About this episode

Jason Longshore and Noel White discuss the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, analyzing team performances and key players.

Jason Longshore and Noel White team up for a full Intersection crossover edition of Atlanta Soccer Tonight, one week before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off. The show breaks down what the US 3-0 win over Senegal revealed about Mauricio Pochettino's squad, which teams in Group D pose the biggest threat to the US, and the Matt Turner vs. Matt Freese goalkeeper debate heading into Saturday's match against Germany. Jason and Noel dig into the best kits of the tournament, from Japan and Mexico to the US home and away, plus the Adidas Originals x Thrasher Argentina collab and Jordan Brand's work with Brazil. The Three-Four-Three covers the three youngest players in the tournament, Liverpool's new manager Andoni Iriola, Japan's training camp drama in Monterrey, the wild ongoing saga of John Textor and Botafogo, and the visa situation that nearly kept Switzerland striker Breel Embolo out of the World Cup. Stoppage time goes deep on Atlanta's World Cup infrastructure, the NWSL's opportunity this summer, the legacy of the 1994 World Cup, and the very important question of what an Atlanta NWSL team should be called.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Longshore

Guest: Noel White

Topics covered

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
• soccer kits
• goalkeeper debate
• US Men's National Team
• NWSL
• Atlanta's World Cup infrastructure
• young players in soccer

Keywords

• Atlanta Soccer Tonight
• FIFA World Cup
• soccer analysis
• USMNT
• goalkeepers
• soccer kits
• NWSL
• young players

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adidas Originals, Thrasher, Jordan Brand, Botafogo

Places: US, Germany, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, Monterrey

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