Italia '90 - One Day at a Time

It's a World Cup final at high noon! It's Brazil v Italy and the nerds are having their revenge. Everyone is on board as our USA 94 Ship hits port.

Rob, Ciaran and Kevin are back for the traditional Third Place Play Off love in. It's the least likely teams in the least likely place, or is it?

It's Semi finals day and we have the prospect of a traditional final or a hipsters daydream, who could possibly make it to a Pasadena final?

The football hipsters favourites advance, the World Champions are out and penalties are required in Stanford.

It's the day when the rocking baby celebration was born and a Colin Sheridan's vinyl collection reached new levels. Contenders emerge as others make their exit.

Two more European teams advance to the Quarter Finals as we say adios to Jorge Campos' jerseys and there's divine intervention from a ponytail.

Ireland and the Dutch are back in the Citrus bowl, and the hosts face their biggest World Cup game ever in Palo Alto California. Surely a day for the annals.

With Maradona watching in from the outside, Romania and Argentina serve up a classic, while the Swedes march on at the expense of Saudi Arabia, who end up owning a lot of Swedish cars.

We've reached the knockout stages and the first day is an all European affair. Germany play Belgium in Chicago, while the hottest ticket in Washington DC is Spain v Switzerland.

As the group stage is completed with two games in Group D, a pall is cast over the tournament by the biggest drugs scandal in World Cup history. Maradona may be gone, but the teams play on and everything changes as a result.

Group F finishes, and everyone's confused. Archie MacPherson is confused, Jack Charlton is confused and a wonder goal confuses the Belgians. Who'll go through in one of the tightest groups in the competition?

Four games, see two more groups concluded. Norway and Ireland play in the least memorable game of the tournament, as Italy need something against Mexico. In Group B records are broken in Stanford and Brazil and Sweden give a glimpse of what's to come.

A day of surprises as the groups conclude. Germany and South Korea serve up a classic and our player of the day is from Bolivia. Surely their game with Spain is epic, right?

It's not a good day for goalkeepers. Bulgaria and Greece are after their maiden World Cup victory, The USA and Romania are looking to top their group and Colombia are playing for pride.

Argentina collide with Nigeria in Massachusetts. The Dutch and Belgians renew acquaintances and Saudi Arabia face Morocco seeking their first World Cup win.

Mexico must win against Ireland to survive, Brazil pass their second exam in Stanford and the Swedes begin to show promise against Russia.

An episode you can listen to in a single car trip. Italy face Norway needing a win to survive, while Bolivia and South Korea play out one of the tournament's more forgettable games.

A seminal day in World Cup History. The biggest in American history, one of the worst in Colombian, and there's a Swiss Roll for good measure.

It's fourth edition in the El Diego franchise, as Maradona enters the fray. Nigeria and Greece add real quality to Group D and there's a European derby as World Champions Germany take on Spain.

Ciaran, Scottish Kev and Mick are in the chairs as Brazil get going in the Bay Area, and the Dutch take DC. There's defections, a kidnapping, a philosophers brother, wrong handed saves and sour grapes. It's all in a day at USA 94.

The temperatures are rising as six new teams enter the fray. Rob, Billy Joe and Colin are on duty as three European teams, two African and Mexico get off the mark.

Possibly the longest episode ever! The guys are out of control. Two shocks and a World Cup on very dry home soil, sure what else would you talk about!

Thirty years on again and our intrepid team take on yet another football tournament. It's USA94, it's Day 1, an opening ceremony never to be forgotten, and a good reason why many in the host nation will never remember. Rob is joined on this one by Michael Foley, Ciaran O'Hara, Billy Joe Padden and Kevin Corcoran.

It's an absolute classic folks, the 1987 FA Cup Final. Ciaran's paying too much attention to kits, Billy's got the mother of all goal descriptions and Rob's faith in the decade is restored.

Join Rob, Mick and Kevin as they re-live the 1985 FA Cup final, with Everton chasing a unique treble and Manchester United aiming for a second Wembley victory in three years.

One of the greatest club teams ever emerged in the late 1980s under Arrigo Sacchi, but it would take a European Cup final to announce their arrival. This one features the Dutch Masters, an imperious back four and the greatest Romanian club team ever.

It's the culture club v the crazy gang at Wembley in the 1988 FA Cup Final. Ciaran, Mick and Billy are in the hot seats for a game that lives longer in the memory for the result than the football.

It's a Celtic battle for a World Cup place in Mexico. A packed Ninian Park in Cardiff, live on tv across the UK, and with a tragic climax. Rob Murphy is joined by Ciaran O'Hara, Kevin Corcoran and Michael Foley for this latest stage of our 80s tour.

