England exit but show signs of progress as Morocco make the semi-finals
12/11/22 • 57 min
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Jimbo’s got a stacked card of Carl Anka, Adrian Clarke, Dom Fifield, Daniel Storey, Maher Mezahi and Natalie Gedra as the World Cup semi-finals are set in stone.
Holders France eliminate England but Gareth Southgate’s side show attacking intent and outplay the world champions so are there reasons to be cheerful? Plus hear why Saka needs more protection and why Griezmann is the player of the tournament.
Not up for France - Morocco, a team dripping with tactical discipline, who become the first African side ever to reach the last 4 by beating Portugal. But should Cristiano Ronaldo have been comforting his team-mates rather than shedding his own tears?
Finally we check in on where it went wrong for the number 1 ranked team in the world Brazil.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Alex Abnos pays tribute to Grant Wahl (01.00)
• PART 2: England 1-2 France (04.00)
• PART 3: Morocco 1-0 Portugal (23.00)
• PART 4a: More on Brazil’s elimination (40.00)
• PART 4b: Your semi-finals are... (36.00)
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Jimbo’s got a stacked card of Carl Anka, Adrian Clarke, Dom Fifield, Daniel Storey, Maher Mezahi and Natalie Gedra as the World Cup semi-finals are set in stone.
Holders France eliminate England but Gareth Southgate’s side show attacking intent and outplay the world champions so are there reasons to be cheerful? Plus hear why Saka needs more protection and why Griezmann is the player of the tournament.
Not up for France - Morocco, a team dripping with tactical discipline, who become the first African side ever to reach the last 4 by beating Portugal. But should Cristiano Ronaldo have been comforting his team-mates rather than shedding his own tears?
Finally we check in on where it went wrong for the number 1 ranked team in the world Brazil.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Alex Abnos pays tribute to Grant Wahl (01.00)
• PART 2: England 1-2 France (04.00)
• PART 3: Morocco 1-0 Portugal (23.00)
• PART 4a: More on Brazil’s elimination (40.00)
• PART 4b: Your semi-finals are... (36.00)
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Previous Episode
Netherlands Argentina madness, Slaven Bilic stops by and England France is 50/50
Jimbo, Tim Spiers and Sasha Goryunov gather their thoughts after an incredible day of quarter-final action in Qatar.
Argentina overcome the Netherlands on penalties after a game that features comebacks, late drama, the pass of the tournament and the free-kick of the tournament.
Messi and co will face Croatia in the semi-finals after they defeat Brazil in a shootout. Slaven Bilic joins us in the studio to detail what makes his country so effective at team sports.
Saturday’s quarter-finals see Morocco look to make history as the first African nation to reach the last 4. And it’s England v France, with the Three Lions looking to unseat the defending champions. Julien Laurens gives us the French perspective.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties (03.00)
• PART 2: Croatia beat Brazil on penalties, with Slaven Bilic (15.00)
• PART 3a: Portugal v Morocco preview with Bruno Sousa and Maher Mezahi (30.00)
• PART 3b: England v France preview with Julien Laurens (36.00)
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Next Episode
It's the Messi Show - Argentina are in the final
Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod as Argentina book their ticket to the World Cup final.
Croatia are overcome by La Albiceleste in the first semi-final on Tuesday, with Messi continuing to dazzle in Qatar. Does Argentina effectively playing with 10 men and luxury Lionel show the differences between elite club competition and the World Cup?
France or Morocco await for Argentina in the final. Can the holders succeed where Spain and Portugal failed in finding a way to the Africans’ goal? And how will brothers Mbappe and Hakimi fare against each other?
Plus we dive into the foreign manager debate and whether Thomas Tuchel would fancy a crack at the England job.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Argentina 3-0 Croatia (03.30)
• PART 2: A foreign England manager and Bayern’s injury woes (23.00)
• PART 3a: France v Morocco preview with Julien Laurens and Maher Mezahi (31.00)
• PART 3b: Rapha pays tribute to Grant Wahl (41.00)
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