Welcome to the total soccer show and our preview of France versus Argentina,

aka the 2022 World Cup final.

Yes, after 60-something games, we're at the very pinnacle of the world's biggest sports event.

And we have a team that lost to Saudi Arabia playing a team that

lost to Tunisia, elite stuff indeed. We're looking at how this matchup will flow, how each team's

gameplay will go, and whether Lionel Messi will immediately retire and ascend to the heavens

if Argentina win. My name's Ryan Bailey. Joining me today, a man who's holding out for a headbut in

this final. I don't know why I sung it Taylor Rockwell, but it sounded cool. I don't know which I would

prefer Zadon Part 2 and another dramatic headbut or just messy getting raptured. I wasn't really ready

for that to be part of this preview, but now that it's in there, kind of into the idea. Let's see what happens. I think, yeah, immediate rapture with the trophy in hand. And it disappears as well. It's gone. Oh, he gets to keep the, so it's a win three and you get to keep it. If you're messy, win one and ascend straight to the heavens with the trophy. Five ball and doors plus World Cup trophy equals keep it.

That's the best.

It's tough to stand on top of that cloud and just float up there with that big giant heavy trophy. But he'll find if anyone can do it, Messi can do it. He's only little. It'll be fine. Don't worry, Tota. Don't worry. Joining us, a man who has won the biggest World Cup victory of this World Cup cycle, Fernando Santos, Neil, Joe Lowry won.

Congratulations, Joe.

Yes.

Graham put this in the slack literally seconds after I had seen it and was also planning to put it in the slack.

You know, I would like to thank a lot of people for this award.

And the award, by the way, is just me winning this battle against Fernando Santos. I'd like to thank Graham, who's been really my partner in crime in this from day one. He may have been the one to sabotage Portugal in this tournament and to really drop them out to Morocco. So Graham, thank you. Thank you, Fernando Santos. Thank you, Portugal. I knew I loved you. Joining us, the man who's name you just heard, he's incredibly excited about this weekend's huge, huge game. Sterling Albion versus 4-4-Graham, rather than hello. I mean, I feel like you're setting me up to say, no, it's the World Cup final I am more excited for. No, it is genuinely Sterling Albion 4 for Athletic and the pie. I don't care what pie.

It could be any pie.

I'm just excited.

I have thought about calling Sterling Albion and asking what pie it will be. I won't do that, but I will tweet them later tonight. Graham, you can't just say you're okay with any pie. You all know, we all know, and you know this for a fact that if it's a lackluster pie, you're going to let us hear about it.

That is true, but I still enjoy a light luster pie.

I just prefer a good one.

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