The Scoreless Thriller Podcast

We have all kind of heard the story of Australia vs American Samoa in 2001. Of the team at the bottom of the FIFA World Rankings so bad that they set a record that still stands for most goals conceded in a single game. But as with all great football stories, once you scratch the surface, there appears so much more than what meets the eye.

This week on the show we dove deep into this infamous game from 2001. To accompany the game we watched the brilliant documentary Next Goal Wins,  which charts the attempts a decade later under a charismatic coach of the Samoan's attempts to win their first official games. This is an amazing story which shows all that is good about the beautiful game, as the ultimate underdogs battle for redemption on the global stage. 
We really enjoyed covering this story so enjoy and there is more exciting related stuff to come in the next couple weeks!
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This week we went back to remember one of football history's most brilliant teams, the Hungary team of the 1950s. With two Germans on the pod, we watched their country's first world cup win, as West Germany pulled off one of the biggest World Cup shocks. 
Along the way we battled with a 1954 World Cup quiz, heard one of the most remarkable stories about a footballing curse and found out about the manager who gave up on his team to read a racing newspaper from the stands mid match.  
We also found out why this underdog story of the German win may not be as pure as it seems, and had a discussion about doping in sports.  
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This week we went back to celebrate one of football's most fondly remembered teams, the Brazil team of 1982. We watched one of the greatest games from World Cup history as they came up against Italy in Barcelona in a clash of styles and philosophies. 
Along the way we were wowed by Zico, shocked by Brazilian defending and wondered at the instincts of Rossi. We learned who nearly choked on the field and the crazy thing that happened in the game between France and Kuwait at the same World Cup. We delved deep into the price of playing football the 'right' way and discussed where there remains space for ideals in the game. 
We have also improved our podcasting sound system, so we no longer sound like we are in an airport hanger! 
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This week we went back and watched the iconic Wembley final from 1966. Along the way, we discussed crazy qualification systems, what the world was like in 1966 and Franz Beckenbauer's love of black bread. Joining us we had a very special guest on the show, providing a first-hand account of watching the final live on TV. And of course, we discussed that goal!

Join us as we tread the lesser trod path of World Cup History! 
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In 2010 Suarez's deliberate handball at the end of extra time in Uruguay's quarter-final match against Ghana angered not only a country, or a continent but the world.

On this weeks episode, we did a deep dive on this infamous game from the South African World Cup and ended up with a deep discussion on cheating, sportsmanship and winning. Along the way we discussed possibly the worst ever world cup ball, what Akon was doing in a goals highlights video and Soccer City as a stadium name. 
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South Korea's run to the 2002 World Cup Semi-Finals was clouded by accusations of biased refereeing to help the host nation progress.  In particular, their last 16 match against Italy caused international outcry as the Italians alleged a FIFA stitch-up perpetrated by referee Moreno. 
But is this a case of the reaction having no relation to the reality? On this episode of the pod we discuss how bad was the refereeing performance, whether Italy only had themselves to blame and if Dr. Cha is our favourite footballer. 
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On the debut episode of the podcast we went back to 1982 to examine a dark day in World Cup football. In it, West Germany and Austria conspired to eliminate plucky Algeria. But does the match footage bear up to the popular portrayal? We watched the full match replay so you don't have to. 
We discuss whether the facts of the match bear up to the myth of shame, if this is the worst football game we have ever watched and the merits of "Let them Kiss" as a football chant. 
Join us as we dive back into World Cup heritage! 

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