{"podcast":{"title":"The Game","slug":"the-game-1066443","podcast_index_feed_id":1066443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-game","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e501a8cbe71d83cf13e/1781622185758-e35264ad-4a4c-4124-b920-75949a523cf7.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1380,"summary":"The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR. Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups. We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:20:51.825312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443"},"episode":{"title":"WORLD CUP DAY 18: Round of 32 predictions and England update","slug":"world-cup-day-18-round-of-32-predictions-and-england-update","published_at":"2026-06-29T12:56:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-day-18-round-of-32-predictions-and-england-update","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-day-18-round-of-32-predictions-and-england-update","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a426b4ec2fe1c7f49ad5c73/media.mp3","summary":"From now on it's knockout football. Who goes through, who goes home? Tom, Gregor and Tony attempt to predict all of the remaining round of 32 ties...and work out who makes it to the final. Spoiler alert is isn't Australia. We take a more detailed look at England and their next opponents DR Congo, take some listeners questions \"What is Thomas Tuchel's beef with Trent Alexander Arnold?\"  And a quick look back at Argentina, Portugal and Canada beating South Africa. Gregor Robertson and Tony Cascarino join  Tom Clarke back in the studio - find us on YouTube @thetimessport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"From now on it's knockout football. Who goes through, who goes home? Tom, Gregor and Tony attempt to predict all of the remaining round of 32 ties...and w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3570,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-day-18-round-of-32-predictions-and-england-update/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-day-18-round-of-32-predictions-and-england-update.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}