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John Murray, Ian Dennis & 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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