A Knighthood for Steve Clarke?!
6/29/202636 min
Join Natalie Sawyer, commentator Joe Shennan, and "pathological optimist" Mark McGhee in Mexico City as they unpack Scotland's tournament run!
Things get heated as Joe and Mark go head-to-head over Steve Clarke’s legacy, there are some shock admissions and group stage reflections.
Plus, the team looks ahead with their Round of 32 predictions and we hear some off-pitch drama surrounding a stolen taco.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
The World Cup bandwagon rolls on. Oh, what a goal! Unbelievable. Champions of the world! Let the history unfold.
Natalie Sawyer· Host0:09
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Talksport's World Cup Daily. I'm Natalie Sawyer, and today we're coming to you from a new setting entirely. In a hotel in Roma Norte, which is in central Mexico City. Uh, alongside me is former Scotland assistant manager, Mark McGhee, and Talksport commentator, Joe Shennan. We are, what, 24 hours now? Um, maybe a little bit longer by the time everyone's listening to this, but, uh, wow. What have you made of Mexico City so far?
Mark McGhee· Guest0:38
Well, I think, uh, it's a bit of what I expected, but better. Um, we've seen, uh, a lot of the city center today. There's a lot of greenery. There's some amazing buildings. There's a beautiful park that we walked through. The activity there with all the, the stalls and, uh, the local people all walking there really was really, really enjoyable.
Joe Shennan· Guest1:00
Absolutely incredible place. I mean, lush green everywhere you walk, really tight streets, amazing restaurants and bars on every corner. Um, it's been an absolute delight, and the people have been really friendly. And you get the sense coming here that this is an absolutely football-mad city. There are Mexico shirts, the green of Mexico all over the place. People are wearing them. People are selling them. People are buying them. And I cannot wait to go to a venue like the Azteca and commentate on that Mexi-