Musa Okwonga on Pressure & Purpose In World Cup Playoffs Preview - First Touch Weekly Ep. 4

About this episode

David Gass and Musa Okwonga discuss the World Cup playoffs, focusing on key teams and memorable moments in soccer history.

Host David Gass is joined by soccer friend Musa Okwonga—co-host of Stadio , an exciting new partner of Kickback Soccer Media—to break down the biggest World Cup playoff storylines. They dive into why Italy and Turkey have the most to lose, while Kosovo and Ireland are playing with house money, before revisiting iconic playoff moments like Australia’s 2005 win over Uruguay and Ronaldo vs. Zlatan in 2013. The episode wraps with early, bold predictions on who will make the World Cup. 1:40 News AFCON, Finalissima & Neymar's Brazil Time Coming To An end 5:19 World Cup Playoff Preview w/Musa Okwonga Both UEFA & Intercontinental 28:55 Greatest Stories & Moments In Playoff History 51:00 Too Early World Cup Prediction

People in this episode

Host: David Gass

Guest: Musa Okwonga

Topics covered

• World Cup playoffs
• soccer history
• team analysis
• bold predictions
• iconic moments

Keywords

• World Cup
• playoffs
• soccer
• Italy
• Turkey
• predictions
• iconic moments
• AFCON
• Neymar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kickback Soccer Media, Stadio

Places: Italy, Turkey, Kosovo, Ireland

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