The Game
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The Game
The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer r...
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WORLD CUP DAY 36: England Defeat Debrief
Did Thomas Tuchel tell his players to sit back and defend, or were they just not able to maintain their pressing...the England inquest is gathering pa...
WORLD CUP DAY 35: England throw it away as Tuchel loses nerve
In the end England fell shore, again. One up with half an hour to go England sat back, ceded ground then succumbed as Argentina seized the initiative...
WORLD CUP DAY 34: Will it be England or Argentina to play 'brilliant' Spain?
Two camps, two journalists, both predicting England wins. What could possibly go wrong?
Tom Clarke is joined by Jonny Northcroft in the England...
WORLD CUP DAY 33: Why Mbappe is a great captain
He's a World Cup star and one of the best in the world but Kylian Mbappe's leadership has shone at this World Cup, on and off the pitch.
Martin...
WORLD CUP DAY 32: Semi-Finals preview
How do England beat Argentina? Both teams looked exhausted after their quarter final wins, will recovery be the key? Gregor Robertson thinks the battl...
WORLD CUP DAY 31: Bellingham drags England to the Semi Final
That was tense! England beat Norway thanks to another brace from Jude Bellingham and possibly a bit of help from a spider cam.
Tom clarke is jo...
WORLD CUP DAY 30: "Don't miss this chance" - The Big England preview
Four Times journalists, four assertions that England are favourites. But can Thomas Tuchel's side deliver?
Tom Clarke talks to Matt Lawton and...
WORLD CUP DAY 29: Why England should make the final
The hype and excitement is building for England's quarter-final with Norway and our Chief Football Correspondent Jonathan Northcroft can see a route t...
WORLD CUP DAY 28: Quarter Final Previews
We've reached the business end of the tournament. Some big names have fallen by the wayside but no really big shocks. We have six European teams, Moro...
WORLD CUP DAY 27: Argentina win another thriller, is England their destiny?
Lionel Messi delivers again, dragging Argentina past Egypt in a thrilling game packed with great goals and yet more VAR controversy.
Tom Clarke...
WORLD CUP DAY 26: Ronaldo out and Balogun can't save USA
So, it turns out Folarin Balogun didn't make a difference anyway. USA produced a dismal - and maybe distracted - display against a brilliant Belgium s...
WORLD CUP DAY 25: England's epic win in the Azteca
What a game, what a performance, what a result! It was an England performance for the ages as they beat a passionate Mexico team in their own back yar...
WORLD CUP DAY 24: England braced for Azteca and France survive a kicking
It's time, England fans. The Azteca aura and the altitude - and a decent Mexico team - await for Thomas Tuchel's side in the round of 16.
Tom C...
WORLD CUP DAY 23: England kick off farce and Cape Verde drama
What a night of drama! FIFA threatened to change England's kick off time against Mexico due to storms only for discussions to break down, Matt Lawton...
WORLD CUP DAY 22: Ronaldo through and Spain look strong
Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup odyssey continues but he needed VAR to intervene and ensure Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in a match packed with incident an...
WORLD CUP DAY 21: Harry Kane rescues England
It wasn't pretty and it was mighty tense but England are through - just - thanks to a late brace from Harry Kane.
A performance lacking fluidity...
WORLD CUP DAY 20: Mbappe and Olise shine, can Kane and Bellingham follow?
Is there a more iconic or productive World Cup duo than Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise? Gregor Robertson joins Tom Clarke to discuss another brillian...
WORLD CUP DAY 19: Paraguay stun Germany
Germany have lost a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time in their history as Paraguay produced one of the stories of this tournament so far. ...
WORLD CUP DAY 18: Round of 32 predictions and England update
From now on it's knockout football. Who goes through, who goes home?
Tom, Gregor and Tony attempt to predict all of the remaining round of 32 ti...
WORLD CUP DAY 17: England win but do they need to improve?
England top their group and progress to the round of 32. It was better than Ghana, there were some reasons to be cheerful, but let's be honest...it wa...
