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One man talking his way through various aspects of the World Cup from tournament retrospectives, to individual stories of teams and players from the great to the not so great, taking in the qualifying competitions as well as the finals themselves. The Greatest Show on Earth is a treasure trove of stories with something always waiting to be mined.Presented by Matthew Okot Twitter@MatthewOkot@WorldCupRamble
Matthew Okot hosts World Cup Rambling, a sports show with 59 episodes published.
We’ve got part 2* of the look back at Argentina’s victorious campaign at Mexico 86. Here we’ve got the early stages ofArgentina’s journey. Maradona shows his class by assisting all three goals against the rough-housing S
With the 40th anniversary of Argentina’s iconic World Cup triumph at Mexico 86 approaching, we have a two-part episode dedicate to that subject. In part 1, we look at how Argentina rebuilt under new manager Carlos Bilard
With the 1998 World Cup Final looming, the stage seemed set for Ronaldo – the world’s best player, the most complete striker in world football – to score the goals to confirm his status and inspire Brazil to a record-bre
In the first episode of series six, we look back at the dark saga of Zaire at the 1974 World Cup. It’s a story that involves post-colonial politics, a military strongman, furious arguments about money, on-pitch farce, of
In the final episode of series five, we revisit the notorious West Germany-Austria match from the 1982 World Cup. West Germany – the reigning European Champions – tripped over their own hubris, losing 2-1 to Algeria, the
Following on from Maradona steering Argentina to the 2010 World Cup (just), we look back at how his team got on in South Africa. Although there were some notable absentees from the World Cup squad, Maradona had a highly-
In part one of a two-party story, we look back at Diego Maradona’s chaotic tenure as Argentina’s manager. Following Argentina’s struggles in the early stages of qualification for the 2010 World Cup, the Argentine FA turn
In this episode, we look back at the Maracanaço – the decisive match of the 1950 World Cup, a match bound up with myths and legends. Brazil – the host nation and the hot favourites – playing in front of a packed Maracanã
It’s time to revise and expand on a topic that was covered in the series one episode “The Carnival is Over”. It’s the summerof 1970 and England are the reigning World Champions. The Three Lions are one of the most feared
This month, we revisit the epic last 16 match between England and Argentina from France 98. It was a match layered with history – the ‘Animals’ game from 1966, the Hand of God in 1986, not to mention the Falklands War. E
This episode reflects on France’s disastrous World Cup defence in 2002. Roger Lemerre’s team arrived in South Korea as World Champions, European Champions, and Confederations Cup holders. They had Zinedine Zidane in peak
Scotland’s qualifying campaign for World Cup 98 was ticking along nicely (absent Estonians notwithstanding). As the campaign reached a climax, Scotland were top of their group and in a good position to reach their first
We’re back for Series 5 of World Cup Rambling and we begin by checking in on Scotland, so often the tragic clowns of the World Cup circus. In this episode, we look at the infamous occasion in October 1996 when Scotland f
51 games down, one to go – the World Cup Final. It’s a historic occasion. Whoever comes out on top – Italy or Brazil – will be the first nation to win the World Cup four times. Memories of 1970 are evoked but the idea of
I’m joined by Jon Spurling, a football author who has been a fixture on my bookshelf over the last two decades. Some of Jon’s books are “All Guns Blazing: Arsenal in the 80s”, “Top Guns: Arsenal in the 90s”, “Rebels for
The penultimate episode of the series and we’ve got the semi-finals. Roberto Baggio produces one of the best individual performances of the tournament, to give Italy a 2-1 victory over Bulgaria in New York. However, it’s
We’ve reached the quarter-finals of USA 94, a set of games which feature dramatic late twists. It’s The Baggio Show in Boston as Italy beat Spain, with Dino opening the scoring and Roberto grabbing a late winner. Brazil
We're back with the last 16 of USA 94. Klinsmann and Voller come up with the old magic as Germany find their touch. Spain produce a performance that suggests they might finally be ready to end their decades of underachie
This month, the group stage of USA 94 reaches a conclusion with many teams jockeying for position. Stefan Effenberg efffectively ends his international career as the Germans have a narrow escape against South Korea, the
This month we’ve got the second set of group games, which produced some notable matches and moments. Team USA triggering a soccer boom with a victory that will have fatal consequences elsewhere, Roy Hodgson’s swaggering
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World Cup Rambling is hosted by Matthew Okot. The show is categorised under sports (soccer) and has published 59 episodes.
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