Iceland upset the odds again while VAR makes its mark
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The Times
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🗓️ 17 June 2018
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Matchday 3 was historic for the World Cup as not one but two penalties were awarded with the help of the Video Assistant Referee.
Natalie Sawyer breaks down all that and an incredible first ever point at the World Cup for Iceland who contained the might of Messi and Argentina.
Bill Edgar and Jonathan Northcroft discuss the day’s action, as France see off Australia with the help of technology, Croatia cruise past Nigeria and Denmark break Peruvian hearts. Plus what could make Fabian Delph unique amongst England footballers?
And Times writer George Caulkin talks about his trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway and travels around Russia, all in the name of football.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats. |
| 0:11.0 | So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Hello and welcome to the game World Cup Daily from The Times. I'm Natalie Sawyer and |
| 0:36.6 | thank you for joining us. Over the next month we'll be bringing you podcasts every |
| 0:40.3 | match day after 10 o'clock UK time every night. It was an historic day in Russia |
| 0:46.0 | five penalties awarded including the first two ever by VAR and we even had goal line technology |
| 0:51.9 | in the mix as well. |
| 0:53.0 | In the studio with me, the Times is resident stats guru and the man who's been providing our nightly |
| 0:58.0 | trivia teasers. |
| 0:59.0 | It's Bill Edgar. |
| 1:00.0 | And Bill, you've turned up put up for work and then waistcoat in tribute to Mark Clambert. |
| 1:04.2 | That's very nice. |
| 1:05.2 | Very fetching. |
| 1:06.2 | Thank you very much. |
| 1:07.2 | Nice to be here. |
| 1:09.2 | And in Rapino, it is the Sunday Times football correspondent Jonathan Northcroft. |
| 1:13.8 | Hello Jonathan? |
| 1:14.8 | Hi there. |
| 1:15.8 | Hello. |
| 1:16.8 | We'll be speaking to you momentarily and later on I'll be hearing from a man who's made his way |
| 1:20.4 | to Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway, Mr George Kalkin. |
| 1:24.8 | A France and Denmark took control of Group C with victories on match day three. |
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