The Pressing Matters Podcast

WORLD CUP FEVER - Mbappé strikes, Brazil stumble, and Cape Verde stun Spain

June 17, 2026·1h 16m
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The World Cup is well underway in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. We've seen it all and we try to talk about everything: France's superstars see off Senegal, Håland continues his fine goalscoring form, Chris Wood lights it up against Iran, and Vozinha rakes in the Instagram followers. What have we made of the World Cup so far, do we like the new format with so many teams, and who is looking lively so far!4:20 - France 3-1 Senegal15:36 - Brazil 1-1 Morocco and the problems with 3rd place qualification21:25 - Netherlands 2-2 Japan and the Dutch's passive midfield33:17 - Germany 7-1 Curaçao35:12 - USA 4-1 Paraguay44:02 - Mbappé penalty incident51:30 - Iran 2-2 New Zealand57:30 - Toby's wrong prediction59:24 - Sticker pack opening1:02:27 - England chat1:04:27 - Who is most likely to be swept away by a hurricane?1:05:07 - Håland scores1:07:23 - Sam's Cape Verde hot take1:09:17 - Toby's wedding trip1:12:45 - Switzerland 1-1 Qatar1:13:49 - Sweepstakes1:14:50 - Saudi Arabia 1-1 UruguayWant us to answer your questions? Contact us at pressingmatterspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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