderson. I kind of hear it. Go on, then. As in, like, taking him to the world stage? As in like an international tournament, it being his first World Cup. Sorry, just to put in, I have got Germany going out in a round of 32. Yeah, same as my Brazil. Go on, let's go back to Elliot Anderson. So you think this will catapult him into going into that sort of upper echelons of big clubs, all big clubs wanting him?
38:36I think all big clubs do want him now anyway. But what I mean is in terms of on the global... The international stage. Yeah, yeah. I think he'll hold his own in a team that's going to win the World Cup. I kind of hear it because I've gone similar because I think this guy's going to carry this team. I've gone with Yildiz. I think he's really going to be... I know people know him. But he plays in Italy. Juventus aren't that good anymore. I think I can see him carrying Turkey to a quarterfinals. Him and Arda Goulet. I think he'll be the wow guy of the tournament. And also, I think if I was to pick someone niche, it'd be a bit disingenuous being like, oh, well, I don't even know who this guy is.
39:13Because I think, yeah, because with Japan, obviously I've got Japan and Turkey getting to the quarters. Japan are more of a unit in a team whereas I think Turkey will rely more on Yildiz and I could see him scoring a few crazy goals or let me tell you about Japan's wonder kid who's going to have a breakout start he's currently on loan from Ondalek 12 goals 8 assists he is Japan's wonder kid go on Kazuki Goto never seen him play he's already had four caps for Japan he's scored for Japan already four caps this guy is so I've got I'm back to up with my prediction. I think Japan are going to have a very good tournament.
39:49What's he called? Kazuki Goto. He's on loan at the moment. I'm just having a look at him. He's on loan at St. Trudan and from Anderlecht. But I think... I tell you what, there's logic to the reason. I think Japan are going to do very well. What on earth has informed you that this will happen? I've taken a punt. On a person you've never hurt. But he's also never... He's had four caps for Japan. How does he play? What's his style? He's like a Wari sort of footballer He's like a winger He's a rapid winger He is You know what's your skills and highlights Not yet There's a nice YouTube video on it I watched it on the flight He's a striker He plays out wide as well for Japan when he came on No he doesn't Yes he did He doesn't to say that here He says he's only played up front Check him out He's going to be the boy What foot is he?
40:38He's right foot Is he? Who does he play his club football for? St Truden He's on loan from Anderlecht Nice. Thank you. Also, another couple ones. I don't know if you want to know about these. He's never scored a goal. He's only ever played four times with Japan. He's never scored. Oh, I thought he scored. Maybe it was an assist. Where does this have been coming from? No, no, no. I've got a friend. There's no way that you've just plucked this out. No goals in the 20s or Japan National Team. Trust me. I've got a friend. Surely you've not just plucked this out. I've got a friend. I've got a friend.
41:10He scored for Japan under 18. He scored three. He scored three goals for Anderlecht last season. No, he didn't. He scored 12. All comps. No, that's for St. Trudan. St. Trudan, sorry, yeah. But he played for St. Trudan last season. Anderlecht, yes, he did. Anderlecht was the season before. He was 24-25, Anderlecht. Yeah, last season, 25-26. Oh, fuck. Yeah, I mean, the last... Yeah, we're talking about two years ago. I'm talking about this season, brother. Not the season just finished. I'm talking about this season. 12 goals. I'm talking about last season. He's only 20. No, I know, but... Is he going to start?
41:41He will I don't think he will Yeah he will Trust me Get to know Kazuki Goto lads Alright You're going to come back To me in two years When he's To be fair Sid Trudin Finished third Thank you See In what league? Belgian The Belgian league Yeah Belgian pro league I might add By the way He's gone from Anderlecht to Another team in the pro league What made you Was it the game Against England That made you Like Nah I had a friend Message me about Who I can't reveal my sources. But let me also... Google. Because by the way, their main friendly the last few months ever was England. He didn't even get on.
42:19I know. I know. So how's he going to play? He will play. He's going to be my Ada up front, isn't it? Look. And you Ada. He played 17 minutes against Iceland. He came on and he's impressed. He's not going to play. This is a breakout star. He is going to play. He's not going to play, Theo. I bet you he's a breakout star. That's the whole point of a breakout star. You said fucking Elliot Anderson. Yeah, but Elias is going to play every game. He's a Premier League team of the season. Yeah, but on the World Cup stage is what I meant, man. I think you've tried too hard here. You picked a player that doesn't even play.
42:48He's not going to play. Okay, what about Nico Paz? Or Carl? He'll play for Germany. Carl's going to play. Ryan? Will Ryan get any game time? Ryan might, to be fair. To be fair, he scored against Panama, didn't he, Ryan? When he came on. But these are all people we know, so it's difficult to pick people you don't know. Yeah, if I had to do someone I actually knew, I would probably go for a Ryan. Yeah. That's what I mean. But you think they're going to fucking honk. Yeah. Breakout star on a team. I thought it was a breakout star. What would you go for again? No, but it's the one we see. Yeah, he's been around for years.
43:23He's been around for years. He's been around for years. He's been around for years. Because you can't just pick random players from like fucking Curaçao. We've never heard of. Japan are going to do. I think Japan are going to do really well. He's not going to play. I bet he not. I bet he scores at the World Cup who have they got in their group fucking Kate Birdie probably well no he's not because he won't get on they've got Netherlands Sweden and Tunisia I bet he scores the one we said was possibly the hardest group I take a bet I bet he scores at the World Cup no no no you're looking at oh yeah he's the hardest group do you think that's the group of death to predict who goes for it that and group A because I think they're all quite similar in terms of level that and group A I'll have that bet how much wait when are you going to pay me what you owe me?
44:05How much do I owe you? Double or quits. No. Double or quits. That goto scores at the World Cup. You currently owe me... Obviously, I spent time in Japan earlier this year. You currently owe me... Because of the 50 pound of the... They're all braving about him in the Tokyo Marathon. You currently owe me 100 pound. Ooh, that's... So double or quits. What, if he scores a goal? Yeah.
