#605: USMNT vs Saudi Arabia recap

Scuffed | U.S. soccer, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Adam Belz

Sports, Usmnt, Men's National Team, American Soccer, Us Soccer, Soccer, Mls, U17 National Team, U20 National Team, Youth National Teams, Yanks Abroad

4.8 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Vince and Belz react to and recap the 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia basically immediately after the final whistle. Richards comes up big. Tillman keeps building his NT chops. Most everybody else had a forgettable night and the Saudi opponents treated Arfsten like Shaq at the top of the key.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the scuff podcast where we talk about U.S. soccer.
0:11.8	Hey, everybody, it's a rare night-of recap from Vince and me.
0:20.8	I'm vanishingly rare.
0:21.9	I don't think we've ever done this before.
0:23.6	The U.S. defeated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
0:26.2	1 to 0 on Thursday night in Austin.
0:29.2	It was a bumbling affair on both sides.
0:32.0	Plenty of comedy.
0:33.8	But Chris Richards had a massive night, both sides of the ball,
0:41.4	and we dug out the result that puts us through to the knockout rounds of the Gold Cup.
0:47.8	We now have a record of 42 wins, one loss, and five draws in the group stage of this tournament.
0:49.8	Hat tip Charlie Bowen for that.
0:52.4	Vince, how are you doing? Happy Juneteeth.
0:58.9	Well, June Teeth is now over, Adam Bells.
1:03.1	It's officially June 20th as we record this here podcast.
1:04.2	But thank you.
1:05.3	Thank you.
1:12.3	My day was filled with existential dread and anxiety of how I was going to recap this game without having fully rewatched it in full Vince fashion.
1:18.9	So you kind of ruined it, but I appreciate sentiment.
1:22.7	Thanks, man.
1:24.2	Sorry, man.
1:25.2	I have a little bit of dread about recapping a game without watching it twice myself.
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