Welcome to the Scuff Podcast where we talk about US Soccer. Hey everybody we have a Woso episode got three friendlies coming up at the end of

next month and more immediately the U-20s just bowed out in the

semi-finals of the World Cup earlier this evening in Cali Columbia.

I've got Tara here with me Tara how you doing I'm good I'm I'm proud of our girls how are you doing

I'm good. I'm I miss Vince if you don't listen to the Monday review you may not know he's taken a few weeks break, which is well earned.

So we're gonna soldier through together on Woeso.

Yeah. It won't be the same but maybe it'll maybe new things will be uncovered.

A sabbatical is romantic. I wish him well.

It is. I think it's going to be good. He's going to come roaring back in November. I'm jealous, honestly. Yeah, me too. I'm jealous too.

But the U-Toney World Cup was up last and they still have a third place match to play. So I think we learned a lot. I'm excited to talk about it.

Yeah, we're not going to do like a blow by blow account of the game, but just a few facts.

This was our first time getting out of the group since 2016.

Which is huge.

Yeah, and we made it all the way to the semis.

That 2016 team, just to put it into perspective a little bit, that 2016 team,

that 2016 team, which is a little difficult to say, included Malpue, it included

Casey Murphy, Ashley Sanchez.

So like there are a lot of pros

have come in between and failed in this tournament. Players like Naomi Germa,

Sophia Smith, just to name a few. So a long time, it's been a long time since we've gone this far in the tournament and I think it's a testament to how talented these players are. And even though I have a lot of qualms with the

coaching staff I do think we can consider this run very successful.

Oh yeah I think so too and I and I think they did it a lot in spite of the coach you

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