44:32That's a good bet, you know. that's a great bet unless you're scared that I may be right on the word on the street about Goto what him scoring one goal would be a breakout one goal mate how about two oh yeah double or quick him scoring two goals two goals that's a breakout yeah deal honestly I spent time in Japan and all they kept saying mate Kazuki Goto mate that's the player the longer he lives in south west the worse that laugh goes he's only 20 years old lads he is about to absolutely turn up and take the World Cup by storm and then guess who's going to sign him? Bournemouth. When they sell Ryan and Krupy Jr.
45:15then they're going to sign Goto. Yes. Right then. Hot take. That's a good one. I have a hot take. I have a hot take. Close to my chest. Do you want to release it? Not particularly. No, yeah, yeah. My hot take is I think I was going to put in for the Golden Ball but I don't think England will win it. I think Morgan Rodgers will be England's best player at the World Cup. Fuck off. Mine's very similar. Hot take, Morgan Rodgers to score the World Cup winning goal. Oh wow, that'd be unbelievable. Yeah. Yeah, I'll think about that one. I've also had a little bet on it, it's 66 to 1. Morgan Rodgers being...
45:50He's going to start for England. Yeah, of course he will, yeah. But where would he start in the 10 over Bellingham? I think so. I think he's going to play Gordon... Tommy T's favourite, isn't he? I think he's going to play Gordon, Rodgers and Saka because what Rodgers will do because we know what Kane's going to do right drop in get on the off-air line turn and what do you need people who go him and Gordon will go and he'll run beyond Kane which I don't think Bellingham Bellingham Kane obviously he does arrive into the box and score goals but Bellingham likes to get on the ball and drop deep you don't want Rice Anderson and Kane and Bellingham all there that's why I don't think Bellingham will start but I don't know if he'll be an issue in the camp if he doesn't well she was then mate we've got a lot with Morgan Rogers propaganda.
46:31I'll write a small paragraph. Oh my God. How small, small? No, like a couple sentences. So not a paragraph. Just a small paragraph. Oh, fair enough. Five lines. I've just seen Reeves face. I've just read underneath. AI's fucked you over there, bro. No, no, no, no, no. All right. What do you mean AI's fucked me over? Doesn't matter, carry on. What? Carry on. Just come on. Harry Kane will turn up in the big games for England. Tommy T will become Sir Tommy T. England will win the World Cup, creating more knighthoods, which will lead to Harry Kane or Declan Rice winning the Ballon d 'Or. Yeah. That's quite a butterfly effect you should do on the other show.
47:09Seeing a German will become knighted, it's a pretty hot take, to be fair. Can I just be a winner? It's impossible. That is quite a hot take. International people do get knighted. Tommy seems to be knighted as an Englishman. Internationalists have been knighted. How many? Google it. You should have Googled it. Fucking producer. Let's have a look. You say, oh, come at me, I'll prove you. How many not can we know? Yeah, you've got to watch this. Ready? I don't think he said they couldn't. Yeah, there you go. See? Oh, honorary title. Yeah, there you go. Sir Tommy T. How many people? How many people?
47:40They are not permitted to use the title, sir. They're not. Yeah, you can still receive a knighthood, though. That's not what you said. You said it'll be Sir Tommy T. Yeah, in my eyes, it'll be Sir Tommy T. Tommy T will become Sir Tommy T. Oh, so this is just about your eyes, not about the actual prediction. That's like saying, I see him as the golden ball winner. He won't actually win it. You know, Sir Bill Gates, Sir Bono. Sir Bono. Bono. Angelina Jolie's got one. How the fuck have they got one? Sir Angelina Jolie. Why has she got that? Yeah, but you basically just said England are going to win the World Cup.
48:12Is your hot take? No, but more importantly, Harry Kane's going to turn up in the big games for England. Yeah, but for England to win the World Cup, he's going to have to. Yeah, so it's a hot take. You don't think England are going to win the World Cup? No, but all your hot take is, is England are going to win the World Cup. And I think Tommy T will become a sir It'll be a knight It'll be impossible Okay Not the knight No they'll make an exception Because England won the World Cup And then it'll be Sir Harry Kane Sir Declan Rice Sir Bakayo Thacker It'll be Sir Morgan Rogers Morgan Sir Dan Byrne Right Sir Dan Byrne What the whole team Sir DJ Ed Benz Did Bobby Moore get knighted Yeah Sir Bobby Moore yeah Is that what happened The full squad just gets No I don't think they all did Sir Jeff Hurst Yeah but he scored Yeah but then Bobby Cholter Well, if you listened to me earlier, I said Golden Ball would be Declan Rice.
49:00That's why he's getting knighted. Harry Kane would be Golden Ball. That's why he's getting knighted. And Tommy T's the manager. You're getting knighted. Yeah, but then you've got... Well, my point is, Theo, you've just basically repeated your prediction of winning it. You've basically repeated your predictions in your hot take. Do you get what I mean? Yeah. It's not like a new... You haven't said anything new. You've just... Well, you said Rodgers is going to be England's best player. But I haven't said... What's that got to... Is that a hot take? I think so, yeah. I'm a hot take considering he thinks that England won't win.
49:24Mate, out of all our players How many people do you think will choose Rodgers to be our best player? Over Kane, Rice Yeah, it's a good point Saka I think that's a pretty hot take Yeah, I think a half-off squad are going to get knighted That's a hot take No, but you see what I mean? Yours is just It's not a hot take No, but it's just a by-product of your previous predictions You haven't just said anything new Do you get what I mean? I'm not digging at you, I'm just saying You've just repeated yourself by saying... No, no, but a lot of people think Harry Kane doesn't show up in the big games. I think he's going to show up in the big games.
