Episode

#705: A casual fan's take on the impact of the World Cup

Podcast

Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Published

Jun 29, 2026

Duration seconds

3351

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Summary

Mike Guardabascio in southern California, of the Jenkins and Jonez podcast and one of the founders of of 562.org, joins Vince and Belz to talk about how the USMNT is hitting in Long Beach during this home-soil World Cup, what stands in the way of soccer becoming America's "thing," and other matters of that nature.