USMNT 0-2 Portugal reactions with Clint Dempsey: The Deuce LIVE 03/31/26

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Rog and Clint Dempsey go live with their instant reactions following USMNT 0-2 Portugal in Atlanta, Ga. They discuss Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to start the game without a natural striker, debate the Matt Turner vs Matt Freese goalkeeper conundrum, breakdown what makes a talented team like Portugal to difficult to beat, and assess what the final squad will look like heading into this summer. Then, Rog and Clint take listener calls.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Meninblazers Media Network, Suboptimal Radio.
0:15.4	Hello, darkness, my old friend.
0:18.7	Oh, another night.
0:21.0	Oh, another non-win for the United States, as my dad would call them.
0:25.4	Six in the world, Portugal.
0:26.8	Later as to beat us, 2-0.
0:28.7	Don't love a Deutsche Zero.
0:31.9	Back-to-back defeats after that 5-2 Belgium beat down in the last games before the
0:37.1	World Cup squad is announced.
0:38.7	Not great, Bob.
0:40.0	Keep telling myself, could be worse.
0:42.8	We could be Italian.
0:44.5	Oh, Italy, you'll always have the baseball on the night that Turkey A beat Kosovo in the European
0:51.2	player final to secure a berth and complete our 2026 World Cup Group
0:55.7	Day for doom and disaster to break it all down.
0:59.6	And man who embodies the times when the United States men's national team had a swagger,
1:04.6	a shooter's chance and a deuce face for a live taping of the juice.
1:09.2	Joy to welcome back from Atlanta.
1:11.1	Mr. Clinton, Dempsey.
1:12.5	Yes, sir.
1:13.2	What's up, Raj?
1:13.9	How you doing?
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