The Window: An International Football Podcast (Brandon Riff / Joe Gould)

Brandon and Joe are joined by Roberto Rojas from ESPN & Guarani Vision (podcast) to preview each team in the 2024 Copa América!

In Part II, we preview the end to CONCACAF Nations League for Leagues B + C, as well as the quarterfinals to reach Copa America next summer.

Then, we head south to World Cup Qualifying in South America and touch on each team.

It's another massive window, and we're here to break it all down for you! In Part I, we discuss the launch of World Cup Qualifying in North/Central America & the Caribbean, chat about the final matchdays of this round in Asia, and look at MD 3 + 4 in Africa!

Part II will cover EURO 2024 and Part III will discuss Copa America! Coming soon!

What a window that was! So much to dissect from the action. Join us as we literally go around the world discussing the October international break - from one continent to the next!

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We welcome a great group of panelists to help us break down every group and every country at AFCON. We're thrilled to be joined by Ed Aarons (Made In Africa/The Guardian), Rahman Osman (Made In Africa/LondonWorld), and Maher Mezahi (BBC) as we go in-depth for the tournament!

In our final part of this month's preview, we head back to Asia as they continue World Cup Qualifiers MD3 + MD4.

Some exciting squad news to discover as we go group by group!

In this special episode, we are delighted to be joined by Yannick Yankam from the Malta National Team!

We discuss his time with the national team, his first goal for his country, club life, pastizzi (yum), and life back home.

In Part II, we hit South America, Europe, and Africa - and it's World Cup Qualifying all around!

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Brandon and Joe are back to discuss all the action coming your way in the November window! From the conclusion of AFCON Qualifying to Nations League to World Cup Qualifying, we head to each continent to discuss what's going on and what to watch!

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In-depth review of South American World Cup Qualifying, CONCACAF Nations League, African Cup of Nations conclusion to qualifying, and two more matchdays in UEFA EURO qualification. Plus, our Team of the Window (NEW)!

In Part II, we leave South America and head north to where the next World Cup will be held to preview a brand new Nations League campaign and discuss some stunning news coming down from Canada.

We then hop the pond and dive into UEFA EURO qualifying, highlighting the must-watch games in each group and discussing player moves and squad call-ups.

Brandon and Joe are back with another preview, and we spend time discussing World Cup Qualifying in Oceania, Asia, and South America.

Then Nations League in North/Central America & the Caribbean as well as Europe.

Plus, African Cup of Nations qualifying in Africa!

In the first part of our mega preview for the November international window, we break down the final rounds of UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying.

World Cup qualifying got off to a bang in November in both Asia (Round 2) and Africa (Round 1)! We dig into each group and pull out the highs and lows.

• Asia: start to 1:03:44
• Africa: 1:03:44 to end

Part II will cover Europe, South, and North America - coming after the EURO draw!

In Part I of the March Window Preview, we talk EURO Playoffs and Nations League Play-Out.

In Part II, Brandon and Joe dig into a very packed CONCACAF window including the World Cup draw, World Cup Qualifiers, Copa Libertadores qualification, and Nations League.

Plus, we briefly discuss the AFCON 2025 Prelim Round taking place this month, qualifiers for the OFC Nations Cup in Oceania, and the new FIFA Series!

Comoros. San Marino. Sudan. Dominican Republic. Indonesia.

It was immense. We break it all down. From Tahiti to Asia to the Caribbean, we discuss the November international break in detail.

We're back from our travels to the cups this summer with stories and recaps from the action!

We didn't think there would be a Part 2, but here we are.

Brandon and Joe discuss CONCACAF Nations League and the craziness of AFCON Qualifying.

Both draws are this week, so we decided to preview what could happen for both the 2027 Asian Cup Third Round and UEFA World Cup Qualifying.

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It's our 50th episode! With Brandon in Germany for Euro 2024, Joe is joined by Lee Wingate from The Sweeper Podcast to recap the June action from around the world.

We give you our initial reactions to the AFCON 2025 draw held earlier this week.

