• 'Twas the Christmas before the World Cup
    Dec 25 2025

    Merry Christmas!


    Join Matt Forde for a Christmas special edition of How to win the World Cup


    He speaks to England and Nottingham Forest legend Stuart Pearce about what life as a Premier League footballer and manager is like during the festive period


    He also tells us about his obsession with Christmas and what he plans to do once he is at the World Cup with talkSPORT this Summer and which England players need to lay off the mince pies this festive season to ensure they are on the plane to the USA!

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    18 mins
  • Home Advantage - Is It All That?!
    Dec 18 2025

    Join Matt Forde, World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit and everyone's favourite German Comedian Henning Wehn for another installment of How To Win The World Cup.


    This week we are gathered together to ask the question; does home advantage really make a difference?

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    30 mins
  • A World Cup Love Affair
    Dec 11 2025

    Matt Forde brings you your weekly dose of 'How To Win The World Cup.'


    Join us as we dive head first into the podcast that will hopefully give us all the answers, as we learn what it really takes to win the World Cup.


    Who better to tell us the secrets to succeed than former World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit, and alongside him a man that personally takes credit for all of Germany's football successes, comedian Henning Wehn!

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    34 mins
  • Squad Announcement...
    Dec 4 2025

    Join Comedian Matt Forde as he puts the heartache of being a lifelong Nottingham Forest fan behind him. His new goal in life is simple: discover what it takes to win the greatest footballing competition on earth.


    Now a manager is nothing without his team and similarly to Tuchel, Matt needs to form his own World Cup podcast squad. So in this very first episode he is ringing around the houses and calling in some favours from some of the very best.


    Our starting XI is looking strong already, boasting an impressive midfield that includes World Cup winners Kléberson and Emmanuel Petit. We have the formidable Brad Friedel as our last line of defence in goal and of course not forgetting comedian Alex Brooker... we'll find somewhere for him later.


    How do you win the World Cup? No idea, but we'll figure it out!


    Get new episodes of How To Win The World Cup every Thursday from now 'til the very first kick of the tournament.

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    23 mins
  • Introducing: How To Win The World Cup
    Dec 1 2025

    Matt Forde is putting the heartache of being a lifelong Nottingham Forest fan behind him. His new goal in life is simple: telling Thomas Tuchel and Team England everything they need to know to WIN FIFA World Cup 26.


    Join Matt as he goes around the houses to compile an encyclopaedic guide to inevitable footballing glory. The mental game? We're winning it. World media? Consider it managed. Individual genius or smooth team sailing? We'll figure it out!


    Get new episodes of How To Win The World Cup every Thursday from now 'til the first match of the tournament kicks off next June.

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    3 mins