About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the World Cup, including ticket sales and match predictions.

This episode is a sports desk takeover ahead of the World Cup. What’s going to happen when Iran plays their first match on US soil? Why is FIFA facing allegations of trying to sell tickets using unofficial platforms? And could England win the World Cup?  Andrew Butler, is joined by George Simms, Jessica Hayden and Rory Smith - as they battle it out to pitch the top World Cup story of the day.  **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk   Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Andrew Butler Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk   Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Butler

Guests: George Simms, Jessica Hayden, Rory Smith

Topics covered

• World Cup
• sports
• FIFA
• ticket sales
• Iran vs US
• England football

Keywords

• World Cup
• FIFA
• ticket sales
• Iran
• US
• England
• football
• sports commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Places: Iran, US

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