Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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LIVE Reaction to the USA’s 2-0 Win over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Alexi’s Power Rankings Jul 02, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! The USA defeated Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the Round of 16 and the boys are breaking down everything. Folarin Balogun’s goal and subsequent red card, Malik Tillman’s free kick goal, Mauricio Pochettino’s tactics and our Round of 16 meeting with Belgium. Alexi and Mosse also break down Harry Kane and England breaking the hearts of DR Congo fans everywhere with two late goals and all the madness in Belgium’s win over Senegal. Alexi then gives his top 10 power rankings for this tournament before previewing the next slate of games and finishing with his Moment of the Day.

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2:00: Reaction to the USA's 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina
4:33: Folarin Balogun's controversial red card
10:53: Feeling around this USA team
16:37: England rallies to beat DR Congo
19:48: Belgium stuns Senegal
21:07: Alexi's Power Rankings
23:22: Previewing next slate of matches
25:33: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to Kylian Mbappé’s Brace, Mexico’s Big Win, and Previewing USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina Jul 01, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland both scored again in wins, 3-0 over Sweden for France and 2-1 over Ivory Coast for Norway, continuing the pattern of superstars showing up for their teams this summer. Alexi and Mosse then break down Mexico’s VERY impressive 2-0 win over Ecuador that sets up a potential Round of 16 matchup vs England. We then look ahead to the USA’s Round of 32 match vs Bosnia & Herzegovina and Alexi highlights three players from the US squad he wants to see have a big game. We finish as always with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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1:08: Erling Haaland scores, Norway eliminate Ivory Coast
6:11: Kylian Mbappé bags a brace in France win
15:32: Mexico send Ecuador home with 2-0 win
19:45: Previewing USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
24:15: England vs DR Congo preview
26:33: Belgium vs Senegal preview
27:58: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to Paraguay Eliminating Germany, Morocco Sending the Netherlands Home and More Jun 30, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! What a day in the 2026 FIFA World Cup™! Paraguay pulled off one of the upsets of the tournament, sending Germany home through penalty kicks and we discuss all the ramifications of that result. Should Germany replace Julian Nagelsmann as their head coach, could Jürgen Klopp be a potential successor, where does this leave the German national team in general and more. Brazil came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Japan and to end the night, Morocco sent the Netherlands packing also on penalties. We then preview the next slate of matches than will see hosts Mexico, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé back in action and we end the show with Alexi’s Moment of the Day.

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1:11: Brazil come back, eliminate Japan
9:15: Paraguay send Germany home on penalties
15:05: Should Germany make a managerial change?
19:49: Morocco defeat Netherlands on penalties
24:34: Next slate of matches
34:11: Robert Lewandowski signs with Chicago Fire
36:57: Looking ahead to USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
40:37: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to Canada’s Late Win & Previewing Netherlands-Morocco Jun 28, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! The Round of 32 started today and Canada kicked it off in dramatic fashion with a stoppage time winner vs South Africa. Alexi and Mossi discuss if this was the biggest win in Canadian Men’s soccer history, is Jesse Marsch’s contract extension is now justified and more. After, Alexi and Mosse preview tomorrow’s games that see Brazil and Germany in action and a blockbuster matchup between the Netherlands and Morocco. Alexi ends the show with his moment of the day.

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1:26: Canada claims 1-0 victory over South Africa
9:06: Brazil vs Japan preview
13:54: Germany vs Paraguay preview
16:00: Netherlands vs Morocco preview
19:17: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to the Conclusion of the Group Stage and Previewing the Round of 32 Jun 28, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! The Group Stage has concluded and the Round of 32 is upon us. The Group Stage went out with a bang with an insane Algeria-Austria finish, Lionel Messi scoring yet again, and Colombia and Portugal giving us one of the matches of the tournament. After breaking down all the action of the day, Alexi and Mosse give out their best of the Group Stage and look ahead to the Knockout stage and some of the thrilling matchups that await there.

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4:32: Group J: Insane Algeria-Austria end, Messi scores again
10:23: Group K: Colombia draw Portugal, Congo advance
14:48: Group L: England and Croatia get wins
17:12: Group Stage superlatives
20:06: Knockout Stage preview
25:41: USA's knockout stage path
28:30: Semis and Final predictions
29:51: Alexi's Moment of the Group Stage

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LIVE Reaction to Cape Verde’s Amazing Feat and Ousmane Dembélé’s Hat Trick Jun 27, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Cape Verde against all odds have advanced to the knockout round in its first ever FIFA World Cup™ appearance in one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history. Alexi and Mosse react to this extraordinary feat by the Blue Sharks who will now face Lionel Messi and Argentina in the Round of 32. We then break down Uruguay crashing out, Ousmane Dembélé bagging a hat trick and more. To end the show we look ahead to the final day of the Group Stage and Alexi has his Moment of the Day.

