USA Soccercast
For fans of soccer in the United States. We will cover the U.S. national teams, the players, the leagues, and everything that makes American soccer great, good, and in need of serious improvement. Follow all our links at https://linktr.ee/usasoccercast!
Episodes
January 23, 2026 • 16 mins
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January 15, 2026 • 22 mins
The latest application window for 2026 World Cup tickets has closed…so what’s next? We discuss what the process looks like from here on Episode 170.
The numbers are in from FIFA, and it’s a big one: they report that over 500 million ticket requests were made during the latest application window. That makes the odds super slim that fans will get all the tickets that they want for the World Cup. So, for those supporters who entered...
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January 6, 2026 • 37 mins
We’re back with Episode 169 as we go through the details of US Soccer’s ticket lotteries for the 2026 World Cup and we discuss the rumored 2026 World Cup jerseys.
First, US Soccer has emailed Insiders members along with members of the three main supporters groups - American Outlaws, Barra 76, and Sammers SC - with details on how to apply for tickets in US Soccer’s allocation for the 2026 World Cup. It’s a lot of information and th...
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January 2, 2026 • 23 mins
Happy New Year! We’re in 2026, and it’s an important year for soccer in the United States. We dive a bit further into some of the predictions we have for our USMNT and USWNT for the year, splitting the episode among the two teams.
First, it’s the USMNT, and with the World Cup taking center stage this summer, the bulk of the predictions are centered around that tournament. From a Golden Boot winner to predicting how far the team wi...
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December 18, 2025 • 29 mins
The most coveted ticket lottery will take place next month: the US Soccer ticket draw for World Cup tickets. We learn about how the process will go on Episode 167.
The US Soccer Insiders Ticket Draw will commence in January, and we have the information on how it will work. We go through how the lottery application will go and some frequently asked questions, some of which may not have clear answers. We also go through the differen...
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December 9, 2025 • 31 mins
The 2026 World Cup Draw took place last Friday, and the United States Men’s National Team finally learned who they would face in the group stage next summer. We discuss it on Episode 166.
Paraguay, Australia, and the winner of UEFA Playoff C (Türkiye, Slovakia, Romania, or Kosovo) will be the USMNT’s opponents in Group D next summer. We take a look at the rest of the groups and how they were drawn out, and we of course touch a li...
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December 4, 2025 • 23 mins
The United States Women’s National Team has completed their 2025 after finishing their final window with two shutout wins over Italy. We recap the window and the year for the USWNT on Episode 165.
We first go through the most recent window and some of the best performances. Catarina Macario, Olivia Moultrie, Claire Hutton, Sam Coffey, Rose Lavelle, and Lily Yohannes all get kudos for their play. Italy was a strong team, but the US...
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November 29, 2025 • 21 mins
The World Cup Draw is a few days away, and we react to the pots and procedures on Episode 164!
The World Cup Draw procedures and pots were released earlier in the week, and the USMNT knows which teams it could draw for each match in the group stage. We take a look at the draw, who is in each pot, and which teams the USMNT could draw for each match of the group stage. As a reminder, the pots for the World Cup Draw, which takes plac...
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November 19, 2025 • 25 mins
We recap a fun November international window for the United States Men’s National Team live from Tampa on Episode 163!
It’s a morning after the match edition of the podcast, where we recap what was a very successful window for the USMNT: a 2-1 victory over Paraguay and a 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay. We go through what some of the successes were, notably the players that excelled, and discuss how the intensity has increased and the f...
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October 31, 2025 • 26 mins
We are back with Episode 162 to take you into the Halloween weekend!
The USMNT are back in action in a couple of weeks, and the competition is starting to pick up. We discuss some of the priorities for the national team as they get ready for matches against Paraguay and Uruguay. From improvements to the midfield play to leveling up against tougher competition, the USMNT still has their work cut out for them in November.
We also ...
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October 7, 2025 • 24 mins
Finally, the World Cup ball is out, and its name is Trionda! We talk about it for a couple minutes…the design is pretty nice and it hopefully will look great when it’s on the field of play.
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September 30, 2025 • 39 mins
We’re back with Episode 160 of the USA Soccercast! There are a ton of questions surrounding the United States Men’s National Team and the upcoming 2026 World Cup, so we took to social media to gather questions and provide the answers you desire.
A lot of questions centered around the USMNT, from the roster to certain players and their chances of making the World Cup roster. There’s also the questions on head coach Mauricio Pochett...
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August 8, 2025 • 23 mins
This will be a fun one to take you into the weekend! On Episode 159, we take the suggestion of a listener and we take it to the nostalgia by ranking the 10 best, most important wins in United States Men’s National Team history.
There are so many big wins to consider throughout the course of time, from the obvious to the cult classics. From Columbus and Jeonju to Natal and Belo Horizonte, we go through the list and recall some of t...
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August 1, 2025 • 46 mins
The 2026 World Cup ticketing sales are set to begin next month, and it’s about time to start addressing some frequently asked questions. On Episode 158, we do just that.
First, we discuss the World Cup Draw which is reportedly set to take place on December 5th in Las Vegas. The draw always is a night for glitz and glamor, and Vegas could be the best backdrop for that particular night.
After quickly discussing the draw, we get int...
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July 25, 2025 • 25 mins
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is less than 11 months away, and the United States Men’s National Team is in the final phase of preparations to co-host the world. In the aftermath of finishing runner-up to Mexico at the Gold Cup, there have been a lot of debates about what the team - from the players to head coach Mauricio Pochettino - needs to do in order to be operating at max capacity when they open the World Cup next June in LA.
Ente...
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June 6, 2025 • 25 mins
The United States Women’s National Team had a great international window, and the USMNT Gold Cup roster is out. We take some time to discuss it on Episode 156.
The USWNT defeated China 3-0 and Jamaica 4-0 during their most recent window, and it feels like Emma Hayes is closer to identifying the players who could form the core of her plans as we progress through this Women’s World Cup cycle. We discuss some of the players who perfo...
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May 30, 2025 • 55 mins
The United States Men’s National Team is headed to camp next week and among the newcomers is 1.FC Köln striker Damion Downs. We’re joined by Jake Payne of 50 Plus Döner as we do a deep dive on the young German-American and what he brings to the table.
Jake does content that focuses on Köln and German soccer as a whole, and he gives us some incredible insight on Downs and what he’s done well at the club level. He also discusses wha...
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May 29, 2025 • 23 mins
The United States Men’s National Team prepares to play in the Concacaf Gold Cup, but Christian Pulisic’s absence has everyone talking. We discuss his decision to opt out of this summer’s matches on Episode 154.
Christian Pulisic has decided that after a long season for AC Milan, he wants to sit the summer out. That decision has taken American soccer by storm and it has prompted a lot of critical feedback. We offer our own thoughts...
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May 9, 2025 • 15 mins
The women’s soccer pyramid could be expanding in 2026, and we discuss it on Episode 153!
The NWSL has submitted a bid to create a second division league called NWSL Division 2 that would serve as a reserve league beginning in 2026. It would begin with 8 teams, with every NWSL team eventually having a reserve team in the league. There is also WPSL Pro, who also announced their intention to launch in 2026 with 15 teams. We quickly g...
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March 21, 2025 • 45 mins
The USL is finally going to institute promotion-relegation. Eboni Christmas of Walkin 90 joins us to discuss the good and the bad on Episode 152.
USL Division One is a new league that will debut in 2027-2028, but the United Soccer Leagues are going even further to try and create more interest in the league. Starting in 2028, they will implement promotion-relegation among their 3 professional divisions. We first discuss the new D1 ...
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