Joe Jordan: Foreign Fields (Part Two) - a podcast by Graham Hunter

It was Joe Jordan's goal - a diving header against Czechoslovakia in 1973 - which helped Scotland qualify for their first World Cup finals in 16 years. That he went on to score in three World Cup finals - West Germany 74, Argentina in 1978 and Spain four years later - is yet another indicator of his elite talent.It seems hard to believe these days that Scotland had a team of such pedigree in the 70s that they travelled to World Cup finals with expectations rather than just hope. In part two of this interview, Joe reflects on Scotland's World Cup campaign in 74, when they went unbeaten but missed out on goal difference and returned home on the first plane.He talks passionately about his immersion in Italian football, first with AC Milan - where he became a cult hero and caught the start of Franco Baresi's career - and then with a spell in Verona. There's insight into his relationship with Harry Redknapp, who he assisted at Portsmouth, Spurs and Queens Park Rangers, and his thoughts on working with...

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