Ireland won't be at this summer's World Cup and for once it's not Thierry Henry's fault.
But that should not stop you getting caught up in World Cup fever.
With that in mind, Team 33's Richard Chambers, Raf Diallo, Joe Coffey and Daniel Kelly will take you through all 32 teams in Brazil with experts from across the globe and will help you get stuck into this World Cup with plenty of quirky nostalgia features.
Episodes will usually be published on Newstalk.ie and iTunes every Tuesday and Friday, with special Team 33 Plus interviews available on other days.
Episode 17
The final episode of the World Cup sees us chat to Matt Hermann about Germany's future, George Vecsey about the legacy of the tournament, Eduardo Alvarez about what we learned in a footballing sense and we also pick our Team of the Tournament and award winners.
Episode 16
We preview the World Cup final with Matt Hermann of Deutsche Welle and Dan Edwards of the Buenos Aires Herald. Joe Callaghan also returns to tell us about the soul searching which is beginning in a humiliated Brazil. Richie McCormack is also our guest pundit on this episode.
Episode 15
We pay tribute to the goalkeepers who have stolen the show at this World Cup, examine the most memorable minnows of them all, pick our winners and losers and Newstalk's Eoin Brennan sits in the guest pundit chair.
Episode 14
Sam Kelly of Hand of Pod and Hasta El Gol Siempre picks apart Argentina's problems, George Vecsey is back to review the USA's World Cup and how soccer is and will become ingrained in US sporting culture. Plus Richie McCormack is our guest pundit as we also pick our winners and losers.
Episode 13
Bogota-based Carl Worswick chats to us from Brazil about Colombia's exploits, we pick our winners and losers and talk about Arjen Robben's admission of diving and the versatility of Dirk Kuyt and Louis Van Gaal.
Episode 12
Ewan MacKenna is in Brazil and reacts to the Luis Suarez bite furore and gives his take on the Ghana farce. Tom Marshall returns to tell us why the CONCACAF teams were underestimated and Newstalk political editor Shane Coleman steps in for Dan as we review the foreign papers.
Episode 11
Ben Lyttleton discusses the reasons behind France's great start to the World Cup, Sasa Ibrulj explains why things went wrong for Bosnia and what the future holds for the World Cup newcomers. Plus Richie McCormack makes his Team 33 debut in place of US-bound Dan, and we have the latest Wenger Watch and a TV pundit review.
Episode 10
Gernot Bauer returns to assess Germany's strengths and weaknesses, Neil Sherwin is also back to chat about the progress made by the beaten Australians and we pick our winners and losers from the past few days' action.
Episode 9
Eduardo Alvarez returns to see how Spain can avoid further embarrassment, Off The Ball's Joe Molloy gives his first hand impression of Germany's thrashing of Portugal, we pick the real winners and losers from the weekend's World Cup and we have a first in series: Wenger Watch!!!
Episode 8
Team 33 analyse Brazil's controversial win over Croatia with Joe Callaghan of the Daily Mail, preview Spain v Holland with The Mirror's David Cartlidge, find out who George Hook is backing and predict the weekend's World Cup matches
Team 33 Plus
Raf chats to Gerard Papasimakopoulos of Skai Radio Greece to look at the pessimism surrounding the Greek's World Cup hopes.
Episode 7
Team 33 get round to picking apart England with none other than Iain Macintosh of Guardian Football Weekly, ESPN and Mirror and look at the intro music used by BBC, ITV and RTE. Dan runs through the opening games from recent tournaments and the lads finish off by previewing the 2014 curtain raiser between Brazil and Croatia.
Team 33 Plus
Team 33 chat to Hector Garcia Salido of Diario de la Roja about Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque and the mood in the country
Team 33 Plus
BBC World Service and World Soccer regular Luca Ferrato previews Italy and the issues at play for the Azzurri with Richard and Raf.
Team 33 Plus
The Telegraph, FourFourTwo and Mirror Dutch football writer Elko Born chats to Team 33's Raf Diallo about the difficulties the Netherlands may face at this summer's World Cup.
Episode 6
ESPN's Eduardo Alvarez dispels myths about Spain's apparent decline but reveals serious concerns about Spain's choice of World Cup base. We also get the lowdown on Lionel Messi's date with destiny and the opportunity for South America to reassert control of World football. Plus we talk World Cup video games.
Team 33 Plus
Raf, Richard and Joe profile Portugal with Vasco Mota Pereira of Portugoal.net and Combination Play.
Team 33 Plus
Team 33's Raf and Dan chat to The Guardian, The Blizzard and JSport TV pundit Ben Mabley about Japan's chances of success this summer and how Kagawa and Honda's club form is affecting the national team.
Episode 5
Team 33 analyse Belgium's chances and speak to Benefoot.net Belgian editor Bjorn de Cock about the weaknesses in everyone's favourite dark horses. Richard, Joe, Raf and Dan also look at the World Cup's special guest pundits and debate how dodgy the infamous 2002 match between Italy and South Korea was.
Team 33 Plus
Raf and Dan chat to Jae-Hyeok Lee of the Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors about a fraught qualifying campaign for South Korea and their expectations in Brazil.
Episode 4
Team 33 get the lowdown on France with Ligue 1 Show and The Blizzard writer Matt Spiro, talk Landon Donovan and USA with the legendary New York Times columnist George Vecsey and get bogged down with Magazine geekdom and get stuck into Panini stickers
Episode 3
Team 33 speak to Ghana-based ex-Man United scout Tom Vernon about the African teams, wonder if Australia have a hope and remember iconic commentaries
Team 33 Plus
Guadalajara-based ESPN and Goal.com football writer Tom Marshall chats to Team 33 about Mexico's World Cup chances, why they almost didn't qualify and why Carlos Vela has been avoiding call-ups to the squad.
Episode 2
Episode 2 has Ewan MacKenna tell the lads about the mood in Brazil and the real hopes for this team. Plus Team 33 talk the battle between advertisers off the pitch and they pick the biggest World Cup villains
Team 33 Plus: Nigeria
Episode 1
Episode 1 of Team 33 sees Sky's Gernot Bauer analyze Germany, the lads reminisce about World Cup songs and Maradona's darkest World Cup moment.
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