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In Part I of our mega preview, Brandon and Joe are back as the new cycle starts in earnest with South American World Cup Qualifying. We preview each nation in CONMEBOL, discussing player moves, new call-ups, and more!

We also briefly touch upon what's going on in Asia to start the episode.

In our third and final part, we delve into the final round of qualifying for AFCON. Only a few spots remain with key matches coming up. We look at the groups still at play and chat transfers, new call-ups, and more!

We review the February window in Asia, North/Central America & Caribbean, and South America. We also discuss the current pot situation ahead of the World Cup draw.

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This is [almost] it! The entire world is in Qualifying mode, and we circle the globe to talk about it.

Oceania [OFC]: 0:00 - 07:00
Asia [AFC]: 07:49 - 15:40
South America [CONMEBOL]: 15:41 - 28:00
North/Central America & Caribbean [CONCACAF]: 28:01 - 40:00
Europe [UEFA]: 40:01 - 1:07:00
Africa [CAF]: 1:07:01 - 1:30:00

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With 29 of 32 teams now known, we review the action from the March international break and start to get you ready for Qatar, the draw, and more!

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Brandon and Joe discuss the final few matches of World Cup Qualifying, plus look around at Asian Cup Qualifying, African Cup of Nations Qualifying, CONCACAF Nations League, and UEFA Nations League.

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Brandon and Joe delve into what was around 300 international matches over the course of 3 weeks in June, touching on the final teams to make the World Cup, Nations League in both Europe and North America, continental qualifiers on Africa and Asia, and some snippets on South American nations.

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Brandon and Joe meet with Matthew Orr, forward of the Hong Kong National Team. Hong Kong just qualified for their first Asian Cup appearance since 1968.

Matt discusses football in Hong Kong, his role in the national team, his experience qualifying, his career, and lots more!

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Huge thank you to Matt for coming on the show! Enjoy!

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Brandon and Joe delve into the September International Window, discussing Nations League and the games on hand for each of the 32 qualified teams for Qatar. They even go so far as to hand out grades... so who will have the best and worst??

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Brandon and Joe run through the UEFA Nations League results plus take a look at all the September match results from each of the 32 teams headed to Qatar next month.

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Brandon and Joe welcome several special guests to discuss the teams in Group A.

Fin: @clockworkoranje
Mo: @senegalenglish
Ahmed: @QFootLive

Huge thank you to our guests!

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Brandon and Joe are joined by a panel of guests to discuss each nation in Group B. Many thanks to the following for joining us!

Adam (USA): @scuffedpod
Ryan (WAL): @alt_wales
Erfan (IRN): @Eri1806
Dom (ENG): @MrDomSmith

Enjoy!

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For this preview, Brandon and Joe are joined by guests from Spain, Japan, and Costa Rica and we also touch on Germany!

Panos (ESP): @Panos88K
Alex (JPN): @ABishop32
Eddie (CRC): @crcfutbol

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For this episode, Brandon and Joe were joined by:

Danny (POR): @MisterDPP / @SelecaoPod
David (URU): @UruguayanHeroes
Michael (KOR): @taegeuktavern

We run through all the teams (including Ghana) and get into the weeds a bit! Thank you to our panel for joining us! Enjoy!

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Probably one of the trickiest yet most exciting groups yet, we are joined by a full panel of amazing guests representing each nation in Group F.

Elliot (BEL): @Grenengln
Adam (CAN): @adamkjenkins
Benja (MOR): @maghribfoot
Lovre (CRO): @croatiafooty

Enjoy!

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Many think Group C is Argentina's to lose...but how far will they go? Who will come in second place? Our panel makes the case for each team!

Huge thank you to each of our experts - go support their work!

Martin (KSA): @martin_lowe_
Jon (MEX): @arnoldcommajon
Peter (ARG): @pedro_coates
Ryan (POL): @Ryan_Hubbard

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Group D appears to have two clear favorites in Denmark and France. Is there any hope for Tunisia and Australia? Our guest panel breaks it all down.

