Jason Longshore: USMNT should win this year’s “group of death”

Jason Longshore: USMNT should win this year’s “group of death”

From Off the Woodwork by Audacy

June 12, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the U.S. Men's National Team's prospects in their group.

On The Morning Shift, Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time recapping the opening day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, previewing the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a whole, and previewing the U.S. Men’s National Team’s opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Paraguay tonight with Atlanta United Color Analyst & Host of Atlanta Soccer Tonight Jason Longshore! Grant, Ali, Beau, and Jason discuss how excited Jason is to finally have the 2026 FIFA World Cup underway, what the expansion of the FIFA World Cup means for the tournament, why Jason thinks the U.S. Men's National Team should win their group, which of the U.S. Men’s National Team players could become household names by the end of this year’s FIFA World Cup, how excited Jason is to have matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup be in his own backyard in Atlanta, Georgia, and why Jason thinks the U.S. The Men's National Team’s group, Group D, is the group of death in this year’s World Cup.

People in this episode

Host: Grant McAuley

Guest: Jason Longshore

Topics covered

  • 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • U.S. Men's National Team
  • soccer analysis
  • group of death
  • match preview
  • Atlanta soccer

Keywords

  • FIFA World Cup
  • soccer
  • U.S. Men's National Team
  • Jason Longshore
  • Atlanta United
  • group of death
  • Paraguay
  • match preview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Men’s National Team, Atlanta United

Places: Atlanta, Georgia, Paraguay

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