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I Have to Eat My Words... the USA Are Real

Break FC & BIZBROS Episode 16

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The USA just opened their home World Cup with a statement... and I have to eat my words. I said they didn't have it. They beat Paraguay 4-1 in the first World Cup game on US soil in over thirty years, and Folarin Balogun did something no American has done since 1930.

But the wildest part of the night? A defender played a perfect game and nobody even noticed (the number is insane). Plus... Zlatan grabbed the mic out of Speed's hands live on TV after a bold Ronaldo prediction, and honestly, he might have been right.

I break down the win, the stat nobody's talking about, the Messi-Ronaldo debate, my pick to win it all, and the one small worry hanging over a perfect night.
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Chapters: 
00:00 — I have to eat my words
00:31 — What's coming up today
01:15 — Balogun goes supernova
02:26 — The history... first American since 1930
03:19 — Taking the heat (and the numbers behind the win)
05:25 — The stat nobody's talking about... Chris Richards
06:32 — The Busquets rule... shout out to the workhorses
08:04 — Zlatan takes the mic from Speed
09:07 — Can Portugal actually win it?
10:24 — Ronaldo's six World Cups and my pick to win
11:22 — Brazil vs Morocco... the fun facts
12:39 — Games to watch... Netherlands-Japan and more
13:52 — The one cloud... Pulisic's calf
14:25 — Wrap up

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