Jeremy (FRA): @jeremysmith98
Maher (TUN): @mezahimaher
Mourad (DEN): @UEFADK_point
Sacha (AUS): @sachk0

Many thanks for joining this episode!

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Group G... one sure favorite but three dark horses? Is this the hardest group in this World Cup? We discuss with a great panel of guests!

Daniel (CMR): @Daniel_Ajuh
Leonardo (BRA): @lbertozzi
Craig (SWI): @footballswissen

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With Brandon in Qatar, Joe is joined by Tom Winch (@Footie_Matters) for a short episode to discuss the action so far through two matches for everyone!

Huge thanks to Tom for coming on!

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Brandon is back from his adventures in Qatar, so we catch up with him to see how it was. Plus, we review the last matchday from the groups as well as the Round of 16 and predict the Quarterfinals.

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In this episode, Brandon and Joe comb through the final, as well as the semifinalists, and try to cover the major talking points since our last episode.

We also close the book on this cycle and start prepping for the next, which for some (AFCON) has already begun but kicks off in earnest in March (EURO)!

Also, words on the late American soccer journalist Grant Wahl.

Happy Holidays!

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In our midwinter episode, we look at some of the retirements since the World Cup. We also comb through a lot of the coaching changes that have occurred with national teams around the world - who's gone, who's in, and who's stayed put. We wrap it up by looking at the new format changes for Euro/World Cup Qualifying and Copa America qualifying.

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The international break is back with a bang! Key matches in UEFA, CAF, & CONCACAF kick off a new cycle. In Part I of this episode, we specifically discuss the start to UEFA Euro qualifying and make our group predictions.

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After a 9 month hiatus, AFCON Qualifying resumes and we'll start to see teams secure their spot. We also discuss CONCACAF Nations League and the recent changes that will impact qualification for the Gold Cup going forward.

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We finally get around to recapping the March international window. In the first of two episodes, the CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup draw kick us off, followed by a look at what's happened in African Cup of Nations qualifying.

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In Part II, we head to Europe and review the events of the first rounds of UEFA Euro Qualifying.

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We went long into the night previewing the June window in this mega edition, where we discuss the CONCACAF Gold Cup playoffs as well as AFCON and EURO qualifying.

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Brandon and Joe bounce around the world in our first episode discussing the five major confederations (sorry OFC). Although lengthy, we hope you'll enjoy it!

0:00 - 1:40:12 UEFA
 - 19:38 - 34:11 // Nation In-Focus: Finland w/ Rich from the Finnish Football Show
 - 1:06:39 - 1:40:12 // Nation In-Focus: Iceland w/ Tryygvi K.
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1:40:12 CONCACAF (North and Central America, Carribbean)
1:58:00 AFC (Asia)
2:05:00 CAF (Africa)
2:15:00 CONMEBOL (S. America)

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Brandon and Joe once again circle the globe to discuss all the action in World Cup Qualifying. 

Despite our efforts, another lengthy (but good) episode. The sequence is:

1) CAF (Africa)
2) AFC (Asia)
3) UEFA (Europe)
4) CONMEBOL (S. America)
5) CONCACAF (N. & C. America/Carribbean)

Joe discusses being at the USA x Costa Rica game in Columbus (plus hear a few snippets from it).

Thanks for listening!

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Brandon Riff (@We_Global) and Joe Gould (@twelfthyank) once again circle the globe as they look ahead to the November international break, with group previews of UEFA (Europe) and CAF (Africa), who each have deciding windows this round. At least 11 more teams will qualify for the World Cup during this break.

They also touch on AFC (Asia), CONMEBOL (S. America) and CONCACAF (N. America).

0:00 - 55:00 UEFA
55:01 - 1:23:42 CAF
1:23:43 - 1:50:05 AFC / CONMEBOL / CONCACAF

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Brandon Riff and Joe Gould are joined in this episode by the most knowledgable man in CONCACAF - Jon Arnold - to help break down a crazy window in North/Central America and the Caribbean.

