50 Days Out Special: Ranking EVERY FIFA World Cup Team & Yamal OUT

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a special episode of State of the Union. To celebrate being 50 days out from the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, Alexi power ranked all 48 teams in this summer’s tournament. Additionally, Alexi and Mosse preview the AC Milan – Juventus match this weekend that will see Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie square off. In #AskAlexi, the guys are hit with a shocker: should Pulisic be starting for the USA in the World Cup at all? And in One for the Road, Alexi and Mosse go over the newest valuations of clubs around the world including some BIG numbers attached to numerous MLS clubs. Presented by Zillow #Zillow Power Rankings 48-41: CONCACAF HATE? (3:41)Power Rankings 40-36: AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE (6:21)Power Rankings 35-31: Mo Salah and Co underrated? (7:53)Power Rankings 30-26: Scotland run incoming? (9:58)Power Rankings 25-21: Watch out for Türkiye (11:43)Power Rankings 20-16: Norway darkhorses no more... (13:30)Power Rankings 15-11: Should USA be in top 10? (15:15)Power Rankings 10-6: Estevao OUT (17:57)Power Rankings 5-1: Yamal... also OUT? (21:09)U.S. Abroad: McKennie vs Pulisic (33:35)USA Coaches Roundtable: MLS Quota for a U.S. Roster? (35:01)#AskAlexi: Bench Pulisic? (43:24)One For The Road: MLS teams ranked among most valuable clubs in world (49:02) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All 48 teams. Here come the power rankings for the 2026 World Cup.
0:04.8	And coming in at one, yep, you know them, you love them. Well, you know them.
0:14.8	Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lalas and welcome the State of the Union Show.
0:18.4	Presented by Zillow, Someday starts today.
0:39.7	This is where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue-colored glasses. All right, this show, we'll be talking, ooh, 50 days out from the World Cup. The World Cup team power rankings? Oh, yeah, they're here. MLS valuations, Wrexum, Yuvay versus Milan. Let's see, weekend preview.
0:39.7	Should Polisic start for yeah, they're here. MLS valuations, Wrexham, Yuvay versus Milan, uh, let's see, weekend preview.
0:47.6	Should politics start for the U.S.? Question mark? American soccer, tinfoil, Sky King,
0:51.3	tuxedos, and so much more. But first joining me as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding lights, David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
0:56.6	Mossie, how are you?
0:57.7	What are we looking at here?
0:58.5	My goodness, April 22nd in the year 2026.
1:03.1	I'm doing well.
1:03.8	I'm glad you could squeeze us in today amidst all your interviews.
1:06.8	You are very much in demand.
1:08.5	Yes.
1:09.4	You got to strike while the iron is hot for those that watch and follow along with this show.
1:15.0	You'll know that I am constantly out there on the road, spreading the gospel, if you will,
1:19.6	as we head on down.
1:21.5	We're 50 days out from the World Cup, recording this 50 days out from the World Cup.
1:25.3	So there's a lot of interest and where there is
1:28.0	interest, I want to go. And like I said, you know, make sure that people understand what is coming
1:33.7	and what, you know, how they can hopefully harness this summer. So I'll be back on the road here
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