World Cup 2022: Episode 22 - Crunch Time For Messi and Modrić
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Molly Hudson and James Restall.
We continue to look at where England go next following their World Cup exit and James and Molly add their thoughts to the questions over Gareth Southgate’s future (00:00)
Do you want Gareth Southgate to stay or go? The Times polled 20,000 readers and there’s an overwhelming majority for one outcome (19:40)
Argentina take on Croatia today in the first World Cup semi-final - which great player will fall short in their search for a golden end to their international career? (32:48)
Morocco face France on Wednesday. Are the French too strong or are they capable of complacency against the Moroccans? (49:44)
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| 0:50.5 | You're listening to the game Qatar 2022. Today we'll look back on England's exit from the |
| 1:01.4 | World Cup at the hands of France and ask what needs to happen next when it comes to the head coach |
| 1:06.3 | position. Will Gareth Southgate stay on or will he go? We'll also look ahead to the two semi-finals |
| 1:12.0 | coming in midweek as Morocco take on France and Croatia face Argentina. All of the subplots within |
| 1:19.3 | will be discussed and much more on the game. Hello again and welcome to the game World Cup 2022. |
| 1:31.2 | Of course, things are different now. England are out of the tournament. I am no longer in Qatar. |
| 1:38.5 | I didn't fly back with the team to Birmingham, but if I was on that plane, there would have been |
| 1:43.2 | strong words exchanged. Let's say that. I'm alongside Gregor Robinson, Molly Hudson and James |
| 1:48.8 | Restall to in the clear light of day. Now that things have settled, take a look on England's |
| 1:54.7 | World Cup campaign as a whole and also look ahead to the World Cup semi-finals, which of course |
| 1:59.6 | will not include the three lions. We'll also talk about Gareth Southgate's future in the job. |
| 2:05.1 | And this is where we start. The dust has settled. How do we now view that game against France? |
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