{"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":"Who will actually win the World Cup?","slug":"who-will-actually-win-the-world-cup","published_at":"2026-06-09T13:03:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/who-will-actually-win-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/who-will-actually-win-the-world-cup","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a27eacfc022d9c4fefae724/media.mp3","summary":"Today we're continuing our build up to The World Cup. as we assess the favourites to win the tournament - and even make some predictions too. So who are the contenders, and who could spring a surprise this summer? Plus, we ask former England goalkeeper Rob Green what it’s actually like to play at a World Cup. Host: Emma Paton Guests: Rob Green, Mark Critchley, Liam Twomey Exec Producer: Guy Clarke Producer: Mike Stavrou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Today we're continuing our build up to The World Cup. as we assess the favourites to win the tournament - and even make some predictions too. So who are t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2714,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/who-will-actually-win-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/who-will-actually-win-the-world-cup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}