49:57Yeah, no, but you've already prefaced that by saying he's going to win the Golden Boot and win the World Cup. Yeah, so my hot take is off the back of my prediction. No, but it's the same thing. Do you not get it? He's right. Harry Kane will score a bicycle kick in the last minute of the World Cup final to win England the World Cup. Here's the list of footballers. I'm not digging that in there. I'm just saying you've just repeated yourself. Oh, look at that. See, look. What? Arthur George. Sir Pele. See, look at that. Sir Pele Sir Pele Sir Pele yeah see what an English name John Smith Sir Pele Sir Gareth Southgate so think of a proper one Cain will score a bicycle kick in the 93rd minute against France to win England the World Cup that's it I'll give you that that's a very hot take imagine if that happens has Harry Kane got a bicycle kick in it that might be that might be the coldest TikTok edit you'll ever see when he does it do you think people will be watching TikTok edits or will they be celebrating the World Cup in a year's time they'll be watching TikTok edits okay here.
50:51Ooh. Angry boy. Yeah, he said I'm aggressive. Just because you fucking repeated yourself, don't worry about it. You had a go though, didn't you? Also, what the fuck are you on about that AI? For the next part. Where? The goalkeeper. What's wrong if, I don't get what you've done. What are you on about? He's not going, is he? Who? Oh yeah. He's done a rumour. That's why I said AI's fucked him over, mate. What's the worst thing? No, I didn't. It's not even AI? No. You wrote it? you shouldn't have said anything lucky that's not making the cut get up you sir I just thought the best goalies in the world and I thought fucking hell Italy aren't in it go for it
51:36that was a close one you saved me there from embarrassment didn't Chip do that last World Cup he said who's going to be goalie at the time what an idiot anyways moving on guys to World Cup draw Oh, one less person for today, though. So you know your rules. Yeah. I would like to propose something. Go on. Because I think because you had the best predictions of the Premier League season, I think it's fair you go first because I think I had the worst, so I should go last. Unless you want to go last. Do I go with two people? You get two picks if you go third. I'm basically saying because you had the best predictions, I think you should choose where you go.
52:19It's not in the 50-50 anyway, because I'm always in the middle. No, not if we go that way. Yeah, you could choose him to go first. Okay, then, lads. I will start us off. So as we said, the rules are you can only have three from one nation. And that is it. Okay. I'm going to go with Bruno Fernandes. Good pick. If that's okay. And then I'm going to go... Did he get two? No, he gets one. There you go, Bruno Fernandes. Bruno Fernandes is the first pick. Thank you, mate. Next up, Reeve. Reeve to go. Harry Kane. Oh, interesting. That's fine with me, buddy. I'm going to go with... So to be fair, I didn't really need to do that.
53:04There's only three people. I'm going to go with... So we do Lewis's. Yeah, you could do Lewis. Yeah, why not? Make it interactive. You've got an empty sleeve. Yeah, fuck it. No, because they haven't got it prepped. It's fine. They do have a computer, though. True. Tom? I'll go with...
53:29I'm trying to figure out... Yeah, I made a mistake last time, didn't I? That's why I went Bruno Fernandes. I feel like all positions in world football during the World Cup, I think 10 is probably the one which has the least amount of quality. Least? You think? Yeah.
53:46I'll go Haaland. And then it's over to you guys. Lewis would want Alexander Isaac. You get two, though. Then he goes back to me. You get a second. Bruno G. Yeah. That's so good. Yeah. Right, I'll go with... Who's your first again, Tom? Harland. I'm going to go Yamal. Okay. I will go three from a nation right who's Mandembele where Schleicher no either left or right he can play both he can play anywhere across the front yeah I mean primarily he's a winger for France in that case then lads I'm going to go with Mbappe please and then I'm going to go with Do you have a stupid pick, that? Oh, it is a stupid pick.
54:48You've all done your strikers, haven't you? Can I take it back? No. I did this last time. I'm such a tosser. Let's go with...
55:05Give me a lise, please, lads. Yeah, nice. I was going to kind of snatch that a little bit there. That was you, Reeve. let's go I went to Lewis no it's not Lewis goes back it goes like that
55:21he's pretty bloody good internationally so I'm going to go Pedro he's also pretty good with his club as well no I know but I meant great pick he's Spain's stalwart isn't he yeah I'm going to go with
55:37I forgot If somebody says a name that someone else has got people will just go I've got that player yeah yeah yeah I'm writing everything down as well oh yeah great shout oh is he going to go I'm going to go with João Neves yeah that's nice mate
56:02Lewis gets two picks Lewis has gone for Malik Chau is he in the Germany squad and he's gone for his German teammate Volta Marder as well what a squad he's building to be fair actually they could have taken a map out front yeah but he's doing a Lewis pick isn't he I'm gonna put
56:25I'm gonna put Vitinha next to oh you disgusting whore who have you said Vitinha Vitinha um Declan Rice unless he's been no no no Rice is still there mate lovely oh the midfield is cooked There are a lot of options. Yes. Well. Especially if you brunch it out. Yeah, I'm going to go with Valverde. Fuck! No! What do you mean, no? You've got fucking well good midfield. No, but that's who I wanted to complete. And then I'm going to go with... Can I play him there? I could play him there. Oh. So, Jarrell Neves is gone. Vitinha is gone. Bruno G is gone. Andrew's gone. Pedri's gone. Rice is gone. Rice is gone.
57:12Well, I'll have to go Caicedo then, please, lads. Yeah, good shout. I like that. I'll go Gabriel. Gabriel. Nice. Get him on the board. I'm going to go with... I'm excited for Lewis's pick.
57:29I'll go Nuno Mendes. Yeah, I like that, mate. No, not me. Not me. Not me. Lewis. Dan Byrne
57:44Just building the Newcastles literally You get another one I'll move away from Newcastle United No, no I'm going to go for the Newcastle Jets midfielder Lachlan Bayliss Nice What country is he from? Australian New Zealand even He plays in the A-League give me
58:15Vardio nice looking at him that's good Ashraf Hakimi yeah how fit is Vardio at the moment oh it's a personal question isn't it depends which way you look at him I think if he's fully fit I think he's one of the best options yeah I agree I'm gonna go especially with how good he is at international I'm gonna go Timber I'm yelling timber and then I'm gonna go I'm gonna go are we including Saliba or not? No, he's a major doubt Just say Saliba and then if not No, I'm gonna say guys, we're not including Saliba because he's a major doubt so therefore I'm gonna go for Ooh Oh, Gehy. Yeah. Virgil. Yeah.
