World Cup Podcast: The Argentina v France final preview
Football writer John Brewin joins Raf Diallo and Ed Leahy to preview the 2022 World Cup final between a Messi led Argentina and holders France.
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World Cup Podcast: Houghton on mega Messi's mesmerising semi-final show
Ireland legend Ray Houghton joins Raf Diallo and Mikey Stafford to react to Argentina's 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia with Messi magic to the fore.
World Cup Podcast: Kevin Doyle's semi-final preview
Former Ireland striker Kevin Doyle joins Raf Diallo and Ed Leahy to preview the 2022 World Cup semi-finals which pit Argentina against Croatia and France versus Morocco. He also talks about what he makes of Ireland's Euro 2024 qualifying opponents Netherlands and what can be learned from the Moroccans.
World Cup Podcast: Ronnie Whelan's quarter-finals preview
Republic of Ireland and Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan joins Raf Diallo and Anthony Pyne on the RTÉ Soccer World Cup Podcast from Doha to preview the upcoming quarter-final matches including England vs France and Netherlands vs Argentina and share his predictions for which teams will reach the semi-finals.
World Cup Podcast: Bono's Beautiful day for Morocco as Ramos rises in Ronaldo's absence
Paul Corry joins Raf Diallo and Peter Branigan to watch Portugal's 6-1 win over Switzerland which saw Cristiano Ronaldo dropped from the starting line-up, and to review Morocco's penalty shootout triumph over Spain.
World Cup Podcast: Mbappe and England on collision course
Former Ireland international Keith Treacy joins Raf Diallo and Ed Leahy to watch England's last-16 win over Senegal and review their quarter-final opponents France's victory over Poland with Kylian Mbappe very much to the fore. There is also a look-ahead to Japan vs Croatia and Brazil's clash with South Korea.
World Cup Podcast: Millennial Messi sets Dutch date as England and France enter knockout fray
Alan Cawley joins Raf Diallo and Anthony Pyne to watch the latter stages of Argentina's 2-1 win over Australia, as well as reviewing Netherlands' last-16 win against USA and previewing England and France's games against Senegal and Poland respectively.
World Cup Podcast: Ray Houghton on Brazil, Portugal weaknesses and last-16 lift-off
Ireland legend Ray Houghton joins Raf Diallo and Ed Leahy from Doha to watch Brazil vs Cameroon and Switzerland vs Serbia live, as well as reacting to Group H which saw South Korea qualify alongside Portugal. Houghton also previews the start of the last-16 as Argentina and Netherlands aim for the last-eight. He also explains why he is not buying the hype about Spain and Barcelona's young midfielders Pedri and Gavi.