Per usual, we then move around the rest of the world to discuss key windows in Europe and Africa, as well as have a look at South America and Asia too. Some discussion on the UEFA Playoffs, final Qualifying round in Africa and the intercontinental playoffs.

START - 51:15 CONCACAF w/ Jon Arnold (North/Central America, Caribbean)
51:15 - 1:12:23 CONMEBOL (South America)
1:12:24 - 1:56:58 UEFA (Europe)
1:57:08 - 2:22:33 CAF (Africa)
2:22:43 - END AFC (Asia) & Intercontinental Playoffs

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Brandon and Joe are joined by a panel of African football experts for a special episode to break down each group at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Nuhu Adams (@nuhuadams_)
Lotfi Wada (@LotfiWada)
Ayo (@EaglesTrackerNG)
Mo (@SenegalEnglish)

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With a wild group stage completed, Brandon and Joe discuss all the action group by group from Cameroon so far, as well as which teams reached the Round of 16! Plus, they predict the overall winners.

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Brandon and Joe sit down to hash out what's coming over the next two weeks as three confederations hold another round of World Cup Qualifying. There are several teams who could see qualification to Qatar confirmed and we take a look!

0:00-15:35: AFCON Catch-up/Red card decision
15:36-32:30: CONMEBOL Preview
32:31-49:00: CONCACAF Preview
49:01-1:03:30: AFC Preview
1:03:30-1:06:50: Intercontinental Playoffs
1:06:50-1:13:00: CAF Final WCQ Round Draw Review
1:13:01-End: Listener Questions

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Brandon and Joe recap what happened in Oceania, South America, and Asia this month - including some interviews with Ben Waine (NZL), Christian Pulisic (USA), Caleb Wiley (USA), Marlon Fossey (USA), and Mark McKenzie (USA).

Plus, we run through UEFA Nations League and recap the action there.

Brandon and Joe are back to relive all the fun and excitement from the Asian Cup! We go team by team, group by group to rate and review how each nation fared. We also hit the knockouts and discuss the eventual champions, Qatar.

In Part II, Brandon and Joe discuss World Cup Qualifying in Asia and South Africa, as well as AFCON Qualifying.

We're back to preview Euro 2024, just before Brandon heads to Germany!

South American World Cup Qualifiers, Copa America draw, North America/Caribbean Nations League, and EURO Qualifiers/Draw... all in this episode!

• 0-24': South America WCQ
• 24' to 1:28:26: Nations League, Copa America playoffs, Copa America draw
• 1:29:00 to 2:34:22: EURO qualifying, EURO draw

Plus, some bonus audio from the Spain-Scotland EURO qualifier in Sevilla from October (thanks to Joe's uncle).

In this special episode, Joe and Brandon talk with Maikeli Lomu, a new callup to the Tongan National Team who dropped everything and moved from the USA to the island to play! His fascinating story, which is still unfolding, is one not to miss!

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Brandon and Joe talk about the new FIFA Series debuting in March, then delve into the best AFCON ever to review it all!

Joe and Brandon have a chat with Malawi's recent callup, Henri Kumwenda! Talking national team, World Cup Qualifying, playing career, and more!

We're back! In Part I, we discuss Oceania, Asia, and North/Central America/Caribbean including World Cup Qualifying, Asian Cup Qualifying, Gold Cup Playoffs, and more!

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Get ready for a bumper episode! We delve into EURO qualifying as well as South American and Asian World Cup Qualifying. We also chat the AFCON draw and CONCACAF Nations League action!

In Part I, Brandon and Joe discuss the new Nations League campaigns that will kick off in this window in UEFA (Europe) and CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean).

Every group, every team. Brandon and Joe break it all down.

In our final installment of November's mega preview, we delve into Asian World Cup Qualification. Who's coming out of each group? What players should you watch for? We've got it!

In Part III, we preview the World Cup Qualifying groups in Africa! Who will make it to 2026?