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Ep 188: World Cup round-up

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to discuss the latest from the World Cup in Russia. The group stages are nearly over, and the line-ups for the knock-out rounds are almost complete. On the menu, VAR and its implementation, England's optimism, Messi helps drag Argentina through, Brazil as favourites, France unimpressive, and lots more.

Published: 27/06/2018

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On This Episode:

John Giles

John Giles is a former football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, and as player-manager of the Irish national team. John served as the senior analyst on RTÉ Sport's football coverage from 1986 until 2016.

Didi Hamann

During a distinguished career Didi played for Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Newcastle Utd. He was a regular in the German national team.