World Cup Final Reaction: Spain's Triumph, Argentina's Bullies and Where It Went Wrong for Tuchel's England
The Dressing RoomShow Notes
Wayne Bridge and Carlton Cole are joined by Dave from The Secret Scout for a full World Cup 2026 debrief. Carlton didn’t enjoy the final but is glad Argentina’s bullies didn’t win. The guys marvel at the brilliance of Spain and the seemingly untouchable Rodri.
We go off on Tuchel’s tactics and lack of ambition, but praise the England squad for a valiant effort. We look ahead and pick England’s future stars. Whilst the three lions might have a lack of strikers coming through the ranks to replace Kane, Carlton’s doing his bit by personally raising the next generation.
The guys dish out awards for best player, best goal and more, meanwhile our pick of the World Cup moments include Djed Spence’s superb performances, epic renditions of Wonderwall and Wayne’s super strength strawberry daiquiris.
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0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Hot takes on the final 2:06 - Rodri’s next level performance 3:58 - Argentine shenanigans and Enzo Fernandez’ sending off 5:19 - Carlton did not enjoy the final 6:02 - The brilliance of Spain 8:29 - A controversial half time show 11:18 - Trump dismissed by Rodri 13:01 - Assessment of England’s performance 15:10 - Tuchel’s negativity and the DNA of English football 20:56 - How could England improve? 26:17 - Lessons from the Bronze Final 30:50 - England’s top performers 33:55 - England highlights 36:17 - Wayne’s strawberry daiquiris + Sweet Caroline trigger a goal 38:09 - What’s next for England? 43:32 - World Cup Awards 52:52 - Dave’s players to watch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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