# England the World Cup's best? Plus, USA v Australia preview | World Cup Daily

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/england-the-world-cup-s-best-plus-usa-v-australia-preview-world-cup-daily
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/england-the-world-cup-s-best-plus-usa-v-australia-preview-world-cup-daily.md
Podcast: [Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090)
Published: 2026-06-18T06:22:32+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more/episodes/england-the-world-cups-best-plus-usa-v-australia-preview-wor
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818cfc81d28d62313b34379/e/6a338ea8e312351cc446c560/media.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/episodes/england-the-world-cup-s-best-plus-usa-v-australia-preview-world-cup-daily
Duration seconds: 3547

## Resource

On today's episode, we're breaking down the day's action, with special emphasis on England's resounding and pace-setting victory over Croatia. Then we ponder why Portugal looked so toothless against DR Congo, praise Ghana for their late winner while commiserating with Panama, and then try to wade through Uzbekistan's defensive approach with as much success as Colombia. Plus. we look ahead to Friday's clash between the USA and Australia, including lineup decisions, tactical questions, and a look at Australia's most likely setup and key players. JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon , which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, videos, The TSS Scouting Network, and much more. WATCH TSS EPISODES ON YOUTUBE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're posting all our episodes here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and streaming throughout the World Cup! Smash like and subscribe etc.! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/episodes/england-the-world-cup-s-best-plus-usa-v-australia-preview-world-cup-daily/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/england-the-world-cup-s-best-plus-usa-v-australia-preview-world-cup-daily.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.