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 Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
The group gets together to talk through the big reveal of the match schedule of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The USMNT, El Tri and CanMNT have their dates and locations, but even without opponents or kickoff times, there's plenty to discuss over two years before the World Cup comes to Concacaf. No, we don't have any ticket information either.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
On this episode, we answer your questions and talk Concacaf! Topics include what Concacaf Champions Cup underdogs could make a run (2:12), whether it's worth reviving the Caribbean Cup (9:20), the best of USMNT's "Camp Cupcake" (16:23) and whether CAF should get an invite to Concacaf's nonsense (25:10).
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Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
The boys are back with a brand new CONCACAF LASER FOCUS, and we're back in the (virgin) islands with the U.S. Virgin Islands. We dive into the history of the U.S. territory, Donald and Jonathan talk about their experiences there, and then we talk about soccer in the islands. Donald gets to play REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (29:59) and the vibes... they're back.
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Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
The greatest event in athletics is back, baby! Ahead of the October window, the guys give updates on the standings and storylines to watch for. In League C, Anguilla needs your help. Over in League B, Montserrat still can't get people to the island. And in League A, two matches remain for four teams to make their way to the Nations League quarterfinals, including the upstart Soca Warriors and favored Reggae Boyz.
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
The crew reviews the September FIFA window and all the hot Concacaf Nations League action. We talk a historic victory for British Virgin Islands in League C, big wins for our boys Vincy Heat in League B and Trinidad & Tobago's shock six points in League A, along with other nonsense from the break.
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
The world's greatest sports event is back in action, as the 2023/24 edition of the Concacaf Nations League kicks off! Eric and Donald take you through the Leagues and touch on the new formats, the groups, and the things you should know, like Montserrat is losing a home game because people can't get to the island or Jamaica missing a star attacker or whether or not a hurricane might hit during the game. Then our friend Jon Arnold joins us (23:28) to dive deeper on the storylines surrounding this September window of Nations League action. We talk Trinidad & Tobago's latest drama, the most interesting group in League B and who really has a shot besides Panama to make the League A quarterfinals.
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Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Why are there two nations of Virgin Islands in Concacaf, you ask? Well, we go into why as we chat The Nature Boys of the British Virgin Islands on this CONCACAF LASER FOCUS. Eric is the contestant on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (21:04).
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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
The squad sat down before the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup ended to talk about Concacaf's exploits down under, from the USWNT's underwhelming results, Jamaica's strong showing, and Canada's disastrous results. Also some talk about the Concacaf Carribbean Club Shield which recently took place in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a place one team spent more time than they wanted to.
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Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
ONE MORE ROUND is a special edition bonus podcast available to our subscribers on the World of Concacaf Patreon.
On this long overdue chat, Donald checks in with Eric from New Zealand to talk about the start of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup for the Concacaf squads: Canada, Haiti, Costa Rica, USA, Jamaica & Panama. Donald talks about his trip so far and we discuss the stories for Concacaf and try to avoid too much USWNT talk. After that, chatter about the Leagues Cup, a made up tournament that is definitely not real, but still ridiculous.
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Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Eric and Donald lead off by remembering our friend Ben Cowherd, a friend of the podcast and beloved member of Nashville's soccer community.
After taking time to pay tribute, it's time to talk Nations League Finals, taking place this week in Las Vegas. We look at Panama (8:35), Canada (11:48), Mexico (17:19), the USMNT (20:57) and offering our predictions before things go off the rails with live reaction as Concacaf announces that Nicaragua is booted from the 2023 Gold Cup.
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