WORLD CUP Bonus Episode: The Pregame

About this episode

Trevor Noah and Joe Opio preview the World Cup, discussing team selections and controversies.

The World Cup is finally here! And as if Trevor’s World Cup Watch Party on YouTube wasn’t enough, every Monday throughout the tournament Trevor and his football frenemy Joe Opio will drop a special World Cup bonus episode of What Now? to break down the drama, brilliance, heartbreak, controversy, and occasional chaos that make the Beautiful Game the Beautiful Game. In this World Cup preview episode, Trevor and Joe get into who did (and didn’t 😬) make the cut to represent their country, whether England is once again being dramatically overrated (Joe said it, @ him), and the surprisingly controversial new halftime show planned for the final. Whether you can name every member of Brazil’s squad or you only tune in once every four years, Trevor and Joe will be with you for every twist and turn of football's biggest tournament. New bonus episodes drop Mondays at 10pm ET / 7pm PT on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: Trevor Noah

Guest: Joe Opio

Topics covered

• World Cup
• football
• sports commentary
• entertainment
• drama
• halftime show

Keywords

• World Cup
• Trevor Noah
• Joe Opio
• football
• halftime show
• England
• Brazil
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YouTube

Places: England, Brazil

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