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1:22: Cape Verde Advance to Knockout Stage!!
4:09: Uruguay Crash Out of the Tournament
6:45: Ousmane Dembélé’s Bags a Hatty
12:54: Final Thoughts on the USA's Group Stage
21:26: Previewing Final Day of the Group Stage
26:55: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to the USA’s 3-2 Defeat to Türkiye Jun 26, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! The USA ended its group stage in defeat, falling to Türkiye 3-2. Alexi and Mosse break down the match that saw manager Mauricio Pochettino make nine changes to the starting XI as well as the return of Christian Pulisic. Despite the loss, the USA still won Group D and will face Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Round of 32. After dissecting the USA’s coming match, Alexi and Mosse went through the rest of the matches from the day that saw Ecuador upset Germany, Australia earn a spot in the round of 32 and more.

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1:15: Instant reaction to the USA's loss to Türkiye
4:48: Takeaways from the defeat to Türkiye
9:49: Looking ahead to Round of 32 match vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
13:18: Recapping the rest of Group D, E & F
18:18: Previewing the next slate of matches
20:52: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to Brazil’s Big Win, South Korea’s Shocker and a Preview of USA vs Türkiye Jun 25, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! This was the first day of simultaneous kickoffs and there was excitement aplenty. In Group A, Mexico finished off a perfect Group Stage with a 3-0 win over Czechia and South Africa stunned South Korea to earn automatic qualification as well. In Group B, Switzerland defeated Canada to earn 1st place but Canada still finished 2nd while Bosnia eliminated Qatar to almost certainly secure a matchup with the USA in the Round of 32. And in Group C we saw Brazil and Morocco advance as first and second. We then looked ahead to the next round of matches and went in-depth on the USA’s meeting with Türkiye and then Alexi finished up with his Moment of the Day. Presented by Zillow #Zillow

1:42: Group A Recap: Mexico win, South Korea shocked
6:57: Group B Recap: Switzerland beat Canada, top group
12:13: Group C Recap: Brazil, Morocco advance
18:47: Previewing USA vs Türkiye
23:12: Previewing the rest of the next slate of matches
26:39: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace and England’s 0-0 draw Jun 24, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! We start the show today discussing Cristiano Ronaldo joining the superstar goal party with a brace in Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan. Alexi and Mosse debate if this big win quiets some of the concerns that were floating around Portugal after their draw with DR Congo. After, we break down England’s scoreless draw vs Ghana and Croatia’s 1-0 win over Panama that saw the CONCACAF side eliminated. We then look ahead to the next slate of matches that begins the simultaneous kickoffs with SIX games from Groups A, B, and C. We finish with Alexi’s moment of the day centering on Cristiano Ronaldo once more taking center stage.

Presented by Zillow #Zillow 2:41: Ronaldo scores twice in blowout vs Uzbekistan
9:27: England held to scoreless draw vs Ghana
12:38: Croatia defeat Panama 1-0
14:52: Previewing the next slate of matches
22:14: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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LIVE Reaction to Lionel Messi Setting the FIFA World Cup™ All-Time Scoring Record Jun 23, 2026

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! Where else to begin today other than with Lionel Messi surpassing Miroslav Klose and becoming the all-time leading scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup™. He scored twice vs Austria to bring his all-time total to 18 in the World Cup and 5 in this tournament alone. Hot on his heels in the all-time chase is Kylian Mbappé who scored two himself against Iraq to put his all-time total at 16, just two behind the Argentine. And not to be outdone, Erling Haaland added a brace of his own vs Senegal to make this Megastar Monday truly live up to its name. After giving all the stars their flowers Alexi and Mosse previewed the next slate of matches that will see Harry Kane and England and Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal back in action and then took a trip down memory lane for Moment of the Day.

Presented by Zillow #Zillow 1:58: Messi becomes FIFA World Cup™ all-time leading scorer
10:37: Kylian Mbappé scores two against Iraq
13:12: Erling Haaland bags a brace vs Senegal
17:55: Previewing the next slate of matches
21:25: Alexi's Moment of the Day

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