Modest Mbappe steals the show as Messi & Ronaldo exit the stage
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The Times
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🗓️ 30 June 2018
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The knockout stage of the World Cup in Russia begins with a bang. Natalie Sawyer reviews the progression of Uruguay and France to the last 8. A stunning display from 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe blows Argentina away. Alyson Rudd joins us from Kazan and is privileged to have witnessed one of the great World Cup games.
Giles Smith is in the studio to mourn the loss of Diego Maradona from our TV screens and ponder the pointlessness of beer showers at a VAR tournament.
Oli Kay gives his reaction to a pulsating Uruguayan victory over Portugal as the handsome Edinson Cavani comes into form at the right time. And we debate the importance of Alli and Henderson to England ahead of their clash with Colombia on Tuesday.
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
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| 0:16.5 | 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 |
| 0:36.8 | thank you for joining us. We are here every match day of the World Cup podcasting |
| 0:40.8 | after 10 o'clock UK time every night. It is knockout football from this |
| 0:45.1 | point on no second chances in the last 16. It's been another wonderful day of |
| 0:50.5 | entertainment and a great day for Paris and German strikers but not such a good day for |
| 0:55.1 | Messy and Rinaldo. |
| 0:56.7 | In the studio with me casting his eye over all the entertainment, Giles Smith. |
| 1:01.0 | Hi Giles. |
| 1:02.0 | Pineathley. Later on we'll be speaking to Oliver Kay for reaction to |
| 1:05.1 | Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Portugal. Plus we'll be discussing the latest from the |
| 1:09.0 | England camp ahead of their last 16 clash with Colombia on Tuesday night. |
| 1:14.0 | But first we go to Allison Rudd in Kazan who witnessed a seven- goal thriller as France |
| 1:18.6 | overcame Argentina 4-3 to reach the quarterfinals. |
| 1:22.4 | And Allison, France's talented forwards were four three to reach the quarterfinals and Allison |
| 1:23.1 | France's talented forwards weren't that impressive in the group stage but today |
| 1:27.3 | it was all about killing and Bape with those two goals as well as winning a penalty |
| 1:31.8 | at just 19 years old as well it was some way |
| 1:34.7 | for him to announce himself on the biggest stage in world football wasn't it? |
| 1:37.7 | Yeah and he's such a modest guy with it he came into the press conference |
| 1:42.3 | because if you're named as man of the Match you have to do a quick |
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