World Cup Rambling

Author: Matthew Okot

One man talking his way through various aspects of the World Cup from tournament retrospectives, to individual stories of teams and players from the great to the not so great, taking in the qualifying competitions as well as the finals themselves. The Greatest Show on Earth is a treasure trove of stories with something always waiting to be mined. Presented by Matthew Okot Twitter @MatthewOkot @WorldCupRamble
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A Tale of Two Team Sheets: The Ronaldo World Cup Final Mystery
Episode 2
Friday, 3 April, 2026

With the 1998 World Cup Final looming, the stage seemed set for Ronaldo – the world’s best player, the most complete striker in world football – to score the goals to confirm his status and inspire Brazil to a record-breaking fifth title. Instead, a zombified Ronaldo wandered ineffectually through the match as France ran out 3-0 winners. Ronaldo hadn’t been named on the original team sheet and then his name appeared on a second team sheet. Behind the scenes, there had been chaos and carnage in the Brazil camp. The chaoticbuild-up would become the subject of heated claim, counter-claim and conspiracy theories, leading all the way to parliamentary inquiries in Brazil.The Brazilian National Anthem is from https://nationalanthems.info/‘Pavane Op 50’ is by Abydos_Music from https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-pavane-op-50-gabriel-faure-350779/ All other music is from the YouTube Audio Library X@MatthewOkot@WorldCupRambleSubscribe to World Cup Rambling on your podcast platform.