World Cup After Dark

Austin and Amit break down (almost) all the action from March's 100+ World Cup Qualifiers. The guys talk the state of the race in Africa, pouring one out for Sudan and Nigeria. Then, the guys celebrate Japan and Iran in Asia while sizing up who will claim the four spots on offer in June. From there, it's over to CONMEBOL where Argentina have qualified, Paraguay continue to impress and Venezuela surge ahead in the race for seventh. Finally, they close with a rapid-fire look at the opening matchups that mattered in UEFA Qualifying.

Austin and Amit preview a jam-packed March international window that's set to feature at least one and potentially multiple teams punching their World Cup tickets! First the guys preview the stretch run in Asia as Japan look to secure their spot, and Australia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar fight to make their talent count. Then they look at an in-between window in Africa with plenty of exciting matchups.Finally, the guys run through CONMEBOL, Oceana and the debut of UEFA World Cup qualification.

Austin and Amit recap a wild November window, featuring unmatched craziness in Asia, a separation in South America, and Oceanic defending that left a lot to be desired!

Amit and Austin come together to zero on on six teams ahead of what promises to be a high-stakes November window. The guys break down the three-way fight for one spot between Paraguay, Bolivia and Venezuela in South America and look at the pressure on Asian heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Amit and Austin get together to break down a jam-packed October window, featuring dark arts from both Gustavo Alfaro's Paraguay and El Alto-aided Bolivia, a much needed response from Brazil, and answers to our important Asian qualification questions. Plus, Qatar are in trouble and Uzbekistan are on the up.

Austin and Amit get together to preview a high-stakes October World Cup Qualifying window. The guys open with the storylines from Asia, including a new manager for Australia, big questions for South Korea, and pressure on Qatar. Then the guys look at the 10 CONMEBOL sides, from the brewing drama in Uruguay to the tightening fight for 6th. Then, the guys ask if anyone can beat New Zealand in Oceana.

WCAD is back! Austin and Amit get together to break down the September slate of World Cup Qualifying: Is this the window Brazil *finally* get it together? Can Venezuela stay ahead of the chasing muck? Will someone, anyone impress in the fight for 7th in CONMEBOL? Plus, a preview of the Asian third round, and words on the kickoff of qualifying in Oceania.

Austin and Amit close out their Summer (Winter for Austin) of Soccer, breaking down the Euro and Copa América Finals. Why Southgate should go, what Spain did right, and why Argentina are (still) the best team in the World.

Austin and Amit break down a thrilling set of semifinals at the Copa América and Euro. Why Deschamps got it wrong, how Southgate keeps getting it right, and just what all went on in Charlotte between Colombia and Uruguay.

Amit and Austin double-dip to cover both the Euro & Copa América QFs including a string of penalty shootouts, Spain's Dani Olmo fortune, and one of the most physical matches in recent memory between Uruguay and Brazil.

Austin and Amit go long to break down the USA's Copa América exit, asking what went wrong, and also what's next. Plus the guys break down Mexico's elimination and preview a set of exciting quarterfinals headlined by Uruguay-Brazil.

Austin and Amit come together to talk about all the scenes from the Euro Round of 16, from England's late winner to Ronaldo's cinematic masterpiece and Austria and Turkey's closing match treat. Then the guys get excited for a loaded slate of Quarterfinal matches headlined by Spain-Germany on Friday.

Austin and Amit get together to break down all the madness from Matchday 3, including Croatia's issues holding leads, Austria's outlook going forward, and a shocking set of results from Group F. Then, the guys look ahead to the Round of 16, which promises intrigue all around.

A buoyant Austin and Amit get together to break down a slow-burning MD1 of the Copa América. The guys discuss why they're impressed with Venezuela, why Uruguay-Panama was so fun, and continue to try and figure out what's wrong with Brazil. Plus, the USMNT hits the bell curve result and Jamaica need to clone Michail Antonio.

Austin and Amit get together for a high-level Copa América Preview. Can anyone challenge Argentina? What's up with Brazil? Can Colombia and Uruguay *really* win it all? Plus, Austin's theory of why Bolivia are so bad.

