Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day… the game ends.

Host Ryan Walters sits with players seconds from a World Cup Final as their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, mistakes, people. This is football in full life, in full vision. This is Tunnel Vision.

In this episode, Ryan sits down with Filip Nguyen, the Czech-born goalkeeper who spent nine years chasing the chance to represent Vietnam. From European football to becoming an ASEAN champion, Filip reflects on the long road to finally wearing the national team shirt and what it meant for both him and his family.

They dive into:

🇻🇳 The nine-year journey to Vietnamese citizenship

🧤 His emotional national team debut against Japan

🏆 The last-second Europa League qualification that changed everything

🔥 Playing in front of Fenerbahçe's legendary supporters

From Europa League stadiums to sold-out nights with Vietnam, this is a conversation about patience, perspective, and making every opportunity count.

Australia's campaign at this FIFA World Cup, and by extension that of Asia's, has come to an end after going down on penalties to Egypt in Dallas.

Did Australia make the most of their opportunity? Where did they fall short? And what positives are there to take for the future?

Michael Church joins us from Dallas to answer those questions, plus we discuss the shock news that Al Nassr have appointed former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou.

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Japan's campaign has ended at the Round of 32 after a narrow 2-1 loss to Brazil despite taking a first half lead through Kaishu Sano.

Where did it go wrong in the second half? Is Moriyasu the right man to take this team forward and, with a premature exit, how do we assess their campaign?

Joining us to answer those questions are ESPN's Gabe Tan from Houston, and Michael Church in Dallas.

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After the conclusion of the marathon group stage, only two of Asia's nine teams remain, with Japan and Australia the only nations progressing to the Round of 32.

So how do we grade Asia's performance at this World Cup?

We're joined by Bassil Mikdadi to run through all nine teams and give them a grading based on their group stage performance? Who gets an A? Which nations get an F?

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There was heartbreak for Iran in Seattle, with a stoppage time winner being overruled by a marginal offside call; a result that would have secured them second place in the group and automatic progression to the knockout rounds.

Hope still exists, however, of progressing as one of the best third-placed teams. There is no hope for Saudi Arabia and Iraq, meanwhile, who both departed the tournament with meek performances in their final group stage matches.

We're joined by the BBC's Mani Djazmi and Wael Jabir to look at a day of mixed fortunes for Asia.

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After a day of double disappointment on Wednesday, Japan and Australia reversed Asia's fortunes with both nations collecting the draw required to see them safely through in second place in Group F and D respectively.

We cross to Dallas to hear from Michael Church and ESPN's Gabe Tan to get their reaction to Japan's performance, while Scott McIntyre joins us from Vancouver to discuss Australia's goalless draw with Paraguay.

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It was a day of huge disappointment, as one of Asia's heavyweights, Korea Republic, slipped up in their final group stage fixture to miss out on automatic progression to the knockout rounds in a performance that posed many questions as to the credentials of this side.

In Seattle, meanwhile, Qatar showed fight but were ultimately defeated by Bosnia & Herzegovina to end their campaign.

We're joined by ESPN's Gabe Tan from Monterrey and Mohamed El Ghawarby from Doha to dissect and analyse the two results.

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Despite the hope offered by Jordan, who took the lead against Algeria, it's been a humbling 24 hours for Asian teams as all of Iraq, Jordan and Uzbekistan tasted defeat.

While Iraq and Uzbekistan came up against teams fancied to go all the way in the form of France and Portugal respectively, Jordan fancied their chances against fellow Arab nation Algeria, and for a period it looked like an historic win was on the cards before it all fell apart late.

We're joined by Martin Lowe and Ravshan Nikimbaev to discuss and analyse all three results.

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Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day… the game ends.

Host Ryan Walters sits with players in the ultimate what-if scenario: seconds from a World Cup Final as their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, mistakes, people. This is football in full life, in full vision. This is Tunnel Vision.

In this episode, Ryan sits down with Charyl Chappuis, the Swiss-Thai midfielder who built a career across two continents. A FIFA U17 World Cup winner with Switzerland, and 2014 AFF Championship hero with Thailand, he quickly became one of Thai football's most beloved figures.

Honest, warm, and quietly profound, this is the story of a man who gave everything to two countries and spent his life proving that belonging isn't about where you're from, it's about what you give.

Iran and Saudi Arabia enter the final matchday with their destiny in their hands, but after two vastly differing performances.

Saudi Arabia were humbled by a rampant Spanish outfit, and now need to regroup ahead of their final clash with Cape Verde. Iran, meanwhile, showed resilience in a backs-to-the-wall performance against Belgium, walking away with a point after a goalless stalemate.

We're joined by Wael Jabir and Mohammed Fayad to discuss where it went wrong for Saudi Arabia and laud the performance of Iran and their goalkeeper, Alireza Beiranvand.

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