A deep dive into international soccer around North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Get to know the nations of Concacaf and learn about the soccer, countries and cultures that make up world soccer’s most interesting confederation. Hosted by Eric Schmitz, Donald Wine and Jonathan Slape.
Live. Laugh. Concacaf.
"Concacaf is a vibes based economy."
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
A year after the second round of Concacaf 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification began, it concludes... now! With 12 spots in the third and final round of qualifying up for grabs, Eric and Donald run through the six groups and touch on ALL 30 TEAMS remaining in Concacaf in just over half an hour to get you ready for the games of this window. From Cayman Island's coaching drama, to major injuries for Panama and Suriname, to farewells in Dominica and Antigua. The road to the 2026 World Cup ends for 18 nations after this week's games, which kickoff in Roseau, Dominica on Wednesday, June 4.
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Order of discussion: Honduras, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Bahamas, Curacao, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Aruba, Barbados, Nicaragua, Panama, Guyana, Montserrat, Belize, Guatemala, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Suriname, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
It's been a minute but the boys are back! Donald and Eric get together to catch up and talk about some of the stuff going on around the region. The guys touch on March's Nations League Finals, commemorate a major anniversary for the global game, catch you up on the Unity Cup featuring Trinidad & Tobago and the club happenings in Concacaf Champions Cup & Concacaf W Champions Cup. Through Volar, all things are possible.
The Patreon special bonus ONE MORE ROUND episode will feature USMNT talk, from the new kits to what Christian Pulisic's need for rest says about the state of the team ahead of next year's World Cup.
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Eric and Donald head to the NEWSDESK to chat about the beautiful nonsense around Concacaf. The guys preview the Concacaf Nations League Finals, talk about Concacaf's debut of VOLAR, the confederation's new mascot and run down the upcoming Gold Cup qualification matches. If you're looking for a podcast talking about an animorphic seabird that features flags of 41 nations in their wings but can still kick a soccer ball, you've found the right podcast.
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
The next CONCACAF LASER FOCUS is where we get lost talking about the Bermuda Triangle, as we chat Gombey Warriors and the island nation of Bermuda. Jonathan gets to take a guess on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (26:53).
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Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
At long last, we're back with another CONCACAF LASER FOCUS as we return to Saint Martin (the island) to talk about Saint Martin (the French side). We talk about the history, Eric talks about his brief visit, and then the soccer. On REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (22:29), Jonathan and Eric have Donald seeing stars... lots of them.
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
New year, same Concacaf nonsense. Donald, Eric and Jonathan are back with a quick update on some of the recent stories around Concacaf, from exiled Quebec amateur leaguer Matko Miljevic getting called into the senior US Men's National Team to the legendary Miguel Herrera getting the Costa Rica job and Saudi Arabia getting a Gold Cup invite. After that, we take your questions on POSTCARDS TO THE POD (22:03).
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
A special CONCACAF LASER FOCUS as the guys take a look at Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States but a full Concacaf member. After looking at the history of the island and the soccer culture, the pod welcomes former Puerto Rico men's national team player Jacob Conde (30:52), who earned seven caps with El Huracán Azul from 2016-2019. After Jacob and Eric reminisce about their shared alma mater, we hear stories of first the call up, an away trip to India and competing in Concacaf Nations League. Finally, Eric gets to play the often imitated but never duplicated feature: REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (67:50).
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Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
The most wonderful tournament in all of sports returned for another edition in the September FIFA window, so Donald and Eric had to talk about it! From League A to League C (or from League C to League A) we've got it all covered, highlighting Anguilla's historic away win over Turks and Caicos, Saint Lucia's big window in Grenada and Nicaragua leaving it late twice. After recapping CNL, the topic is the USMNT and their long awaited hire of Mauricio Pochettino to take over the bench.
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
On this episode, we head to the "B" of the ABC islands to do our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS feature on Bonaire. A special municipality of The Netherlands, Bonaire is one of Concacaf's non-FIFA members, but we talk about the challenge and effort to fix that, along with flamingoes and other fun stuff. On REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM, Jonathan tries his best with all the SVs.
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
On our next CONCACAF LASER FOCUS we head to Central America to talk Nicaragua. As Americans, it's a complicated history with Nicaragua, as Eric and Jonathan discover that it hits even closer to home for them. A discussion about what got Nicaragua where it is today and the soccer that they play. Donald gets up for REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM.
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