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Brian Sciaretta of American Soccer Now joins Taylor to give his thoughts on the USMNT's victory over Guyana to start their Gold Cup campaign, and then explains why he wants to see an angry USA against Trinidad and Tobago, what's up with Bobby Wood, and why winning might be a good way to convince people to play for the team. Lastly, Brian has some updates on young Americans who might be on the move this summer.

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We open with a review of Argentina's dramatic comeback vs Scotland, including, of course, all those VAR penalty kick talking points. At 28:07, today's show is sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves. Go to http://ruffneckscarves.com and use code TOTALSOCCERSHOW for 20% off.

At 30:50, we discuss England v Argentina, including the brilliance of Stanway and White.

39:45 — USA vs Sweden preview. Why it means so much, what to watch for from Sweden, and how we think the US will try and create opportunities.

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Daryl and Taylor take a look back at the Kickers 2-0 home loss to the Chattanooga Red Wolves. What were the Kickers trying to do and what needs to change to make it happen? Should they stick with the same approach or change things up? How bad was that final season of Game of Thrones? All that and more!

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Daryl and Taylor break down the tactics and goals in the USA's game against Guyana in their opening match of the 2019 Gold Cup. They then go deep on the individual players who stood our (good or bad), the patterns of play they enjoyed the most, and what they want to see going forward. It's a long show, but packed full of grounded optimism!

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After mocking the plight of Michel Platini, Daryl and Taylor move on to discuss the results of the day in the 2019 World Cup.

3:07 - Italy v Brazil

10:03 - Jamaica v Australia

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27:37 - The Athletic's Felipe Cardenas reviews all the results from the first match day of the 2019 Copa America. He has ALLLLL the knowledge on how Colombia upended Argentina, why Qatar might be more fun than you'd think, what Uruguay and Chile did to blitz their respective opponents, and much much more!

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Starting at minute zero, we get into the US Men's National Team and the Gold Cup. We think about trying to get in the right mindset for this tournament, when confidence in the men's team feels like its an at a low. We explain what we'll be watching for, what the potential pitfalls are, and what we hope to see if things go well.

In part two, we review the day's action at the 2019 World Cup

53:30 — France vs Nigeria and that VAR penalty retake

1:06:28 — Norway v Korea

1:12:00 — China v Spain (very briefly)

1:14:45 — Germany v South Africa

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We review the four World Cup games from the weekend...

:36 - USA v Chile

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26:07 - Netherlands v Cameroon

36:39 - Canada v New Zealand

42:32 - Sweden v Thailand

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We review three games and then preview USWNT vs Chile with Caitlin Murray.

Timestamps:

1:25 — England vs Argentina

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21:15 — Japan vs Scotland

29:15 — Jamaica vs Italy

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55:03 — USWNT vs Chile preview with Caitlin Murray

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We review that barnstorming Australia v Brazil game in detail, take a quick look at China v South Africa, and then answer five listener questions.

Timestamps:

1:35 — Australia v Brazil review

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22:50 — Quick chat about China v South Africa, and a debate about the deliberateness or otherwise of goals score with the shin.

28:53 — Which USMNT player would we clone?

33:45 — Is there any Gold Cup performance that could get Gregg Berhalter fired?

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40:50 — Why don't more USWNT players leave the NWSL?

44:18 — What can be done to protect referees from abuse?

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50:30 — If you could change any law in soccer, what would it be?

56:08 — Updates from the TSS Scouting Network!

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We review the Kickers' 0-0 draw with FC Tucson and look ahead to this Saturday's home game against Chattanooga Red Wolves

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