The stage is set: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/messis-mission-vs-spanish-control-the-world-cup-final-is-set-be2d8b6a?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_3?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Spain takes on Argentina</a> in the World Cup final this coming Sunday. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/joshua-robinson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Joshua Robinson</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-clegg?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jonathan Clegg</a> discuss the highs, lows and controversies of this year’s tournament, and explain how <a href="https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/white-house-fifa-balogun-red-card-world-cup-46276fc8?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_26?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">political interference</a> as well as FIFA’s drive to make as much money as possible have changed the World Cup forever. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Ryan Knutson</a> hosts.

Further Listening:
- <a href="https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-world-cup-story-part-1-soccer-and-scandal/e02cd19b-22d4-4694-9f20-d7fdf7a512a2?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">The World Cup Story Part 1: Soccer and Scandal</a>
- <a href="https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-world-cup-story-part-2-too-big-to-fail/d8b9fcc6-d76c-40e3-9750-c43c57fa07cb?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">The World Cup Story Part 2: Too Big To Fail</a>
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