Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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France and Belgium Get Ready to Rumble Jul 09, 2018

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Grant and Brian compare and contrast France and Belgium as Brian prepares to cover Tuesday's semifinal in St. Petersburg. Grant then challenges Brian to get the term "Inspector Pavard" into his postgame press conference question.
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France, Belgium and England Have Succeeded With Multicultural Identities, So Why Shouldn't the USMNT? Plus Jaime Macías of BeIN Sports Jul 08, 2018

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Grant and Brian are hard at work on an off day of World Cup games, and they're noting the success of France, Belgium and England with multicultural teams and asking why the USMNT shouldn't be able to do that as well. Then Grant is joined for a fun interview by Jaime Macías of BeIN Sports.
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It's a Croatia-England Semifinal! Plus Rodolfo Landeros Interview Jul 08, 2018

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Grant and Brian break down Croatia's wild victory over Russia on penalties and England's 2-0 win over Sweden that gives us four teams in the World Cup semifinals: Croatia-England and France-Belgium. Then Grant interviews Rodolfo Landeros, who did terrific work covering the Mexican national team during the World Cup for Fox Sports.
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Belgium Stuns Brazil and France Wears Down Cavani-Less Uruguay; Plus Cobi Jones Interview Jul 06, 2018

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Brian and Grant break down Belgium's thrilling 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal victory against Brazil and France's 2-0 win against Uruguay, which was missing star Edinson Cavani. Then Grant interviews Cobi Jones of Fox Sports.
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Brazil-Belgium and France-Uruguay Preview; Plus Kate Abdo Interview Jul 05, 2018

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With Brian now in St. Petersburg, he and Grant preview the varsity side of the World Cup bracket in Friday's quarterfinals (Brazil-Belgium and France-Uruguay). Then Grant interviews the terrific Kate Abdo of Fox Sports.
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Happy 4th of July! Grant and Brian Talk Favorite World Cup Moments; Plus JP Dellacamera Jul 04, 2018

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It's an off day at the World Cup, but Grant and Brian are still on the case talking about their favorite World Cup moments so far. Then Grant interviews veteran soccer broadcaster JP Dellacamera of Fox Sports about his thoughts on where this World Cup has been and where it's going.
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England Wins On Penalties!?! Plus Tony Meola Interview Jul 04, 2018

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Grant and Brian (who was in the Moscow stadium) break down England's dramatic elimination of Colombia on penalties to advance to the quarterfinals and set up a matchup against a tough Sweden team. Then Grant interviews Tony Meola of Fox Sports about his thoughts on the tournament.
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Mexico Out; Belgium and Japan Play the Best Half of World Cup 2018; Plus Ed Malyon Interview Jul 02, 2018

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Grant and Brian break down Belgium's thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory against Japan in the Round of 16 and dissect Mexico's elimination in the Round of 16 for the seventh straight World Cup, this time in a 2-0 loss to Brazil. Then Grant interviews Ed Malyon, the sports editor of The Independent, about England-Colombia and his thoughts on the exits of Argentina and Spain, where he has lived and worked.
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Russia Eliminates Spain and Croatia Advances Over Denmark; Plus Ian Wright of Fox Sports Jul 01, 2018

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Brian joins Grant from Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, where he covered Russia's stunning elimination of Spain on penalty kicks to advance to the World Cup 2018 quarterfinals. It wasn't a great day of games, but the high-stakes drama of penalty kicks was palpable in both as a subpar Croatia still advanced over Denmark. Then Grant interviews Ian Wright, who's covering the World Cup for Fox Sports and other global outlets. They talk about England-Colombia and Ian's pride over the success of his son, Bradley Wright-Phillips, with the New York Red Bulls.
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Messi and Ronaldo Are Out of World Cup 2018; Plus Maria Komandnaya of Fox Sports Jun 30, 2018

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Grant and Brian review France's 4-3 win over Argentina and Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Portugal in a pair of compelling games to start the Round of 16. Then Grant interviews Maria Komandnaya of Fox Sports about the Russian team ahead of Russia-Spain and her fascinating career path as a journalist and media personality in Russia and beyond.
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