Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! This was the first day of simultaneous kickoffs and there was excitement aplenty. In Group A, Mexico finished off a perfect Group Stage with a 3-0 win over Czechia and South Africa stunned South Korea to earn automatic qualification as well. In Group B, Switzerland defeated Canada to earn 1st place but Canada still finished 2nd while Bosnia eliminated Qatar to almost certainly secure a matchup with the USA in the Round of 32. And in Group C we saw Brazil and Morocco advance as first and second. We then looked ahead to the next round of matches and went in-depth on the USA’s meeting with Türkiye and then Alexi finished up with his Moment of the Day.

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! We start the show today discussing Cristiano Ronaldo joining the superstar goal party with a brace in Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan. Alexi and Mosse debate if this big win quiets some of the concerns that were floating around Portugal after their draw with DR Congo. After, we break down England’s scoreless draw vs Ghana and Croatia’s 1-0 win over Panama that saw the CONCACAF side eliminated. We then look ahead to the next slate of matches that begins the simultaneous kickoffs with SIX games from Groups A, B, and C. We finish with Alexi’s moment of the day centering on Cristiano Ronaldo once more taking center stage.

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Where else to begin today other than with Lionel Messi surpassing Miroslav Klose and becoming the all-time leading scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup™. He scored twice vs Austria to bring his all-time total to 18 in the World Cup and 5 in this tournament alone. Hot on his heels in the all-time chase is Kylian Mbappé who scored two himself against Iraq to put his all-time total at 16, just two behind the Argentine. And not to be outdone, Erling Haaland added a brace of his own vs Senegal to make this Megastar Monday truly live up to its name. After giving all the stars their flowers Alexi and Mosse previewed the next slate of matches that will see Harry Kane and England and Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal back in action and then took a trip down memory lane for Moment of the Day.

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Today, we discuss Lamine Yamal’s return to Spain’s starting lineup leading to a 4-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia and Belgium dragging to another draw, this time against Iran. After breaking down those matches, Alexi and Mosse preview tomorrow’s slate which will see Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland all take the field and the question is very simple: is Leo Messi going to become the all-time leading scorer in Men’s FIFA World Cup™ history?

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Today we discuss the Netherlands 5-1 rout of Sweden and Germany’s last gasp winner against the Ivory Coast and Alexi and Mosse debate if either of those European giants have the look of actual World Cup winners. We then discuss Curaçao getting a very surprising draw against Ecuador that saw their goalkeeper make an astonishing 15 saves. We then get out our last thoughts about the USA’s victory over Australia and what Mauricio Pochettino will do with the squad knowing that the group is already secured. Finally, we look ahead to the next slate of matches before Alexi dives into his Moment of the Day.

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! For the first time since 2010 in a men’s FIFA World Cup, the USA has won its group! A 2-0 US win over Australia coupled with a 1-0 Paraguay win over Türkiye meant that the USA has topped Group D after just two matches. Alexi and Mosse break down everything from the win over the Socceroos: what players stood out the most, who was their man of the match, how do you juggle having this much time before the first knockout stage match and more.

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1:33: Reacting to the USA defeating Australia & winning Group D
21:02: Paraguay eliminates Türkiye
23:50: Brazil win 3-0 over Haiti
26:05: Morocco tops Scotland 1-0
27:02: Previewing the next slate of matches
29:21: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Today, we react to Mexico’s win over South Korea which clinched them the top spot in Group A, the first time of the tournament to win a group. We react to Switzerland’s big win over Bosnia & Herzegovina as well as Canada’s 6-0 rout of Qatar. After, Alexi and Mosse do a deep dive on the coming USA vs Australia match and what they expect to see from the two leaders of Group D. We discuss more news surrounding Christian Pulisic as it is seeming less and less certain he will see the pitch. We wrap up the show previewing the rest of tomorrow’s matches including both Brazil and Morocco being back in action and finish with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! We start the show by recapping England’s exciting 4-2 win over Croatia that saw Harry Kane bag a brace before touching on Portugal’s shocking 1-1 draw with DR Congo. Alexi and Mosse discuss if Portugal have a Cristiano Ronaldo problem and how the team should handle the situation going forward. We then touch on Colombia and Ghana’s wins before getting to the latest with Christian Pulisic and Alexi’s power rankings!

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! We start where else but with Lionel Messi’s first ever World Cup hat trick in Argentina's win over Algeria. With his three goals he moved into a tie with Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men’s FIFA world cup history. He was far from the only superstar to shine today though, as Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland scored two goals apiece in wins for France and Norway. After, Alexi and Mosse react to comments from USA manager Mauricio Pochettino about the state of American soccer before previewing the next slate of matches that will see Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal make their tournament debut alongside Harry Kane and England.

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! We begin the show discussing the shocking scoreless draw between Spain and Cape Verde. Alexi and Mosse break down everything from a match that will go down as one of the most surprising results in World Cup history. After, we discuss the rest of the days games that saw Belgium-Egypt, Saudi-Arabia and Iran-New Zealand all draw as well. After, we look ahead to the next slate of games that will see Messi, Mbappé, and Haaland and all play and Alexi and Mosse predict if will see one of them break the all-time World Cup goals record.

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