187. World Cup 2014 (Part 1)

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In this episode, we go through our final World Cup predictions, from the round of 16 to the final, and decide who we think will win the World Cup. We also debate who we think were the best players in the group stage!<hr>

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In this episode, we preview both World Cup semi final games which include France vs Morocco & Argentina vs Croatia!<hr>

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As the World Cup draws to a close so does our World Cup series. In the final episode of this series we reflect on the magic and the quirky moments this World Cup has produced, we also have a number of awards to give out such as the golden shin pad for the best housery of the tour ...  Show more

Today, we look back at our favourite moments from the group stages of a truly weird World Cup.

The group stages threw up some absolute #narrative this tournament, with some heroic performances from the likes of Morocco and Japan, as well as England’s transition from ...