59:12Good pick. Ian Dyke. Well, the Inter-Miami centre-half. No, not that one. Well, actually, he's going into Miami. It got leaked, didn't it? Is he really? Yeah. What? Surely not this year. He got leaked. We're going out for dinner with David Beckham in Ibiza. Oh, so does Steve Carell. I don't think it means he's actually going. He's going, mate. Fair enough. have you picked your centre halves yeah both Virgil Gabriel who have you got I've just got Gehi Gehi I might leave that then I'll go
59:46I'll go David Raya nice not even Spain's number one yeah okay he's their best player he's their best player and it was even crazy he's the other guy should be an auto pick Simon's number one isn't he are you sure Raya's not going to start now? Might after the season he's out. Two for you. Lou? Lewis? The best midfielder in the North East Granite Jacket. Yeah, good shout. I like that. I'm going to go with... He's got two. I've got number one. Yeah, sorry. Tino Levermental. Good shout. I'm going to go Rhys James. Didn't see that coming to be fair. I was waiting for him to say it at some point. I will complete my defence with Nico O 'Reilly then.
1:00:32My team's so good, by the way. All right. All right. All right. I'm going to go... Oh, who do I go on the left? That's an interesting one, isn't it? Or do I go... I'm going to go...
1:00:51Oh, do I go for Jim? I'll go Rafinha. I think he's better than Vinicius Junior. on the left wing, please. He's going to play on the right there. Say that again, please. Yeah, but for Barcelona who plays on the left, don't he? But he's not playing for Barcelona. Rafinha's a left winger. He's not for Brazil. I know, but... No, it's fine. I'm just saying it's a shit pick for Brazil. Are we really doing that? He plays on the right. I know, but he's more of a left winger. But he plays on the right for Brazil. I know! It's like saying, I'm going to put him at right back. He could do a job there. Well, Dembele can play across the front three.
1:01:24Where's he going to play? He's put him left wing. he wants if he starts the right way he's going to play either side though there you go see Vinny J and Ruffini will probably swap during the game anyway Vinny Junior never swap sides yes they will you've been fantastic and then I'm going to go Cucurello at left back mate good season Cucurello Reeve he's better than Alfonso Davies you said he's the best guy in the world the start of the season Alfonso Davies I can play him out right he was injured at the start of the season Julian Alvarez yeah He can play out right, yeah. Oh, you're playing on the right?
1:01:56What? Stinker. Is that on my finger? He can play out there, though. He's a striker. Well, I mean, he's got the game to play out right. I'm going to go with... Oh, yeah, of course he does. Is that what you were arguing? Yes. Yeah. I couldn't pick the one I wanted because I have three Englishmen already. No! I'll go with
1:02:27Oh this is so difficult What positions are you after? Not telling you You've only got two left anyway sir I'm going to go with Do I go Messi? What? You're still cooking bro I'm going to go With Give me I'll go Upamecano was he who was who was saying he stings was it you I was saying whenever I watch him yeah it's one of those but then he's always like really highly rated but to be fair he's been really good it's like Ochoa he doesn't actually play football for World Cups no but then when you watch him he's unbelievable yeah so Upamecano's more like Martinez for Inter scores loads of goals but then when you watch him yeah two for you we need a goalkeeper Jordan Pickford yeah Sunderland legend Sunderland legend and Luis's favourite player Jokeres Oh good shout So I've got Izak and Jokeres up front You playing 4-4-2?
1:03:27No 4-3-3 actually Izak, Volta Marder and Jokeres I'm going to go Luis Diaz on the left wing Yeah nice Fuck That's a good one Go on Revive Do I just pick him? Should I just do it? Go on Messi Yeah it's a good pick man It's a great pick good pick right wing 9 to 10 I win the 10 yeah surely that's it's fucking messy could have gone Cherki Bellingham I can't go Bellingham I have three I have three Englishmen Cherki right then I need to pick a centre half and a goalie so my goalie I'm going to go Courtois thank you and my other centre half I'm going to partner Gehi with ooh do I go everyone's done their centre backs right yeah so Marquinhos Pacho or Kibasi I'm going to go with I'll rate him really early I'm going to go Kibasi have a Pacho Kibasi's going to get sped into a semi-final oh I'm just going to do it Ronaldo no Amy Martinez mate over Juan Garcia at international level he's fucking brilliant you think Garcia's going to start with Noi Simon.
1:04:46It'll be Simon, which is ridiculous. He's the third worst and he's the third best. Yeah. I'm going to finish my team off with Ryan Cherky. Yeah, he's baller. Absolutely baller. And he went Musiala, but Cherky's the one in the next race. He's fucking sick. Is it Musiala that starts ahead of Wurz? Because he's been injured so I don't really know. To be honest. I think Wurz starts out wide. But I think they're going to stink it up, don't I? I think it goes Carl, Musiala, Wurtz. What do you mean they've got Carl? I'm not really sure about that. Go on, Lewis. Finish it off. Lewis is going to... He's decided to put Danburn left back.
1:05:25Paraguayan, Omar Alderete. It's on the center off. It's on the left. Flyer. So that's good. He's a flyer. He's happy with that. He's really happy. So some notable names we haven't included there, guys. Have you finished your team? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did someone say Desiree Dway? No. She chose Messi over Dway. No, I chose Alvarez over Dway. Stinker Lewis was torn between Jokovic and Dewey That's fair I really don't think You can beat my team Yeah your sound's pretty good There's a few names We haven't picked So let's go for Yeah let's go for our teams Vinicius Junior Doku Kunja Parcola Kunja I thought you picked Vinicius Junior No I went for Vinicius No Bellingham No Bellingham No Rodgers De Bruyne Pavlovich Pavlovich Five centimetres German Shit He's actually really good Kimmich Kimmich Kimmich, Enzo Fernandes.
