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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

International Window Wrap Up: Balogun Shines, Back Three Breakthrough & World Cup Qualifying

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse share their final reflections on the USMNT’s September window, where Folarin Balogun and Matt Freese continued to impress and a back-three formation showed real promise for the road to 2026. The guys also break down the latest World Cup Qualifying results, with 18 nations officially punching their tickets to next summer’s tournament.Looking ahead to the weekend, attention shifts back to club play as Yunus Musah eyes a potential debut with Atalanta. In #AskAlexi, the crew tackles World Cup questions—from the USMNT’s chances of advancing from the group stage to confusion over ticket pricing. Finally, the show closes with a heartfelt farewell to the legendary Ray Hudson. Intro (0:00)Final USMNT Thoughts (5:49)USMNT Stars of the Window (10:23)Mexico vs Korea Republic Recap (17:25)World Cup Qualifying (21:10)USMNT Abroad: Yunus Musah Debut En Route (34:40)MLS Weekend Preview (43:15)#AskAlexi: World Cup questions (47:30)Farewell to Ray Hudson (55:31) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you could only take right now to the World Cup, Zendejas or Diego Luna, who would you take?

0:05.7

We might look back on this as a very significant window in the run-up to the World Cup,

0:09.3

because it's the one in which the U.S. figured out its formation.

0:11.9

Now the next Matt comes along and says, no, not so fast, Matt.

0:15.0

If we somehow find a way to not have Jedi Robinson on the field. We better be awesome.

0:37.4

Hello, Sunshine.

0:38.8

I'm like to a lot of so welcome.

0:40.3

We look at the beautiful game on and off the field to the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.

0:46.1

This show will be talking while the closing of the window.

0:50.1

World Cup spots filling up, Devovo making it out of the group.

0:54.5

Ray Hudson, World Cup ticket confusion, and so much more.

0:59.1

But first joining us always my friend, my colleague, my guiding lights,

1:01.8

David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

1:06.0

Mossie, how are you doing on this?

1:07.0

What are we looking at here now?

1:08.4

Wednesday, September 10th in the year 2025.

1:12.4

I'm doing well. It's a little odd not having stew right next to me. I feel like a guy in an airplane

1:16.5

that has an entire road to himself. Yeah, I mean, we got a good, healthy dose of stew over the window,

1:23.5

and I think we got enough. I think our folks got enough, and you've got to be, you know, selective as to when you bring Stu in.

1:30.7

But he always brings it.

1:32.0

He was wonderful on both of the podcasts.

1:34.3

If you haven't listened, go ahead and listen to our instant reactions to both the games,

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