World Football Podcast
Original football stories and interviews from around the globe.
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Imperious Germany and the singing South Korea coach
Mon 24 Jul 2023
Two-time world champions Germany put six past debutants Morocco in their opening game.
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USA off to winning start and the history-making Palestinian
Sat 22 Jul 2023
Holders USA begin their World Cup campaign with a 3-0 victory over Vietnam.
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Philippines tears of joy, Nigeria鈥檚 'keeper heroics and the USA鈥檚 newest star
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Maz Farookhi heads to the USWNT camp and we hear from new star Naomi Girma
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New Zealand鈥檚 shock win and no Kerr, no problem for Australia
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Reaction to New Zealand鈥檚 first ever World Cup victory and an opening win for Australia.
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鈥楾his is my naked truth鈥�: The Matildas鈥� nude calendar 24 years on
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Back to when life was very different for the women representing the Australian Matildas.
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Women鈥檚 World Cup preview with Carli Lloyd
Tue 18 Jul 2023
US legend Carli Lloyd is on World Football to preview the Women's World Cup.
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Sam Kerr: The making of a Matilda
Sat 15 Jul 2023
Where did it all begin for Australia's Sam Kerr? Maz Farookhi and Jenny Wallace find out.
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The breakthrough stars of the Women鈥檚 World Cup
Sun 25 Jun 2023
Who could be the new names to look out for at the Women鈥檚 World Cup?
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The Women鈥檚 World Cup debutants take centre stage
Sun 4 Jun 2023
Mani Djazmi and Sarah Mulkerrins profile the Women鈥檚 World Cup debut teams.
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The final goodbye
Fri 24 Mar 2023
In the last weekly edition of the programme, we reflect on 22 years of World Football.
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World Cup expansion and the Reyna-Berhalter feud
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Mani Djazmi will be joined by Pat Nevin and Heather O鈥橰eilly for World Football
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Lise Klaveness and her UEFA ambitions
Thu 9 Mar 2023
Mani Djazmi is joined by Pat Nevin and Heather O'Reilly for World Football.
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Turkish football fans support the earthquake victims
Fri 3 Mar 2023
Besiktas supporters threw thousands of cuddly toys onto the pitch during a game on Sunday
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Haiti celebrate and Turkish football returns
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Haiti's Chelsea Supris celebrates reaching the World Cup for the very first time.
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Papua New Guinea's World Cup dream
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Papua New Guinea's Rayleen Bauelua looks ahead to the World Cup qualification play-offs.
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Turkish footballer Kamil 脟枚rek莽i: "I'm still in shock"
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Hatayspor defender Kamil 脟枚rek莽i gives an eyewitness account of the earthquake in Turkey.
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Monza's Matteo Pessina and the history making Seattle Sounders
Fri 3 Feb 2023
Monza captain Matteo Pessina reflects on beating Juventus and passing an economics exam.
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Joy, upsets and surrealism in the Cup
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Pays de Cassel player Ayrance Leganase looks back on his team's 7-nil loss to PSG.
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Age cheating and rule changes
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Former Cameroon player Patrick Suffo and agent Paulo Teixeira discuss age fraud.
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Remembering Vialli and a Palestinian ref making history
Fri 13 Jan 2023
We pay tribute to the former Italy, Sampdoria, Juve and Chelsea player Gianluca Vialli.
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Roy Hodgson: Liverpool, England and returning home
Fri 6 Jan 2023
In the second part of our interview with Roy Hodgson, he reflects on troubled times.
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Pele's funeral and trouble in the USA
Fri 6 Jan 2023
Brazilian journalist Ricardo Setyon reflects on Pele's funeral.
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In conversation with Roy Hodgson: from Sweden to the San Siro
Fri 23 Dec 2022
Roy Hodgson remembers his early coaching career in Sweden, Switzerland and Italy.
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Argentina rejoices as Messi matches Maradona
Mon 19 Dec 2022
As Argentina and Lionel Messi celebrate, we reflect on an incredible World Cup final.
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Looking ahead to the World Cup final
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Will Lionel Messi finally lift the World Cup trophy? We look ahead to France v Argentina.
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Messi鈥檚 鈥榠nner Diego鈥� & Croatia鈥檚 midfield maestros
Mon 12 Dec 2022
We preview the World Cup semi-finals and go inside the Croatia camp.
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Magic Morocco and brilliant Brazil
Wed 7 Dec 2022
Morocco fans celebrate after their team made history by beating Spain.
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France flying, Japan's new dimension and 'hungry' Djourou
Sun 4 Dec 2022
We hear from Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and former Swiss player Johan Djourou.
