{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8/6a21a0c017f169d643ed16fc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"WORLD CUP 2026: THE CONTENDERS","description":"<p>If England don't win it who will?</p><p>France, Spain, Portugal are all among the favourites, but only one European team has ever won in the Americas...can they change that?</p><p>Lionel Messi will be at his sixth World Cup, can he lead Argentina to defend their crown?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Brazil have gone twenty four years without a World Cup, can ageing talisman Neymar and the experience of manager Carlo Ancelotti guide them to the final?</p><p>Who are the dark horses - Senegal, Japan, Norway, Ecuador...</p><p>And lastly what of the rest, the first timers, the romantics choice and the rank outsiders.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tom Allnutt, James Gheerbrant and Paul Hirst join Tom Clarke to asses the best of the rest.</p><p><br></p><p>We're here with our daily update show from Friday 12th June and we'll have a USA and the hosts special next week.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}