5 Live's World Football Phone-in

BBC Radio 5 Live

Latest episode

The wonder of a World Cup Year
06/01/2026 | 2h 27 mins.
Maher Mezahi joins the team to discuss Amorim, Celtic, Afcon, the World Cup & much more.
Farewell 2025
30/12/2025 | 2h 35 mins.
Dotun and Tim are joined by Djibril Diop who’s in Casablanca for Afcon 2025.
Driving home for Christmas
23/12/2025 | 2h 25 mins.
The team discuss world football and everything else under the sun.
Owning the own goals
16/12/2025 | 2h 34 mins.
Arsenal win a match against Wolves 2-1 without scoring a goal themselves. We hear your stories of own goals and high scoring matches. As AFCON looms, we ask callers which players their side will miss most when play starts in Morrocco.Dotun and Tim are joined by North African footballing expert, Maher Mezahi and author Jay Mwamba.
World Cup plans
09/12/2025 | 2h 36 mins.
We’re now a few days on from Friday’s World Cup kick-off-times draw — and for fans of England and Scotland, the picture is suddenly very clear. We now know exactly where the groups will be played, and exactly when you’ll need to be in front of a TV — or setting an alarm. Dotun is joined by Tim Vickery and James Young.