Welcome to the Total Soccer Show USMNT Weekly.

It's our regular foray into all things men's national team.

On this episode, we're looking at what's going on with World Cup tickets for US games.

We're asking which Americans we want to take penalties at the tournament and so much more.

My name's Ryan Bailey. Join to me today. Taylor

Ropko is there. Hello, Taylor. How are you? I am doing really well, Ryan Bailey, other than that

question you just mentioned, did give me a little bit of anxiety, more anxiety that it should have,

as I really got into the weeds on who do I truly trust to bang home a penalty versus miss

the clutch one when we absolutely need them to perform. More on that very shortly indeed, Taylor. Also here to discuss that. Joe Lowry's here. Hello, Joe. How are you? Yeah, you'll be shocked that I looked at the stats for those players rather than trying to think about who I trusted in crunch time. Although I suppose I did a little bit of that. But varying perspectives is one of the many things that we bring to the table here at TSS.

It is indeed. We are an open book of wide opinions, including those of Graham Rutherman. Hello, Graham.

Hello, Ryan Bailey. Joel looked at the stats on penalty takers. I looked at the stats on the countdown to the World Cup.

50 days until the start of the World Cup. I am so conflicted about whether I'm excited or not.

I mean, I think I am. It's a World Cup. I can't not be excited about a World Cup. But yeah, I don't know if you guys have heard about all the other stuff, but there's some other stuff going on. I think we're going to talk about some of it. We are indeed. We are indeed, Graham. 50 days, is it possible that it's come really quickly but also has taken ages to come this World Cup?

It feels like both. Yeah, I get that. 50 days. I think that's how long

I was in the waiting room in the US consulate in Belfast yesterday, waiting from my interview.

Hey, no small talk, Graham, no small talk. Sorry, sorry. Sit there and be quiet.

Graham Rubbin is visa pending to come over to these here United States this summer because we're doing a live show.

TSS World Cup.com is where you want to go.

If you want to visit, if you want to join us at the El Ray Theater in Los Angeles on June 11th,

Graham hopefully won't prejudice his visa application over the next few episodes.

But we'll be joining us and you had to go to the consulate where you were not allowed small talk or devices.

That's right.

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