{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC: Daily Cup","slug":"the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","podcast_index_feed_id":7899757,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/1782696296424-4444ef11-8bb5-41c6-aa8a-f0fc0ed57f79.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":26,"summary":"Welcome to The Athletic FC: Daily Cup; a daily pop-up show from The Athletic during the World Cup, bringing you to the heart of the biggest sports event on the planet. Soccer is descending on Canada, Mexico and the U.S. this summer and The Athletic has more credentialed reporters at games than any other publisher. Hosted by three of The Athletic's finest - James McNicholas, Tamerra Griffin and Hannah Vanbiber - we'll cover every goal, game and group like nobody else, leaning on the expertise of The Athletic's esteemed reporters to cut through the noise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:17:17.376331+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757"},"episode":{"title":"Breaking Down the US Men's National Team Roster and Recapping The Tournament's Opening Matches","slug":"breaking-down-the-us-men-s-national-team-roster-and-recapping-the-tournament-s-opening-matches","published_at":"2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/breaking-down-the-us-men-s-national-team-roster-and-recapping-the-tournament-s-opening-matches","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup/episodes/breaking-down-the-us-mens-national-team-roster-and-recapping","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/e/6a2bcf1a0cac607ae41619f0/media.mp3","summary":"The World Cup has officially kicked off! Hosts Tamerra Griffin and James McNicholas break down all the early action on today's Daily Cup. The USMNT begins its highly anticipated campaign tonight against Paraguay. The Athletic's senior soccer writer Paul Tenorio joins the studio to deliver an essential scouting report on Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, and veteran captain Tim Ream. Can this \"golden generation\" live up to the massive home expectations? Plus, Hannah Vanbiber drops by to look at the lighter side of the tournament, tracking international fans obsessing over American drive-thrus and Spain setting up camp in Chattanooga. We also unpack the opening match between Mexico and South Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The World Cup has officially kicked off! Hosts Tamerra Griffin and James McNicholas break down all the early action on today's Daily Cup. The USMNT begins…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1812,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/episodes/breaking-down-the-us-men-s-national-team-roster-and-recapping-the-tournament-s-opening-matches/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/breaking-down-the-us-men-s-national-team-roster-and-recapping-the-tournament-s-opening-matches.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}