About this episode

The episode features a cultural review of a World Cup match and discusses various football-related topics.

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and Jake Farrell. On the agenda: an in-depth cultural review of Mexico 2 England 3, the immaculate Golden Boot race, Donald Trump ushering in a truly retro tinpot World Cup moment, *that* BBC News pronunciation of "Socceroos", unsatisfying Microsoft Windows noises during France vs Paraguay, exclusive giant flag logistics info, the American love for Fletch's commentary, some glorious knockout-stage Jonathan Pearce and Lionel Messi's crisps ad cameos. Meanwhile, the panel absolutely nail the difference between "fashioning" and "conjuring" a goalscoring chance. Play the Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Adam Hurrey

Guests: Charlie Eccleshare, Jake Farrell

Topics covered

• World Cup
• football commentary
• cultural review
• sports controversy
• goalscoring chances

Keywords

• World Cup
• football
• Golden Boot
• Donald Trump
• BBC News
• goalscoring chance
• Lionel Messi
• Fletch
• France
• Paraguay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC News

Books & works: Fletch

Places: Mexico, England, France, Paraguay

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