
This podcast gets right under the skin of world football with extraordinary stories, interviews, and features from BBC World Service's World Football.
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Fri, 20 Nov 09
Duration:
27 mins
With the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations complete. The teams are ready to for the tournament, but Alan Green asks will the stadiums in Angola be ready for the kick off in January? The venue for the opening game in Luanda was due to host an international friendly, this week - but it wasn't fit for purpose. After a highly controversial play-off victory - France have made it through to the World Cup finals and World Football reveals that cheating is not the only contentious issue make the headlines there. Plus, Marc Abbot the President of Major League Soccer tells us about the plans to expand the game in North America. While, New Zealand have qualified for the World Cup next June, but the football minnows are not setting the sights too high. Forward Kris Bright tells us that one draw from their 3 group matches will be a good achievement.
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