Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Presented by James Richardson and produced by Ben Green

World Cup Daily: Italy feeling sheepish and France in crisis

Day 10 in South Africa, and on today's World Cup Daily, James Richardson's joined by Gregg Roughley, John Ashdown and Amy Lawrence to discuss the action on and off the pitch.

Brazil turned on the style against Ivory Coast as they made it through to the knock-out stages, but current World Champions Italy were made to look very sheepish indeed by New Zealand. Our Kiwi of choice Colin Peacock gives his reaction, and we also give some love to Paraguay, who got the better of Slovakia.

Also in the podcast, we discuss the unhappy campers in France and England and wonder why so many teams are imploding. Similarly, we ponder why it's the South American teams who are leading the way in the competition so far.

Finally, we hear from Sid Lowe ahead of Spain's game with Honduras. Can the favourites bounce back from their opening game defeat to Switzerland?

Tweet us during the day, and we'll see you tomorrow.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.