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The episode discusses the USA roster for the upcoming 2026 U-20 World Cup, featuring insights from Kennedy Fuller and analysis from Tamerra Griffin.

On this episode of Full Time Focus, we’re talking about the USA roster for the upcoming 2026 U-20 World Cup in Poland , which was released this week. Host Jillian Sakovits sat down with Bay FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller t o talk about what it means for her to be selected, what her role on the team is, her love of learning under Bay head coach Emma Coates, and how she is learning to let go of the pressure. PLUS: Tamerra Griffin joined the show to go deeper into this USA roster, the future stars to know, the players who didn’t make the cut on Vicky Jepson’s roster, and what the expectations are for the USA as they go in search of a fourth U-20 World Cup trophy, and their first since 2012. _______________ HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin GUEST: Kennedy Fuller PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Referenced on the show: U-20 World Cup roster set after NWSL, college teams grant releases _______________ Get in touch:  ⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

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