Episode 1 of the Global Game's World Cup Edition is here, Simon and Kossie have both landed safely in Qatar and the open the show with the Hot Topic! before chatting Socceroos news (6:11) preview the Opening game of the tournament between Qatar and Ecuador (13:50) cross to Betfair's Tom Haylock for an odds update (24:44) and then get their teeth into some of the off-field news with The Green and Gold Army's Michael Edgley about the different challenges of following your country at this World Cup (26:23).

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