On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Tom Fordyce and Sids react to England making it through the World Cup group stages and look ahead to the knockout rounds.

The lads discuss where England sit among the tournament favourites, whether stronger opposition might actually suit them better, and why Marcus Rashford, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane could still have a major role to play as the tournament opens up.

There is also plenty of classic nonsense along the way. Sids talks through his unexpectedly therapeutic trip to an LA laundrette, Tom reveals how he accidentally got into a swimming pool on a senior citizen discount, and the lads lose themselves in an obscure 90s footballer rabbit hole before attempting their best David Beckham eyebrow impressions.

The boys are then joined by Aston Villa legend and former Colombia international Juan Pablo Ángel. Pablo reflects on arriving at Villa from River Plate, landing in England without speaking the language, being unveiled at Villa Park before the move was even fully signed, and adapting to the speed, pressure and culture of the Premier League. He also opens up on growing up in Medellín, learning football on the streets, the intensity of Boca Juniors vs River Plate, representing Colombia, scoring against Brazil and Argentina, and why MLS is far more competitive than many people realise.

The lads also return for another round of Paddy Power Chaos Cards, reviewing the latest leaderboard after LeBron James' unlikely contribution, before making their predictions for the next round of World Cup action. With bonus points on the line and bragging rights at stake, there's no shortage of confidence, controversy and classic TPCP chaos.

As always, leave your comments below and let us know who you’d love to see in the Chumbawamba next!

00:00 Intro

00:38 LA adventures

03:00 England's World Cup hopes

12:21 Juan Pablo Ángel joins

20:01 Growing up in Colombia

25:59 Boca vs River

32:14 Aston Villa & the Premier League

38:26 Playing for Colombia

43:58 Building MLS

49:00 Quickfire questions

51:50 Brummie accent challenge

53:30 Farewell to Juan Pablo Ángel

53:45 Starkey in CANADA?

56:33 Paddy Power Chaos Card

01:10:45 Looking ahead to the knockouts

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