Why are England struggling to convince?
Despite a 2-0 win over Panama with Jude Bellingham playing a crucial role, Thomas Tuchel's England still lack conviction. Joining Adam Leventhal to get stuck into England's final group stage performance are Tim Spiers and Art De Roche, with Jack Pitt-Brooke sharing his thoughts from the MetLife Stadium. With the group stage now completed there's also discussion around some of the big talking points as Lionel Messi moves onto six goals at the tournament, nine of the 10 African sides have reached the knockout stage - and Scotland head coach Steve Clarke resigns, with Jordan Campbell providing reaction in Boston. Plus, ahead of the knockouts beginning there's some bracket projections before our Canada correspondent Josh Kloke previews Canada's tie with South Africa. 00:00 Intro 01:22 England 2-0 Panama 05:53 Defensive issues & reliance on Kane & Bellingham 12:05 How should England line up next? 15:01 Are Argentina favourites so far? 21:13 Winners and losers of the group stages 22:55 Steve Clarke resigns after Scotland elimination 26:07 ‘Do you know’ trivia 27:26 World Cup bracket projections 31:14 Canada v South Africa preview 37:08 Outro Producers: Guy Clarke and Liam Warburton The Athletic FC Podcast is your essential guide to football's biggest stories, six times a week during the World Cup... Listen on Apple and Spotify: theathletic.lnk.to/tafcpod Subscribe to The Athletic FC Podcast channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Follow The Athletic FC Podcast: Instagram: @theathleticfc TikTok: athleticfcpod Image credits: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images / Carl Recine/Getty Images / Buda Mendes/Getty Images / MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images / Fran Santiago/Getty Images / Luke Hales/Getty Images Thumbnail: Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images / Richard Pelham/Getty Images #england #worldcup #fifa

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