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2026 World Cup Draw + MLS Cup Preview

ESPN FC

ESPN

Soccer, Sports

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Alexis Nunez, Kasey Keller, Herculez Gomez, and Shaka Hislop are joined by Jeff Carlisle to preview Friday's 2026 World Cup Draw, each offering their dream and nightmare scenarios for the USMNT's draw. They also share the World Cup Draw storyline that they are each most excited about. Also, predictions for the MLS Cup between Inter Miami and Vancouver Whitecaps, and a discussion on both Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi as they approach the final and the tail-end of their careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, hello everyone, welcome into our ESPN studios for this latest edition of Football,

0:15.0

America's look at this suited and booted crew.

0:19.0

They even forced me to wear a blazer today.

0:21.4

Casey Keller is here.

0:23.2

Shaka His mom is joining us.

0:24.9

And Herc just managed to put a blazer over his t-shirt.

0:28.0

Usually he's my casual companion.

0:31.8

But now...

0:32.1

Maybe tomorrow.

0:32.8

Maybe tomorrow, yes.

0:33.6

There's going to be a special episode of Football America's tomorrow where we will be reacting to everything that we find out at the World Cup draw.

0:42.5

We're also going to be talking about it in today's show, but we also have two very exclusive interviews with none other than Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

0:51.5

You're not going to want to miss those.

0:53.7

But first, like I said, it's all about the World Cup draw.

0:57.2

We are now less than 24 hours away from the big event that's taking place in Washington, D.C.

1:03.8

And now we have to welcome in our man who's always our eyes and ears on the ground for us.

1:09.3

Jeff Carlyle, who claims he's warm, but he's looking

1:12.6

a bit cold there in Washington, but I know Jeff can hang on. He's hanging on for dear life

1:18.5

and staying up late for us. But Jeff, like I said, less than 24 hours away now from the World

1:23.3

Cup draw. What's the vibe like there in Washington? I mean, there's a real sense of anticipation here.

1:30.3

You know, a lot of these teams, I mean, 42 of them at any right so far, have been

1:35.3

battling and scraping and trying to acquire every point they could get on their goal to,

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