Who is winning the World Cup so far?
With 121 goals scored across 40 games, the excitement just keeps coming at this summer's World Cup. To dive into the latest action, Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic's Mark Critchley and Cerys Jones. Pol Ballus reports from Atlanta after seeing Spain secure their first win of the tournament. Attention also turns to both France and Argentina ahead of their second group matches with both having put in statement showings last time out, while Jack Pitt-Brooke feeds back the mood in the England camp from Kansas. Plus there's our latest 'do you know' trivia question, Jens Petter Hauge as our Star of Soccer and Ray Winstone shares his World Cup memories with The Athletic. 00:00 Intro 00:41 Has this World Cup exceeded expectations? 03:23 Spain’s first win of the World Cup 10:53 A big win for Egypt and Salah 12:11 World Cup rankings after day 11 20:43 Is Messi the Star of the Tournament? 23:48 Quick-fire World Cup questions 27:57 ‘Do you know’ daily trivia 29:41 England camp update 35:15 Stars of Soccer: Jens Petter Hauge 37:56 Ray Winstone World Cup memories 39:45 Outro Executive Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Jay Beale and Liam Warburton The Athletic FC Podcast is your essential guide to football's biggest stories, six times a week during the World Cup... Listen on Apple and Spotify: theathletic.lnk.to/tafcpod Subscribe to The Athletic FC Podcast channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Follow The Athletic FC Podcast: Instagram: @theathleticfc TikTok: athleticfcpod Thumbnail: Florencia Tan Jun / Stringer / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images Dan Mullan / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images / Richard Pelham / Stringer / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images #england #worldcup #spain

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