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Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew look ahead to the World Cup kicking off on Thursday and break down the teams they think are favorites to win the tournament. Jurgen Klinsmann joins the show to explain why he thinks Brazil will will it all. Plus, Frank Leboeuf argues why France are in pole position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Right everyone, this is not a drill. It's finally time to get match ready. We're bringing the big summer energy. With the incredible prices at ASDA, get ready for the match with a 55-inch sharp Roku, UHD TV, roll back from £348 to just £242, and get two for £20 across 20 different packs of beer and cider, like Corona and Budweiser. That's Asda Price. Selected stores online, subject to availability, Corona 12 times 330 mill, Budweiser 15 times 440 mil. Exclude Scotland and Wales, Asda Express and small stores. See azda.com slash small stores. Coming up, we're just over 24 hours from the start of the World Cup. And today we'll be looking at which countries have the best shot at winning it. Spain and France are practically co-favorites while England

0:42.6

hoped to win 60 years of hurt. Can Lionel Messi and Argentina repeat or will Cristiano

0:49.8

Ronaldo finally claim the only silverware missing from his glittering trophy cabinet.

0:55.0

It's all ahead over the next 60 minutes on ESPNFC next.

1:00.0

Good morning and welcome into ESPNFC, our World Cup Morning Edition.

1:12.6

We will be with you throughout the whole World Cup right here on ESPN 2, 9 a.m.

1:17.6

Eastern every morning, so make sure to join us.

1:19.6

My name is Kay Murray, joined by Stuart Robson, Stevie Nicol alongside us and Alejandro Moreno as well.

1:25.6

It is World Cup Eve. As you just heard, we are less than 24 hours away,

1:31.2

and the World Cup is almost upon us.

1:33.4

As we take a look back at the eight different countries

1:36.1

who have managed to seal the deal so far,

1:39.5

that is across 22 tournaments in the men's game.

1:43.0

Brazil sitting top of that pile with five,

1:45.9

followed by Germany with four and Italy, not here this time, also on four.

1:50.4

And you can see Argentina with three, France with two, Uruguay with two,

1:53.8

and Spain and England with just the one between them.

1:57.7

So thank you so much for being with us.

1:59.2

We are now joined by two men who have won the

2:01.7

World Cup with two of those teams that we did just see. That's Frank Leboff with France and Juergen

2:06.3

Klinzman with Germany. Yergen, let's start with you back in 1999 to tell us what it takes to win

2:12.0

a World Cup. Because when we look back at your World Cup in 1990, what we do remember is how effective and the impact you had throughout

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