The 2026 World Cup Special

About this episode

The episode discusses the roles of Manchester City players in their national teams ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Ahead of the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, David Mooney is joined by guests from each of the countries that have Manchester City players in their squads to discuss what roles those players will have for their national teams and their chances of bringing home a winners medal at the end of the tournament. The guests (in order of appearance) are: 🇫🇷 Jeremy Smith (on Cherki, France) 🇳🇴 Jens Friberg (on Haaland, Norway) 🇺🇿 Conor Bowers (on Khusanov, Uzbekistan) 🇵🇹 Tom Kundert (on Bernardo, Dias and Nunes, Portugal) 🇪🇸 Guillem Balague (on Rodri, Spain) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Pitt-Brooke (on Stones, Guehi, O'Reilly and Trafford, England) 🇬🇭 Akosua Adjei (on Semenyo, Ghana) 🇭🇷 Lovre Nikolac (on Gvardiol and Kovacic, Croatia) 🇩🇿 Nadim (on Ait-Nouri, Algeria) 🇪🇬 Marwan Saeed (on Marmoush, Egypt) 🇧🇪 Sacha Tavolieri (on Doku, Belgium) 🇳🇱 Arthur Renard (on Reijnders and Ake, Netherlands) ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast And why not gift a Patreon subscription to a friend or family member…

People in this episode

Host: David Mooney

Guests: Jeremy Smith, Jens Friberg, Conor Bowers, Tom Kundert, Guillem Balague, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Akosua Adjei, Lovre Nikolac, Nadim, Marwan Saeed, Sacha Tavolieri, Arthur Renard

Topics covered

• 2026 World Cup
• Manchester City players
• national teams
• soccer analysis
• international competition

Keywords

• World Cup
• Manchester City
• soccer
• national teams
• players
• tournament
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Places: USA, Canada, Mexico, France, Norway, Uzbekistan, Portugal, Spain, England, Ghana

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