England exit but show signs of progress as Morocco make the semi-finals

From The Totally Football Show with James Richardson The Athletic

Jimbo’s got a stacked card of Carl Anka, Adrian Clarke, Dom Fifield, Daniel Storey, Maher Mezahi and Natalie Gedra as the World Cup semi-finals are set in stone.

Holders France eliminate England but Gareth Southgate’s side show attacking intent and outplay the world champions so are there reasons to be cheerful? Plus hear why Saka needs more protection and why Griezmann is the player of the tournament.

Not up for France - Morocco, a team dripping with tactical discipline, who become the first African side ever to reach the last 4 by beating Portugal. But should Cristiano Ronaldo have been comforting his team-mates rather than shedding his own tears?

Finally we check in on where it went wrong for the number 1 ranked team in the world Brazil.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Alex Abnos pays tribute to Grant Wahl (01.00)

• PART 2: England 1-2 France (04.00)

• PART 3: Morocco 1-0 Portugal (23.00)

• PART 4a: More on Brazil’s elimination (40.00)

• PART 4b: Your semi-finals are… (36.00)

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