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The end came and it hurt. The USMNT failed to show up for one of the biggest games in US men's soccer history and fell 4-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 on Monday night.

Jason grabbed Alex Shephard from the Golden Goal World Cup magazine (among other things) to try to figure out how to feel.

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The USMNT is on to the Round of 16 after beating Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday night in Santa Clara. After a week off jammed packed with World Cup, Jason is back to dive into the US win and what's next for the Americans. Ryan Rosenblatt returns.

Ryan and Jason talk:

The USMNT win over Bosnia

Folarin Balogun's red card and VAR's impact on the game

Looking ahead to the Belgium game and a massive moment for American soccer

The issue of supporting the USMNT during a dark time in America

Mexico and England at the Azteca

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Jason grabbed Ryan Rosenblatt of many soccer media endeavors past and present to talk about the USMNT, the World Cup narrative, and much, much more.

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With just days left until the USMNT kicks off its World Cup campaign in Los Angeles against Paraguay, Jason went live to take stock of the team. TBSS Chief Correspondent Jonathan Taylor Tannenwald (support Jon's work by subscribing to the Philadelphia Inquirer) joins the show from Irvine, where he's covering the USMNT camp ahead of World Cup kickoff.

Jonathan gives some insight into key US defender Chris Richards' status for the World Cup opener before he and Jason open a discussion about a few of Mauricio Pochettino's pending choices for his World Cup lineup.

Then the Rodius arrives to give some national team thoughts and his DEFCON for the tournament outlook. Jared didn't just come for USMNT analysis, though: he brought a game.

The Gamemaster puts Jason and Jonathan through two rounds of a "closest total" game you'll have to hear to understand.

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Jason was back in the usual timeslot to talk about the building hype around the USMNT (thanks to the win over Senegal) and the vibes for soccer fans a week and change out from the start of the biggest tournament in history.

Jonathan Tannenwald then joins from Chicago where he's covering the USMNT v. Germany game on Saturday. Jason and Jonathan breakdown what we might know about Pochettino's plan for Germany and beyond.

There's stuff on soccer books, AI scouting, the USMNT/Nike/Off-White gear fashion line and the weird new pre-game ceremony FIFA is planning for the World Cup.

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