Totally World Cup - Groups A, B, and C previewed

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Athletic

World Cup, Premier League, Champions League, Sports, Soccer,

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🗓️ 7 June 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo’s joined in the pod by Michael Cox, Tom Williams, Sasha Goryunov and a host of other international guests too to tell you everything you need to know about how the likes of France, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Peru, Morocco and the hosts will fare in RussiaRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: World Cup Fever, World Cup predictions (01m 50s)• PART 1b: Group A: Uruguay - a last hurrah for Suarez, Cavani and co? (05m 00s) • PART 1c: Group A: Egypt - King Salah and more with Bassil Mikdadi (11m 00s)• PART 1d: Group A: Russia - “beyond appalling” (18m 20s)• PART 1e: Group A: Saudi Arabia - even worse than Russia? (24m 20s)• PART 2a: Group B: Morocco - the most underrated team at the tournament? (27m 10s)• PART 2b: Portugal - going backwards since Euro 2016? (31m 50s)• PART 3c: Iran -a tough nut to crack (34m 00s)• PART 3d: Group B: Spain - back to their best? (36m 30s)• PART 4a: Group C: Peru - a great story, an even better kit (42m 40s)• PART 4b: Group C: Australia - Tim Cahill bids to do a Pele (45m 50s)• PART 4c: Group C: Denmark - big things expected from Christian Eriksen (47m 10s)• PART 4d: Group C: France - so much talent, but can they function as a coherent XI? (49m 40s)• PART 5: World Cup odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (56m 30s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (58m 10s)PARISH NOTICES:• we're sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get your trial shaving set from [**Harry’s** for just £3.95](http://www.harrys.com/totallyfootball)GET IN TOUCH:• [find us on **Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group game• send us a **[tweet: @TheTotallyShow](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)**

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0:00.0	A great day, comrades. We sail into history.
0:04.5	Totally football show, totally at the World Cup.
0:09.8	Unbelievable, unbelievable this.
0:14.2	Oh, Lord!
0:19.0	Oh my God, and it's dangerous!
0:22.9	Yes, yes.
0:25.1	Oh, yeah.
0:30.1	Unbelievable.
0:34.1	Sticker albums completed, check.
0:36.5	Wallcharts ready, check. generically uplifting theme song by
0:39.5	Woolsmith, Chekeroo. It's almost time, and here comes the first of three special shows
0:45.4	previewing the summer's action in Russia. Now he cannot stop. Taking part, Sasha Gurianov, Russian
0:54.1	sporting and cultural ambassador, Michael Cox, author of The Mixer and the man behind, zonal marking.com.
1:00.1	Matt Stanger from the Totally Football League show and all sorts of other places.
1:03.7	And Tom Williams, author of Do You Speak Football?
1:15.2	Woo. Football Woo-hoo!
1:16.4	Hello everybody.
1:17.1	Hi.
1:17.7	Hello.
1:19.3	Are you pumped Tom Williams?
1:20.3	I'm getting there. I'm getting there.
1:21.0	I'm currently a bit anxious because my TV is stopped working
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