Bruno Calls Roy, England's Chances & World Cup Concerns | Stick to Football EP 132
6/10/20261 hr 54 min
Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet.
The World Cup is almost here, and in this special preview episode, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane and Ian Wright look ahead to football’s biggest tournament.
Can England finally go all the way under Thomas Tuchel? The team discuss England’s chances, their biggest strengths and weaknesses, and whether this squad has what it takes to lift the trophy.
We also predict the tournament from start to finish, debating the favourites, the dark horses and who will be crowned world champions next summer.
Elsewhere, Roy reveals what was said during his recent phone call with Bruno Fernandes, while the team discuss the challenges facing players and fans heading into the tournament, including travel, scheduling and ticket prices.
Who do you think will win the World Cup, and how far can England go? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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00:00 - Intro
14:37 - World Cup Rule changes
25:18 - England Squad Doubts
51:22 - ITV 7
56:46 - Rogers Or Bellingham Debate
01:06:59 - Heat Travel World Cup Worries
01:10:38 - Scotland Group Outlook
01:13:01 - Bruno Fernandes Phone Call
01:20:10 - John McGinn
01:20:51 - Scotland Group Hopes
01:22:51 - World Cup Trivia Break
01:24:27 - Knockout stages Predictions
01:49:52 - Being Dropped From England
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsGary Neville· Host0:00
Just before we get started, I just wanted to say a big thank you to our partners Sky Bet, and please don't forget to subscribe if you like. I hope you enjoy this episode. So welcome to Stick to Football: World Cup edition, brought to you by Sky Bet. And to be fair, I'm just m- gonna make something up at the very start of the show because there are 48 teams in this tournament, and I wanna know how many of the 48 you three can name.
Roy Keane· Panelist0:23
Wow. [laughs] [laughs] [laughs] I knew that was coming.
Gary Neville· Host0:26
That comes from the fact that basically I think half of us said before we came in, "We don't, haven't got a clue who's in this tournament, there's that many teams." But anyway, let's go for it. You've got, uh- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Roy Keane· Panelist0:35
Yeah, but... What's that?
Gary Neville· Host0:36
You're gonna have to give me a, give me a pen or something.
Roy Keane· Panelist0:37
Yeah, of course.
Ian Wright· Panelist0:38
Seek help. You need to get, get- Sorry, I need to prepare.
Gary Neville· Host0:40
Give me a pen please.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:41
We're starting now. Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gary Neville· Host0:42
Bosnia and Herzegovina is in.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:43
Cura- Curacao. What was it? What was- Curaçao. Curaçao.
Gary Neville· Host0:46
Curaçao.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:46
Egypt.
Gary Neville· Host0:46
S- South- England. South Africa.
Ian Wright· Panelist0:48
Ivory Coast.
Gary Neville· Host0:49
Scotland.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:50
Portugal.
Gary Neville· Host0:50
Canada.
Ian Wright· Panelist0:51
Senegal.
Gary Neville· Host0:51
Mexico.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:51
Saudi Arabia.
Gary Neville· Host0:53
USA.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:53
Algeria.
Ian Wright· Panelist0:54
[laughs] Look at Jamie. [laughs] Jamie's looking at a what?
Gary Neville· Host0:57
[laughs] How are you looking at them?
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:58
I'm not, I'm g- I'm, I do know who's in the World Cup.
Gary Neville· Host1:01
Honestly.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:01
Oh, my God. [laughs] Morocco. Ecuador.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:05
Morocco.
Gary Neville· Host1:05
Right, let's start again.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:06
No, w- we've said about 20.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:08
No.
Gary Neville· Host1:08
Okay.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:08
We've just done 20 odd.
Gary Neville· Host1:09
South Afric- Yeah. You said South Africa, you said Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:12
Sweden, France.
Gary Neville· Host1:12
You said Curaçao.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:13
Croatia.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:13
Sweden, France.
Gary Neville· Host1:14
France.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:14
Norway.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:15
Croatia.
Gary Neville· Host1:15
Croatia.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:15
Algeria and Spain.
Gary Neville· Host1:16
South Africa.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:17
Netherlands.
Gary Neville· Host1:18
Morocco.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:18
England, Ivory Coast.
Gary Neville· Host1:20
Yeah.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:20
Scotland.
Gary Neville· Host1:21
Canada.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:21
Switzerland. Austria.
Gary Neville· Host1:22
USA. Brazil. Argentina.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:25
Belgium. Oh, you're cheating. You, you- Belgium, Saudi Arabia.
Gary Neville· Host1:27
I do know who's in the World Cup. You just told me it was- On the pencil.
Ian Wright· Panelist1:29
Yeah, move