{"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":"World Cup Final Preview - can Messi repeat as champion vs Spain","slug":"world-cup-final-preview-can-messi-repeat-as-champion-vs-spain","published_at":"2026-07-19T07:10:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/world-cup-final-preview-can-messi-repeat-as-champion-vs-spain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/world-cup-final-preview-can-messi-repeat-as-champion-vs-spain--73043352","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/91a7dc/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73043352/soccer_world_cup_fina_prreview_auphonic.mp3","summary":"The Messi Effect | Episode 45 | Sunday, July 19, 2026 WORLD CUP FINAL DAY: Argentina vs Spain at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (3 PM ET). Messi's likely last World Cup game at age 39. Spain's dominant knockout run: beat Portugal, Belgium, France consecutively. Tactical battle: Ruiz/Rodri/Pedri midfield vs Mac Allister/Enzo/De Paul. Argentina's resilience: came from behind in every knockout round. MetLife Stadium sold out, 82,000 fans, pro-Argentina crowd. Winner writes history: Spain's new golden generation or Messi's second consecutive World Cup. Subscribe and follow The Messi Effect for daily 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage. AI was used for news gathering and production assistance. #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #MessiEffect #Argentina #Spain #WorldCupFinal #Messi #Merino #Oyarzabal #Porro #EnzoFernandez #LautaroMartinez #MetLifeStadium #AmericasWorldCup #WorldCupPodcast #Soccer #Football #CalorogaSharkMedia","meta_description":"The Messi Effect | Episode 45 | Sunday, July 19, 2026 WORLD CUP FINAL DAY: Argentina vs Spain at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (3 PM ET). Messi's l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":363,"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/world-cup-final-preview-can-messi-repeat-as-champion-vs-spain/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/world-cup-final-preview-can-messi-repeat-as-champion-vs-spain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}