Italy Out Again, Turkey’s Threat, and Global Qualifying Unpacked, presented by Christopher Ward: 04/01/26
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🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Rog and Rory Smith break down a dramatic end to qualifying across the globe. They start with Italy’s stunning playoff collapse and what it says about the future of one of football’s traditional powers, before turning to Turkey’s growing threat and what it means for the USA ahead of their group stage meeting. From there, the focus widens to stories like Iraq’s emotional return and DR Congo’s breakthrough underline both the chaos and meaning of qualification. Plus, England’s attacking questions and whether Max Dowman could factor into the squad. Presented by Christopher Ward.
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| 0:00.0 | New Balance is a brand I've loved dearly for my whole life. |
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| 0:09.2 | And as it turns out, I'm not the only elite footballer they're sponsoring these days. |
| 0:14.0 | Bikai Osaka, Hendrik, Eberichieze, Jeremy Frimpong, legendary Hamas Rodriguez and our own beloved Tim Weyer. |
| 0:22.7 | They're all riding with New Balance these days. |
| 0:25.2 | We're the biggest summer in soccer, fast approaching. |
| 0:28.3 | I can't wait to see their incredible footballers paid their path on the world's biggest stage. |
| 0:32.5 | Whether it's Hendrik, cutting up opponents in his Tekela's or Bacca, |
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| 0:52.2 | full me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on you |
| 0:54.6 | fool me three times |
| 0:55.8 | Tutti at casa, everybody go home |
| 0:58.1 | it's over, it's finished |
| 0:59.6 | you can't take away Lumumba and |
| 1:01.7 | the Colombian eagle guy that the World Cup needs |
| 1:03.9 | these people as much as it's |
| 1:05.5 | it's only very slender chance that Matt's down when goes to the |
| 1:08.0 | World Cup I think it's not a zero |
| 1:10.0 | chance |
| 1:10.5 | I think it's not a zero chance. |
| 1:21.6 | The field for World Cup 2026 is finally set, and for the third World Cup in a row, |
| 1:26.1 | four-time champions Italy will somehow not be part of proceedings. |
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