
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

Monday Apr 04, 2022
LIVE REACTION: Concacaf Nations League Draw (Apr 4, 2022)
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
The crew hopped on Twitter Spaces to chat about the Concacaf Nations League Draw, review the groups and travel opportunities and are joined by some guests as the second edition of the world's greatest tournament nears!
Recorded live on April 4, 2022

Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
NEWSDESK: March World Cup Qualifying Preview
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
The fellas debut the new format on World of Concacaf with a NEWSDESK episode, discussing the March international break and the conclusion of Concacaf's Final Round of World Cup Qualification. After breaking down the standings, squads and schedule, we answer some POSTCARDS TO THE POD (27:25) about the USMNT's qualifying odds, the future qualification candidates and what we'd change about the US results.
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
#15 - Mexico (featuring Jon Arnold)
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
The crew heads to Mexico for CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (2:36) to discuss Mexican culture and our personal experiences there, the soccer, and the national teams. Then we're joined by Jon Arnold of the Getting CONCACAFed newsletter on LET'S GET A BUCKET (33:51) to go deeper on Mexico's relationship with soccer, the tragic events in Queretaro and where El Tri sits at the moment. Finally, Donald tries to top Eric's awful outing last episode on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (68:33) and the key word is "tries."
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Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
#14 - Dominican Republic
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Eric and Donald go sans-Jonathan on this one. Some major injury talk in CONCACAF NEWS WIRE (4:57) and a Concacaf W Championship qualification update in SCOREBOARD WATCH (17:19). Our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (28:39) heads to Dominican Republic as we discuss the folks on the eastern side of Hispaniola, their women's team's recent run and the new coach for the men before Eric sets a record in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (44:11). We wrap up with some POSTCARDS TO THE POD (50:15) with questions from Stefan, Jen and Marcel.
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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
#13 - Canada
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
The long awaited Canada episode is finally here! First, and most importantly, CONCACAF NEWS WIRE (2:21) gives you the latest on Concacaf Nations League and the epic return of the world's best competition in 2022. Then an update on World Cup Qualifying in SCOREBOARD WATCH (6:07) before we take our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (18:17) north of the border to talk about Canada, the CanMNT, CanWNT and then our trip up to Hamilton for USA-Canada in POD ON THE ROAD (48:33). Jonathan gets to bat on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (66:06).
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
BONUS: World Cup Qualifying January Preview
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
It's a World Cup year, and it's time for another three match international break in soccer's most interesting region. The guys go over the teams and the crucial matches that lie ahead in the January window. (POSTCARDS TO THE POD got bumped to the Patreon exclusive ONE MORE ROUND episode, FYI)
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Thursday Jan 13, 2022
#12 - Sint Maarten (featuring Grant Wahl)
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
It's a World Cup year, and we're back with the first episode of 2022! After hitting the CONCACAF NEWS WIRE (2:37) and sharing a JACK WARNER UPDATE (13:33), we head to the island of Saint Martin for our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS... Sint Maarten (16:42), a Concacaf/non-FIFA member nation. We are joined by Grant Wahl of Fútbol with Grant Wahl on LET'S GET A BUCKET (37:47) to talk Concacaf, World Cup Qualifying and some of the wild things he's seen covering soccer in the region, then we put him on the spot in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (63:50).
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
BONUS: 2021 - The Year in Concacaf
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
The crew gets together to recap another wild year in the world's most interesting soccer confederation. Donald, Eric and Jonathan chat about the year's tournaments, favorite Concacaf moments, and of course, Ronnie Brunswijk.
Thank you to everyone who listened in 2021!

Thursday Dec 09, 2021
#11 - Jamaica
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
You've waited long enough... here it is. The gang concludes the November FIFA window with you in SCOREBOARD WATCH (1:46) before we break in with a long awaited JACK WARNER UPDATE (21:11). Donald and Eric went all the way to Jamaica just to bring you this CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (28:16) where we talk about visiting The Office and all the jerk chicken. Eric is up to bat in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (68:27) and then a wrap up of SCOREBOARD WATCH (74:41).

Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
#10 - Panama (featuring Max)
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
The guys review the October international window of World Cup Qualifying off the top in SCOREBOARD WATCH. This episode's CONCACAF LASER FOCUS is Panama (9:19), as Eric and Donald talk about their travels to the isthmus and then we say LET'S GET A BUCKET with our friend Max (34:53) to talk about our trip to Panama, and then we put him on the hot seat in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (70:08). Before we wrap up, we conclude the SCOREBOARD WATCH (75:35) to finish up the window.