<p>Messrs Speller, Campbell and Moore are back with more dynamic World Cup dispatches. Last night, Germany poured a metric boatload of salt all over those little Curaçao slugs and cast shuddering doubts over this expanded tournament format – then again, Curacao scored, so 48 teams maybe good?</p><br><p>Elsewhere: weird decisions from Ronald Koeman handed unsurprising package Japan a draw, the Rocky Curse strikes again and we saw a rare Muted International Celebration™ in a dominant Sweden win.</p><br><p>Plus, we learn more vital info about the Mexican duck - and Marcus has decided its culinary-related fate.</p><br><p>Come and watch England with us! Get your Ramble World Cup watch party tickets <a href="https://tix.to/WorldCupRamble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p>Find us on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/footballramble.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>, <a href="https://x.com/FootballRamble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/footballramble/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@footballramble?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and email us here: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><br><p>Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon to get presale access to our brand new Ramble x Admiral kits: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/footballramble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/footballramble</a>.</p><br><p>***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***&nbsp;</p><p>The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup.</p><p>No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>