Comfortable win for England; chaotic comeback for Scotland – Football Weekly

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair, Jonathan Liew and Ewan Murray to reflect on England’s friendly against Wales and Thursday evening’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:10.0	Debbie was in a bit of a pickle.
0:13.0	A crisp and gurkin sandwiches just weren't selling
0:17.0	until she had the good idea to use Kenver to design her logo, menus and social posts.
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1:20.9	And after complaining endlessly about England struggling to break down a low block,
1:24.3	is it okay to complain about England breaking down a low block before it's even got into position? A 3-0 win and a game that was over after about 11 minutes, but lots of positives for England, another goal and good performance from Morgan Rogers in the Jude Bellingham role. Elliot Anderson and Deckman Rice looking impressive in midfield. England won without Harry Kane, Ollie Watkins scored and Baccio Saka hit one perfectly. Jed Spence and Anthony Gordon linked up well on the left and Jordan Pickford had nothing to do and then made two good saves when he was given something to do. Conclusion, it's coming home. A huge win for Scotland at home to Greece. Not a brilliant performance, not a good performance. Greece should have been a header in the first half and deservedly were in the second before Steve Clark's men went and scored three. Also, there's Austria's biggest ever win and the Pharaoh's scoring four.
2:02.4	We'll discuss FIFA, UEFA and Israel's potential ban amid the early stages of the ceasefire.
2:06.7	There's Ancelotti at Brazil, Cole Palmer building submarines, and a queue of people in Perth,
2:11.0	ready to get my AirPods from Terminal 4.
2:13.1	All that plus your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.
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