Austin and Amit review a surprisingly exciting Matchday 1 from Euro 2024. The guys check their priors on the favorites, go over Romelu Lukaku's very bad day, talk whether Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia can sustain their strong starts, and recap a bonkers set of matches on the final day of Matchday 1, all while previewing the upcoming action on Matchday 2, and dreading the upcoming England-Denmark showdown.

Yahoo Sports' Henry Bushnell joins Austin and Amit to preview the USMNT at the Copa América. The guys talk expectations, pressure on Gregg Berhalter and break down the squad, from a questionable defense to a threatening attack. Finally, they tackle whether the USMNT can do anything other than the "Bell Curve Result" in 2024.

Austin and Amit run through all the madness from June's World Cup Qualifying action, which featured plenty of stakes. First, the guys place the African Groups into tiers, with special mentions for Sudan and Jordan Ayew plus renewed confusion over Nigeria's Group C, then they recap some bad football good drama action in Asia (pour one out for Thailand *and* India) while renewing their disdain for China, before closing with a quick look around CONCACAF, including how US visa policy is negatively affecting Cayman Islands' World Cup dreams (no, seriously).

Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAF'd joins Austin and Amit for a detailed breakdown of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. The guys break the contenders into tiers, discuss the big storylines, before closing with a look at the games to watch this week (and how to watch them :/).

Austin and Amit are back to breakdown all the stories from Asian Qualifying in March as well as the kick-off to action in CONCACAF. Plus, the guys talk a little USMNT and Copa América and Euro Qualifiers.

Austin and Amit react to this weekend's major Finals, praising Ivory Coast's tournament of comebacks before grudgingly crediting Qatar. Plus, Akram Afif needed more tricks and Klinsmann's South Korea gets criticized one final time.

Austin and Amit sit down to preview this week's major tournament finals: Ivory Coast-Nigeria in AFCON and Qatar-Jordan in the AFC Asian Cup, plus the guys react to the most AFCON moment ever, pour one out for poor Iran, and say good riddance to Juergen Klinsmann's South Korea.

Amit and Austin return to break down the madness in the Group Stage at January's major tournaments. The guys react to undistilled chaos (the good kind!) at AFCON and take stock of things at the AFC Asian Cup. Plus, Amit keeps the faith on Qatar and Saudi Arabia and Austin has words for Paulo Bento.

Amit and Austin break down all the storylines from November's World Cup Qualifying, starting with Brazil's continued struggles. From there, the guys round-up the action in CONMEBOL, dig deep into the slog that is African Qualifying, and channel Dennis Green in discussing Asia. Plus, Austin fails to even attempt to say the names of Kyrgyzstan's players and Amit defends the African shirt-removing epidemic.

Austin and Amit look at the Second Round of Qualifying in Asia as well as the lay of the land in African Qualifying (23:40). In Asia, the guys ask if anyone can trouble the big 5 as well as pick out potential opportunity for lower-ranked teams, while in Africa they cover the pros and cons of the extended format plus Amit takes his seat atop the Guinea Hype Train and Austin remembers some (managerial) dudes.

Austin and Amit wrap-up the October window with an in-depth look at CONMEBOL Qualifying, including Venezuela's strong start, Brazil's issues, the scrap for seventh, and Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay doing exactly what you'd expect Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay to do. Plus, they say goodbye to 10 Asian nations, discuss Pakistan and Bangladesh moving on, and cover the wild happenings from Ulaanbaatar between Afghanistan and Mongolia.

Austin and Amit are back to preview the window ahead in CONMEBOL as well as the opening matches of the Asian Qualification cycle. The guys cover why Chile and Paraguay are under pressure, as well as what to expect from Bielsa's Uruguay. Plus, they lean on every crutch (Wikipedia and betting odds) to preview the opening matches in Asia.

Amit and Austin return to take a look at CONMEBOL after the completion of the first two matchdays. Plus, Amit tries to figure out what's wrong with the German national team and Austin ponders why everything is so hard for Chile.

