In today's pod, Earle and Mustoe discuss an opportunity lost in England's defeat to Croatia. The guys lament England's drop off after the early goal before applauding another impressive gut-check victory from Modric, Perisic, Rakitic & Co. Then, the guys breakdown France's controlled victory over Belgium and preview Sunday's Final. Lastly, Rob and Rob are reminded that the Premier League kicks off in less than one month with some breaking news on Chelsea and Antonio Conte!

England and Belgium meet again in the much maligned 3rd Place Play Off game. A rerun of their group stage...

Well, here we are in uncharted Football Ramble territory, as England prepare for a World Cup semi-final with Croatia. We steel ourselves for the game by way of adventures with Keith Allen in Screw Fix, reminiscence of tournaments past and the fev-o-meter going into overdrive. Alongside that we look over an impressive, surgical win from France, enjoy a dig from Fabio Capello and learn to ‘drink more responsibility’. Needless to say, Cristiano has the last laugh. This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading Belgium weren’t happy with the way France played: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/11/belgiums-thibaut-courtois-and-eden-hazard-hit-out-at-anti-football-france France look to move on from 1998: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/france-vs-belgium-world-cup-2018-didier-deschamps-samuel-umtiti-goal-video-watch-1998-final-a8441431.html Can England actually go and do this? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44785165 The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Tom Williams in the pod and Totally Football voices from around Russia to look ahead to the Big One: England v Croatia. Plus, Julien Laurens in St Petersburg tells us about France’s semi-final victory over BelgiumRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: France do Belgium - with Julien Laurens (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Where did Belgium go wrong? (07m 30s)• PART 1c: How to beat France (12m 30s)• PART 2a: England v Croatia preview - with added montage (14m 40s) • PART 2b: What if… (18m 20s)• PART 2c: The view from Croatia - with Juraj Vrdoljak (24m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes and a word on momentum (29m 10s)LIVE NEWS:• [We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for **Totally Football Live**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#)!CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicidePARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)• [it's Tour de France time - so listen to the **Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bradley-wiggins-show/id1404437099?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France edge Belgium to the World Cup final. The Tifo team gathers to discuss the game in its aftermath, the tactical tweaks; a Fellaini False 10 and a positive, impressive French performance. There's also hypothetical talk of England making the final day, and a tallying of points for podcasters! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just like a never ending game of snakes and ladders, Vancouver Whitecaps got themselves off a two match slippery slope, finding a rung to take their trajectory upwards again in a match between two teams that feel like they would struggle to find consistency in the dictionary. Chicago Fire came to town and left on the end of 3-2 victory for Vancouver. We look back at the highs and lows of the match and the players' performances, hear from both head coaches, Chicago's Veljko Paunović and Vancouver's Carl Robinson, and chat about some of the latest Whitecaps news, from the continuing Davies to Europe rumours to the new U23 team the 'Caps are in the process of setting up. We've got two interviews for you this week. The first is with Chicago's World Cup winner, German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger who talks to us about his move to MLS, Saturday's match and playing on turf, and his thoughts on Alphonso Davies. Next up is Whitecaps goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic as we take a trip down World Cup memory lane armed with some Panini sticker albums. We find out the first tournament he can remember watching, how this year wasn't the first year he came heartbreakingly close to being at a World Cup, and look back at New Zealand's 1982 and 2010 World Cup squads. All this, plus lots of World Cup chat and orld Cup Wavelength continues this week with Weezer. Here's the full episode rundown of the main segments from the show:04.39: Vancouver Whitecaps v Chicago Fire match analysis18.07: Coaches audio - Veljko Paunović and Carl Robinson25.24: More Whitecaps v Fire chat37.00: Bastian Schweinsteiger interview and discussion46.26: MLS and Whitecaps news of the week56.39: World Cup chat77.27: Stefan Marinovic World Cup Panini Memories87.00: World Cup 2026 chat96.50: Wavelength - Weezer - Represent101.45: BC Soccerweb headlines - inc Can PL chat

This World Cup has certainly lived up to the hype! In today's pod, Earle and Mustoe preview the World Cup Semi-Finals of France-Belgium and Croatia-England. The guys also look back at the Quarter-Finals and highlight the impressive play of Lloris, Kante, Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Pickford & Trippier (among many others...)

After France beat Uruguay 2-0, they are into the semi-finals, where they will face Belgium. Phil is joined by Jeremy Smit and Conor Ketley to round up how les Bleus played against the Albiceleste, and look forward to how the game against the Belgians will pan out.

Tactical whizz man Roberto Martinez masterminded an impressive win over Brazil as Belgium show what they’re made of, while France continued to do exactly what they need to do, giving the terrifying impression that they’re hiding the true scale of their power. Also Hugh Lloris got a dragon fly in his mouth. Urgh. Elsewhere Gary Neville has some interesting moments, there’s an alternative view of Mark Lawrenson and an update from our beloved Stewart Donaldson. If that still isn’t enough for you then we also look ahead to a couple of games that are taking place this afternoon… This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading Alan Shearer isn’t happy with Neymar: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44748245 Roberto Martinez, tactical genius: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/brazil-vs-belgium-world-cup-2018-kevin-de-bruyne-goal-highlights-replay-roberto-martinez-tactics-how-a8435616.html How England should approach Sweden: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/06/three-things-england-get-right-defeat-sweden-world-cup-quarter-final The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live from a sold out Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, Rog and Davo breakdown Belgium's win over Brazil and France's defeat of Uruguay. Plus, World Cup Champion Julie Ertz and soon-to-be USMNT General Manager Earnie Stewart guest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.