Hello and welcome to the Game World Cup daily from The Times. I'm Natalie Sawyer and

thank you for joining us. Over the next month we're going to be bringing you

podcasts every match day of the World Cup after 10 o'clock UK time every night

in our studio that would rival I TV's grand set.

In fact, I think their designers might have worked with us here previously.

Anyhow, with me today, the Deputy Football Correspond correspondent for the Times,

Matt Hughes.

Hello?

In Moscow, having just watched Russia Romp to a 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia

in the opening game of this tournament.

We'll be hearing from Oliver Kay.

I'll be discussing the story dominating the headlines off the field.

Spain sacking their manager. Gab Marcotti joins us later.

But first let's get an update from the England camp in Rapino with

Henry Winter. Henry how's it all going out in Russia? It's good math. They've cleared the dead seal off the beach which has made the early morning run

slightly easy. I don't have any sort of strange herdling to do. No, it's lovely the sun's

out. The players have been very helpful, very open, which is part of

Garas South Gates or Glassnost regime with the press, which is very welcome. And they have to deliver

on the pitch, but the culture of suspicion and paranoia has

lifted for now. For now indeed we'll talk a bit more about the the openness of

the squad a little bit later but it's not too long until England's campaign gets

underway in Volgo Grad and based on the training sessions you've been watching for us we're 90% confident of what that team will be

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