WORLD CUP DAY 16: Cape Verde heroics, now England expects
They did it! Cape Verde are into the knockouts after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in the next round.
I...
WORLD CUP DAY 15: Ecuador joy as Brobbey becomes unlikely hero
Ecuador stunned Germany in an eventful round of final group stage games, as they qualified for the knockout stage.
Tom Clarke hears from Times...
WORLD CUP DAY 14: Scotland tortuous and why Mainoo needs minutes
They are not out, yet. That is about as good as it gets for Scotland after a 3-0 defeat against Brazil. Michael Grant and Gregor Robertson dissect ano...
WORLD CUP DAY 13: England thwarted, Ronaldo invigorated
After brilliance in game one there was boredom in game two for England their fans as Ghana battled for a 0-0 draw.
Tom Clarke is joined by Matt...
WORLD CUP DAY 12: Greatest Golden Boot race ever?
Lionel Messi is the all-time record goalscorer at World Cups and he is leading the Golden Boot race for this tournament with five goals but Kylian Mba...
WORLD CUP DAY 11: Cape Verde joy and Rashford's renaissance
They've done it again! Cape Verde have shocked the world once more, getting a brilliant and deserved 2-2 draw with Uruguay and become the story of the...
WORLD CUP DAY 10: Sweden stunned and stick with Ronaldo
A stunning win for Netherlands against Sweden has turned Group F on its head. Graham Potter's side were thrashed 5-1 and Tom Allnutt was in Houston to...
WORLD CUP DAY 9: Hope for Scotland and big dreams for USA
Defeated but not downhearted. Scotland lost to Morocco but showed fight in the second half which offers hope for reaching the knockout stages.
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WORLD CUP DAY 8: McTominay mania and who is Anthony Barry?
Cometh the hour, cometh the man? Scotland are in need of a performance from their talisman against Morocco, can Scott McTominay deliver on the World C...
WORLD CUP DAY 7: England and Kane deliver in style
England finally got their World Cup underway and it was worth the wait as they beat Croatia 4-2 in an entertaining game.
Two goals for captain a...
Messi, Haaland and Mbappe shine - over to you, Harry
What. A. Night.
Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland showed their star quality with two goals each as France and Norway impressed but then along cam...
WORLD CUP DAY 5: Cape Verde joy and waiting for Messi
Four draws and our first 0-0 but when it's Cape Verde getting a point against Spain we don't care!
Tom Clarke hears from Martyn Ziegler who spi...
WORLD CUP DAY 4: 19 goals and teasing Tuchel
A thrilling night, loads of goals and familiar names making the headlines. Germany thrashed Curacao 7-1 but maybe the newcomers don't care - Tom Allnu...
WORLD CUP DAY 3: Scotland win, just, and water breaks dictate
Blimey, that was tense! But Scotland have a World Cup win and sit top of Group C thanks to John McGinn's winner against Haiti. Which players stepped u...
WORLD CUP DAY 2: C'mon Scotland!! USA look good
The USA started their campaign in style, scoring four against Paraguay. The stadium was full, celebs were out in force and the team looked full of ene...
WORLD CUP DAY 1: The Azteca, Team USA and a cave
The World Cup is up and running. The mighty Azteca stadium became the only stadium to host games in three different world cups. Its turf has seen Pele...
WORLD CUP 2026 - Are you ready!?
It is finally here. Tonight Mexico will play South Africa in the opening game.
Will it be a tournament for the ages or a step too far for over...
WORLD CUP 2026: SCOTLAND PREVIEW
Scotland could not be happier going in t the World Cup. When was the last time you heard that - 1928!?
Eight goals in two games and believe it o...
WORLD CUP 2026 - LIVE PREVIEW SHOW
As part of our build up to World Cup 2026 we hosted a live event at The Times building in London.
Tom Clarke hosts the event with Martin Samuel,...
How far will England and Scotland go?
It is World Cup week!
England treated their friendly against New Zealand as a training session...can we learn anything? Does Thomas Tuchel alre...