CrimsonCast

The 2026 World Cup gifted us one of the most incredible spectacles in tournament history last night, as 10-man England held on for a 3-2 victory over Mexico in the Azteca. We talk about that one in depth, as well as Norway's victory over Brazil, and preview one of the biggest days in soccer history in the United States.

We are through the first set of Sweet 16 games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and yesterday's results were as expected, even if the ways we got to those results were not. On today's episode, we recap those games, take your questions, and preview Mexico vs England and Brazil vs Norway, two games that could end up being the most entertaining pairing of R16 contests.

We nearly had an all-time upset on the last day of R32 play! Argentina survived Cape Verde in one of the most remarkable World Cup games in memory. So we'll talk about that, as well as the other two games from Friday, before previewing the Round of 16 and looking at today's matchups. We also reveal our rankings of the 16 remaining teams, and reset our expectations for the semifinals.

We're back for more World Cup analysis! Recapping Portugal's controversial win over Croatia, Switzerland's surprisingly easy victory over Algeria, and Spain's deconstruction of Algeria. Plus a preview of today's matchups, as we close out Round of 32 action.

The World Cup enters its fourth week of action, and CrimsonCast has you covered with a full recap of yesterday's games . We talk about Team USA's 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium's remarkable comeback against Senegal, and England surviving DR Congo. We also look ahead to today's action, including Spain - Austria, Portugal - Croatia, and Switzerland - Algeria.

Join Galen Clavio for today's FIFA World Cup analysis podcast! We recap big days for Norway, France, and Mexico, and preview England - DR Congo, Belgium - Senegal, and USA - Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Group Stage is over, we've already had our first Round of 32 game --- and there's a ton to talk about with the World Cup. On this episode, Galen Clavio recaps a crazy last day of group play as well as the Canada - South Africa game, before diving into a preview of the 15 other games in the initial knockout stage.

Galen Clavio breaks down the final day of the World Cup group stage as the knockout bracket comes into focus.

This episode covers France’s 4-1 win over Norway, Spain’s win over Uruguay, Cape Verde’s remarkable advancement, Belgium’s 5-1 win over New Zealand, and Iran’s dramatic draw with Egypt. Galen also looks at why Uruguay’s tournament fell apart, whether Spain should worry about its attack and goalkeeper situation, and how Belgium could become a potential problem for the USMNT.

The second half of the show previews the final group-stage matches: Croatia-Ghana, England-Panama, Colombia-Portugal, DR Congo-Uzbekistan, Austria-Algeria, and Argentina-Jordan. Galen then runs through the projected Round of 32, including USA-Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium-Senegal, Mexico-Ecuador, Brazil-Japan, Côte d’Ivoire-Norway, Canada-South Africa, and the possible roads ahead for France, Spain, England, Argentina, Portugal, Mexico, and the United States.

A busy day in the World Cup! We recap USA - Turkiye, Sweden - Japan and the rest of the games, and look ahead to what's next in the World Cup.

Galen Clavio recaps World Cup Day 15 as the tournament moves into the final round of group-stage matches and the knockout bracket begins to come into focus. ⚽️🏆

This episode covers Bosnia and Herzegovina’s win over Qatar, why that likely matters for the USMNT, Switzerland’s win over Canada, Morocco’s late escape against Haiti, Brazil’s 3-0 win over Scotland, Mexico’s strong performance against Czechia, and South Africa’s breakthrough win over South Korea.

Galen also previews the next wave of group finales, including Germany-Ecuador, Côte d’Ivoire-Curaçao, Japan-Sweden, Netherlands-Tunisia, the United States’ final group match, and the Australia-Paraguay scenario. The show closes with updated Round of 32 projections, possible quarterfinal paths, and why matchups like USA-Spain, Brazil-Mexico, France-Netherlands, and Argentina-Colombia could make the knockout stage spectacular.