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World Cup Podcast: Argentina progress angrily as Brazil exit mournfully

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Mikey Stafford and Conor Neville endeavour to recall everything that happened in a spiteful, entertaining quarter-final between Argentina and the Netherlands, before trying to remember who even played in the first quarter-final.It has been a long day of dramatic World Cup action, with favourites Brazil heading home after more Croatian shootout heroics.Can England salve the pain caused by Harry and Meghan documentary by beating France in the first ever knockout meeting between the countries?Why we should all be supporting Morocco against a Portugal side seemingly playing with a weight lifted from their shoulders, a weight equal to the mass of Cristiano Ronaldo's ego.Listen to the RTÉ Soccer podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

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