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First Touch ’26 - Tunisia
Episode 21
Tunisia are about to play their seventh World Cup—more than almost any African nation—but the Eagles of Carthage still feel oddly overlooked.
In this…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Cape Verde
Episode 20
To find Cape Verde on a map, you have to keep zooming in. This is what the football world has had to do to understand: how the tiny Atlantic archipel…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Haiti
Episode 19
No team at this World Cup carries a heavier off-field burden, or a purer sense of joy, than Haiti. In this World Cup Capsule, David Gass tells the st…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Paraguay
Episode 18
Some national teams have flair; Paraguay has garra guaraní: Guaraní grit. In this World Cup Capsule, David Gass digs into how La Albirroja’s identity…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
World Cup Draw Group By Group Analysis x Kickback '26
Episode 17
Kickback 26 is your front-row seat to the 2026 World Cup. Hosted by David Gass, Claudia Pagan, Heath Pearce, and Eric Krakauer, this podcast breaks d…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Spain
Episode 16
Spain has only lifted the World Cup once, but La Roja seem omnipresent in every tournament conversation—and 2026 will be no different. In this World …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Saudi Arabia
Episode 15
They shocked the world by toppling Messi’s Argentina in 2022; now Saudi Arabia is trying to prove that was no one-off. In this World Cup Capsule, Dav…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Egypt
Episode 14
Egypt helped invent African football greatness, but the World Cup has never quite gone their way. In this World Cup Capsule, David Gass charts the Ph…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Iran
Episode 13
It’s hard to find a place where politics and football are more tightly intertwined than Iran.
In this World Cup Capsule, David Gass traces how Team M…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
First Touch ’26 - Austria
Episode 12
Once home to the “Wunderteam” and the legendary Matthias Sindelar, Austria’s greatest football tales used to live in black and white.
In this World C…
6 months, 3 weeks ago