With the Whitecaps off on a bye week, the AFTN crew are gripped by World Cup fever this week, as we look at the current tournament in Russia and celebrate the future one coming to North America in 2026. We kick things off with big news of the week for Canadian fans and that is the successful bid to bring the 2026 World Cup to North American shores. Not Vancouver, but we can still rejoice right? Plus we talk World Cup memories and hopes, and look through some old Panini sticker albums, with Kendall Waston (Costa Rica), Efrain Juarez (Mexico), Aly Ghazal (Egypt), and Anibal Godoy and Harold Cummings (Panama). Plus we can't leave Scotland out, so their 1982 World Cup squad sing their hearts out in this week's Wavelength section. Here's the full episode rundown of the main segments from the show:02.46: The World Cup is coming to North America in 2026!24.43: Group A chat35.08: Aly Ghazal talks World Cup memories, hopes, and Panini sticker albums40.40: Group B chat45.51: Group C chat51.34: Group D chat57.54: Group E chat60.57: Kendall Waston talks World Cup memories, hopes, and Panini sticker albums71.24: Wavelength - Scotland 1982 World Cup Squad - We Have A Dream77.20: Group F chat83.50: Efrain Juarez talks World Cup memories, hopes, and Panini sticker albums98.36: Panama's Anibal Godoy and Harold Cummings interviews and Group G chat105.58: Final World Cup thoughts from the first four days - best goals and games so far108.14: BC Soccerweb headlines

Jimbo, Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Jack Lang give their thoughts on the first World Cup outings for Brazil and Germany and look ahead to England’s opening game with Tunisia. What could possibly go wrong? RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Germany 0 – 1 Mexico (4m 20s) • PART 1b: Brazil 1 – 1 Switzerland (12m 30s) • PART 1c: Serbia 1 – 0 Costa Rica (14m 40s) • PART 2a: England v Tunisia preview – with Anton Toloui (20m 00s) • PART 2b: Belgium v Panama preview (28m 40s) • PART 2c: Sweden v South Korea preview (31m 50s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (36m 20s) • PART 4: Exeunt omnes (38m 20s) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Speciallink: http://www.paddypower.com/• get yourself 70% off a virtual private network with BestVPN.comlink: http://BestVPN.com/podcastGET IN TOUCH:• find us on Facebook - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group gamelink: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/ • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow link: http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Jack Lang and Matt Davies salute Iceland’s latest heroics and the rest of the Saturday’s action. Plus, previews of the first outings for Germany and Brazil and dark horses Serbia RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Argentina 1 - 1 Iceland - with Goal’s Pete Staunton and Stefan Agustsson (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Nigeria 0 - 2 Croatia - a good match for the chickens to miss (9m 40s) • PART 2a: France 2 - 1 Australia - with Julien Laurens (11m 30s)• PART 2b: Peru 0 - 2 Denmark (18m 20s)• PART 3a: Serbia v Costa Rica preview - dark horse alert! (24m 10s)• PART 3b: Brazil v Switzerland preview (27m 50s)• PART 3c: Germany v Mexico preview - with Rafa Honigstein (31m 40s)• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (38m 50s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (39m 30s) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get yourself [70% off a virtual private network with **BestVPN**.com](https://www.bestvpn.com/podcast)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group game](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.

Jimbo, Jack Lang, Tom Williams and Matt Stanger draw conclusions from Portugal’s magnificent 3-3 draw with Spain. Plus, Peruvian fans’ dedication; Mexican waves; and previews of all the upcoming day's gamesRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Spain 3 - 3 Portugal (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Iran 1 - 0 Morocco (08m 40s) • PART 1c: Uruguay 1 - 0 Egypt - and Mexican wave chat (11m 50s)• PART 2a: Argentina v Iceland preview - with added Bielsa chat (17m 00s)• PART 2b: Nigeria v Croatia preview - with Aanu Adeoye (26m 00s)• PART 3a: Peru v Denmark - with Niels Harild (29 m 30s)• PART 3b: France v Australia preview (36m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (40m 40s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (42m 20s) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get yourself [70% off a virtual private network with **BestVPN.com**](http://BestVPN.com)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group game](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.

