Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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Looking Ahead to Argentina-France and Uruguay-Portugal; Plus Sunil Gulati Interview Jun 29, 2018

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It may be the first day of no games at World Cup 2018, but Grant and Brian aren't taking the day off for the podcast! They preview Saturday's pair of mouthwatering games to open the knockout rounds—Argentina-France and Uruguay-Portugal—as well as the other Round of 16 matchups. Then Grant interviews former U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati, who's still a FIFA Council member, about the genesis of his baby, the successful U.S.-led bid to host World Cup 2026.
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Fair-Play Points As A World Cup Tiebreaker? Plus Clarence Seedorf Interview Jun 28, 2018

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Grant and Brian break down the last day of group-stage finales, including whether fair-play points should be used as a tiebreaker after the unprecedented use of them to send Senegal home and Japan to the Round of 16. Then Grant has a deeply candid interview with Clarence Seedorf, the only man ever to win the UEFA Champions League with three different teams and now a coach who's working for Fox Sports and other outlets at the World Cup.
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Defending World Cup Champion Germany Is Out—and Mexico Is In. Plus Kelly Smith of Fox Sports. Jun 28, 2018

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Grant and Brian discuss the remarkable finish that saw defending World Cup champion Germany eliminated from World Cup 2018—the fourth time in five occasions that the defending champion has gone out in the group stage—and saw Mexico saved by South Korea. They also talk about the game Brian attended in Moscow (Brazil 2, Serbia 0) and what it means for Brazil ahead of a knockout-round showdown with Mexico. Then Grant interviews Kelly Smith, one of England's greatest players, who discusses her work analyzing games for Fox Sports and her thoughts on the tournament, including England.
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Against All Odds, Argentina Survives. Plus Jake Walerius On World Cup Fan Groups Jun 26, 2018

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Grant and Brian discuss Argentina's miraculous survival in Group D after Marcos Rojo's late goal brought the Argentines back from the dead and knocked Nigeria out of the tournament. Meanwhile, Brian laments having to be at France and Denmark's 0-0 tie, by far the dullest game of Russia 2018, that saw both teams advance from Group C. Then Grant interviews FanSided's Jake Walerius about his work writing about different national fan bases at this World Cup. One question: Why are European fans being so outnumbered at a World Cup in Europe by fans from Latin America?
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Simultaneous Group Finales! Simultaneous VAR Craziness! Plus Nike's Pete Hoppins on Those Amazing Nigeria Kits Jun 25, 2018

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Grant and Brian break down the dramatic Group B finales as Iran almost takes out Portugal late, but Spain and Portugal end up advancing. Then Grant is joined by Pete Hoppins, the senior design director for Nike football apparel, who tells the fascinating story of the design for Nigeria's wildly popular World Cup kits.
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England and Colombia Rampant! Plus Rob Stone of Fox Sports Jun 24, 2018

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Grant and Brian discuss the big wins by England over Panama and then Colombia over Poland, as well as Japan and Senegal's compelling 2-2 tie in Group H. Then Grant sits down with Rob Stone of Fox Sports to talk about his thoughts so far on the World Cup, as well as how he goes about his duties as a host.
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Toni Kroos Saves Germany, Mexico Wins Again and Fernando Fiore Interview Jun 23, 2018

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Grant and Brian discuss Germany's last-second win over Sweden that saved 10-man Germany (for now), Mexico's 2-1 victory over South Korea and Belgium's freewheeling 5-2 win over Tunisia. Then Grant interviews Fernando Fiore, his Fox Sports colleague, about his background, his broadcasting style and his nightly show from Russia, World Cup Tonight.
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Nigeria Is Here! Plus Vaishali Bhardwaj on England Jun 22, 2018

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Grant and Brian talk Day 9 of World Cup 2018, from Nigeria's 2-0 takedown of Iceland to Brazil's difficult 2-0 victory over Costa Rica to Switzerland's stirring comeback in a 2-1 triumph over Serbia. Then Grant interviews Vaishali Bhardwaj of London's Evening Standard about England's winning start to the World Cup and her pathway to journalism.
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Croatia Takes Down Messi and Argentina; Amelia López on Mexico's Hot Start Jun 22, 2018

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Grant and Brian discuss Croatia's memorable 3-0 win over Argentina, putting Lionel Messi and Argentina in serious danger of failing to advance from Group D. Brian, who covered the game in Nizhny Novgorod, details what exactly has gone wrong so far for Argentina and so right for Croatia. Then Grant interviews Amelia López of Fut Mex Nation and the Mexican Soccer Show about Mexico's brilliant start to beat Germany and what comes next for El Tri.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Again! Plus A Landon Donovan Interview Jun 20, 2018

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Grant and Brian discuss Day 7, including Cristiano Ronaldo becoming the figure of this World Cup. Then Grant interviews Landon Donovan about his thoughts on the World Cup, that bank ad and what comes next following his departure from Club León.
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