World Cup Rambling

This month we look back at France’s epic capitulation at the 2010 World Cup. From the start, the French campaign was shrouded in gloom and scandal, courtesy of Raymond Domenech’s haphazard management,...

4 Mars 20231h 16min

When Brazil met Holland in the second group stage of the 1974 World Cup, a place in the final was at stake. It was the reigning champions against the pretenders to the throne. Johan Cruyff and his co...

4 Feb 202339min

A tantalising snippet of what you have to look forward to in the third series of World Cup Rambling, which is due to start on Saturday 4th February 2023. Subscribe to World Cup Rambling on your podca...

7 Jan 20232min

A nice Christmas surprise for all you dear listeners - a look back at Argentina versus France, arguably the craziest World Cup Final ever, which ended with Lionel Messi emulating Diego Maradona by ca...

23 Dec 202232min

In this episode we have a look ahead to the 2022 World Cup, the background to the tournament, the controversies, the response to Qatar’s tournament, and a look at some of the teams. This is the last...

18 Nov 202230min

After four turbulent years, Diego Maradona returned for one last shot at World Cup glory in 1994. After leading a bedraggled Argentina through a qualification play-off against Australia, Diego went al...

7 Okt 202255min

In the summer of 1986, for the first and only time, Alex Ferguson took a team to a major international tournament. Ferguson had been Scotland’s assistant manager, working alongside the legendary Jock ...

2 Sep 20221h 19min

"Not so much a football match as an international incident," was how legendary sports write Hugh McIlvanney described the 1966 World Cup quarter-final between England and Argentina. England came into...

1 Juli 202240min