The Halcyon Podcast

Next up to be poked and prodded in World Cup Nuggets Daily are Portugal, a team with a wealth of talent but a big job on their hands to work out how to use it properly.

Rob, Adam and Richard look at the likelihood of you-know-how playing and contributing, Portugal's likely qualification from their group and their overall prospects, accompanied by a healthy serving of little-known nuggets.

Richard also provides the next question in our World Cup Daily quiz, the winner of which will be taking home/being sent the full suite of Halcyon books - to see those, and to buy World Cup Nuggets, head to halcyonpublishing.co.uk

World Cup Nuggets Daily continues and today it's the turn of Poland, who have already been previewed on this podcast as 'dark horses' and 'sh*t' by a pundit who shall remain nameless.

Boasting goal machine Robert Lewandowski and a decent World Cup pedigree, Poland will either fall at the first hurdle or qualify out of the group by virtue of the order of games, depending on who you feel like listening to in this podcast.

Richard sets the next question in our World Cup quiz, the winner of which will be receiving a package of books fit for a king in time for Christmas. To see all those available and to buy World Cup Nuggets, head to halcyonpublishing.co.uk

Today on World Cup Nuggets Daily it's the turn of the eternal bridesmaids, the Dutch. Looking far stronger at the back than in recent years and with both flair players and 'big items' (ask Richard) up top, we're predicting big things for them in Qatar... within reason, obviously.

A rich World Cup history, an experienced manager and for once, a straightforward group all come under the microscope and Richard sets the next question in our massive World Cup quiz.

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World Cup Nuggets Daily continues and today it's the turn of the formidably nicknamed Atlas Lions, who much to Adam and Rob's disappointment no longer include either of Premier League legends Mustapha Hadji or Youssef Chippo in their ranks.

They do nevertheless have plenty of players of pedigree but despite that the omens aren't particularly good for their progress out of a challenging group. Join us to comb over some insightful nuggets from Richard and our daily quiz question.

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Episode 18 of World Cup Nuggets Daily is here and nachos temporarily take over from nuggets... it's Mexico!

Richard, Adam and Rob look at 'El Tri''s chances of qualification from the group and whether or not they look likely to go further than their perennial last-16 berth. There's also a World Cup stalwart to induct into the Roger Milla Last Chance Saloon who may or may not find himself responsible for catering.

Richard sets the next question in our daily quiz, the winner of which will be getting a full suite of Halcyon books for Christmas. To get a headstart, why not get yourself a copy of World Cup Nuggets from the Halcyon website.

Sticking with Asian World Cup representatives, next up for the World Cup Nuggets Daily treatment are South Korea, who not unlike their Japanese counterparts find themselves in a tricky group with not a lot of firepower at their disposal to help them get out of it.

What they do have, though, is a defensive wall that could well be made entirely of Kims, which as well as being just one example of the cracking nuggets in this episode leads on to a quite baffling tangent about 1980s British pop duo Mel and Kim.

Rob, Adam and Richard discuss all this and more, as well as setting the next question in the World Cup Nuggets quiz.

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Next up on World Cup Nuggets Daily it's the Samurai Blue, Japan. Boasting a quite staggering disciplinary record (in a good way), it seems their niceness also extends to not sticking the ball in the goal. In a tricky group, could that spell a few problems?

They were also the first to release their World Cup squad and so Richard, Adam and Rob take a quick look over the key men included - and omitted.

Add to that a 16th World Cup Nuggets quiz question and it's a packed halfway episode. You can keep up with them all on our website, halcyon publishing.co.uk, where you can also buy Richard's book, World Cup Nuggets.

England's first opponents Iran are up next in our World Cup Nuggets Daily previews. Rob, Adam and Richard discuss their surprising world ranking, their surprising choice of coach and the potential for needle/fireworks/poppies/doves in the 'Mother of all Matches' pt.II against the USA.

There's a short and wholly unnecessary digression to Iran's most famous World Cup exploits against Scotland in 1978 and the latest question in our World Cup quiz, concerning prolific goalscorer Ali Daie.

And as if you need reminding/haven't got it already, you can purchase World Cup Nuggets direct from us with free p&p between now and Christmas. The perfect gift for yourself or for someone who loves nuggets in all their forms.

World Cup Nuggets rumbles on towards the halfway point and today it's Ghana, whose by-now-very-chilly dish of revenge will be heading in Uruguay's direction in what looks like a very tasty group.

Adam, Richard and Rob get to grips with the Black Stars' chances in Qatar, including where their goals may or may not be coming from and whether or not they can make history...

Our daily quiz question is set and much more in today's World Cup Nuggets Daily.

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It's the third big gun in succession as World Cup Nuggets Daily hops over to Germany for today's episode. The German nugget concerns arguably one of the greatest World Cup upsets EVER, so it's well worth a listen for that alone.

We welcome yet another big name special guest, live from Germany, to reflect on the current levels of anticipation (spoiler alert - they're minimal) and to set the latest quiz question for your desperate Googling pleasure.

You can of course find the majority of the answers by thumbing through your brand new copy of World Cup Nuggets, which you can buy from us with just ONE CLICK (and free shipping) while stocks last.