Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

No spoilers, as always... and only one game to discuss, so no time stamps either! 

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We go deeeeeeeeep on the France vs Belgium semifinal, including what happened on that corner-kick and how both coaches got their tactics mostly correct.

Daryl does briefly forget Marouane Fellaini's first name but otherwise this is a solid episode of the Total Soccer Show.

We also have small updates on the England v Croatia semifinal, plus give our reaction to the Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus move.

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0:00 - Jesse Marsch is heading to the Bundesliga... as an assistant. Is that a good move or a bad move? We discuss.

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14:26 - France v Belgium preview

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32:13 - Croatia v England preview

48:53 - Updating the TSS Scouting Network

No timestamps on this one because it's pretty straightforward — we spend the first half of the show talking about England v Sweden and the second half talking about Croatia v Russia.

Don't be put off by Daryl's fandom, we do eventually get to properly analyzing the England game, and Raheem Sterling's role within the England team.

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One half of the 2018 World Cup quarterfinals are in the book, and there's much to be discussed.

0:00 - France v Uruguay

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25:13 - Brazil v Belgium

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55:18 - Sweden v England Preview

1:10:14 - Russia v Croatia Preview, and a chat about doping

Packed show! We open with some Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus for 100 million euros rumor (from 0:59), and then we preview Friday';s quarterfinals:

9:30 — Uruguay vs France preview

20:40 — Brazil vs Belgium preview

31:45 — Talking to The Cooligans, aka Alexis Guerreros and Christian Palonco, about the upcoming tour. We ask the two professional standups, what is it like to go on tour and how can we survive two weeks and all still be friends at the end?

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1:05:00 — Updates from the Total Soccer Show Scouting Network, including the latest on Efrain Alvarez and Alex Mendez.

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Going to try very hard not to spoil things here... to the extent that I'm avoiding exclamation points entirely. Anyway...

1:20 - Sweden v Switzerland.

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17:13 - Our emotional reaction to Colombia v England...

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29:00 - Our slightly more analytical/tactical review of Colombia v England. 

After the snooze fests on Sunday, Monday's games brought ALLLLL the action. Without further spoilers...

0:00 - Brazil v Mexico

34:26 - Belgium v Japan

1:03:10 - Sweden v Switzerland preview

1:11:19 - Colombia v England preview

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We review all the Ramos and Pique action, plus the madness unleashed by Denmark's long throws.

Timestamps:

00:00 — Russia v Spain review

19:30 — Croatia v Denmark review

36:30 — Previews of Brazil v Mexico and Belgium v Japan

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Full reviews (and then some) of both of today's Runs of 16 games.

Here are your timestamps:

00:00 — France vs Argentina

31:45 — Portugal v Uruguay

53:45 — Previewing Spain v Russia, Croatia v Denmark

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