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Messi's Hat Trick, Pulisic Injury Drama, World Cup Bets & Mexico-South Korea Preview
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- The Cooligans
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- Jun 17, 2026
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- 3147
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Summary
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to Lionel Messi's hat trick in Argentina's opening World Cup win and debate whether Messi, Kylian Mbappé or Erling Haaland had the most impressive performance of the tournament so far. The guys also discuss Christian Pulisic's calf injury and whether Mauricio Pochettino should risk him against Australia. Later, Ben Fawkes joins the show for another World Cup betting segment featuring USA-Australia, England-Croatia and Mexico-South Korea before the boys preview a huge slate of matches, including whether Mexico can seize control of their group.