Alexi Lalas is back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Alexi begins the show recapping the madness that was England’s 6-4 victory over France in the Bronze Final Match. Alexi debates the merits of 3rd-place games and discusses how various kinds of soccer fans could have felt watching that. He then previews the Final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, Spain vs Argentina, what matchups is he looking forward to the most, how can Argentina neutralize Spain’s possession game and the battle between Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal. He ends the show with his Moment of the Day.

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1:56: Recapping England's 6-4 win over France

8:54: What is next for Thomas Tuchel and England?

12:40: Previewing the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final: Spain vs Argentina

22:54: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! Argentina come back from a goal deficit late to defeat England 2-1 and book a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final™ vs Spain. Alexi and Mosse discuss how Argentina have been able to play through so much adversity this tournament, if Thomas Tuchel’s tactics were off base and where this puts Lionel Messi in the GOAT conversation. We then look ahead to the final between Spain and Argentina and the 3rd-place match between France and England and Alexi finishes the show with his Moment of the Day.

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1:34: Argentina eliminates England 2-1

10:10: Thomas Tuchel's tactics

13:20: How Argentina made the comeback

17:33: Assessing England's overall World Cup performance

19:30: 3rd place game between France and England

23:45: Previewing final between Spain and Argentina

31:10: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas is back with a new episode of State of the Union! Alexi recaps all the action from Spain’s dominant 2-0 win over France that saw the Spaniards advance to their first Men’s World Cup Final since 2010. Led by a commanding Rodri in the midfield and a stout defense, Spain totally shut down the French attack and Alexi gets into all the details. He then previews the second semifinal match between England and Argentina to see who will be meeting Spain in the final before ending with his Moment of the Day.

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1:20: Spain eliminate France 2-0

9:30: Previewing England vs Argentina

15:32: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! The semifinals in the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ are set and will see France meet Spain and England play Argentina. We start today’s show talking about England’s comeback win vs Norway and just how impressive Jude Bellingham has been this tournament. We then turn our attention to Argentina’s win in extra time vs Switzerland that came with a healthy dose of controversy. Did Breel Embolo deserve to be sent off? Alexi says yes. We then pivot towards the semis and Alexi gives his power rankings for the last four teams and his current Golden Ball prediction. We finish with previews of France-Spain and England-Argentina and Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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3:46: England defeat Norway 2-1

19:21: Argentina defeat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time

25:35: Alexi's Power Rankings & Golden Ball predictions

28:30: Previewing France vs Spain

33:47: Previewing England vs Argentina

38:36: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Spain eliminated Belgium 2-1 after an 88th minute winner from Mikel Merino setting up a semifinal matchup vs France. We break down the match today and look ahead to the first of our semifinals before previewing the last two quarterfinal matchups tomorrow, Norway vs England and Argentina vs Switzerland. We end the show with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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1:40: Spain eliminate Belgium 2-1

11:47: Previewing Norway vs England

16:07: Previewing Argentina vs Switzerland

18:32: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! Today, we break down France’s tidy 2-0 win over Morocco which saw Les Bleus advance back into the semifinals for the FIFA World Cup™. Alexi and Mosse discuss if we are seeing Kylian Mbappé become the greatest World Cup player ever before our very eyes and if France have established themselves as the predominant soccer nation in the world. After, we discuss the criticism that Christian Pulisic has been receiving in the wake of the USA’s loss to Belgium and if it is fair or not before previewing Spain vs Belgium. We end the show with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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2:16: France eliminate Morocco 2-0

15:50: Is the criticism of Christian Pulisic fair?

23:45: Steve Cherundolo named USA Men's U-23 team manager

28:51: Previewing Spain vs Belgium

31:45: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! We start the show breaking down Argentina’s great escape vs Egypt that saw the Albiceleste come back from a 2-0 hole to win 3-2 in stoppage time. Lionel Messi retook the Golden Ball lead today and was visibly emotional on the pitch after the game. We then react to Switzerland sending Colombia home on penalties before the guys rank the 5 best matches of the KO stage, and Alexi gives his power rankings of all the quarterfinal teams. Mosse provides his thoughts on the USA’s shellacking against Belgium, and we discuss what comes next at the manager role. We end the show with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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2:05: Argentina complete miracle comeback vs Egypt

8:53: Switzerland eliminate Colombia on penalties

12:38: Day after USA reaction

23:10: Top 5 Matches of KO Stage

25:36: Alexi's quarterfinals power rankings

28:30: France vs Morocco preview

30:23: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas is back with a new episode of State of the Union! The USA was eliminated by Belgium in the Round of 16 4-1 and Alexi provides a full break down. What went wrong for the USA, which players failed to step up, which players did show up, where this loss ranks amongst the most disappointing for the USMNT all-time, what could Mauricio Pochettino have done differently and more. After a full recap of the USA game, Alexi touches on Spain defeating Portugal and pays his respects to Cristiano Ronaldo before briefly touching on the next slate of matches and giving his Moment of the Day.

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1:48: Reaction to the USA's defeat to Belgium
14:07: Where this loss ranks amongst the most disappointing for the USMNT
19:27: Spain send Portugal & Ronaldo home
23:13: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! In what was the match of the tournament to this point, England escaped Mexico City with a thrilling 3-2 win over El Tri. Alexi and Mosse break down all the madness from that match and discuss how impressive it was for England to go into that environment and leave with a win. After, we break down Norway’s stunning upset of Brazil that sent the South American side out of a World Cup before the quarterfinals for the first time since 1990. Mosse explains what he thinks the current issues are with the entire Brazilian national team set up at the moment and how they can get back on the right path. We then preview the next slate of matches including the USA vs Belgium and the biggest news of the day, Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension being withdrawn. We look ahead to Portugal vs Spain as well before ending with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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1:42: England's thrilling 3-2 win over Mexico
7:15: Norway upset Brazil
11:14: Mosse's break down of Brazil's problems
18:06: Folarin Balogun's red card being withdrawn
29:41: Previewing Spain vs Portugal
33:33: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas is back with a new episode of State of the Union! Without David Mosse today, Alexi reacts to Morocco’s 3-0 win over Canada that sent them to the quarterfinals and sent Jesse Marsch’s team home. Alexi talks about Morocco’s place among the new soccer powerhouses and if this tournament was ultimately a success for Canada. He then looks ahead to tomorrow’s matches featuring Brazil vs Norway and Mexico vs England before ending the show with his Moment of the Day, a reflection on his time in Philadelphia and America’s 250th birthday.

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1:42: Morocco eliminates Canada
9:35: Previewing Mexico vs England
10:38: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! The Round of 32 has reached its conclusion and we saw what was maybe the match of the tournament. Cape Verde gave Argentina everything they could handle and took it to extra time before falling at the end 3-2. Alexi and Mosse pay their respects to this Cape Verde team who inspired the whole world with their play this tournament. We then discuss Egypt and Colombia advancing to the Round of 16 before Alexi picks his best XI of the Round of 32. We then preview the next slate of matches, the first two of the Round of 16, before Alexi finishes the show with his Moment of the Round of 32 and Moment of the Day.

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1:36: Argentina and Cape Verde put on a classic
6:08: Egypt eliminate Australia
10:40: Colombia defeat Ghana 1-0
14:04: Alexi's Best XI of the Round of 32
17:18: Previewing the first Round of 16 matches
22:05: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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