The World Cup Story, Part 3: ‘FIFA, What Have You Become?’

世界杯故事,第三部分:《国际足联,你变成了什么样子?》

The Journal.

2026-07-18

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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
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  • We've had five solid weeks of World Cup fever.

  • High highs and low lows.

  • There was politics.

  • The president called the head of FIFA to discuss the controversial red card.

  • FIFA on Sunday shocked the tournament by sidelining the suspension.

  • Controversy on the field.

  • Surely this is not within VAR's remit to review this.

  • It's the full length of the pitch away.

  • Foreign fans discovered American delicacies.

  • Ranch.

  • I love ranch.

  • I taste it here.

  • It's delicious.

  • But even all the ranch dressing couldn't drown out that quintessential soccer emotion.

  • Heartbreak joshua robinson jonathan clegg both of your teams got knocked out in the semifinals france

  • and england i'm so sorry fortunately um you know 40 years of experiencing this heartbreak

  • over and over and over and over again has sort of inured me to a crushing

  • disappointment i mean and josh i feel like you know france was one of the favorites Yeah,

  • but it was a distinctly French thing to do,

  • which is produce the most beautiful thing imaginable for most of the tournament