About this episode

This episode previews the World Cup, discussing contenders, dark horses, and Team USA's prospects.

Galen Clavio kicks off CrimsonCast’s World Cup coverage with Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer , incoming IDS co-editor-in-chief , soccer writer, and creator of Mateo’s Matchday Report . This episode previews the tournament’s biggest early storylines, including the unusual World Cup format , the teams that look like real contenders , potential dark horses , and what to watch from Team USA . CrimsonCast will be checking in throughout the tournament, and this preview sets the table for the month and a half of global soccer ahead.

People in this episode

Host: Galen Clavio

Guest: Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer

Topics covered

• World Cup preview
• soccer
• Team USA
• contenders
• dark horses
• tournament predictions

Keywords

• World Cup
• soccer
• USA
• contenders
• dark horses
• tournament predictions
• Galen Clavio
• Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IDS

Books & works: Mateo’s Matchday Report

Places: USA

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