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World Cup: Rick & Lloyd's First Days In ...

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Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith are finally in LA.

Broadcasting from their Santa Monica base, they discuss their first few days living together, settling into life in California and discovering that, despite the World Cup being underway, there isn't quite the tournament buzz they expected.

So how are American sports fans reacting? Is football fever about to arrive?

Plus, John Murray joins from the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City after the hosts' opening match in one of the World Cup's most iconic settings.

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