World Cup After Dark

Austin and Amit go long to break down the USA's Copa América exit, asking what went wrong, and also what's next. Plus the guys break down Mexico's elimination and preview a set of exciting quarterfinals headlined by Uruguay-Brazil. 

Austin and Amit come together to talk about all the scenes from the Euro Round of 16, from England's late winner to Ronaldo's cinematic masterpiece and Austria and Turkey's closing match treat. Then the guys get excited for a loaded slate of Quarterfinal matches headlined by Spain-Germany on Friday.  

Austin and Amit get together to break down all the madness from Matchday 3, including Croatia's issues holding leads, Austria's outlook going forward, and a shocking set of results from Group F. Then, the guys look ahead to the Round of 16, which promises intrigue all around. 

A buoyant Austin and Amit get together to break down a slow-burning MD1 of the Copa América. The guys discuss why they're impressed with Venezuela, why Uruguay-Panama was so fun, and continue to try and figure out what's wrong with Brazil. Plus, the USMNT hits the bell curve result and Jamaica need to clone Michail Antonio.

Austin and Amit get together for a high-level Copa América Preview. Can anyone challenge Argentina? What's up with Brazil? Can Colombia and Uruguay *really* win it all? Plus, Austin's theory of why Bolivia are so bad. 

Austin and Amit review a surprisingly exciting Matchday 1 from Euro 2024. The guys check their priors on the favorites, go over Romelu Lukaku's very bad day, talk whether Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia can sustain their strong starts, and recap a bonkers set of matches on the final day of Matchday 1, all while previewing the upcoming action on Matchday 2, and dreading the upcoming England-Denmark...

Yahoo Sports' Henry Bushnell joins Austin and Amit to preview the USMNT at the Copa América. The guys talk expectations, pressure on Gregg Berhalter and break down the squad, from a questionable defense to a threatening attack. Finally, they tackle whether the USMNT can do anything other than the "Bell Curve Result" in 2024. 

Austin and Amit run through all the madness from June's World Cup Qualifying action, which featured plenty of stakes. First, the guys place the African Groups into tiers, with special mentions for Sudan and Jordan Ayew plus renewed confusion over Nigeria's Group C, then they recap some bad football good drama action in Asia (pour one out for Thailand *and* India) while renewing their disdain for C...

Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAF'd joins Austin and Amit for a detailed breakdown of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. The guys break the contenders into tiers, discuss the big storylines, before closing with a look at the games to watch this week (and how to watch them :/).

Austin and Amit are back to breakdown all the stories from Asian Qualifying in March as well as the kick-off to action in CONCACAF. Plus, the guys talk a little USMNT and Copa América and Euro Qualifiers. 

Austin and Amit react to this weekend's major Finals, praising Ivory Coast's tournament of comebacks before grudgingly crediting Qatar.  Plus, Akram Afif needed more tricks and Klinsmann's South Korea gets criticized one final time. 

Austin and Amit sit down to preview this week's major tournament finals: Ivory Coast-Nigeria in AFCON and Qatar-Jordan in the AFC Asian Cup, plus the guys react to the most AFCON moment ever, pour one out for poor Iran, and say good riddance to Juergen Klinsmann's South Korea.

Amit and Austin return to break down the madness in the Group Stage at January's major tournaments. The guys react to undistilled chaos (the good kind!) at AFCON and take stock of things at the AFC Asian Cup. Plus, Amit keeps the faith on Qatar and Saudi Arabia and Austin has words for Paulo Bento.

Amit and Austin break down all the storylines from November's World Cup Qualifying, starting with Brazil's continued struggles. From there, the guys round-up the action in CONMEBOL, dig deep into the slog that is African Qualifying, and channel Dennis Green in discussing Asia. Plus, Austin fails to even attempt to say the names of Kyrgyzstan's players and Amit defends the African shirt-removing ep...

Austin and Amit look at the Second Round of Qualifying in Asia as well as the lay of the land in African Qualifying (23:40).  In Asia, the guys ask if anyone can trouble the big 5 as well as pick out potential opportunity for lower-ranked teams, while in Africa  they cover the pros and cons of the extended format plus Amit takes his seat atop the Guinea Hype Train and Austin remembers so...

Austin and Amit wrap-up the October window with an in-depth look at CONMEBOL Qualifying, including Venezuela's strong start, Brazil's issues, the scrap for seventh, and Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay doing exactly what you'd expect Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay to do. Plus, they say goodbye to 10 Asian nations, discuss Pakistan and Bangladesh moving on, and cover the wild happenings from Ulaanbaatar between...

Austin and Amit are back to preview the window ahead in CONMEBOL as well as the opening matches of the Asian Qualification cycle. The guys cover why Chile and Paraguay are under pressure, as well as what to expect from Bielsa's Uruguay. Plus, they lean on every crutch (Wikipedia and betting odds) to preview the opening matches in Asia. 

Amit and Austin return to take a look at CONMEBOL after the completion of the first two matchdays. Plus, Amit tries to figure out what's wrong with the German national team and Austin ponders why everything is so hard for Chile.

Austin and Amit take a 10,000 foot look at CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. The guys discuss the effects of World Cup expansion on its purest qualifying tournament, and put the 10 teams into tiers while evaluating their chances to qualify for the 2026 tournament. 

Austin and Amit are thrilled to introduce a new era of WCAD. The guys explain  Patreon and the benefits for subscribers, including exclusive episodes and access to the duo's Qualifying spreadsheet. 

Austin and Amit put a bow on the 2022 World Cup with a trio of XI's and final thoughts. 

Austin and Amit react to a World Cup Final for the ages, plus try to put into perspective Messi and Argentina's win. 

Austin and Amit preview the World Cup Final between Argentina and France in classic WCAD  style.

Austin and Amit glumly recap France's Semifinal win over Morocco before recapping the historic tournament for the African nation. Plus, Amit confuses his Amrabat's and Austin rues Hamdallah's lack of a left foot.

Austin and Amit rejoice as Argentina finally play a clean knockout round game. The guys heap plenty of praise on Messi, Scaloni and Julián Álvarez, plus Austin tries to put into words what the streets of Buenos Aires are like when Argentina play and the intangibles possessed by the squad.