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How far can Pochettino take the USA?

How far can Pochettino take the USA?

The Athletic FC Podcast
Jun 20, 2026 39 min
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<p>It’s Day 10 of the World Cup, and the USMNT are through to the knockouts after a 2-0 win over Australia.</p><br><p>Ian Irving is joined in-studio by Liam Twomey and Liam Tharme as we discuss another impressive performance from Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Henry Bushnell drops in to give the lowdown from Seattle and asks if the USA can actually go all the way.&nbsp;</p><br><p>We catch up with James Horncastle who was in Philadelphia for Brazil’s win over Haiti, and, we analyse Scotland’s chances of progression to the last-32 after defeat to Morocco.</p><br><p>There's also our daily 'do you know' trivia as well as a profile of our latest Star of Soccer, Ecuador and Chelsea’s Kendry Paez.</p><br><p>Host: Ian Irving</p><p>Guests: Liam Twomey &amp; Liam Tharme</p><p>Featuring: Henry Bushnell, James Horncastle, Jordan Campbell</p><p>Exec Producer: Guy Clarke</p><p>Producers: Mike Stavrou</p><p>Videographer: Grayson Moody</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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