First Touch '26 World Cup Daily Show: Spain Heads to the Final, France Takeaways & England vs. Argentina

About this episode

The episode discusses Spain's semifinal victory over France and previews the upcoming England vs. Argentina match.

Susannah Fuller is back with David Gass and Matt Doyle to react to Spain's semifinal win over France, discuss what went wrong for Les Bleus, and break down the performances that shaped the match. Then, the crew looks ahead to the historic England vs. Argentina semifinal with lineup talk, key matchups, and predictions for who will join Spain in the World Cup Final. 0:00 Intro 2:03 Spain Shows Their Quality 6:36 Disappointing France 8:44 Is Didier Dechamps To Blame? 13:48 Spain Has France’s Number 16:31 The Top End Talent of Spain 19:00 Yamine Lamal’s World Cup 22:24 France Outlook & Final Spain Thoughts 28:55 Argentina and England Kits 33:56 England vs. Argentina Matchup 38:47 How Does England Contain Messi? 41:44 Jude Bellingham & Squad Selection 47:05 Argentina-England Predictions

People in this episode

Hosts: Susannah Fuller, David Gass, Matt Doyle

Topics covered

• World Cup
• Spain vs France
• England vs Argentina
• soccer analysis
• match predictions
• team performance

Keywords

• Spain
• France
• England
• Argentina
• World Cup
• soccer
• match analysis
• predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Spain, France, England, Argentina

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