good morning. another day with cold easterly winds bringing plenty of showers but looking at the forecast into the week, we will see the first snows of winter, and we have a warning out across northern scotland. more details on the snowy speu scotland. more details on the snowy spell of weather later on. it s sunday, december 4. our top story england have it all to play for tonight as they take on senegal in their first world cup knockout stage game. manager gareth southgate says his team being considered the favourites means nothing as they take on the african champions for the first time. john watson is in doha for us this morning. john, how s the atmosphere? it isa it is a biggie, the first knockout game. how fans feeling? goad game. how fans feeling? good mornin: , game. how fans feeling? good morning. it game. how fans feeling? good morning. it is game. how fans feeling? good morning, it is a game. how fans feeling? good morning, it is a biggie - game. how fans feeling? (e
they were inspired by lionel messi, who was making his 1,000th appearance in professional football. many people saying argentina could be one of the favourites, they beat australia. and the netherlands came past the united states. joe lynskey rounds up yesterday s action. after calculations and permutations, cup now is brutally simple. when to stay in it, lose and go home. for australia just to be here was a breakthrough, the last reached the knockoutin breakthrough, the last reached the knockout in 2006 win. was lionel messi s first world cup. argentina s superstar does not play 1000 games. in each, he finds a way to get the ball and flowed into the heart of opposition. ball and flowed into the heart of opposition- ball and flowed into the heart of ouosition. ~ ~ ~ ,, opposition. commentator: messi! it had to be. opposition. commentator: messi! it had to be- at opposition. commentator: messi! it had to be. at 35, opposition. commentator: messi! it had to be. at 35, he oppo
we re looking at another day with cold easterly winds bringing plenty of showers but looking at the forecast into the week, we re going to see the first snows of winter and, indeed, we ve got a warning out across northern scotland. i ll have more details on that snowy spell of weather a bit later on. it s sunday, december 4. our top story england have it all to play for tonight as they take on senegal in their world cup knockout game. manager gareth southgate says his team being considered the favourites means nothing as they take on the african champions for the first time. john watson is in doha for us this morning. good morning to you. things are heating up! good morning to you. things are heatin: u -i , ., ., ., heating up! they are indeed, good morning from heating up! they are indeed, good morning from doha. heating up! they are indeed, good morning from doha. at heating up! they are indeed, good morning from doha. at the - heating up! they are indeed, good morning fro
gathering here at the secretive end zohar later on. england will start as favourites against cynical not least because they are ranked above them in the safer world rankings but let s not forget their recent performances at major tournaments, having reached the finals of the year as last summer and the semifinals of the last world cup souf waqif in doha. despite all of that, complacency is something gareth psycho is keen to go against southgate. it really is sink or swim. it really is sink or swim now for england as the stakes are raised at this world cup, relaxed, ready and raring to go. we will be considered the favourites. senegal, the underdogs. but that doesn t really mean anything. , but that doesn t really mean anything on on a one off game. and it doesn t mean there s no pressure for senegal because every national team has huge pressure from their own nation. in a tournament of twists and turns,
and they will start as favourites, not least of course because they rank above them in the fifa rankings but adding to the mix as well, the recent record that major tournaments against senegal. think about the penalty shoot out defeat against italy at the last european championship at and that the semifinals in the world cup in russia four years ago. despite all of that, the england manager is very keen to guard against any complacency later. it really is sink or swim now for england as the stakes are raised at this world cup. relaxed, ready and raring to go. we will be considered the favourites, senegal, the underdogs, but that doesn t really mean anything on on a one off game and it doesn t mean there s no pressure for senegal because every national team has huge pressure from their own nation.