1:06:14Enzo. Too many. Kamavinga. Kamavinga's not in the squad, is he? Or is he? I think he is in the squad. Or is he just down as a defender? When I looked at the midfielders earlier, why not? Was he not in the squad? Too many. Is Kamavinga in it? You said Marquinhos, Paco. Yeah. Paco. Let's go for your team. Go on, Tom. Go for your team. So I've got David Ryer in goal. Yeah. Rhys James at right back. Upper Makano with Vardial and Nuno Mendes at left back. My midfield three is Vitinha, João Neves and Ryan Shirky. Yeah, that's naughty. And my front three is Yamal, Harland and Luis Diaz. That's a good team.
1:06:56I like that team a lot. That's a really good team, actually. I actually really thought about it because I put Diaz in bold to be like, use the Colombia player because you can save Portugal, France. I've only used two French players and two Spanish players. I really wanted I should have put more French I wanted Joao Neves and Vettina but I thought Bruno's the 10th is the one that has priority if you had to put together the best like of all the teams and you could just pick the three best players to play in midfield it'd be the Portuguese would it just be the Portuguese I think it would be probably wouldn't it's mental isn't it even with Pedri and like yeah Declan Wright it's fucking mad by far and away is Joao Neves the best centre mid in the world at the minute and he's what 21 years old because he does everything See how like Vittinia's more the dictator and the controller.
1:07:43I feel like Jean Nevers can do that and the other end. I'd say between there was three. And Pedri. Those four. And Rice. That was the third. I'd still have Rice. Vittinia's one, Nevers, Pedri and Rice. Do you not think Nevers showed him a bit of a level? Not really. Like Rice. Yeah. Rice defensively had everything. Yeah. Quite even. That's my point. They kind of rubbed his head a bit, didn't they? A little bit. I don't think so. Well, that's what happens when you give the ball to them. Like, when you let them have that much of the ball, it doesn't look like that. They weren't letting them have the ball.
1:08:16No, what I mean is when... They couldn't get near them. Yeah. Would you say you're most excited to watch Portugal out of any of it as a neutral? I'm quite excited to watch Portugal. Yeah. Just see what they cope with Homelander and that. Do you know they've got seven... Sorry, did that come out of my mouth? Sorry. I thought he's your goat, isn't he? He's your goat. Yeah, he is my goat. He's changed. But I want to see, I'm excited to see what happens. You realistically, I know he will, but it's not a question, he will start. Yeah. He just shouldn't, he shouldn't even be in the squad, should he?
1:08:45Who should be the striker? Gonzalo Ramos. Gonzalo Ramos. Piss you, don't you? You know, Portugal squad's got seven former slash current Wolves player in it, in the squad. Well, yeah, because the Wolves literally had an entire 11. Is that who you're supporting then? You're a fake England fan? No, not really. Other than that, I'm quite excited to see my old friend's turkey. Come on, boys. Right on, Reeve, let's see your team. Is there any point? In goal, Emi Martinez. That's a good World Cup pick. Yeah, it is, man. There's so many. Garcia is 10 times the goal in one. Courtois. Yeah, but we're talking about international rep, aren't we?
1:09:21That's the reason why I picked Messi. Where's Maguire? Not in the team. Right, brilliant. Good one, bro. Back four of Hakimi, Virgil, Gabriel and Nico O 'Reilly. That's a pretty good. Very good defence. Pedri Rice, Messi. You're Messi. What's wrong with that? No, he's still pretty good. What are you laughing? But he plays every fucking game No, I know It's quite funny, isn't it? It's quite funny He's probably going to be one of the better players Yeah, he will cook It's just funny It's just funny though, isn't it? And then forget about my front line, it's fine What is the front line? Julian Alvarez, Kane and who's Mandembele?
1:09:50Three strikers
1:09:55That's not that bad Yeah, Alvarez can play off the right To be honest Like, there's a lot of good players I genuinely thought you'd already said Vinicius Jr. Which is why I said I was tossing up between Vinny and Rafinha. I would have just picked him. Go on then. In goal got Catois. A back four of Timber, Cabasi, Gehi and Cucurella.
1:10:14Compared to our defences, that's pretty shit. Timber, one of the best right backs in the world. Been injured. Cabasi is one of the best young centre-halves in the world. Arguably one of the best centre-backs in the world, to be honest. He starts every game for Barcelona and Spain. It doesn't. Gehi, one of the best... Who famously can't defend. Gehi, one of the best centre-halves in the league. That's fair. Cucurella's undoubtedly had dropped off a bit of form. but he's arguably one of the players of the tournament in the Euros it's not two years ago and he's a brilliant left back for the Premier League it's not close to that though is it Hakimi, Virgil, Gabriel or right or Mendes, James or Mekano, Vardio yeah well I'm not going to put Alfonso Davies over him just yet because I haven't really seen much of his return go on then who's your midfield Caicedo, Valverde, Bruno Fernandes it's not quite your midfield but no it's still it's well balanced where's Messi I like my front three of Elise and Bappe Rafinha that is good that's quite fluid that's a bit Pretty good, but it's not Yamal, Haaland and Diaz.
1:11:04No, it's not. Or Alvarez-Kane Dembele. Did you see Vinicius Junior's goal for Brazil? No. Very naughty. Why did you say that? What? I didn't say that. Brazil. I'm a little bit concerned for Brazil this World Cup. I know they've got Ancelotti and they've got a lot of hacking players. Is it because you predicted them for the flop? Yeah. Aren't they starting right back and left back, Danilo and Alexandro? Yeah, they're at Flamengo. That is mental. how long can they be doing that for surely till whenever their spine their spine's alright though Bruno G Gabriel Marquinhos Casimiro and then I don't know who's up front maybe Cunha maybe I don't know Diego Thiago they just don't look like they don't frighten me they don't frighten me you know what though I know people are going to go oh English arrogance like Portugal worry me Spain worry me France worry me even Argentina because they're Argentina Do you trust Vinicius Jr.