Austin and Amit take a 10,000 foot look at CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. The guys discuss the effects of World Cup expansion on its purest qualifying tournament, and put the 10 teams into tiers while evaluating their chances to qualify for the 2026 tournament.

Austin and Amit are thrilled to introduce a new era of WCAD. The guys explain Patreon and the benefits for subscribers, including exclusive episodes and access to the duo's Qualifying spreadsheet.

Austin and Amit put a bow on the 2022 World Cup with a trio of XI's and final thoughts.

Austin and Amit react to a World Cup Final for the ages, plus try to put into perspective Messi and Argentina's win.

Austin and Amit preview the World Cup Final between Argentina and France in classic WCAD style.

Austin and Amit glumly recap France's Semifinal win over Morocco before recapping the historic tournament for the African nation. Plus, Amit confuses his Amrabat's and Austin rues Hamdallah's lack of a left foot.

Austin and Amit rejoice as Argentina finally play a clean knockout round game. The guys heap plenty of praise on Messi, Scaloni and Julián Álvarez, plus Austin tries to put into words what the streets of Buenos Aires are like when Argentina play and the intangibles possessed by the squad.

Amit and Austin preview the World Cup Semifinals, covering which of the teams are almost assuredly unable to continue to play like they have...

Austin and Amit are back to break down the heavyweight quarterfinal between France and England plus Morocco's win over Portugal. Also, Amit doesn't remember the 2020 Super Bowl and Austin explains why Jordan Pickford is the worst.

Austin and Amit go deep to break down another insane match for Roller Coaster Argentina as they top Netherlands and then answer the age-old question: "So.... Neymar."

Austin and Amit react to an incredible upset for Morocco against Spain and give their takes on the topic dominating the footballing world: Cristiano Ronaldo. Plus, the guys preview all four intriguing Quarterfinals.

Amit and Austin recap an interesting quartet of Round of 16 matches, including impressive performances from a trio of favorites. Plus the guys put their faith in Morocco as a final source of chaos.

Austin and Amit join forces to recap another incredible Messi performance and hold the (lengthy) post-mortem on the USMNT following their 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. Plus the guys quickly preview the upcoming Round of 16 matches.

Austin and Amit can't believe that they just witnessed another insane World Cup day, one that featured A late South Korea rally to please their manager in the stands and Vincent Aboubakar going full after dark. Plus the guys look at the big picture state of this World Cup and preview tomorrow's USA-Netherlands and Argentina-Australia matches.

Amit and Austin have their minds blown by another incredible day at the World Cup. The guys react to Lukaku's No Good Very Bad day, and pour one out for the three minutes where Costa Rica and Japan were going through.

Austin and Amit come together to revel in the insanity of the final matchday in Groups C & D. Plus, Amit asks the most loaded question in WCAD history and Austin gets familiar with the beaches of Belgium.

Amit breathes a massive sigh of relief as the US gets through against Iran, plus the guys react to Ecuador's disapointing exit against Senegal. Also, Amit rants about Gareth Southgate (again), and Austin bigs up Harry Soutar (again).

Austin and Amit react to a bonkers early slate of World Cup action and preview Tuesday's USA-Iran sweatfest. Plus, Amit tries to slide his resumé over to US Soccer and Austin is mad at Uruguay's reluctance to play football.

Amit and Austin recat to a set of wild results, and even wilder quotes from Sunday at the World Cup. Plus, Amit rants about strikers and Austin confuses Germany and Belgium.

Austin and Amit try to sum up Lionel Messi's brilliance, grade Lionel Scaloni's performance, and cover all the rest of Saturday's action before looking forward to a brilliant Spain-Germnay game on Sunday.

Amit and Austin react to the 0-0 draw between USA and England as well as Friday's other action, then preview a sweaty Saturdy headlined by Argentina-Mexico.

Amit and Austin host a Thanksgiving-themed rundown of the day's World Cup action, from the Portugal-Ghana thriller to Brazil's impressive debut. Then, Amit squirms while previewing tomrrow's USA-England match.

Amit and Austin talk about another favorite falling, and their old friends Belgium, plus preview another interesting slate of action on Thursday.