About this episode

The episode discusses the dramatic outcomes of the Round of 32 in the World Cup and previews the upcoming quarterfinal matchups.

#fifaworldcup #football #podcast #soccer #fifa The Round of 32 is DONE — and the World Cup just got REAL | QF Preview The most chaotic, unpredictable round in World Cup history is complete. In this episode we break down everything that happened across the Round of 32 — and then look ahead to the four quarterfinal matchups that are going to set this tournament on fire. Three ties went to penalty shootouts — Paraguay over Germany, Morocco over the Netherlands, and Egypt over Australia — while the round delivered giant killings, VAR controversies, and moments that will be talked about for years. Germany and the Netherlands, two of Europe's most decorated footballing nations, both fell at the first knockout hurdle — and the manner of their exits couldn't have been more dramatic. Brazil came from 1-0 down to beat Japan, only to then be eliminated by Norway in the Round of 16 — with Erling Haaland scoring both goals to put himself in a tie for the Golden Boot lead. Spain eliminated Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal on Monday behind a late Mikel Merino goal, as the 41-year-old had said this would be his last World Cup. And Argentina were 2-0 down against Egypt before scoring three goals in…

People in this episode

Host: Erik Merritt

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• quarterfinals
• penalty shootouts
• upsets
• VAR controversies
• comebacks

Keywords

• World Cup
• soccer
• penalty shootouts
• upsets
• VAR
• comebacks
• quarterfinals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Japan, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Egypt

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