Hello, this is international football commentator Derek Ray, and you're listening to the Ranks

FC podcast. Hello, Ranks Squad. Hello, R Squad, and welcome to Ranks FC.

It's your favourite international football podcast.

My name is Jack Collins, and I'll be your host day.

And joining me across the water, it's the one and only Mr. Dean Jones.

How you doing, mate?

I'm good, mate. Yeah.

I mean, catching my breath. Just watch those European playoffs. Obviously, today is a World Cup episode and we're right in the vibe of it all because, well, I'm in America where it's all happening

and we've just watched these European playoffs, mate,

and big storylines. I mean, a sad one in a way for you, but some big ones.

Yeah, 100%. We now have 46 of the 48 teams locked in for the World Cup. By the time you're listening to this, all 48 teams will be confirmed.

But if we were going to wait to record this post the games between Jamaica against Congo

and also the other game between Bolivia and Iraq, we would be waiting until 6am, UK time.

So we're going to just fire it out as best we can with what we've got so

far. But the European four final places, as you say, are confirmed. And they have gone to Bosnia

and Herzegovina, who beat Italy on penalties. They've gone to Turkey, who joined the US's group

after they beat Kosovo,-0 in Pristina,

to Sweden, who won 3-2 against Poland with a last gasp,

Victor Jokores goal.

And in that moment, became the first and only European side to qualify through the

back door of the Nations League, having not got into the top two of their group, which is interesting.

And finally, Chechia, who won again on penalties after a two-all draw, this time with Denmark.

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