1:12:00to turn up at the World Cup? And Rich Gaines will lock him up anyway. I trust Raphinha more than Vinicius Jr. I agree. I must admit, when I was... I nearly had Brazil as my flops. Yeah. I forgot about Raphinha. Yeah, he's a fucking bowler, isn't it? Been on fire only the last few years. I think he's really going to have a good... He'll probably have a good tournament, but... Go on then, Lewis. What have you got? So, Lewis's team. Pick, fitting goal. Back four of Livermento, Alderete, Chau and Danburn. Nice. Good back four. Midfield, Newcastle Jets legend Lachlan Bayless. Nice. Who's, by the way, out of contract, so looking for a big move.
1:12:33Ooh. Yeah. I used to go and thought bring him through. Yeah. So a big move for him if he'll do a big World Cup. Granit Xhaka and Bruno G. Sashy decent. And a front three of Jokarez, Volta Marda and Alexander Ease. Yeah, I can see the chemistry work. Fuck me. You've got a better team than Reeve. Yeah. Oh, that's funny. Let us know in the comments who's got the best team and who's got the worst team and who would be in your team if we missed anyone out. Yeah, you. All right, lads. Well, with the World Cup obviously just around the corner, we thought we'd go... World Cup! World Cup! We thought we'd take a trip down memory lane and do our top 10 World Cup moments that we all remember.
1:13:11So basically from like 2002 onwards. Well, that's my first World Cup, 2002, that I remember. I don't remember 98. Crying in the assembly hall. Yeah, same as me. You watched it on a little television in assembly. No, no, we had a big... We had a projector. I remember I won, I don't know what the competition was for, but I won a bunch of like fake England gear from Safeway. Safeway, man. Do you remember Safeway? And I got given like an England shirt, but it was like XL, like men's XL. And obviously I was in like, what? She predicted the future. How old could I have been? Like five? Yeah, Theo, is it the same one you're wearing now?
1:13:49Well, bear in mind, this is a 2006 shirt, mate. Get your ball on a job. Yeah, burn, Theo. Get your fucking bull knowledge out. Safeway ended in 2004. Did you not know Safeway turned into Morrison's before this show? Yeah. Yeah, you just got mugged by the producer again. He has a name? Does he? No. Yeah, that's my first memories. And then I remember being in art class and the teacher, Mrs. Davis, let us watch on a tiny little telly in the corner, the career Italy game. I remember that. That was fun. Did you get the big TV pulled into the Assembly Hall for any of the England games? No, no. That's what I was talking about.
1:14:26For the England game, we'd go in on the morning. There'd be chairs in the Assembly. And then it would be a big pull-down projector. How did you watch it at college? Do you know that? I don't know. Have any of you just got that Korea-Italy game in your top 10? That was where they got a goal-and-goal and then Italy complained about corruption, didn't they? No, no. The ref got done for match-fix in the 80s. Really? Italy got completely fucked over, yeah. Just like Arsenal against PSG. Do you reckon? Yeah. You seriously think you are done by? I think the referee was bad, though. I thought the ref had a great game.
1:15:04What? What did he get wrong? There were loads of little fouls in the field that just weren't fouls. They were, though. No. He let a lot of them go. Madreka was a penalty. It wasn't. Madreka fouls him. Anyways, guys, moving swiftly on. Do you think the Saka one's a penalty? A handball? Of what? I don't remember seeing that. Oh, right. That's weird. These are our top 10 World Cup moments that we all remember from heart. From heart. Who wants to do their top... You're coughing, so I'll go first. I'll go first. Here it is. Right, in 10. I remember this particularly because of the commentary at the time.
1:15:40Fabio Grosso's goal against Germany. You could finish that. And Lehman is beaten in the semi-final. I don't remember the audio. I remember watching the game thinking, like Lehmann said obviously the game of his life he's been phenomenal and then that goal passed from Pirlo into him as well your brain is a strange place isn't it it's just random shit I don't remember a quote there but forget every other day I don't know I think you have certain memories but as a kid yeah you can remember in nine I've got Luis Suarez handball against Ghana in the quarter finals and then obviously Ghana went on to miss the penalty that's iconic and they lost on penalties and obviously Uruguay progressed to the semi-finals These aren't all good memories These are just my World Cup memories I just remember watching Obviously Suarez going Fuck off Wouldn't that be the first time An African nation Got to the semi-final of a World Cup I think so yeah Number 8 I have Ronaldo's wink After getting Rooney sent off In 06 Obviously it must have been A bit awkward When they returned to United Later that year In 7 I got Shabalabalala Opening goal for South Africa Against Mexico Bofana Bofana Pretty sick watching that Number 6 I got Lampard's goal sorry disallowed goal or sorry non-existent goal against Germany in 2010 the introduction to goal that's probably the most angry I think I've ever been at full match being a minor I was about 14 years old really so much so I made it my Facebook profile picture did um of the ball over the line yeah yeah I know what you're on about did you not just think I was so adamant at the time Tom that if that goal had gone in we would have had the uh you really watched that game and thought that I think the ties were turning I think that's one of the most mental things that England fans have gone about ever.
1:17:20As if we were going to win the game. Momentum is everything, brother. They were so much better than us. It was frightening. Matthew Upson played and scored. It's still one of my biggest memories. In five, I got Hammers' goal against Uruguay. Oh, nice. Yeah. I kind of forgot that one even though I spoke about it. Oh, that broke the world, didn't it? That was probably the best goal I've ever seen in the World Cup. Yeah, ever. We tried to recreate it on a Chris MD shoot. It's impossible. It's literally impossible. On the turn. In a world cup. He just kills the ball off the chest. It's disgusting.
