# #689: Leander's back to talk WC run-up, roster cuts

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Podcast: [Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scuffed-usmnt-world-cup-yanks-abroad-futbol-in-america-479692)
Published: 2026-05-08T16:25:38+00:00
Episode link: http://scuffed.simplecast.fm
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## Resource

Leander Schaerlaeckens, the author of the new book The Long Game, about the history and present of the USMNT, rejoins the pod to talk about Landon's omission in 2014, how the World Cup tends to arrive like a thief in the night, and much more.

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