World Cup preview - hopes for African teams - DR Congo story of hope - UEFA Champions League final

About this episode

The episode previews the Fifa World Cup, discusses the hopes for African teams, highlights DR Congo's qualification, and reviews the Uefa Champions League final.

This week we’ve got lots on the Fifa World Cup , kicking off next week in the USA, Canada and Mexico. We catch up on the preparations for the African teams , and also ask what we should be expecting from the African sides at this expanded edition of the tournament. Also we go to DR Congo , with the country qualifying for the first time in 52 years, we hear how football has united children affected by the ethnic violence in the Eastern DRC in recent years. Plus a look back at the Uefa Champions League final .

Topics covered

• Fifa World Cup
• African teams
• DR Congo
• football unity
• Uefa Champions League

Keywords

• World Cup
• African teams
• DR Congo
• football
• Uefa Champions League

Mentioned in this episode

Places: USA, Canada, Mexico, DR Congo

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