{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/d71514b9-a0f2-4336-87cf-8b661953f3ad","description":"<p>The World Cup is just over two months away. The <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/04/03/world-cup-tickets-2026-prices-fifa-marketplace/89439717007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">48 teams that were selected will be competing in a record 104 matches</a> across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. What storylines can we expect? Seth Vertelney, Soccer Editor for USA TODAY Sports, joins The Excerpt to talk all things World Cup.</p><p>Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:podcasts@usatoday.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@usatoday.com</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Episode transcript <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/08/how-is-politics-impacting-the-world-cup-tournament-the-excerpt/89513934007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available here</a>.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/d71514b9-a0f2-4336-87cf-8b661953f3ad/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"The World Cup is just over two months away. Here’s what to watch. ","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}