{"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 2: C'mon Scotland!! USA look good","slug":"world-cup-day-2-c-mon-scotland-usa-look-good","published_at":"2026-06-13T06:51:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-day-2-c-mon-scotland-usa-look-good","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-day-2-cmon-scotland-usa-look-good","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a2cfc716cf76d77457f15b0/media.mp3","summary":"The USA started their campaign in style, scoring four against Paraguay. The stadium was full, celebs were out in force and the team looked full of energy. Suddenly USA in the next round or the round of sixteen looks a tough draw - how far can they go? Not so euphoric for Canada but a decent result against a tough Bosnian side. In the second half - Scotland's big day is finally here. At 0200 GMT they take on Haiti, McTominay is fit after a minor shock, can they do it?  Oh and it's Brazil and Morocco too! Tom Clarke chats to Gregor Robertson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The USA started their campaign in style, scoring four against Paraguay. The stadium was full, celebs were out in force and the team looked full of energy.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-day-2-c-mon-scotland-usa-look-good/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-2-c-mon-scotland-usa-look-good.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}