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Paulo's Weird World of the World Cup. Haaland from Temu, Kane is bewitched and rolling out the green carpet.

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Just in time for a mandated Hydration break - I bring you the weird stories of the World Cup that you may have missed - including more Haalands than should be legal, Ronaldo giving his boots the boots, K-Pop goes the world and sharing an armrest with Darwin Nunez.

29 Jun English South Africa Sports

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