The Game Football Podcast

World Cup 2022 Preview: The Favourites

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tony Cascarino. Tony Cascarino shares his favourite stories from representing the Republic of Ireland in two World Cups (00:00) Which South American teams are in the running to lift the trophy? Are Brazil favourites or could Argentina cause them a problem or two? (07:41) What about the European teams? Can France become the third nation ever to win back-to-back World Cups? (16:12) Which players are likely to stand out and create World Cup memories? (33:38) Several players are possibly playing in their final World Cups - and it’s not just Messi and Ronaldo (38:32) There’ve been some iconic World Cup goals, but which are our favourites? (51:30) Tony picks his favourite World Cup moment from his time playing at the finals in 1990 and 1994 (60:02) Get more of The Times and The Sunday Times for less than £1 a day. Start your free trial: <a href="http://thetimes.co.uk/thegame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/thegame</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Game Football Podcast is the thinking fan's podcast for the debate, the tactics, the personalities, injuries, goals and analysis. From The Times and Sunday Times, it's the place for nuanced discussion around all the action throughout the 2024/25 season. Presented by Tom Clarke with contributors including Martin Samuel, Jonathan Northcroft, Charlotte Duncker, Hamzah Khalique-Loonat, Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd, Tom Allnutt and others. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.