{"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":"Spain vs. France preview and Pulisic's USMNT future","slug":"spain-vs-france-preview-and-pulisic-s-usmnt-future","published_at":"2026-07-14T17:39:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/spain-vs-france-preview-and-pulisic-s-usmnt-future","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup/episodes/spain-vs-france-preview-and-pulisics-usmnt-future","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/e/6a567270f821a821093d420e/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Daily Cup! Today, hosts Tamerra Griffin and James McNicholas deliver a definitive preview of the massive France vs. Spain semi-final showdown. The Athletic's Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero breaks down Spain's impenetrable defense, while Cerys Jones analyzes whether Kylian Mbappe can guide France to a third consecutive World Cup final. Plus, Paul Tenorio gives a critical evaluation of Christian Pulisic. After an injury-hit tournament and heavy external criticism, what does the future hold for Captain America and the USMNT? Finally, Hannah Vanbiber helps eliminated fans find a new bandwagon to cheer for.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Welcome to the Daily Cup! Today, hosts Tamerra Griffin and James McNicholas deliver a definitive preview of the massive France vs. Spain semi-final showdo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1805,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/episodes/spain-vs-france-preview-and-pulisic-s-usmnt-future/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/spain-vs-france-preview-and-pulisic-s-usmnt-future.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}