About this episode

The episode discusses the controversies and changes in the World Cup, focusing on FIFA's influence and the upcoming final between Spain and Argentina.

The stage is set: Spain takes on Argentina in the World Cup final this coming Sunday. WSJ’s Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg discuss the highs, lows and controversies of this year’s tournament, and explain how political interference as well as FIFA’s drive to make as much money as possible have changed the World Cup forever. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - The World Cup Story Part 1: Soccer and Scandal - The World Cup Story Part 2: Too Big To Fail Sign up for WSJ’s free Sports newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Knutson

Guests: Joshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg

Topics covered

• World Cup
• FIFA
• political interference
• sports controversies
• money in sports

Keywords

• World Cup
• FIFA
• Spain
• Argentina
• sports
• politics
• controversies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Places: Spain, Argentina

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