About this episode

The hosts provide a live reaction to the World Cup quarterfinals, discussing key controversies and standout performances while previewing the semifinals.

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros go late-night on the ground in Miami to deliver a comprehensive live reaction to a wild day of World Cup quarterfinal action. The guys break down the regulatory madness of Breel Embolo's simulation red card in Argentina's tight 3-1 win over Switzerland, alongside the twin controversies of overturned goals and stadium skycam cable strikes during England's grueling 2-1 extra-time win over Norway. Evaluating standout masterclasses from Julián Álvarez and Jude Bellingham against an isolated, hobbling Erling Haaland, the hosts hand out final tournament grades to the exiting underdogs before dropping official score predictions for the locked-in Spain vs. France and England vs. Argentina semifinal blockbusters.

People in this episode

Hosts: Christian Polanco, Alexis Guerreros

Topics covered

• World Cup
• quarterfinals
• soccer controversies
• match analysis
• semifinal predictions

Keywords

• World Cup
• Argentina
• England
• soccer
• controversies
• Breel Embolo
• Julián Álvarez
• Jude Bellingham
• semifinals

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Argentina, Switzerland, England, Norway, Spain, France

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