Erling Haaland will be the breakout star of the 2026 World Cup for casual American fans
Erling Haaland, the big Norwegian striker... when you get the shots of him, this this towering imposing figure... with the slick back tight hair and his goal power... I think he's that type of mythical figure that the non soccer diehard here in America could really lean into.
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I guess specifically, like, I think [Wembanyama] might be a dirty guy. I think he might be a dirty player... The [shove on] Jalen Brunson, like the, what was that? That was crazy.
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View profileThe 2026 World Cup champion will be Spain, France, Argentina, or England
If you gave me four Nations to win it all, the first two are super easy, Spain and France. After that, it starts getting a little bit more open. Argentina... I think they are an absolute threat. And then I think the other team is gonna come from Europe and I'm not exactly sure who it's gonna be. And part of me wants to say England.
The US Men's National Team might uniquely rotate goalkeepers during the 2026 World Cup.
I also wouldn't be surprised if there's some form of goalkeeper rotation that goes on at this World Cup, which would be incredibly unique and awfully rare in World Cup circles. If you have two goalkeepers, do you have one? Actually, no. It's exactly what that means. It's, it's, we have two goalkeepers because we don't have one goalkeeper, right?
Lionel Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest soccer player of all time.
I've changed, I was in the Ronaldo book for a while, but the last four or five years I've kind of leaned to messy and I, as much as I here, I love the showman of Ronaldo... Messi's not a showman. He's just a quiet guy who gets stuff done in remarkable fashion. And I think I've grown to appreciate that. I love the fact that he had a team and a nation absolutely fighting for him and how much it meant to them and how much it meant to him to win that World Cup.