{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC Podcast","slug":"the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","podcast_index_feed_id":887075,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/1780908531790-dc4761a0-ffde-45cc-a794-1639ef472007.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1397,"summary":"The Athletic's flagship football podcast - hosted by Adam Leventhal and Emma Paton - will be with you six days a week during the World Cup, bringing unrivalled analysis and colour from every single host city. Featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and James Horncastle, the show will takes audience inside the biggest stories in football told by the best reporters in the business. We cut through the noise to tell you what’s really happening - and why it matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:20:23.239332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075"},"episode":{"title":"Which dark horse will go furthest at the World Cup?","slug":"which-dark-horse-will-go-furthest-at-the-world-cup","published_at":"2026-06-29T11:24:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/which-dark-horse-will-go-furthest-at-the-world-cup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/which-dark-horse-will-go-furthest-at-the-world-cup","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a424e315a160c9d6430877f/media.mp3","summary":"Canada saw off South Africa as the knockout stages got underway at the World Cup, with some big games to come on Day 19. Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Liam Tharme as they assess Canada's win with Josh Kloke explaining the significance of a knockout victory for the co-hosts. There's then a look at the World Cup bracket with the panel making their predictions as to who will make the final four of the competition. Ahead of the Netherlands taking on Morocco in one of the ties of the round, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero joins from Monterrey to preview the game, explain the mood in the city as well as the possibility of an England v Mexico tie in the Azteca Stadium in the next round. Host: Emma Paton With: Liam Twomey and Liam Tharme Featuring: Josh Kloke and Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero Executive Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Jay Beale and Liam Warburton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Canada saw off South Africa as the knockout stages got underway at the World Cup, with some big games to come on Day 19. Emma Paton is joined by The Athle…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/which-dark-horse-will-go-furthest-at-the-world-cup/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-podcast-887075/which-dark-horse-will-go-furthest-at-the-world-cup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}