1:17:49Is that the greatest goal you've ever seen at World Cup? I think so. Yeah, I think so, yeah. In four, I've got, it's more of like a general sort of 15-minute period of England versus Columbia, penalty shootout. Obviously, Henderson missed, thinking we're all going to go out. Columbia then missed. Pickford then saves and Eric Dye scores a win. I think that was the first time that we're around. Yeah, yeah. That was the first time I think we had fought south gate and believed and we thought we finally won a penalty shoot yeah it was like oh my god it's happening that was the start of that south gate just making us fall in love with wingland again uh in three i've got zidane's headbutt against italy in the 06 final yeah um and his penalty actually uh in two i've got the world cup final from 2022 argentina france i thought that was the best final i've ever seen the whole final the whole final yeah just the whole final in general was just like insane.
1:18:43It's not a moment. I know, but the moment itself was the whole final. The whole day of football. The whole day of football. Would you say Messi lifting the World Cup? That's what I've got. That was part of it. Yeah, the whole final. I'll give you the whole final, but Messi winning it. Yeah, pretty cool. Even the game, if you look at the game, that second half was a joke. And then number one moment for my World Cup lifetime is trippiest free kick against Croatia. Yes! Semi-final. I was so drunk for that. Because the feeling of that going in for, oh my God. We're going to win it. Honestly, when that when that free kick went in I was like we are actually going to win the World Cup what the hell and then obviously yeah there you go that's my top 10 memories of or moments of the World Cup I'll go next because my top few aren't too dissimilar to yours but I have a couple changes at the bottom so 10th I've got the Suarez handball incident 9th I've got De Jong's karate kick oh my god I forgot about that that was mental was that on Alonso yeah wasn't that whole game like he only got books what was the game which had like four red cards 10 or 15 yellows.
1:19:43What was that? The Battle of... It was called like the Battle of something, wasn't it? What was that game? Was that World Cup or Euros? I feel like it was World Cup. Do you remember when Graham Paul booked somebody three times? Yeah. And that was the end of his career, wasn't it? Yeah. It was Portugal and Netherlands. The Battle of Nuremberg. Yeah, that's it. 16 yellow cards and four reds. That's mental. The only two people who didn't get carded were like the goalies. Yeah, they're too busy, mate. 8th I've got Suarez biting Chiellini yeah classic 7th exactly the same position Shabalala goal I found a goal of Africa 6th I've got because it was a 6 score deficit when David Luiz signed to PSG for 50 million and then 2 weeks later he lost by 6 goals 7-1 7-1 you know that was the semi-final as well yeah mental isn't it 50 mil David Luiz went for and then got dunked on by Jeremy obviously they went on to win it but fifth I've got Seaman being lobbed by Ronaldinho because that's basically my earliest memory it's not a good one but you know I don't really remember that oh I do when I think of World Cup memories it comes up almost immediately useless bastard yeah fourth is Zidane headbutt third Messi lifting the World Cup second because of the actual occasion that we spent watching it Columbia was unbelievable and then first Kieran Trippi is free kick yeah I rate that mine are quite different Have you gone a more generic?
1:21:10No, I've gone with just personal. Ten, I've gone the Ronaldinho step over against Ashley Cole when he put him on his arse before Rivaldo scored. In that game, we lost. I've never... One step over put Ashley Cole on his arse. I just couldn't believe what I was watching. Ninth, I've gone the Suarez handball. Eight, I've gone when Rivaldo had the ball kicked at his leg. I almost included that, man. Obviously, that's my first World Cup and Brazil were like just that was a semi-fam against Turkey and like it was just I'd never seen anything like that I was like what's going on here it's so funny first real use for seven I've gone the Messi against Vardial yeah oh yeah yeah sixth I've gone James Rodriguez goal fifth this is one of my favourite ever World Cup memories but obviously the others above are more personal when Mbappe won that penalty against Argentina oh right yeah yeah it's one of the most incredible bits of what the speed and like it was I thought that was just amazing.
1:22:08To me, that's like, you've got two of the best scenes in the world and you're actually getting like a top elite moment of like, wow, I can't believe I've just seen it. He was, what, 18 at the time? It was incredible. Fourth, I've got the Trippier Free Kick. The reason it's fourth is because I wasn't with the lads. I watched the first half at home with my dad and then went and watched the second half down the pub. I was like, if we may win, I'll go and watch it down the pub. So it was just me and my dad in the living room. It weren't as good. Third I've gone R9 Scoring a brace in the final Because it won me My dad said if Brazil won the World Cup And he got top scorer He'd buy me a Brazil R9 shirt So I remember celebrating that Very wholesome and cute Second I've gone the Dizzy Dan Headbutt That's just like the most mental thing ever And first I've gone the Columbia Pens Because that's when I thought Oh my god we can win Were you with everyone at the time?
1:22:57Yeah I was in Birmingham It was fucking mad It's the limbs difference man And it was that What really was you go into that and no one thought we'd win because it was penitentiary yeah we wrote it off but also the fact that we'd missed and Pickford made what two saves no one missed they missed and then Pickford and then Dyer fucking Eric Dyer and Eric Dyer scores the winning like how shit was that team how good South David and Batman we had Lingard and Eric Dyer in the team and Ashley Young yes yeah what a boy but yeah they're some of mine I think anybody anybody yeah I was going to say any noble shouters I've got a couple here I didn't have the Shabalala goal only because I have a real that was probably my most least favourite World Cup 2010 the Vuvuzailas how shit England were I hated our kit as well I just thought it was I thought it was a really poor World Cup 2010 there was not many goals in it from memory was there it was the fucking ball do you know what sticks out for me do you remember Torsten Fring's goal in the 06 World Cup every two hours he scored just a fucking worldie yeah I always stick and Lahm as well.
1:24:04Lahm scored the first goal, didn't he? absolutely beauty. Really good goal, but I nearly put in the Argentina goal in 06, and it was like the most passes ever. Oh, right, yeah, yeah. I watched that this morning. Cambiasso, yeah. What, Maxi Rodriguez? Yeah, and I didn't have the, like I said, I didn't have the Shabalala goal. I nearly had, what was one of the, the Mbappe hat trick I was going to put in. A bit early for us, I think, was it 98? Owen against Argentina. Yeah, that was a bit before. Yeah, I don't remember that. I just remember seeing it on the internet. What were you missing there, Will?
