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

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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: 2026-06-29T19:39:37+00:00
Episode link: http://scuffed.simplecast.fm
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## Resource

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.

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