Max and co discuss England’s 2-0 defeat to Belgium, tactics obsessives, individual awards, ‘it’s coming home’, the World Cup legacy and a pre-season friendly which ended 22-0.

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Max Rushden is joined by Paul Doyle, Marcela Mora y Araujo and Eliot Rothwell to look back at the penultimate day of the 2018 World Cup, starting with England’s 2-0 defeat to Belgium in the third-place play-off. Over seven games, England managed just 10 shots on target from open play - four in this game, but they fell to goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard.

We speak to Jonathan Wilson, who’s in Moscow for the final, about the key battles in France v Croatia, including an apology for being indirectly responsible for Bad Takes on tactics.

In part three, Eliot talks to us about the lasting impact the tournament is to have on Russia and its people, we cover a few recent transfers and a pre-season friendly with a high goals-to-spectators ratio.

Back tomorrow!



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