Joe Fagan's Liverpool must overcome Roma on their turf to win a fourth European Cup against all odds. It's a final like few since and lifelong Pool fans Billy Joe Padden and Michael Foley join Rob Murphy to relive it.

It's the quality street gang of football podcasting for this one as Ciaran O' Hara, Billy Joe Padden, Colin Sheridan and our resident Scot Kevin Corcoran bring you the story of the thrilling 100th final of the Scottish Cup.

In 1981 Bobby Robson's Ipswich Town came very close to winning the treble, but leading into the Uefa Cup Final of that year, it was the only silverware left that could frank a remarkable year. AZ Alkmaar, the newly crowned Dutch Champions stood in their way.

It was the game that changed football forever, a shootout for the title at Anfield between 1st and 2nd to decide if Liverpool would complete the double or Arsenal win their first title in two decades. Join Rob, Ciaran, Mick and Billy Joe for Episode 1 of this brand new series.

We've reached our summit! The 22nd Day, the 52nd match, the culmination of a million stories. Billy Joe is proud, Colin's quitting, Mick's sparking up, Kevin's refreshed, Rob as always is enthusiastic and Ciaran is begging. It'll all end in tears of joy. Feel free to buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/espana82

We've reached the third place play off. It's France v Poland, Billy Joe on accordion music, woke Colin, our World Cup Top 5s and some utterly egregious mispronunciation!

We've reached Semi Final day, and there are two of them. One may just be the next best game game in the world ever! The other might just be the most forgettable. Plus, Colin's handing out dinner invites.

Many games have been touted as the greatest game ever, but surely we've reached the one beyond dispute. Brazil v Italy for a place in the World Cup Semi Finals. Falcao, Zico and Socrates v Conti, Rossi and Scirea, Santana's beautiful game v Bearzot's Total Football. This deserved an episode of its own, so we made one.

We've reached a day we simply couldn't cover with one episode. A classic awaits, but in this episode the team are joined by Paul Hayward, to pick the bones of a World Cup that could've seen England in the Semi Finals, had they just been able to find the net against the hosts.

As Poland and the Soviets face off for a Semi Final berth, we're joined by Ryan Hubbard for a look at the story of a great Polish team. In the days second game, Northern Ireland could make it to the last four, but unfortunately for them, the French are 'incroyable'.

Marcela Mora y Araujo joins the crew for the day to reflect on a World Cup Superclásico, Argentina's exit and the legacy of Espana 82 for the national team. In the days other game, West Germany put an end to Spanish hopes of a first World Cup title.

Patrick Kielty joins the team to discuss Northern Ireland's big opportunity against Austria and Belgium could be homeward bound if they can't get a big result against the Soviets.

We've got two De Facto Quarter finals today as Argentina put their title on the line against Italy, and England aim for four wins in a row against West Germany. Special guest Matt Cooper joins the team to reminisce.

France open the second stage and set it alight, while Poland do the same against Belgium. The gang are joined by Philippe Auclair for one of the days that makes Espana 82 such a special World Cup.

It's the end of the first round group phase - England are looking to go through with a 100% record, there's the disgrace of Gijon, as Austria and West Germany change the World Cup for ever more and Northern Ireland must beat the hosts to keep their dream alive!

Never has an episode been better researched, there are more notes than a post it factory. France and Czechoslovakia are fighting for survival, Algeria could make it out of the group in their first World Cup and Honduras prove to be the hero underdogs we'd been looking for.

Diego meets Magico, Zico is magnifico and Italy invoke omerta. It's all going off as three more groups reach conclusion and Colin and Billy channel De Niro and Pacino.

The first day of what might have been. Poland might have been out, Hungary might have been through and Scotland could have won the World Cup, surely......

Algeria and Austria compete for progress to Round 2, France have to beat Kuwait and we're joined by Northern Ireland's Felix Healy to look back at the crucial game with Honduras.

England are into Round 2, Spain have home advantage and West Germany are back on the wagon after time in the Liquor Lake. Rob, Mick and Ciaran have their hands full with this one.

Having gorged on all the sugary goodness of Brazil and Argentina on Day 6. Day 7 finds Rob, Mick and Ciaran seeking a cure in Poland v Cameroon, Belgium v El Salvador and USSR v New Zealand.

Italy are still stumbling as they take on Peru, Scotland play their best half of football ever at a World Cup, only for Brazil to play a better second half and Diego Armando Maradona arrives on the World stage.

It's Day 5 and debutants Kuwait reveal their Zico to the world, Panenka has a penalty, Chile and Austria both have big ambitions and Northern Ireland bridge a 24 year World Cup gap.