Daniel Storey, Jack Lang, James Horncastle and Matt Davies join Jimbo to talk Brazil, Argentina, Mexico et al. Plus, Rafa Honigstein on Sané-less Germany; Stefan Agustsson on Iceland's World Cup adventure; and Frida Fagerlund on Sweden post-ZlatanRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Group D: Argentina - reliant on Messi, but do they get the best out of him? (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Group D: Croatia - it’s all on Modric (09m 30s)• PART 1c: Group D: Nigeria - problems in goal, problems in front of goal (10m 50s)• PART 1d: Group D: Iceland - Gylfi, thunderclaps and more with Stefan Agustsson (14m 30s)• PART 2a: Group B: Brazil - are they over the 4-1, and are they less reliant on Neymar? (20m 00s)• PART 2b: Group B: Serbia - time for SMS to break out? (25m 00s)• PART 2c: Group B: Costa Rica - same squad, 4 years older (28m 30s)• PART 2d: Group B: Switzerland - a good bet for second place? (30m 00s)• PART 3a: Group C: Sweden - Frida Fagerlund on the post-Zlatan era (31m 00s)• PART 3b: Group C: South Korea - the whipping boys (35m 00s)• PART 3c: Group C: Mexico - look out for Chucky, but are they are on a hiding to nothing? (36m 00s)• PART 3d: Group C: Germany - Rafa Honigstein on why they’ll take some stopping, or will they suffer the curse of the Confederations Cup? (39m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (44m 00s)• PART 5: Answers to our World Cup brainteaser (45m 40s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (50m 20s)PARISH NOTICES• We're sponsored by [**Paddy Power**- home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group game](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.

David Preece, James Horncastle and Tom Williams join Jimbo for a sun kissed edition of the Totally Football show in which we bang the Andy Carroll drum, discuss an alternative PFA team of the year and get our fill of Indian football idiomsRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Midweek PL reviews and FA Cup previews (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Talking goalkeepers (09m 45s) • PART 2a: Accrington Stanley promoted and Golazzo trailer (13m 20s)• PART 2b: Andy Carroll is back! (16m 40s)• PART 2c: The Big Sam survey and the rest of the Premier League weekend (22m 40s) • PART 3a: The Non Big 6 PFA Team of the Year (25m 40s)• PART 3b: Les Herbiers and Ligue 1 news (33m 10s)• PART 4a: In praise of Darren Moore and the rest of the PL weekend (37m 50s)• PART 4b: Freiburg in the frying pan (40m 30s) • PART 5a: Indian football idioms (47m 20s)• PART 5b: Juventus v Napoli preview and a bumper Serie A round-up (51m 10s)• PART 6: Paddy Power’s Mover and Shakers with Lee Price (60m 40s)• PART 7: Adios (63m 20s) PARISH NOTICES:• join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives** podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz every Friday at 1230 GMT](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.

Even before the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and several squads yet to be selected in the remaining playoff rounds, the teams that will qualify for the ....

On the second of three special and indeed unavoidable international editions of The Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo has Michael Cox, Jack Lange and Rafa Honigstein for company to gloss over two stunningly dull England games in order to discuss Gordon Strachan’s bizarre comments about genetics and Dick Advocaat’s unfortunate attempts to tempt the hand of fate.We’re also joined by George Quraishi - editor of the extremely fine Howler magazine - about USA’s 4-0 hammering of Panama, and Stefán Ágústsson tells us about the excitement in downtown Reykjavík as Iceland stand on the brink of qualification for their first ever World Cup.Also discussed: the backlash against the Messi backlash; why German club sides are having such a rough time of it in Europe this season; and Ravel Morrison makes his mark in Mexico.PARISH NOTICES:• Follow Stefán Ágústsson on twitter: @stebbisnaer• check out George Quraishi’s wonderful Howler magazine: http://www.whatahowler.com/•Totally Football Live in Birmingham is happening at the Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 •TFS Live in London is coming to the Indigo at the O2 on Wednesday 29 November: http://bit.ly/2wmBaiW GET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rog talks with USMNT Manager Bruce Arena about his change process, the challenge of picking up a team mid-World Cup Qualifying and his tactical plan for Honduras and Panama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A bunch of bodies crashed into each other in the Copa América final, and it ended with Messi's international career on life support. The two Mikes dive into the chaos that unfolded at MetLife Stadium before turning their attention to Croatia's cruel exit at the hands of Portugal, Italy's total disruption of Spain, and Iceland's smiting of England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport the show