World Cup 2022: Episode 12 - Germany Crash Out & Belgium's Limp Exit!
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🗓️ 2 December 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is in Qatar, while Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson are both in London to look back at an eventful day of World Cup action, with both Germany and Belgium being knocked out of the competition in the group stages.
The panel debate whether some of the teams are now only starting to find their feet after their third matches. Are they finally adjusting to conditions in Qatar given their lack of preparation ahead of the tournament? (00:30)
Did the ball cross the line in the build-up to Japan's second goal against Spain? Gregor and Tom have their say (09:30)
Where did it all go wrong for Germany after their elimination from the tournament, and just how catastrophic is their early exit? Can they rebuild ahead of the next European Championships? (11:43)
Belgium's Golden Generation are knocked out of the group stages just 4 years after finishing third in Russia - what now for the national side with several of the key figures set to be absent from the next World Cup? (24:30)
How much credit do Morocco need after qualifying for the Round of 16 as Group winners? How significant is this for African football? (35:17)
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| 0:53.9 | Welcome to the game podcast Qatar 2022. Today there are shock exits. Germany |
| 1:03.7 | go out at the group stage as do Belgium and there are surprise teams going |
| 1:08.3 | through as well. Fantastic news from Morocco and Japan will dissect all the |
| 1:13.4 | big controversies including whether the ball was over the line or not. You know |
| 1:19.4 | what we're talking about. Stay with us. This is the game. Hello again. This is |
| 1:25.9 | the game podcast. I'm Hugh. Wasn't cropped alongside Gregor Robertson and Tom |
| 1:30.5 | Clark to reflect on what was simply an incredible evening in Group E at the |
| 1:36.2 | World Cup in Qatar. Japan finishing top of the group after a stunning comeback |
| 1:40.9 | win over Spain. It finished 2-1 at the Halifa International Stadium. Spain do |
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