{"podcast":{"title":"International Soccer Preview","slug":"international-soccer-preview-3993079","podcast_index_feed_id":3993079,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/soccerphiles/","website_url":"https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c0d8c143-c1e5-4b9b-a210-bb41f69ebb3a/OdUVhtfahP4Tmv6AceBM6W2G.jpg","author":"Soccerphiles Canada","episode_count":300,"summary":"International Soccer Preview by Soccerphiles Canada previews upcoming tournaments and qualifications in international soccer. We offer a thorough history of each team we preview and do a deep dive into each team's for the specific stage of the tournament we are previewing. So, for example, if we are previewing the 2023 Asian Cup finals, we do a deep dive into each team's history at the Asian Cup finals. For tournaments, we also produce an episode for the players of each team. We hope listeners enjoy tournaments more by gaining a more intimate of the teams and players in a tournament. We are currently on series 21. Having covered the latest regional cup in all confederations, we are now planning to preview World Cup qualifying for all regions.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T12:19:53.145658+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079"},"episode":{"title":"2026 FIFA World Cup - Group F – Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Sweden","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-group-f-netherlands-japan-tunisia-sweden","published_at":"2026-06-02T15:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079/2026-fifa-world-cup-group-f-netherlands-japan-tunisia-sweden","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079","url":"https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/episode/2026-fifa-world-cup-group-f-netherlands-japan-tunisia-sweden","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/358f245f-46fd-4b47-b649-284d49d410ef.mp3","summary":"Description This is Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode looks at group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and Sweden. This mediacast is divided into 3 parts: Part 1 – An introduction of each country giving the location, population, soccer age and nickname of each. Part 2 – An overview of each team’s history and a deep dive into their recent performances. Part 3 - A comparison of the teams in ranking, head-to-head records, and a discussion of their prospects and our predictions. Shortly after the full versions come out, we will publish short version which will also be considered part of series 32. This will just be part 3 of the full version. We are also publishing a deep dive into the players of each team. This is done in two parts. Part 1 is a look at the candidates: their likelihood of selection and the reasons why.We also give a career biography of the main candidates. Part 2 is published when the final rosters are released and covers who made the final squad and our predictions as to starts. Time Stamps Musical Intro - 0:00 Spoken Intro - 0:30 Part 1 – Introducing the teams Demographics – 3:08 Part 2 – History – 5:35 - Overview of World and Regional Cups histories - Deep dive into recent performances Netherlands - 6:15 Japan - 16:30 Tunisia - 26:51 Sweden - 37:38 Part 3 – Comparisons and Discussion – 48:43 Pots and rankings – 48:51 Head-to-head records, Odds and Team Values – 52:48 Discussion of prospects – 56:29 Outro – 1:09:50 Navigation Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles: https://youtu.be/5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.c…","meta_description":"Description This is Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode looks at group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4238,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/international-soccer-preview-3993079/episodes/2026-fifa-world-cup-group-f-netherlands-japan-tunisia-sweden/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079/2026-fifa-world-cup-group-f-netherlands-japan-tunisia-sweden.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}