S15E41 World Cup Special: Mundiales Book with Tim Vickery and Mark Biram

The World Cup is edging closer, and in this episode John and Charlie take a look at the continent of one of Scotland’s opponents – South America. They spoke to co-authors Tim Vickery and Mark Biram ahead of the launch of their book Mundiales, which details South American fortunes in the tournament and how the foundations of the World’s biggest sporting event were laid by the inaugural Copa America of 1916.

Tim and Mark describe their journey in how the project came together, who worked on what chapter and how they overcame potential stumbling blocks, with Tim taking the Brian Clough approach. The chat then moves onto looking back at some South American fortunes from Mexico ’86 to Qatar ’22, how Tim and Mark think the South American sides will do in USA, Mexico and Canada this summer, how the Brazilians view the Scotland match and questions from listeners.

We will have more World Cup content in the build up to and during the main event, so keep your eyes peeled and ears open for future episodes.

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