Sound of Football Podcast 661 - World Cup 2026: It's down to the wire

The World Cup semi-finals are to be contested by the top four teams in the rankings — the first time that has happened since the rankings began. Who has been tested? Who has been given an easy ride to the final four? Who will reach the final?

In their quarter final against Norway, England benefitted from the ball colliding with one of the cables of the overhead camera leading to their equalising goal. Fifa have said that their in-ball technology shows no indication of contact but, after everything else that’s gone on, can we trust anything they say?

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