1:24:32I've got down the Robin Van Persie flying header. Oh, fine. The hammer in Spain, the holders. Yeah. Was that the World Cup with Euros? Well, Fabregas' winning goal, was that the World Cup with Euros? That was Iniesta. Iniesta, sorry. What about when... That was the young game? The young game, yeah. What about when Rob Green fumbled off to Dempsey? Oh, God. How can we forget? Or Rooney to the cameras. Nice to see the home fans booing you. That was against... You drew to Algeria, mate. You deserved it. Who are our... In our lifetime, who do you think our favourite? Southgate. Where, no, World Cup winners are.
1:25:12Out of all the teams we've won it, who have you won? I'm really happy they've won it. Messi. Messi, Argentina. Messi winning the World Cup for sure, yeah. Or Brazil. No, Brazil in 0-2 for me. Yeah, they were great. Brazil in 0-2. Do you know what's hilarious about that? Ronaldinho was like the side piece. Yeah. Ronaldinho. their best player was Rivaldo I was speaking to Rory yesterday I was on a shoot with him and he was on talk sport with Gilberto Silva the other day Gilberto Silva was saying to him it's so disrespectful how people talk about that Brazil team and Brazil players he said Rivaldo was the best player I've ever played with including Ronaldinho R9 and he played with them at their peak he did Rivaldo the dummy that tournament he was their best player R9 was obviously just coming back from the injury have you watched the Ronaldinho documentary yet on Netflix you've got to watch it I remember like reading a magazine and it was with Rivaldo and maybe Ronaldinho and they were like if they felt if they beat England they'd go on to win the World Cup they thought England were the best team yeah it was a good game though if he went for fucking Seaman do you think he meant that shit?
1:26:16yes yeah he saw it he saw Seaman he'd been he'd been lobbed loads Artem Sekiri did it for Macedonia then we signed him goodbye He did it for Macedonia Against England At St Mary's I think it was before It was either Just after the World Cup From a corner Fucking shit semen Sick of him What about Getting lobbed all the time Mawani Mawani won one Against Martinez That's a big one That is a good one actually I mean You included the whole game So that is included But I put Messi With lifting it Mbappe's volley I must say Yeah that's a good one Joke But those ones are less because I'm older doesn't it doesn't hit different yeah it hits different bro it's more messy lift in it isn't it that's the yeah did you come I actually did you actually came you pants wait he went into the toilets in a second how about Rooney against like Croatia and all them and France what about Rooney against Turkey I was trying to nibble that thing yeah yeah yeah because obviously it didn't going back to the going back to the Zidane Dan Headbutt.
1:27:27Because he didn't play that well. How about the Parma goal against Spain? In terms of shocking stuff, do you think we'll ever see some more admit like... Say that again. There's a Dan Headbutt. Will we ever see something like that? Will we ever see anything like that? I think it's the most iconic World Cup moment ever. It's mental. I think it's more than Maradona. Also, his penalty. And the penalty, the Penenka. The penalty's ridiculous. Mental. That could have easily not been given, by the way, that pen. He scored a Penenka and then headbutted someone. By the way, headbutted them in the chest.
1:27:54Who does that? Who headbutts people in the chest? With some force, by the way. Mental. Yeah, have you not seen the clip back? Well, that's what happens then. It actually goes flying out the ground. Hey, but it's right there, isn't it? You can't be slagging people's mums off. Slag my mum off, you get headbutted in the chest. No, but also, I think, probably in hindsight, Zidane probably regrets that a little bit. Nah, fuck that. You think? If he said that about my mother, I'd like to think I'd headbutted him. Headbutted him? Oh, fuck him. Yeah, they're moving in. I mean, yeah, it's one of them, you've got to try and keep your cool, but fuck it.
1:28:27Did Matarazzi then have scored ahead of that game? He scored before, I think. He's definitely scored in that game, I didn't think it was before. Leaping header. No, he couldn't jump off the ground. Also, that Italian sobs unbelievable. Del Piero's fucking good. What about the Spain 2010? That's probably the first one I remember really falling in love with. Really? After the request. I mean, yeah, I love that team, but... David Villa. I just had, yeah, David Villa as well. So good. In them yellow F50s, but I just I hated that tournament it's my least favourite ever tournament now I did a whole university project on it if England win the World Cup what did you do the R9 haircut I can't I don't have any hair at the front I have to do a reverse haircut an R9 on the back Bobby Charlton if England win the World Cup we'll all get a tattoo of what a fucking flag across our chest just a star just an yeah the England bad with two stars.
1:29:24What over our heart? Tommy T on your skull. No, get it on my leg or something. Two stars. Two stars? What are you on about? What? Have you seen, by the way, the French, the PSG, their stars for the Champions League are Eiffel Towers. Are they? Yeah, they're like mini Eiffel Towers. I think that's really cool. Well, guys, what's your favourite World Cup moment? Let us know in the comments down below because there's been so many good ones. And let us know in the comments your first World Cup, which one you remember first. And what do you think is going to happen in this World Cup? Any moment? Morgan Rodgers is going to score the World Cup winning goal mate I think I think when Argentina play Portugal Ronaldo is going to score a winner and it's a teabag Messi I think Goretzka is going to murder that guy who just screams Goretzka at him outside the ground Goretzka have you seen that?
1:30:16He hates him you've never seen it honestly it's just this guy follows Bayern Munich and the German national team around they'll be on a walk and he's just stood there going Goretzka and he's like is he alright he's a normal guy he just thinks it's funny to scream Goretzka it is quite funny it's pretty funny yeah let us know in the comments down below and this will be the last oh no I've got one Kappa is going to get his cock out I was going to say that mate I was going to say that yeah we're going to be next time you see us we'll be over in America and stay tuned for Tom's I might go to Mexico if we play them in the round of 16 Mexican correspondent he's got a kit on already hey there you go lads if you want that to happen let us know in the comments down below and as always Gavin England Gavin England Gavin England Gavin England Gavin England
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