Did Argentina Get What They Deserved?

It wasn’t exactly an all-time classic of a final, but Spain have won the World Cup after defeating Argentina 1-0. On The Game podcast, Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Allnutt and Tony Cascarino to reflect on that game, as well as looking back on England and their third-place finish. Is there anything England can learn from the World Cup winners? Tom Allnutt tells all about how Spain has produced such an impressive team. Then, it’s World Cup awards time, including picking the alternative team of this summer and our favourite matches. 00:00 Intro 02:01 Why Spain deserved to beat Argentina 11:47 Argentina’s style of play 20:37 France 4-6 England 25:15 Can England learn from Spain? 33:36 Tom Clarke’s quiz question 34:34 Gregor Robertson gives Tom Clarke a gift for having watched every World Cup match 36:47 Alternative team of the tournament 47:17 Favourite teams of this World Cup 47:48 Favourite matches of the tournament 49:28 Worst teams at this World Cup 50:46 Favourite goals of the tournament 51:29 Players of the World Cup 51:58 Favourite manager Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/sport Subscribe to the Times Sport YouTube channel:    / @thetimessport   Find us on X: https://x.com/TimesSport Find us on Instagram:   / timessport