A leading soccer journalist and best-selling author, Grant Wahl has been with SI since 1996 and has penned more than three dozen cover stories.
A lifelong soccer player, coach and fan, Brian Straus joined SI in 2013 after covering the sport for The Washington Post, AOL and Sporting News.
World Cup Daily Podcast: Differing Moods in Pre-World Cup Final Press Conferences
We discuss France and Croatia knowing the main narratives heading into the World Cup final on our most recent episode of the podcast.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: Our Best XI for Russia 2018
The team of the tournament will be revealed after the World Cup final, but we've gotten a jump on the Best XI of Russia 2018 thus far on our latest podcast episode.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: How Finalists France, Croatia Mirror Their 1998 Teams
France and Croatia are a few days out from meeting to determine the World Cup champion, 20 years after they met in the 1998 semifinals en route to France's first title, and both of their teams resemble those past editions in some ways.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: France and Croatia's Vastly Different Runs to the World Cup Final
While France's run to the World Cup final has been predictable, Croatia's has been anything but. We talk about how Croatia has managed to make it to the World Cup final and how it's managed to combat its off-the-field obstacles.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: France Shuts Down Belgium to Land in World Cup Final
Belgium struggled all match to gain any offensive momentum against France's defense.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: How France, Belgium Mirror Their Managers
France and Belgium have taken considerably different paths to the World Cup semifinal, and their varied approaches can be seen through the prism of their head coaches.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: Exploring the Multicultural English, French and Belgian Rosters
England, France and Belgium have reached the World Cup semifinals with rosters that represent multiple players of unique, multicultural backgrounds.
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World Cup Daily Podcast: Exploring England's 'It's Coming Home' Craze
With the Three Lions advancing to face Croatia in the semifinals, we talk about England and its newest craze, "It's Coming Home."
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