Episode
World Cup: beyond the rage bait, an American view of the Socceroos/USA clash
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- ABC SPORT Daily
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- Jun 17, 2026
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- 894
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Summary
The build-up to the Socceroos-USA clash has been dominated by a handful of American pundits and while it's been great to revel in the disrespect, there's more to this story. US football host Jillian Sakovits joins the show and explains the identity of this American team. We learn that some of the same voices who have been critical of Australia have also fallen out with Team USA. Jillian brings the reason and context to the lead-in. PLUS, Lionel Messi delivers magic as Argentina begins its campaign. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter