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Mark Schwarzer discusses the implications of Belgium's defeat and previews the upcoming match between France and Spain.

A France-Spain blockbuster is loading after an injury to legendary Belgian keeper Thibault Courtois led to a chaotic late defeat for his side. Was this an end of the road moment for Belgium's golden generation? Can Spain trouble the French? We ask Mark Schwarzer. Then we head to Oslo to get a vibe check on the feel-great story of the World Cup as Norway and Erling Haaland try to row a nation past England. Featured: Mark Schwarzer, Socceroos legend. Mina Finstad Berg, football commentator, TV2 Norway. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

People in this episode

Guests: Mark Schwarzer, Mina Finstad Berg

Topics covered

• World Cup
• football
• Belgium
• Spain
• Norway
• Erling Haaland
• Mark Schwarzer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

Places: Belgium, France, Spain, Oslo, Norway

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