{"podcast":{"title":"America 2026: A World Cup podcast","slug":"america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210","podcast_index_feed_id":7773210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69ab015a6ffdcd8188961ba6","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-sport","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69ab015a6ffdcd8188961ba6/1780681462154-fc175257-2434-4578-a2bd-b3fd5a9937f0.jpeg","author":"The Irish Times","episode_count":32,"summary":"This is a new podcast from The Irish Times covering the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States. Join former Irish international Kevin Kilbane and journalist and host Paul Howard for all the big stories, match analysis and special guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:19:10.403868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210"},"episode":{"title":"World Cup weekend roundup with Gavin Cooney: Curaçao's glimpse of glory, Japan's comeback, entertaining USA","slug":"world-cup-weekend-roundup-with-gavin-cooney-cura-ao-s-glimpse-of-glory-japan-s-comeback-entertaining-usa","published_at":"2026-06-15T15:39:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210/world-cup-weekend-roundup-with-gavin-cooney-cura-ao-s-glimpse-of-glory-japan-s-comeback-entertaining-usa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210","url":"https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-sport/episodes/world-cup-weekend-roundup-with-gavin-cooney-curacaos-glimpse","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69ab015a6ffdcd8188961ba6/e/6a3019f8cd02369494fd908a/media.mp3","summary":"A highly sleep-deprived Paul Howard and Gavin Cooney are in studio today to pick apart the amorphous blob that was the weekend's group-stage action. A sprawling, shapeless mass of goals, the occasional flash of genuine quality and only modest amounts of drama.  The Scots are making a name for themselves in Boston, Curaçao caught a fleeting glimpse of greatness before being yanked firmly back down to earth, and tired national stereotypes are turned on their head by Japan's late equaliser against the Dutch. Plus, we look ahead to today's action, which features our very own Pico Lopez lining out for his ancestral home of Cape Verde against tournament favourites Spain. A baptism of fire if ever there was one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A highly sleep-deprived Paul Howard and Gavin Cooney are in studio today to pick apart the amorphous blob that was the weekend's group-stage action. A spr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2901,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210/episodes/world-cup-weekend-roundup-with-gavin-cooney-cura-ao-s-glimpse-of-glory-japan-s-comeback-entertaining-usa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210/world-cup-weekend-roundup-with-gavin-cooney-cura-ao-s-glimpse-of-glory-japan-s-comeback-entertaining-usa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}