Can the Lionesses lift the World Cup tomorrow?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
This Saturday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast – The Game football podcast.
The Lionesses are now just one win away from lifting the World Cup trophy. Molly Hudson and Owen Slot share the latest from the England camp down under, as Sarina Wiegman prepares her squad for the biggest game of their careers.
Lauren James is available to play after serving her two match ban – but should she come straight back into the starting line up? The team debates this huge decision with a little help from former Lioness and Times columnist, Casey Stoney.
Spain are tough opponents with a lot of quality, but behind the scenes they're a team in turmoil. Molly shares tales of striking players, a coach that doesn't connect with the squad and how the team are looking to write their own history on Sunday.
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Guests:
- Molly Hudson, football reporter, The Times.
- Owen Slot, chief sports writer, The Times.
Host: Tom Clarke, deputy sports editor, The Times.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's Nanvin. |
| 0:04.0 | Tomorrow, the lionesses play Spain in England's first World Cup final since 1966. |
| 0:13.2 | It's going to be a huge moment in sporting history. |
| 0:17.6 | So much so that pubs are opening early and the Church of England has given its blessing |
| 0:23.0 | for worshippers to skip their usual Sunday morning service and pray for the lionesses instead. |
| 0:30.2 | So to mark the occasion, we're bringing you an episode of the game, |
| 0:35.2 | the Times Football Podcast, with their preview of the final. |
| 0:39.6 | And if you can't watch the match on Sunday morning, |
| 0:42.2 | the Times will have live updates online and in the app, |
| 0:45.8 | and you can listen to Talksport, who will have live commentary from 10 am |
| 0:50.4 | with the former lioness, Leanne Sanderson. |
| 0:53.8 | We're all keeping our fingers crossed. |
| 0:56.8 | It's coming home. |
| 0:58.2 | But in the meantime, here's our preview with the Deputy Sports Editor, Tom Clark. |
| 1:05.6 | Hello and welcome to this very special episode of the game podcast from the Times. |
| 1:10.2 | Special because this show is in addition to our usual Monday and Thursday offering |
| 1:14.8 | for even more special because England are in a World Cup final. |
| 1:18.8 | That's right. Finally, first time since 1966, |
| 1:22.2 | this time it is England's women who will face Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday. |
| 1:27.2 | Joining me, Tom Clark, I'm currently in a small room in the Times office in London. |
| 1:31.4 | We've got two of our intrepid reporters down under. |
| 1:34.4 | There might be a bit blurry-eyed and ready for bed, |
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