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Welcome back to The Bugle, and issue number 4384a, The Bugle World Cup special, where producer Harry has been riffling through the archives to find some of the best clips from the previous World Cup's reported on the Bugle. From the 2018 World Cup democratic rankings, Mark van Bommel’s diaries, Puns from the ‘66 WC wining England squad, and we have access to some rare Bugle commentary from the Maradona's goal in '86, the 1950s WC clash between England & USA clash and the 1954 World Cup final! Thank you for listening, we’ll be back next week…There you go, what a show it was. Now please help…
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