Everything You Need to Know: Full World Cup Preview
Listen to the podcast "The Frequent Flyer, Catching America," with episodes on all the leading national teams and the biggest stars. Sport 5 Published: 11.06.26, 15:05 Photo: Sport 5
The 2026 World Cup is about to get underway! The whole world is excited ahead of the biggest World Cup ever, one that is set to break endless records. So many historic milestones will be recorded in the United States, Mexico and Canada, and it is still not entirely clear who the top favorite to win is. So, to bring some order to the chaos, the podcast "The Frequent Flyer," in its "Catching America" version, recorded many episodes in preparation for the massive event. In each episode they also provided news updates, but mainly focused on the most prominent national teams and the biggest stars.
So, just before the opening whistle, listen to all the episodes to give yourself a complete World Cup preview.
Listen to the episode on Norway and Erling Haaland >>> Listen to the episode on Brazil and Vinicius >>> Listen to the episode on Morocco and Achraf Hakimi >>> Advertisement Listen to the episode on Germany and the stars Wirtz and Musiala >>> Listen to the episode on Uruguay and Federico Valverde >>> Listen to the episode on Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo >>> Advertisement Listen to the episode on the Netherlands and Virgil van Dijk >>> Listen to the episode on England and Harry Kane >>> Listen to the episode on Spain and Lamine Yamal >>> Advertisement Listen to the episode on France and Kylian Mbappe >>> Listen to the episode on Argentina and Lionel Messi >>> Listen to the final preview episode recorded a few days before the opening whistle >>>
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