{"podcast":{"title":"More than the Score","slug":"more-than-the-score-7480348","podcast_index_feed_id":7480348,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xtw8x.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtw8x","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0m0crxh.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":236,"summary":"Unexpected questions and beyond the scoresheet chat. More than the Score tells stories from all over the world of sport. From Formula One to netball, MMA to figure skating, and Grand Slam tennis to Diamond League athletics. We've got interviews with extraordinary athletes, as well as the experts working behind the scenes, from football super-agents to the coaches keeping athletes in peak form. Plus, we've got the expertise of the BBC's top journalists, who share their insights from decades of covering sport at all levels. And if you've got your own take on the stories we cover, we'd love to hear from you. Email morethanthescore@bbc.co.uk , or WhatsApp us on 0044 800 032 0470. You can find more information, along with our privacy notice, on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/morethanthescore","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T04:17:02.085809+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-the-score-7480348"},"episode":{"title":"World Cup 2026: What next for Germany after Paraguay exit?","slug":"world-cup-2026-what-next-for-germany-after-paraguay-exit","published_at":"2026-06-30T13:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-the-score-7480348/world-cup-2026-what-next-for-germany-after-paraguay-exit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-the-score-7480348","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvypyf","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nvyjzy.mp3","summary":"Mani Djazmi is joined by German football expert Constantin Eckner and the BBC’s tactics correspondent Umir Irfan to reflect on Germany’s shock defeat against Paraguay at the World Cup. The 2014 world champions haven’t won a knockout game at a World Cup since they lifted the trophy in Brazil, and heading into the Paraguay game they had never lost a World Cup penalty shootout. We discuss what went wrong for Germany, and what their defeat means for the future of manager Julian Nagelsmann. We also hear from jubilant Paraguay fans and discuss how did Gustavo Alfaro's men pull off the biggest shock of the knockout stages so far? More than the Score brings you more than the men’s football World Cup - the new teams, standout stars and fandoms shaping the tournament in ways the stats don’t show. Search for More than the Score, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.","meta_description":"Mani Djazmi is joined by German football expert Constantin Eckner and the BBC’s tactics correspondent Umir Irfan to reflect on Germany’s shock defeat agai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1514,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/more-than-the-score-7480348/episodes/world-cup-2026-what-next-for-germany-after-paraguay-exit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-the-score-7480348/world-cup-2026-what-next-for-germany-after-paraguay-exit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}