Max Rushden is joined by voices from around the world to preview World Cup groups A-D, including Danish royalty, Peruvian vigour and the prospect of a tournament without a French meltdown

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Max Rushden is here to present you with the first of our World Cup preview podcasts. There is no panel. Max was sat in the studio, all alone, for the duration.

Covering groups A-D in this first preview, we speak to journalists and broadcasters from around the world - some regulars, such as Philippe Auclair and Sid Lowe, and some new voices from our World Cup Guardian Experts’ Network, as well as a pod debut from South American football superbrain Tim Vickery.

Back tomorrow with part two!