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American Fiasco

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The true story of how not to win the World Cup. With Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers podcast.

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After chronicling the rise and fall of the 1998 U.S. national team, Roger Bennett -- like Marty McFly in Back to the Future -- jumps into the DeLorean, sets the coordinates for present day, and blasts through space and time to return to 2018. Where h... more

What do you do after you’ve just crashed and burned in a World Cup?

That’s what the entire 1998 U.S. Men’s National Team was asking themselves, including the coach. The day after the team lost to Yugoslavia in its third and final World Cup game, Ste... more

So far, the 1998 World Cup was going pretty badly for the U.S. men’s national team. They’d just played the Germans, losing 2-0 when they’d been counting on a tie. The next two games, against Iran and Yugoslavia respectively, now mattered more than ev... more

On June 15, 1998, the U.S. men’s national team was waiting to kick off their first World Cup game. The players warmed up in the tunnel before taking the field at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. Their German opponents were waiting there as well.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 6.1k ratings
  • Perfect

    Truly excellent - amazing evocation of the time. Brought me right back

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    EMA in Vancouver
    Canadaa year ago
  • Great listen

    Loved this series, grew up watching these players and idolizing this team, what a great listen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fletcherton
    United Statesa year ago
  • It’s great therapy for my France 98 demons

    I really enjoyed this. It’s was equal parts great for the info and sad for delving into such a bad tournament

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    s durben
    United Statesa year ago
  • Fascinating look at team dynamics

    I came across this on a recommendation and I binged it all in one day. The host is lively and funny, with his “outsider looking in” perspective as a Brit that had moved to the US. The podcast tells a story of how a rise of an underdog US soccer team was seemingly brought down by one bad decision after another. I wish he had gone even further with the tough questions during the interviews with the key played and especially the coach. I will be purchasing the book to find out more details because ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Trip score
    United Statesa year ago
  • Amazing

    Changed my entire outlook of US Soccer!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Brewt.Scamander
    United States2 years ago

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