World Cup 2022: Episode 19 - The World Cup Of Falseness
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Roddy, Matt Lawton and Owen Slot in Qatar.
From last minute u-turns to questions over the authenticity of some fans - what are our experiences of the World Cup in Qatar so far? (00:00)
How will Qatar 2022 be seen in the future? Will football ever be the same again? (19:22)
England are a day away from their quarter final against France - has Raheem Sterling’s situation been a distraction and how do England deal with Mbappé? (33:13)
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| 0:54.4 | Hello and welcome back to the game podcast. I am Hugh Wysencroft. Once again, on-location in Doha |
| 1:02.8 | in one of the lavish times apartments alongside Tom Roddy, Matt Lawson and Owen Slot. Talking about |
| 1:10.4 | I think the tournament so far, we of course will look ahead to the quarter finals as well, |
| 1:15.6 | and we'll be discussing what this World Cup means in the grand scheme of where football is |
| 1:20.4 | and where it's going, but gentlemen, it's good to catch up. Tell me, how's the tournament |
| 1:25.2 | been so far for you? Can we just nail this grandiose apartment nonsense? Just so no one, |
| 1:31.2 | just so everyone knows that it's ironic. It was deep-guyronic. Yeah, it was. But thanks for that, |
| 1:35.9 | Hugh. You have to establish that early. So you're saying you're not enjoying the apartment side |
| 1:41.6 | of things? Spencer, you live with really? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Who's staying with? Well, I have to live |
| 1:45.7 | with Mark Asfland, and there are some people who are known to iron in the nude. Oh, my God, who? |
| 1:52.5 | Has he not done it? Your house mate? I've only just moved in. Oh, naming no names, naming no names, |
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