{"podcast":{"title":"The Messi Effect: Daily Soccer Podcast","slug":"the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829","podcast_index_feed_id":6458829,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5932863/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-messi-effect","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec726abe9cb7bcb77ca0a34fe73bf925.jpg","author":"Caloroga Labs","episode_count":185,"summary":"Daily football from host Jamie Rudd - match recaps, game previews, and the honest conversation nobody at FIFA wants you to have. From the Club World Cup to the Premier League to MLS, we cover the beautiful game and the ugly business behind it","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:20:45.835129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829"},"episode":{"title":"United States 2-0 Australia: Control, Not Chaos","slug":"united-states-2-0-australia-control-not-chaos","published_at":"2026-06-20T09:02:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/united-states-2-0-australia-control-not-chaos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/united-states-2-0-australia-control-not-chaos--72609396","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72609396/episode_017_2026_06_20_matchday_2_groups_e_f_netherlands_sweden_germany_ivory_coast.mp3","summary":"The Messi Effect | Episode 17 | Saturday, June 20, 2026 A daily FIFA World Cup 2026 podcast from Caloroga Shark Media. 🏟️ MATCHDAY 2 — Groups E, F The USMNT’s 2-0 win over Australia was clinical — not flashy — and suddenly the group table looks very different. We break down how the United States took control, what that result means for qualification math, and preview today’s slate of matches and must-watch storylines. TODAY'S FIXTURES: ⚽ Netherlands vs Sweden | NRG Stadium, Houston, TX | 1:00 PM ET ⚽ Germany vs Ivory Coast | BMO Field, Toronto | 4:00 PM ET ⚽ Ecuador vs Curaçao | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO | 8:00 PM ET New episodes every morning at 5 AM ET through the World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026. Subscribe and follow The Messi Effect for daily 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage. AI was used for news gathering and production assistance on this podcast. (Yes, AI wrote this sentence.) #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #MessiEffect #WorldCupPodcast #Soccer #Football #CalorogaSharkMedia #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #MessiEffect #WorldCupPodcast #Soccer #Football #CalorogaSharkMedia #USMNT #USASoccer #AmericasWorldCup #Pulisic #Pochettino #Netherlands #Sweden #Germany #IvoryCoast #Ecuador #Curaao","meta_description":"The Messi Effect | Episode 17 | Saturday, June 20, 2026 A daily FIFA World Cup 2026 podcast from Caloroga Shark Media. 🏟️ MATCHDAY 2 — Groups E, F The USM…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/episodes/united-states-2-0-australia-control-not-chaos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/united-states-2-0-australia-control-not-chaos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}