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Russia 2018 was the World Cup that changed everything for England. In one summer alone, the mood changed, the pressure lifted, and arguably for the first time since Euro 1996, the fans fell in love with the England men’s national team once more. To look back on that time, Rick Edwards is joined by Ceylon, Seb and Dan, who were swept along by it – so much so, that two of them ended up in Moscow for that fateful semi-final. They share their stories and emotions from a truly special summer.
01:46 - Pre-tournament expectations for the 2018 World Cup
06:30 - A new relationship with the England team
12:08 - England hitting Panama for six
15:20 - The Colombia game and England’s first shootout victory at a World Cup
17:55 - What Gareth Southgate got so right in those early years
22:36 - Seb and Dan’s journey to the semi-final
27:30 - How the semi-final vs Croatia unfolded
30:40 - The feeling after England’s defeat
33:53 - A new relationship with Englishness
39:40 - The legacy of this World Cup

Katie Smith is joined by former England midfielder Fran Kirby and, Vicki Sparks as they react to England’s Lionesses' 4-0 World Cup Qualifying defeat to Spain in Mallorca. Sarina Wiegman’s side did have the chance to qualify for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil this evening, but a poor performance means they have a mountain to climb against Ukraine on Tuesday.
TIME CODES
00:00 Intro
00:25 How England can now qualify.
02:00 A dismal performance
06:00 Spain shine
08:30 What next for England?
10:00 Sarina Wiegman
12:45 Keira Walsh

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball answer listener questions ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. From preparing for foreign player pronunciations, to the matches they’re most looking forward to. And from logistical travel arrangements to their favourite national anthems. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome throughout the tournament on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]
00:30 John prepares for Mexico,
03:00 International commentary styles,
07:25 Preparing for player pronunciations,
16:40 First World Cup memories,
21:30 Is World Cup prep different?
30:45 Which matches are they most excited for?
34:00 Which cities are they most excited to visit?
36:55 Favourite national anthems & fanbases,
40:50 Thoughts on sharing commentaries,
42:40 Will the commentators be working in teams?
48:00 What does a rare summer off look like?
50:20 Will there be a World Cup TCV?
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Fri 2000 Spain v England in Women’s World Cup qualifying,
Sat 2100 England v New Zealand in friendly,
Tue 2000 England v Ukraine in Women’s World Cup qualifying,
Thu 2000 Mexico v South Africa,
Fri 0300 South Korea v Czech Republic,
Fri 2000 Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina.

We’ve got together with Americast and Newscast for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever.

How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive?

Our own John Murray, Newscast's Adam Fleming, and Americast's Marianna Spring and Anthony Zurcher tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch.

In this episode we look at why the US, Canada, and Mexico were picked as hosts, and who’s benefiting from the Trump-Infantino bromance. Parts 2 and 3 are in the Newscast and Americast feeds on BBC Sounds.

Listen to Newscast here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl

Listen to Americast here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz

Kelly Cates, Pat Nevin and Roddy Forsyth take a trip down memory lane to reflect on Scotland’s World Cup tournaments of the past and look at what it means to be a Scottish football fan, and the cultural significance of the tournament.
Former players Willie Miller, Alan Rough and Kevin Gallacher join the pod to chat about their experiences at a World Cup, and we can’t talk about the finals without mentioning a World Cup song – and Scotland have had a fair few bangers over the years! So, Belle and Sebastian lead singer Stuart Murdoch pops by to tell the guys about writing this year’s World Cup song, and the inspiration behind that too – and Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie comes on to tell us about writing the song for Scotland’s 1998 tournament.
Timecodes:
06:30 – Willie Miller.
21:52 – Alan Rough.
32:18 – Kevin Gallacher.
51:00 - Stuart Murdoch.
53:30 – Justin Currie.