About this episode

Mitch and Blake analyze the World Cup group stage and discuss upcoming matches in the knockout stage.

Mitch and Blake look back at the group stage and talk about the main themes from the tournament so far. They review their picks for matches to watch from the last episode and what they got right and wrong. Then they turn to the knockout stage and break down the road to the quarter-finals for each of the 8 mini-brackets, before walking through their picks for what to watch in the Round of 32.

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