First Touch ’26 World Cup Daily Show: USA & Canada Kick Off

About this episode

The episode prepares listeners for the USA's opening match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Paraguay, featuring tactical analysis and match recaps.

Susannah Fuller, Matt Doyle and David Gass get you ready for the USA's opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Paraguay with Doyle's latest USMNT tactical session, a Football Manager 2026 simulation, and a full match preview. Plus, the crew recaps the opening day of the World Cup, including Mexico's historic win over South Africa and South Korea's comeback victory against Czechia, before looking ahead to Canada vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina. 0:00 Intro 3:42 Three Big Things 8:30 Mexico vs. South Africa Recap 18:22 South Korea vs. Czechia Recap 23:20 Doyle's USMNT Tactical Session 27:50 Football Manager USA World Cup Simulation 34:37 USA vs. Paraguay Preview 51:06 Canada vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina Preview 1:02:25 Lamine Yamal Is One of Us

People in this episode

Guests: Susannah Fuller, Matt Doyle, David Gass

Topics covered

• 2026 FIFA World Cup
• USA vs. Paraguay
• match previews
• tactical analysis
• World Cup recaps
• Football Manager simulation

Keywords

• 2026 World Cup
• USA soccer
• Paraguay
• match preview
• tactical session
• Football Manager
• Mexico
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Czechia

Mentioned in this episode

Places: USA, Canada, Paraguay, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czechia, Bosnia & Herzegovina

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