About this episode

The episode covers the opening day of the World Cup, focusing on the Azteca stadium and Team USA's prospects in the tournament.

The World Cup is up and running. The mighty Azteca stadium became the only stadium to host games in three different world cups. Its turf has seen Pele, Maradona and now the 2026 Mexico side. Our reporter Tom Allnutt was in the stadium. Did the match live up to the hype, does it matter?  Pete Rutzler is our reporter following team USA, he gives us a quick run down of the American team...how far will they go in the tournament, are the public following it and how much pressure is on Mauricio Pochettino? Tom and Pete join Tom Clarke on day one of his World Cup marathon, watching every game without waking a three month old baby. See you tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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