World Cup begins with THREE soft red cards! Matildas and Brighton defender Charlie Rule joins us to rate World Cup songs, play VAR and preview Socceroos v Turkey

The World Cup has officially kicked off, and I’m doing what I do
best: pretending I’m qualified to talk about it.


First up, I'm saying it how I see it...Ronaldo is finished. I
know that may upset a few people, but look - someone had to say
it. Portugal are better off if he doesn't play, let alone start.


In the opening game there were three red cards - were they all
soft? Did VAR get it right or wrong?


Then, i'm joined by Matilda's and Brighton defender Charlie Rule,
who actually knows what she's talking about. We get into what
World Cup pressure actually feels like when you’re the one
wearing the badge, how early players start thinking about a World
Cup cycle, and what separates the ones who get called up from the
ones who stay there. (I must've missed the memo).


Charlie gives her thoughts on which teams she thinks are built
for this tournament and adds her pick to our Ultimate All-Time
World Cup XI. 


We also react to some truly tragic World Cup anthems that are
doing the rounds right now and honestly, some of them feel like a
crime. 

Then we throw to our sports reporter John Bric who's there in
Vancouver giving us the on-the-ground vibe: the fans, the noise,
the ticket prices...they are insane.


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