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Joy for Jiménez and Mexico as co-hosts make ideal start: World Cup Daily

6/12/202646 min

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay, Jeff Rueter and Jonathan Wilson as the World Cup kicks off in Mexico. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Barney Ronay· Panelist0:00

    This is The Guardian.

  2. Max Rushden· Host0:01

    [theme music] Hello, and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly. It's the World Cup 2026 daily pods. On every match day, the football, the politics, and whether Barry will kill me for putting butter in the fridge. Today, the tears of Raúl Jiménez, his first ever World Cup goal confirming a very easy win for host Mexico. South Africa gifted them the first, had a man sent off, then had another red card. You couldn't hope for a nicer start, and quite hard to gauge if Mexico are good or South Africa are not good. Czechia stuck it in the mixer to lead, but a great comeback from South Korea. We'll do a bit of England, look ahead to tomorrow's games, including the other hosts, the US and Canada. And then we'll discuss the Somalian referee refused entry, Iran's delayed and denied visas, the Iraqi striker held for questioning, and the price of tickets for the tournament. What did the panel think of Infantino's responses in his press conference yesterday? And then to the big stuff, me and Barry living together for six weeks. Who's done the cooking? Who's done the cleaning? And who's bought two packets of ham and gone to the pub? Everyone just chill, just relax. It's today's Guardian Football Weekly World Cup Daily. On the panel today, Barry Glendenning. Welcome.

  3. Barry Glendenning· Panelist1:13

    Hello, Max.

  4. Max Rushden· Host1:14

    [laughs] Thrown you under the bus already, but, uh, that how it should be. Barney Ronay, welcome to LA.

  5. Barney Ronay· Panelist1:18

    Hi, everyone. It's nice to be welcomed. Thank you.

  6. Max Rushden· Host1:21

    That's okay. Uh, Jeff Routa, our soccer correspondent for The Guardian joins us. Hey, Jeff.

  7. Jeff Rueter· Guest1:25

    Hi, Max.

  8. Max Rushden· Host1:25

    Debut on the pod. How are you feeling?

  9. Jeff Rueter· Guest1:27

    Good.

  10. Max Rushden· Host1:27

    Good and ready. And over in Mexico,

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