Show notes: Podcast 659

Sound of Football Podcast 659 - World Cup 2026: Going around the block

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Yet another group stage exit sees Scotland looking for a new head coach, with Steve Clarke stepping down. Iran's exit was heartbreaking with 3D avatar VAR denying Team Melli a fairytale late winner against Egypt. Having impressed against Croatia, England's other two group games were uninspiring.

With Graham Sibley, Jan Bilton and Terry Duffelen.

Duration: 35.34 | Filesize: 40.9MB (MP3)

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Links

• Fox Sports: Kane comes through! Four takeaways from England’s group-clinching vs Panama
• Guardian: Steve Clarke resigns as Scotland head coach after elimination from World Cup 2026
• Sky Sports: Iran striker Mehdi Taremi launches scathing attack of FIFA and “disastrous” World Cup — “Who wants to help us?”
• BBC: “I leave nothing” — the end of “toxic” Bielsa’s Uruguay reign

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FIFA World Cup 2026 squads