#106: Almost There, But Not Quite Yet...

#106: Almost There, But Not Quite Yet...

From The Seleção Podcast by Danny Pinto

October 15, 2025 · 1h 27m

About this episode

Danny Pinto and Eric Krakauer discuss Portugal's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and various soccer topics including tactics and player roles.

On Episode 106, host Danny Pinto is joined by "amigo do pod" and NWSL PxP man, Eric Krakauer. Danny and Eric covered a variety of topics in this episode: Portugal failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with a last-minute Hungary goal The differences between the Ireland and Hungary matches Are the continuous changes in tactics/lineups Roberto Martínez a good or bad thing Is the defense solely to blame for being unable to close out matches Cristiano Ronaldo and the acceptance of his role with the National Team Danny and Eric also discuss the great Ray Hudson, who recently retired as a soccer analyst in the United States, but who Eric worked with for many years at beIN Sports. https://www.selecaopod.com https://Twitter.com/SelecaoPod YouTube.com/theselecaopodcast https://Facebook.com/SelecaoPod https://Instagram.com/SelecaoPod selecaopod@gmail.com Music for the podcast provided by Uzohms: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjPmY1PCCqvaqKNG2dx69eg Follow Eric Krakauer on Twitter: https://Twitter.com/erickrakauer

People in this episode

Host: Danny Pinto

Guest: Eric Krakauer

Topics covered

  • Portugal national team
  • 2026 World Cup qualification
  • soccer tactics
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Ray Hudson retirement
  • NWSL

Keywords

  • Portugal
  • World Cup
  • soccer tactics
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Ray Hudson
  • NWSL
  • Eric Krakauer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NWSL, beIN Sports

Places: Portugal, Hungary, Ireland

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