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Welcome, everyone to Post
Media's World Cup coverage.

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Here I am joined by JJ
Adams and Patrick Johnston,

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who will be covering
the World Cup

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for us here in Vancouver.

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Uh, gentlemen, let's
start with Canada.

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We know there's big questions
about Alphonso Davies,

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but JJ before we'll
talk about him

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later in the impact
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potentially have if
he can get healthy.

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But even without Davies what are

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you expecting from
Canada this tournament?

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Well, Jesse Marsch has
already said he said

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the identity isn't
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even if Fonzy isn't around.

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So, uh, I don't think you know

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as much as we are

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the the host country and we
are rallying around Canada.

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I'm not entirely 100%

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sure we will see them in

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a knockout round
match at BC place.

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Um, just historically,

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I know I'm going to
get the daggers.

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I'm going to get
people, you know, uh,

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leaving nasty messages
on, on this video.

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But, uh, I'm not
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see Canada in the knockout
round at BC place,

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maybe in the knockout round,

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but I don't think at BC place.

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PJ what do you have to add?

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Yes, I said.

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To win the pool. I
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Hardly a group of death, right?

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No.

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So, Patrick, what are you
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I'm expecting bigger
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that's for sure. Geez, Louise.

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JJ, are you picking them?

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Finish third. What
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They're going to go to
Foxborough like oh my God.

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You know.

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I think.

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I think Qatar is a monster.

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No I'm kidding I'm
kidding I'm kidding.

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I just I just look at how

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the the group lines
up for them, right?

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Like the home, the big home
game like listen great.

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Good for Bosnia.
Knocked off Italy.

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My God Italy. What the hell.

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But but seriously though,

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like Canada it sets up for them.

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The home game in Toronto
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Home game here against Qatar.

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Home game here
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Listen, Switzerland
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We all know this
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for a top two finish
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And obviously if they
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get to stay here and they
don't go anywhere like that.

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That is what they want.

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Uh win the group.

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You got to win the group.
There's no doubt about it.

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And obviously all the questions

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about injuries and
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Yeah. Like it it is a team
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Um, and, and I found it
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to do their pre first week
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uh, and not in Canada
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of a big show as an unveiling.

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If I were me, I would
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let's get right at this. Yeah.

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I mean, shouldn't you get
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To the whole like
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you're a home team like that.

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To me, that's how I
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But anyway, this is what
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Where they're going to face.

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That hot weather that they're
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the only outdoor stadium
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up is in is in is
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And that's only if
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So you're you're ruling them out

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of the final in New
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Then I am ruling him out
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I'm going to be honest.

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I don't think they're going
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Without us being cynical.

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You know, the the play that role

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of the cynical journalist
who who are you hopeful of,

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JJ for the Canadian
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I mean, he's obviously

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the class of the team.
We all know that.

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And however much he'll
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But other than him,

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who do you feel are Canada's
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if they are going to advance?

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Well, I think you know all eyes

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on on Jonathan David of course.

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Uh, you know, this is
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you know, really
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as that world class striker.

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You know, he wasn't
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in France. Not so much.

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Now. Uh, I think this is
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back out and prove that he
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I think he's crucial for for

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Canada's hopes of advancing
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I think, you know
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not scored very many
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And that needs to change if
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I mean that's like
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kind of saying there, you know,

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that there is a touchdown

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when the catches the
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If you don't score,
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Canada needs to, to score.

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Um, you know, and,

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uh, the other person I,

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I really want to see, and,

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you know, this is just
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Ali Ahmed, you know,

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uh, we saw him in Vancouver.

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Uh, we saw what he went over to

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England and had great success,

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uh, proving that he is,

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you know, a top tier player.

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I'd love to see him come in

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here and just
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he's a very skilled player.

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He can score as we've
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So I think he's
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possibly unsung, uh, hero
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Patrick, how do you feel
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they don't have Captain
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Um, you know, and if
if to typically as,

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as JJ has highlighted Canada's
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of like going back decades
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they've always had a rock at

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the center of defense and
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certainly Paul Dolan
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Canada's defense lining
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Well, I mean, there is the
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I mean, there's also the
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Like, you know, if I look at

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how important Stephen Eustaquio
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that we can talk all we want

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about who's going to score and

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we can talk about all we want,

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who's going to line up in
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obviously there are
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I'm just want to see
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going to be run because
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I mean obviously
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well past Atiba Hutchinson era.

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But like, think about how
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managing all that is going
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I've got huge. I mean, can
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Like he's supposed to be
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Is he going to be ready to go.

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You know like can we make
all these things work Ralph.

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I mean, we love Ralph.
Oh, great local story.

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I don't think he's the
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Right. Um it is
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I mean the one A and one B,

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I think for me is
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central midfield and then okay,

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are you healthy at all at
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And then we can talk about
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Um so JJ you have covered

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Alphonso Davies since
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or since the start
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on him actually making an
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And how do you think
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deployed if he can get back?

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Well, we're not going
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We definitely won't see him
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uh, there's not another player
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When when he's in top form,

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he is an absolute cheetah.

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He is you know,

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obviously we saw him growing up.

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We saw what he turned into.

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then it, it makes Canada a
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And, you know,
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I think we talked about this
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the with his injuries
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you know, is it Canada's fault?

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Is it is it Byron's fault?
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I don't think it's
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you know, what his, uh,

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with with the Canadian
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how Byron, uh, views him
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Um, but I digress for,

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for how he fits in with his
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I mean, uh, it,

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it can't be overstated how

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important of a player
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So I think him coming
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could be the difference
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either second or maybe
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You know, he is that

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that X factor that could
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though I still think probably

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second in the group. Patrick.

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Well let's let's let's
wrap up with that guys.

