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Back to SearchWorld Cup Semifinals Preview: France-Spain
The two best teams at this World Cup -- certainly the two teams that have played the best soccer at this World Cup -- square off. We're worried it's …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The USMNT have a bad night in Seattle
The United States came up short in the round of 16, in the sense that they got boatraced by Belgium. We discuss the game, offer Rudi Garcia an apolog…
2 months ago
Round of 16 Preview, Part 3: Spain-Portugal and USA-Belgium
The Round of 16 preview extravaganza continues with the big matches on July 6. How Portugal's tactical system continues to try and fail to work aroun…
2 months ago
Bracket Breakdown
The dynamics of the entire bracket, from Argentina's cakewalk to the interesting but different tests for Brazil and England, to Spain's good path and…
2 months, 1 week ago
Limited World Cup Drama, Raphinha Out, Tuchelball, and More
The World Cup continues and so we did more podcasting about it.
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2 months, 2 weeks ago
World Cup Potpourri: FIFA Victorious, The Ronaldo Problem, Spuruguay and More
There's so much football and we are not happy about recognizing FIFA for it. But we've got what's wrong with Portugal (mostly Ronaldo), what's gone r…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
In Which We Rave About England
England won 4-2 over Croatia, dominated the xG, and generally looked like a real football team and a real World Cup contender. We have some slightly …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Watch Soccer Like a Nerd
Mike has written a World Cup 2026 update to his classic Grantland piece about how to watch soccer. We discuss expected goals and how to use statistic…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
USMNT 4, Paraguay 1
A big win for the United States Men's National Team (USMNT, pronounced us-mnt) that validated belief in Mauricio Pochettino and the system he built f…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Champions League Final, World Cup Model, Podcast Announcements
There is so much to get to this week, and this will be the first of many podcasts. We cover the Champions League final and why we did not have much o…
3 months, 1 week ago