Messi’s 50-50 vision | Brazil 'bottle' it | Dutch play Allardyce-ball | Croatian experience prevails
12/10/22 • 32 min
Former Premier League striker Michael Bridges and Optus Sport Journalist Jack Austin join former Matilda Amy Duggan to discuss today's World Cup action!
- Do Brazil struggle with mental resilience?
- Are Croatia unstoppable when it goes to extra time?
- Messi with ANOTHER goal and assist taking him equal with Gabriel Batistuta.
- Louis van Gaal going against everything that the Dutch have ever stood for.
- A shot at 2018 World Cup redemption could be on the cards...
Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series, Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
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Former Premier League striker Michael Bridges and Optus Sport Journalist Jack Austin join former Matilda Amy Duggan to discuss today's World Cup action!
- Do Brazil struggle with mental resilience?
- Are Croatia unstoppable when it goes to extra time?
- Messi with ANOTHER goal and assist taking him equal with Gabriel Batistuta.
- Louis van Gaal going against everything that the Dutch have ever stood for.
- A shot at 2018 World Cup redemption could be on the cards...
Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series, Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Subscribe: https://sport.optus.com.au/signup
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Former A-League players Tommy Oar and Thomas Sorensen join Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer and Teo Pellizzeri to discuss Portugal's free-flowing attack and the rise of their newest star. They discuss Spain's tactics and if tiki taka is the way forward, reassess their pre-tournament predictions and debate the best way for the A-League Men's to capitalise on Socceroos hype to convert it into bums of seats.
- Were Portugal better with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench?
- Has the Ronaldo era come to an end for the national team?
- Spain's tactics: passes, possession but no product.
- Benfica's incredible youth development and their latest starlet off the production line.
- A-League Men's return this weekend and how to make the most of the Socceroos' best-ever World Cup campain.
Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series, Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Subscribe: https://sport.optus.com.au/signup
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Football’s NOT coming home | Ronaldo OUT | Cheating referees? | Morocco miracle
Former Premier League striker Michael Bridges and former Socceroo Scott McDonald join former Matilda Amy Duggan to discuss today's World Cup action!
- Football won't be coming home this year as France too good.
- Ronaldo's World Cup dreams are dashed. What next for CR7?
- Are Morocco unstoppable? Yet to lose under Walid Regragui
- Widespread accusations from players of poor refereeing. Is it fair enough?
Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series, Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Subscribe: https://sport.optus.com.au/signup
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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