HISTORIC! England triumph at the Azteca
7/6/202635 min
Adrian Durham is joined by Stuart Pearce and Jim Proudfoot at the Azteca Stadium as England secure a historic, breathtaking victory in Mexico City to seal their place in the quarter-finals.
They break down a truly legendary night for English football, dissecting how Thomas Tuchel’s side tore up the history books to conquer one of the game's ultimate fortresses. Jim delivers the stunning stats from an unforgettable performance, while Stuart reflects on how the Three Lions defied the suffocating heat and altitude to beat Mexico on their home patch at one of football’s most intimidating fortresses.
Plus, you’ll hear exclusive reaction from Thomas Tuchel, XXX and XXX
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First 90 secondsJim Proudfoot· Soundbite0:00
The World Cup bandwagon rolls on. Oh, what a goal!
Stuart Pearce· Panelist0:03
Unbelievable!
Jim Proudfoot· Soundbite0:04
Champions of the world!
Stuart Pearce· Panelist0:07
Let the history unfold.
Adrian Durham· Host0:09
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the TalkSPORT World Cup Daily. I'm Adrian Durham. With me are Jim Proudfoot and Stuart Pearce. And we're just gonna reflect on a game that kinda needs no introduction. It needs no recap, really. It was truly extraordinary in the Azteca, which you can see behind us if you're watching on YouTube. Just an amazing evening. A privilege to witness it, a privilege to bring it live to you on TalkSPORT. Just one of those unforgettable nights, and arguably the number one unforgettable England game that we've ever worked on together. Stuart Pearce, first of all, the main thing is England are through. What an effort it was. There was a lot of quality, but there was also a lot of hard work.
Stuart Pearce· Panelist0:56
There was. Uh, the game had everything from England's point of view. It had, it had quality, it had good goals, it had counterattack, and a defensive rear guard action to see the game out when we went down to 10 men. I mean, myself and Jim just didn't know which way to turn. We didn't know what was coming next, what was coming at us, and w- I think that squad need to be immensely proud of themselves for that result and that performance.
Adrian Durham· Host1:22
Absolutely right. Listen, there's so many details of the game, and we won't be able to go through them all. Uh, but we'll try and get through the main ones. But