{"podcast":{"title":"The England Pod","slug":"the-england-pod-7247244","podcast_index_feed_id":7247244,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7368100835","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2ef84426-f839-11ef-a030-93fb214dc9a6/image/7a82e14046908b8401e3851328d908bc.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Not The Top Media Limited","episode_count":131,"summary":"A show for England football fans, by England fans. Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker have all travelled across continents to watch England play, and loved covering the team during Euro 2024. The England Pod believes that supporting England should be fun, and this show sets out to make it a reality for the millions of English football fans. Expect passion, humour, and plenty of debates about squad selection. The England Pod will cover the England Mens Senior Team, the Lionesses and the England Under-21s, with match recaps, tournament previews and balanced discussion of key issues. There will also be interviews, retrospectives, and more. If there are Three Lions on the shirt, we want to talk about it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:18:24.151881+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-england-pod-7247244"},"episode":{"title":"England's World Cup Begins vs Croatia","slug":"england-s-world-cup-begins-vs-croatia","published_at":"2026-06-17T02:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-england-pod-7247244/england-s-world-cup-begins-vs-croatia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-england-pod-7247244","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9467655037.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9467655037.mp3","summary":"Ali and George are in Dallas on the eve of England's opener against Croatia, reflecting on the excitement, nerves and optimism that come with the start of a World Cup. They discuss Thomas Tuchel's decision to call up Trevoh Chalobah, why England fans should keep their expectations in check for the opening game, and what Croatia's experienced side might bring to the contest. Plus: lessons from the tournament so far, why no team has looked unbeatable yet, France's statement win, the latest TEP World Cup Power Rankings, life on the road in America, and why Kansas City has unexpectedly stolen our hearts. See you on the other side. -- Send the pod a voicenote: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheEnglandPod -- Sign up to SBK here to get £50 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/TheEnglandPodxSBK T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Ali and George are in Dallas on the eve of England's opener against Croatia, reflecting on the excitement, nerves and optimism that come with the start of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-england-pod-7247244/episodes/england-s-world-cup-begins-vs-croatia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-england-pod-7247244/england-s-world-cup-begins-vs-croatia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}