About this episode

The FC crew previews the World Cup final and discusses the significance of the 3rd place match.

The FC crew continue to look ahead to Sunday's World Cup final and preview the battle between Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi. Plus the guys explain why they think the 3rd place match between France and England matters to the players. Julien Laurens also cools the rumors linking Michael Olise to Real Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: ESPN FC crew

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• final preview
• France vs England
• player analysis
• transfer rumors

Keywords

• World Cup
• Lamine Yamal
• Lionel Messi
• France
• England
• Julien Laurens
• Michael Olise
• Real Madrid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Madrid

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