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Teaser - World Cup 2022 Preview, Italy’s New Hero Grifo, CR7 To Roma & Much More (Ep. 275)
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Full preview and breakdown of the FIFA World Cup group stages as well as predicting outcome, pick 26-man squad if Italy were going to Qatar, reaction to Azzurri's win over Albania after brace from Vincenzo Grifo, Cristiano Ronaldo linked with José Mourinho's Roma and much more.
This is a teaser from the Thursday episode of the Italian Football Podcast.
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Introduction & Promotion
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Speaker
The following is a clip from this week's Italian football podcast. Listen to the full show and all other episodes by going to Patreon.com slash T-I-F-P and become a member for only $2.99 per month.
World Cup Team Allegiances
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Speaker
OK, so Italy are not at the World Cup, but we have to pick someone to support. So who are you going for, Nima?
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Well, obviously, because of my heritage, I'm picking Iran, but I'm also going to have an eye on Serbia because of the Serie A connection, of course. And then, of course, I've got quite a few teams I really like, like Morocco and Croatia as well, who are really interesting side.
Underdogs and Expectations
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Speaker
Yeah, I mean, I'm going to go for, I'm going to cheer Iran for you, Nima, just to make you happy, but I don't see you guys going very deep in the tournament. So I might go for Serbia for the pure number of players that they've got from Serie A, also got one of my best friends is Serbian. And I think Denmark has been a surprise. They're my dark horses for the tournament. I think they're a fantastic team.
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Speaker
If I'm going to pick a flop of the tournament, I think Belgium, I can't believe so many so-called experts are saying that Belgium are going to go to semi-finals, finals. I think they're awful. I wouldn't even be surprised if they go out of the groups. What are your big predictions, Nemer?
Predictions and Favorites
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Speaker
I think Belgium will get knocked out of the group. I think they have an aging team and I think people are blinded by the sheer brilliance of Kevin de Bruyne. I think there's more to the rest of the team doesn't quite reach that level. As for Dark Horse, I think Portugal is my Dark Horse to win it. But my favorite to win the tournament is Lionel Messi and I think Argentina are going to win the tournament and everyone is going to say it's thanks to Lionel Messi but it's not going to be thanks to Lionel Messi because it's going to be thanks to Lautaro Martinez and Rodrigo de Pal.
Ronaldo to Roma Debate
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Speaker
Okay, just moving on to club matters, Ronaldo to Roma. Is this a transfer that Roma should pursue? Well, if you want a goal scorer and you're struggling to score goals, I can't think of anyone better than the old time, in my opinion, the best goal scorer and most prolific and the biggest, the best killer in the box than as Cristiano Ronaldo is. But I wonder if he wants to play in the Europa League and if Roma can even afford it.