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Episode details News , · 05 Jun 2026 , · 29 mins Will This Be The Donald Trump World Cup? (With Football Daily, Part 1) Newscast Play Bookmark Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe Available for over a year We’ve got together with Americast/Newscast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever. How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive? We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch. Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily. In this episode we look at why the US, Canada, and Mexico were picked as hosts, and who’s benefiting from the Trump-Infantino bromance. Listen to Americast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz Listen to Football Daily here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02nrsln The presenters were Adam Fleming, Anthony Zurcher, John Murray, and Marianna Spring. This episode was made by Anna Harris. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Programme Website Show less More episodes