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Give me a prediction of how
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where they'll finish
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one other prediction of
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It can be what
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It can be who wins
the tournament.

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It can be what happens
to England, whatever.

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Just give me one prediction

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about Canada and one prediction

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about the rest of the
tournament. PJ you go first.

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Oh my God. Well, I think
Canada's going to win the group.

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I think I've said that already.

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Um, I think everyone in
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decent chance of winning their

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first knockout round match.

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Um, just given that you're
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um, the rest, I mean,

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it's going to be interesting.

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Um, especially when
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I mean, obviously teams
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but just the fact that there's
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down the coast, for instance,

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you look at Germany, right?

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Like Germany is playing
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Germany playing Houston
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Um, I, they have a
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I suppose, but like,

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like there's going to be some
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group F, Holland, Japan, Sweden,

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Tunisia, like that's going to

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be there's your group
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Um, I, there's going to be
some really challenging stuff.

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Paul, you want me to give
you a prediction on England?

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Is that what you're asking?
Is this. No. You can give.

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A prediction on anyone.

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I think we all know what's
going to happen in to England.

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They s****ed through
the group stage

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and then they go
out on penalties.

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In the group. They'll
finish fourth.

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No, they'll get through
spectacular fashion.

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They'll get through with

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a probably three nil nil

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or one one draws and then
they'll lose on penalties.

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Yeah. That's just what happens.

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Run around for 90 minutes
and lose on penalties.

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That's England's game plan.

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Yeah. No it's it's
there's so few

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like honestly like there's

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so few pools that
are intriguing.

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Although we got a good
group look at Group G. I

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think Group G is going to be

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interesting with Iran,
Egypt and Belgium.

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Like there is something there.

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Um and and, and all three of.

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Those teams playing
in Vancouver.

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Yeah, yeah. That's what
I mean. Like that.

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That to me is one of the more
exciting groups to watch.

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I mean, I'm, I'm
looking forward.

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I'm really looking forward to,

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to seeing New Zealand,

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Belgium, seeing New
Zealand, Egypt,

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like I think those are
going to be some fun games.

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Um, do I have a hot take here?

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No, I don't think I do.

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I think other than
the fact that um you

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know could the US
drop to Paraguay.

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I don't know. I wonder
about that one.

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I hope so. All right.

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Andres Cubas, you know,
running the show.

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Um, no, I, I it's
it's it's it's a,

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it's an interesting World Cup.

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It's going to be wide open.

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Um, the way the
travel is going to

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work is going to be
such a factor and like

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to come back to the
Jesse Marsch thing,

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all we need to be ready for
hot weather, like great.

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But like, if there's a team that

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is ready for hot
weather, I mean, I,

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I do wonder about Germany having

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a hand handle going to all
these different places.

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Um, you know, Ivory Coast,

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Ivory Coast plays
twice in Philly and

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once in Toronto, right?

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Like they don't have
to travel as much.

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I do find myself wondering
if Ivory Coast could pull

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something off in Group
E and upset Germany.

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JJ first Canada, then
the rest of the world.

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Uh, like I said, I, I,

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I see them probably coming

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in second in this group if they,

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if they play well,
uh, that's just my,

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my gut feeling at the way,

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you know, the group looks.

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Bosnia wins the group.

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Um, I would, I would,

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I'm leaning more
towards Switzerland

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actually, um, winning the group.

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Okay. Um, did you,

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uh, and uh, hot take,

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um, and I say this as, uh,

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a passport carrying American,

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uh, they're not getting
out of the group stage.

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It's going to implode.

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Canada will have the
the greatest sense

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of schadenfreude you
will ever see as

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we watch the American fan base

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just disintegrate into chaos.

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It's going to be wonderful.

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And, uh, Patrick,

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you actually brought
this point up before.

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Something is going to happen.

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Uh, with Iran off the field,

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there's going to
be something that

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happens with either fans or,

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you know, certain presidents
holding a team hostage.

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Something is going to
happen, mark my words.

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And, uh, it's going
to be a story.

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And maybe that peace prize

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that somebody got might
has to get taken away.

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Two too many, too

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many sites and too many teams

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for something like
that not to happen.

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Um, I am one thing
I'm curious about in

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this tournament is who the
breakout stars will be,

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because there's an
overreliance in my opinion,

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on like, how Lionel Messi

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is still the biggest
star in the tournament.

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Like there were questions
at the last World Cup,

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whether he was on his last legs

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and they happened to win it.

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And obviously you've
got France and Mbappe.

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Um, but there seems

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to be an overreliance on
some of the older names.

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We'll see. Mo Salah
here in Vancouver.

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Um clearly had a
terrible season.

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Uh he's still in
amazing shape but had

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a terrible club
season in the EPL.

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Um, but there seems to be

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an overreliance on some
of the older stars.

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We'll see if there are
some young players,

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like some of the
Barcelona star kids who

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can emerge for for Spain.

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But there in terms of
sort of household names,

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people are still talking
about Ronaldo and Messi,

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and I think it's time for
someone else to step in and

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really use this stage to
announce their burst onto the.

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Onto the scene as the.

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The next elite level player.

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So how can you say
Messi is on his leg?

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He plays in the biggest
league in the world,

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according to Americans, the
biggest league in the world.

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So he's. He's at the
pinnacle of his game.

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I don't know I don't know
what you're saying Chappie.

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No stadium issues down there.

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Let's say that. All right.

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We better wrap this up now.

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Thanks. Yeah yeah.
Thanks you guys.

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Um, thank you all for
watching and listening.

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Um, you can get great
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on all the post media sites,

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uh, starting now and going
through the World Cup.

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So we hope you follow our
journey along along the way.

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And, um, yeah, let's hope
Canada gets it done.

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Please send any hate to

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my email at p
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That is where you can send
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