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Jimbo, Michael Cox, James Horncastle and former Spurs and PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino sit down to pick the bones out of Groups A and B as we count down to Qatar.\n\nCan England settle on a style and go all the way? Can Iran put the controversy back home behind them? Bassil Mikdadi tells us more.\n\nAre the Netherlands dark horses for the tournament under the guidance of special guy Van Gaal? Will Qatar prove to not actually be rubbish? Are we better off playing now than in June? And we ask Maher Mezahi whether Senegal can add to their AFCON glory.\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1: Hello Mauricio (01.00)\n\u2022 PART 2a: Group A - Ecuador set to surprise us? (05.30)\n\u2022 PART 2b: Group A - Netherlands dark horses battling history (09.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 2c: Group A - Senegal\u2019s prospects with Maher Mezahi (14.30)\n\u2022 PART 2d: Group A- Might Qatar not actually be rubbish? (21.00)\n\u2022 PART 3a: Group B - How far can England go? (26.00)\n\u2022 PART 3b: Group A- Iran with Bassil Mikdadi (32.00)\n\u2022 PART 3c: Group A- Wales and USA previews (40.00)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices