# What lessons will FIFA and the NWSL learn from the 2026 men's World Cup? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/what-lessons-will-fifa-and-the-nwsl-learn-from-the-2026-men-s-world-cup Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/what-lessons-will-fifa-and-the-nwsl-learn-from-the-2026-men-s-world-cup.md Podcast: [Full Time: A show about women's soccer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028) Published: 2026-07-20T21:06:20+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/full-time-a-show-about-womens-soccer/episodes/what-lessons-will-fifa-and-the-nwsl-learn-from-the-2026-mens Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/e/6a5e8dcc76f8ee25bb833702/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/episodes/what-lessons-will-fifa-and-the-nwsl-learn-from-the-2026-men-s-world-cup Duration seconds: 1822 ## Resource After 104 matches in 39 days, the 2026 Men’s World Cup is officially in the books. Up next - less than one year away - the countdown to the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil has now officially begun. On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Meg Linehan and Melanie Anzidei to discuss what lessons are to be learned from the 2026 Men’s World Cup, what impact this summer will have on the women’s game, and how the NWSL can keep the momentum going all the way into Brazil 2027. PLUS: Jill, Meg and Melanie discuss their picks of the best moments from the NWSL weekend. From Rose Lavelle buzzer beaters to a homecoming in Colorado. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUESTS: Meg Linehan, Melanie Anzidei PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Referenced on the show: The 1994 World Cup influenced a generation of Americans. What will 2026’s impact be? USWNT star Lindsey Heaps makes Denver Summit debut in hometown return to NWSL The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup is less than a year away: Key questions for the USWNT Which countries have qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup?: Countdown to Brazil _______________ Get in touch:  ⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/episodes/what-lessons-will-fifa-and-the-nwsl-learn-from-the-2026-men-s-world-cup/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028/what-lessons-will-fifa-and-the-nwsl-learn-from-the-2026-men-s-world-cup.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.