World Cup Rambling

One man talking his way through various aspects of the World Cup from tournament retrospectives, to individual stories of teams and players from the great to the not so great, taking in the qualifying competitions as well as the finals themselves. The Greatest Show on Earth is a treasure trove of stories with something always waiting to be mined.Presented by Matthew Okot Twitter@MatthewOkot@WorldCupRamble

World Cup Rambling is a sports podcast hosted by Matthew Okot, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Matthew Okot hosts World Cup Rambling, a sports show with 61 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  One Man Can Make a Difference - Part 2: Argentina at the 1986 World Cup

  Jun 6, 202645 minS6

  <p>We’ve got part 2* of the look back at Argentina’s victorious campaign at Mexico 86.  Here we’ve got the early stages ofArgentina’s journey. Maradona shows his class by assisting all three goals against the rough-housing South Koreans, then scoring a deft equaliser against Italy.  It’s the result against Italy that slowly starts to win over the sceptics who felt that Argentina were heading for disaster.  Further wins follow over Bulgaria and Uruguay. Bilardo settles on a core of players who will carry Argentina through the competition – a contrast with the hectic chopping and changing of the previous three...

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  Episode #3

  One Man Can Make a Difference - Part 1: Argentina at the 1986 World Cup

  May 2, 20261h 21mS6

  <p>With the 40th anniversary of Argentina’s iconic World Cup triumph at Mexico 86 approaching, we have a two-part episode dedicate to that subject.  In part 1, we look at how Argentina rebuilt under new manager Carlos Bilardo, who was determined to make a clean break with the Menotti era by sweeping away most of the Spain 82 squad, implementing a new formation, and appointing a new captain – Diego Maradona.  It wouldn’t all be plain sailing as Maradona battled illness and injury. Bilardo struggled for results and Argentina made a meal of qualifying for Mexico 86, leaving the press and public sceptical about th...

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  Episode #2

  A Tale of Two Team Sheets: The Ronaldo World Cup Final Mystery

  Apr 4, 202659 minS6

  <p>With the 1998 World Cup Final looming, the stage seemed set for Ronaldo – the world’s best player, the most complete striker in world football – to score the goals to confirm his status and inspire Brazil to a record-breaking fifth title.  Instead, a zombified Ronaldo wandered ineffectually through the match as France ran out 3-0 winners.  Ronaldo hadn’t been named on the original team sheet and then his name appeared on a second team sheet.  Behind the scenes, there had been chaos and carnage in the Brazil camp.  The chaoticbuild-up would become the subject of heated claim, counter-claim and conspiracy t...

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  Episode #1

  Go Leopards! Zaire at the 1974 World Cup

  Mar 7, 20261h 1mS6

  <p>In the first episode of series six, we look back at the dark saga of Zaire at the 1974 World Cup.  It’s a story that involves post-colonial politics, a military strongman, furious arguments about money, on-pitch farce, off-pitch farce and conspiracy theories.  Zaire went to the World Cup under the patronage of President Joseph Mobutu, who was determined to leverage the success of the Leopards to bolster his own regime.  The players had dreams of fancy houses, luxury cars, foreign holidays and overseas transfers but these failed to materialise as the campaign turned into a nightmare.</p><p><br></p><p>...

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  Episode #8

  The Great Gijón Swindle: West Germany vs Austria at the 1982 World Cup

  Dec 20, 202555 minS5

  <p>In the final episode of series five, we revisit the notorious West Germany-Austria match from the 1982 World Cup.  West Germany – the reigning European Champions – tripped over their own hubris, losing 2-1 to Algeria, the exciting World Cup debutants.  That result threw the group wide open.  By the time West Germany and Austria met, the two teams knew that a German victory by one goal or two goals would send them both through and send Algeria home.  West Germany took the lead after eleven minutes.  However, unlike in the mythical horror story, the game remained relatively lively in the first half.  It...

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