The Rest Is Football
Season 1 • Episode 8 — England v Croatia Preview and Messi Scores Stunning Hat Trick
Gary Lineker & Alan Shearer and Micah Richards bringing you topical debate, strong opinions and outrageous tales from their careers.
Seasons & Episodes
1Can England Win the 2026 World Cup2World Cup Dark Horses and Brazilian Magic3Frank Lampard and Joe Cole Join the Party; Mexico and Shakira Open in Style4USA and Canada Kick Off Their World Cup Campaigns5Scotland's Crucial Win and Niall Horan's Rondo With Neymar6Goals Galore as Germany Smash Seven and Japan Hit Back7Harry Maguire's FaceTime with Thomas Tuchel and Spain Stunned by Cape Verde8England v Croatia Preview and Messi Scores Stunning Hat Trick9England Impress in Victory Over Croatia as Kane and Bellingham Shine10Who Has Impressed the Most at the World Cup So Far?11Scotland Beaten by Morocco, Brazil Labour to Haiti Victory & USA Win Again12Ally McCoist on the Dutch Entertainers and Are Germany Actually Any Good?13Lamine the Dream, Goalkeeping Masterclasses and Darts with the Mandem14Messi Breaks World Cup Record and England Faces Selection Dilemmas15England Struggle Against Ghana in Tame Draw16Gordon Ramsay's Anguish as Scotland's Long Wait Goes On17Ecuador Stun Germany and Netherlands Looking Good as They Top the Group18Dazzling Dembélé, Struggling Spain and England's Injury Worries19England Top the Group Thanks to Their 'Mentality Monster'20Juan Mata on the Easiest Route to the Final and Spain's Golden Generation21Terrible Germany Crash Out as Morocco and Brazil Fight Back22Episode 2223Episode 2324Episode 2425Episode 2526Episode 2627Episode 2728Episode 2829Episode 2930Episode 3031Episode 3132Episode 3233Episode 3334Episode 3435Episode 3536Episode 3637Episode 3738Episode 3839Episode 3940Episode 40