Episodes / Editor / 04 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Will Portugal, and Cristiano Ronaldo, be absent come next year's World Cup in South Africa? They visit Albania this weekend for a crucial fixture. Get the lowdown on that, the resurgence of the Eastern European nations, and all the upcoming European qualifiers right here...

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Sergio Krithinas joins us on the phone to give us the mood in Portgual as his countrymen prepare for that make or break visit to the Qemal Stafa Tirana, and Jon Wilson is on hand to share his in-depth knowledge of football in Eastern Europe.

We also hear from Swedish journalist and Guardian writer Marcus Christenson. He tells us why he expects a low scoring affair between Sweden and Denmark, today being the anniversary of that infamous fixture, abandoned at 3-3 when an enraged Danish fan ran onto the pitch to confront referee Herbert Fandel, who had earlier sent off Christian Poulsen.