The Pressing Matters Podcast

Future Ballon d'Or winners Kaká and Andriy Shevchenko (who won at the end of this year) play together for Milan, while Vieri, Stankovic, and 99 Shot Power Adriano start for Inter in this game from 2004; the birthyear of Franz Ferdinand, McFly, and Facebook - and a great time for Italian football. Join us with another trip through the time vortex - this time to the San Siro as AC Milan host Internazionale in this classic Derby della Madonnina.Featuring: Toby Puigserver @pressingpod and Luke @cockereltalkpodProducer: Sam Hyde

Spain are World Champions after a pretty uninspiring defence by Argentina; England and France crashed out at the semi-finals but at least got to score a bunch of goals in a meaningless Bronze Final. We give our feelings at the end of the biggest World Cup ever: thoughts on Spain plus some of the winners and losers of this tournament.04:38 - England's uninspiring exit17:05 - Toby thinks Spain are beatable31:05 - Argentina are the bad guys38:14 - Javier Milei's chainsaws and the Swiss police43:39 - Winners and Losers

We have some fun in the second half reminiscing about England's famous win over Mexico at the Azteca, but before all that we have the small matter of constitutional chaos as Egypt fume at their exit amidst a controversial set of VAR decisions in favour of Argentina. More Latam drama occured as Paraguay went out to France, and the USA disappointed against a Belgium team that still has Axel Witsel knocking about.5:25 - Argentina go through via ref drama8:27 - Egypt's ruled-out goal vs FIFA's fading goodwill20:56 - A brief history of referees by Sam Hyde29:40 - ENGLAND win vs Mexico47:53 - Mexican vs USA culture50:47 - Toby watches an MLS game55:17 - USA eliminated by Belgium1:00:25 - Sam defends Paraguay

Hello, yes, the World Cup is going on and the first ever Round of 32 comes to a close. Lots of games and we talk about some but not all of them. England got past the Democratic Republic of the Congo aka the DRC, but not in an overly convincing manner - what next for our lovely boys as they climb the heights of the Estadio Ciudad de México aka the Azteca more than 2,000m above sea level. France also make use of having all the best players and look very nice, while Paraguay cause an upset as the Germans are written off.0:43 - Obligatory refereeing discussion5:23 - Shadow the Hedgehog8:43 - ENGLAND12:55 - There's always a bigger fish13:45 - More England38:52 - Belgium v Senegal41:50 - Paraguay v Germany50:01 - Round of 16 Preview53:53 - France being fluid

It's our long-awaited Swiss Special, so we talk about our favourite chocolatiers as they top Group B. We also cover the small matter of England, who have won 1, drawn 1 as we go into the final group game against Panama. What have we made of the Three Lions so far and how do we think we'll do against Panama?Sam also rants about Grant Hanley as well as most of the England defence, and we work out what an England B team might look like. How fun!04:27 - Scotland are likely eliminated09:12 - Brian Brobbey (Netherlands review)12:36 - Grant Hanley rant18:51 - Toby's Swiss wedding and Group B26:33- Sorry we're still talking about Switzerland32:19 - ENGLAND51:51 - Which teams is Jordan Ayew good enough for?54:20 - England squad depth1:01:41 - Choosing an England B team1:09:44 - More Swiss chat1:14:24 - A message from the Devil

The World Cup is well underway in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. We've seen it all and we try to talk about everything: France's superstars see off Senegal, Håland continues his fine goalscoring form, Chris Wood lights it up against Iran, and Vozinha rakes in the Instagram followers. What have we made of the World Cup so far, do we like the new format with so many teams, and who is looking lively so far!4:20 - France 3-1 Senegal15:36 - Brazil 1-1 Morocco and the problems with 3rd place qualification21:25 - Netherlands 2-2 Japan and the Dutch's passive midfield33:17 - Germany 7-1 Curaçao35:12 - USA 4-1 Paraguay44:02 - Mbappé penalty incident51:30 - Iran 2-2 New Zealand57:30 - Toby's wrong prediction59:24 - Sticker pack opening1:02:27 - England chat1:04:27 - Who is most likely to be swept away by a hurricane?1:05:07 - Håland scores1:07:23 - Sam's Cape Verde hot take1:09:17 - Toby's wedding trip1:12:45 - Switzerland 1-1 Qatar1:13:49 - Sweepstakes1:14:50 - Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay