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World Cup: The Commentators' View Special 2.0

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball chat ahead of the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.

John Murray, Ian Dennis and Ali Bruce-Ball catch up ahead of the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. John reflects on another amazing experience at the Azteca where he witnessed England grind out a 3-2 win over Mexico to reach the quarter-finals. Ian tells us what it was like being at the 'match of the tournament' - Argentina v Cape Verde. And has Ali possibly just eaten the best bowl of pasta in his life? They're also joined by special guest engineer Rob as he lifts the curtain on how things work behind the scenes at stadiums on match day. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome throughout the tournament on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk.

2鈥�09 - The best bowl of pasta Ali has ever eaten?
3鈥�25 - John being recognised far and wide
5鈥�20 - England media day sausage rolls & interviewing Dan Burn
6鈥�26 - John's reflections on England v Mexico
8鈥�30 - Behind the scenes at the Azteca
10鈥�13 - Seeing Jordan Henderson on a stretcher and interviewing Kane
12鈥�31 - Ian witnessing Argentina v Cape Verde
16鈥�19 - The performance of African teams at the World Cup
20鈥�46 - Listener correspondence
23鈥�41 - Engineer Rob talking microphones and behind the scenes
28'47 - Uncle Ian's advice to beer flying
30鈥�58 - Unintended pub names
37鈥�57 - John鈥檚 case of mistaken identity
39鈥�37 - John鈥檚 tribute to Malcolm Wright
42鈥�08 - How is Ian getting on with Chris Sutton?

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Sat 11 Jul 2026 05:30

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