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Radio 5 Live,05 Dec 2025,63 mins
World Cup Draw Reaction as England draw Croatia & Scotland face Brazil
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Kelly Cates and a range of guests react to the World Cup draw!
Dion Dublin, Ian Dennis & Don Hutchinson reflect on England drawing Croatia, Ghana & Panama, before we hear from manager Thomas Tuchel from Washington.
Pat Nevin joins the pod to discuss Scotland drawing Brazil, Morocco & Haiti, as does Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes!
We then hear from Scotland boss Steve Clarke.
Julien Laurens joins the pod to look at France’s potential ‘Group of Death’, plus how the rest of Europe’s top nations may fair.
We hear from Cape Verde player Roberto Lopes as they head to the World Cup for the first time, and John Bennett provides insight into the rest of Africa’s nations, plus Oceania too. Tim Vickery joins us as we delve deep into Brazil, Argentina and the rest of South America.
And finally we hear from correspondent John Murray, having attended a delayed, but bonkers World Cup draw!
Timecodes:
06:26 England group reaction
13:10 Thomas Tuchel interview
16:55 Scotland group reaction
20:55 Lyndon Dykes joins the pod
28:33 Steve Clarke interview
31:20 The rest of Europe
43:30 Cape Verde’s Lopes joins the pod
48:43 The rest of Africa & Oceania too
50:26 South America chat
55:40 John Murray rounds up the draw
Commentaries this weekend:
Saturday 6th December
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Chelsea 1500 KO – 5 LIVE
PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs v Brentford 1500 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 3
PREMIER LEAGUE: Leeds v Liverpool 1730 KO – 5 LIVE
FA CUP: Chelmsford City v West-super-Mare 1500 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 2
FA CUP: Sutton United v Shrewsbury 1715 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 3
FA CUP: Chesterfield v Doncaster Rovers 1930 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 3
WSL: Arsenal v Liverpool 1200 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 3
Sunday 7th December
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brighton v West Ham 1400 KO – SPORTS EXTRA
PREMIER LEAGUE: Fulham v Crystal Palace 1630 KO – 5 LIVE
FA CUP: Slough Town v Macclesfield 1230 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 3
FA CUP: Gateshead v Walsall 1530 KO – SPORTS EXTRA 3
FA CUP: Blackpool v Carlisle United 1730 KO – SPORTS EXTRA
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