Extra Time: Your World Cup home on NPR
The biggest tournament in football is here — and National Prison Radio’s Extra Time is bringing you all the World Cup drama, stories and talking points, every Monday on NPR Talk at 12 midday and 6pm.
The show is hosted by NPR’s football experts Nathan and Faye, who’ll be following the action from the opening match to the final on 19 July.
And with some of the matches kicking off at times when most of us should be asleep, Extra Time is here to make sure you don’t miss out. If you can’t stay up to watch every game, Nathan and Faye will help you catch up on everything that matters – and save you from pretending you saw that “unbelievable goal” everyone is talking about.
Here’s what Faye has to say about World Cup 2026:
The World Cup always gets me excited and I feel this year’s one is going to be special. There’s so much young talent in the squads, coupled with the chance to see world-class veterans like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane on the game’s biggest stage.
Although I’d LOVE to say England will win it, my prediction is Spain, with Lamine Yamal as the standout player. At just 18, he’s already one of Spain’s most important players and widely tipped for the tournament’s Young Player award. His combination of pace, creativity, dribbling and composure in big games is exceptional for his age.
I think England’s Morgan Rogers will also impress in this tournament – he was the 24/25 Professional Footballers’ Association Young Player of the Year and he’ll be keen to show that talent to the world.
One team to keep your eye on is Morocco… They reached the semi-finals in 2022, and their squad is almost the same, only with more experience… can they go even further this year?
In the fast-moving world of football, some of Faye’s predictions might look terrible by the time you read this article, so make sure you stay up-to-date by tuning into Extra Time.
That’s Extra Time for all the latest World Cup news and scores, every Monday in NPR Talk at 12 midday and 6pm.
Can England bring it home and prove Faye wrong?
National Prison Radio is the world’s first national radio station for people in prison. It’s run by the Prison Radio Association, a charity based behind the walls of HMP Brixton and HMP Styal. It broadcasts 24 hours a day on in-cell TV and on Launchpad in prisons across England and Wales.
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