About this episode

Jason interviews FIFA referee Matthew Conger about his journey and experiences in the World Cup.

Jason catches up with a referee born in Texas, raised in Georgia, and moved to Oceania to become a twice-named World Cup ref representing that part of the world in the largest competition in the sport... Matthew Conger visits from New Zealand to discuss his path, what a World Cup looks like for a ref, and the challenges inside the tourney...

People in this episode

Host: Jason

Guest: Matthew Conger

Topics covered

• refereeing
• World Cup
• soccer
• sports challenges
• career path

Keywords

• FIFA
• referee
• World Cup
• Matthew Conger
• soccer
• Oceania
• New Zealand

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas, Georgia, Oceania, New Zealand

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