# How far can the Host Nations go THIS time? | Whistleblowers at the World Cup

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Podcast: [Whistleblowers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565)
Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Whistleblowers is in America! And Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart are lacing up their (cowboy) boots and putting on their Stetsons as they ask how far a sparkling looking USMNT can make it in their home World Cup, even if they are without their talismanic Falorin Balogun… Plus, we find out why Balogun should never have been sent off from our resident expert, while the boys lament yet another lacklustre Belgium performance, and even dip their toes into some Premier League news that has gone under the radar! Sign up to the Daily Mail’s World Cup Newsletter TODAY: https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/world-cup-newsletter-sign-up? Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out Hosts: Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart and Mark Clattenburg Producer: William Colledge Executive Producer: Jamie East Video Editor: William Colledge Content Editor: Joseph Palmer Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Graphic Designer: Daniel McGarry Social Handles: X: @blowerspod Instagram: whistleblowerspod TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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