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EPISODE · Jul 9, 2026 · 1H 7M

FIFA lose control and England surge to the Quarters!

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We have some fun in the second half reminiscing about England's famous win over Mexico at the Azteca, but before all that we have the small matter of constitutional chaos as Egypt fume at their exit amidst a controversial set of VAR decisions in favour of Argentina. More Latam drama occured as Paraguay went out to France, and the USA disappointed against a Belgium team that still has Axel Witsel knocking about.5:25 - Argentina go through via ref drama8:27 - Egypt's ruled-out goal vs FIFA's fading goodwill20:56 - A brief history of referees by Sam Hyde29:40 - ENGLAND win vs Mexico47:53 - Mexican vs USA culture50:47 - Toby watches an MLS game55:17 - USA eliminated by Belgium1:00:25 - Sam defends ParaguayWant us to answer your questions? Contact us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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