{"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":"2026-09-20T18:18:03.161448+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079"},"episode":{"title":"2026 FIFA World Cup – Japan Players – Selections, Analysis and Predictions of Starters","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-japan-players-selections-analysis-and-predictions-of-starters","published_at":"2026-06-14T08:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079/2026-fifa-world-cup-japan-players-selections-analysis-and-predictions-of-starters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/international-soccer-preview-3993079","url":"https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/episode/group-f-japan-players-long","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/893f9e6a-9ba0-473c-804b-09ddf0381177.mp3","summary":"Description This is Series 32: A preview of Japan’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, candidates, selections, introductions, predictions of starters, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. In this episode, we look at the squad candidates and final selections. We introduce players who were selected for the squad so you will know who they are when they step onto the field. Impress your friends and family with your insider information. If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to help us. We update injuries, look at the big names off the squad and give some closing thoughts. This episode is parts 1 and 2 combined of mediacasts we did for other teams. Time Stamps Musical Introduction – 0:00 Spoken Introduction – 0:30 Section 1: Information on team – 3:50 - Recent games and formations, upcoming games Section 2: Candidates – 9:38 - Manager – 9:44 - Goalkeepers – 11:17 - Defenders – 16:37 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 46:18 - Wingers – 1:01:52 - Attacking Midfielders – 1:09:44 - Forwards – 1:23:15 Outro – 1:35:55 Navigation Use the link below for a short mediacast covering our past, present and future series. https://youtu.be/1wT-DbJ0kYE https://player.captivate.fm/episode/49db86cc-dd80-4a4e-a0e5-a76b857da5c3 Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/","meta_description":"Description This is Series 32: A preview of Japan’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, candidates, selections, introductions, predict…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5801,"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-japan-players-selections-analysis-and-predictions-of-starters/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-japan-players-selections-analysis-and-predictions-of-starters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}