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Futbol Americas: USMNT Loses Again! + Mexico Draws Against Belgium!

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Soccer, Sports

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this special edition of Futbol Americas Alexis Nunes, Herc Gomez, Shaka Hislop, Jürgen Klinsmann, and Jeff Carlisle react to the USMNT's loss against Portugal in an international friendly. What does this loss mean for the USMNT, and how much should we make of them losing both games in this international window in convincing fashion? Türkiye will play in the USMNT's group in the World Cup. How do they match up? Next, Mexico draws against Belgium. What did their performance say about their World Cup readiness? The crew takes a look at their group and Canada's group after Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for Group B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This one through the middle towards Fernandez, he's in round the back.

0:04.0

Bruno Fernandez here with a little back heel.

0:06.0

It's a chance for Portugal.

0:08.0

And it's dispatched with precision for the first goal.

0:12.0

Francisco Trincault.

0:14.0

This is played in towards the edge of the box while.

0:16.0

Felix strikes. Portugal have a spectacular second.

0:20.0

There's just absolutely no way you have time to take a touch.

0:24.4

It's just nowhere near a good enough.

0:27.1

And just completely inexcusable for no US player to be there to smother it. Hello, hello, everyone. We are going up on a Tuesday, a special edition of football.

0:47.5

America's coming your way right now. Grab a cup of tea. I know it's late, get comfortable,

0:52.0

but we've got plenty to talk about as this international window has been winding down.

0:57.8

A couple of big things we now finally know who will join the USA in Group D at the World Cup.

1:04.4

And we will be looking back at the USA's result against Portugal.

1:09.6

Alexis Neunes here alongside Hercules Gomez and Shaka.

1:12.6

Hissop. I'm going to try to keep it together for the entire show after Jamaica got knocked out of qualifying, but we won't go there now.

1:17.6

We also have a very special guest joining us.

1:20.6

Juergen Klinsman, his official football America's debut.

1:25.6

We've got a World Cup champion in our miss. We cannot wait to pick your

1:30.3

brain on all U.S. men's national team stuff. Plus we've got Casey Keller joining us as well, up late,

1:36.3

because we've got plenty to talk about. Right, let's get into it, shall we? The USA had to go up against

1:42.3

Portugal in their second game of this international break. After quite the thrashing at the hands of Belgium a couple of days ago, they were looking for a much more spirited performance, but it wouldn't be easy six minutes in. Weston McKinney has a go-out-a-header, but it goes wide. Yeah, it's a very easy header for Western McKinney. He's backing up. Nobody on him yet again.

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