World Cup plans

5 Live's World Football Phone-in

BBC

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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

We’re now a few days on from Friday’s World Cup kick-off-times draw — and for fans of England and Scotland, the picture is suddenly very clear. We now know exactly where the groups will be played, and exactly when you’ll need to be in front of a TV — or setting an alarm.

Dotun is joined by Tim Vickery and James Young.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show.
0:09.3	Twice a week, Wayne Rooney, Kayeard and me, Kelly Somers,
0:12.4	break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond.
0:15.5	Coming to the Premier League, he's shown one called Play, he isn't.
0:18.2	He's been probably the sound of the season.
0:19.6	Plus, we'll hear the funniest and most outrageous stories from Wayne's career.
0:23.7	I had two seasons when I played as the number nine and scored 34 goals in both the seasons.
0:28.1	But I was bored.
0:30.3	The Wayne Runey Show.
0:31.5	It's what everybody's talking about.
0:33.8	Watch an eye player, listen on sounds.
0:37.9	I am a football fan. I am a football fan.
0:40.1	I am a soccer fan.
0:45.8	Yeah, the Real Sounds of Africa.
0:47.7	So once again, kick off our World Football Phone in the Real Sounds of Africa.
0:51.9	As ever, we're joined by the Legendino in Rio.
0:54.8	Good evening, Tim Vickory.
0:55.9	How are you?
0:57.2	Very well, yeah.
0:58.1	As you have been joined by my good self, bad self, indifferent self, whatever, for 28 years.
1:06.9	28 years tonight.
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