Podcast
World Cup After Dark
Austin Miller and Amit Mallik host a podcast covering all things World Cup with their own unique perspective. You may not get smarter, but you'll certainly enjoy the ride.
- Episodes
- 131
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 1 hr 2 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 month ago
Episodes
131 episodes, newest first
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48 min
WCAD Returns for a Brief September Preview
Show notes
Austin and Amit come out of hibernation with a run-down of some of the happenings in international football: from a(nother) expanded World Cup, to the news around the USMNT, Germany, France, Portugal and England, plus a quick look around South America.
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1 hr 31 min
WCAD 4-49: Deserving Spain Crowned Champions
Season 4, Episode 49
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Austin and Amit recap a World Cup Final made up of meaningful moments in the World Cup After Dark way.
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1 hr 4 min
WCAD 4-48: Previewing the Argentina-Spain Final
Season 4, Episode 48
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It's crunch time at the World Cup. Austin and Amit get together to preview the Argentina-Spain final, from tactics to x-factors and everything in between.
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57 min
WCAD 4-47: Bottle It Up & Sell It
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Austin and Amit try to make sense of Argentina's comeback semifinal win over England.
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44 min
WCAD 4-46: Goals Change Games, Don't Give Them Away for Free
Season 4, Episode 46
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Amit and Austin recap Spain's impressive 2-0 Semifinal win over France.
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1 hr 14 min
WCAD 4-45: Semifinal Preview
Season 4, Episode 45
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Austin and Amit tackle a delicious set of Semifinals, starting with France-Spain, before moving to what promises to be a legendary clash between Argentina and England.
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1 hr 12 min
WCAD 4-44: Hey Jude (x2)
Season 4, Episode 44
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Austin and Amit recap a banner day of World Cup Quarterfinal action, starting with England's 2-1 win over Norway, keyed by another impressive showing from Jude Bellingham. Then it's on to Argentina-Switzerland, with the defending champions benefiting from another big call.
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35 min
WCAD 4-43: Spain Strangle Belgium
Season 4, Episode 43
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It's another Quarterfinal recap on the World Cup After Dark, this time Austin and Amit look at Spain's 2-1 win over Belgium.
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40 min
WCAD 4-42: La France inévitable
Season 4, Episode 42
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Austin and Amit recap the first Quarterfinal: France's incredibly impressive, seemingly inevitable 2-0 win over Morocco.
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1 hr 4 min
WCAD 4-41: Quarterfinal Preview
Season 4, Episode 41
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Austin and Amit ask all the big questions ahead of the World Cup Quarterfinals: How do you beat France? Can Belgium get the ball of Spain? Who you got between Haaland and Kane? And finally, Have we seen this game before for Argentina?
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1 hr 1 min
WCAD 4-40: Argentina Do It Again
Season 4, Episode 40
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Austin and Amit come together to break down another wild World Cup game from Argentina, this time a 3-2 comeback win over Egypt. The guys then close with a look at Switzerland moving past Colombia on penalties.
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54 min
WCAD 4-39: For Whom the Bell (Curve) Tolls
Season 4, Episode 39
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Austin and Amit make sense of the USMNT's World Cup exit and recap what felt like an inevitable win for Spain against Portugal.
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1 hr 31 min
WCAD 4-38: England Survive the Azteca
Season 4, Episode 38
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The guys recap a tremendous start to the Round of 16, from England and Mexico's event-filled contest at the Azteca to Erling Haaland sinking Brazil, plus a look at Morocco getting past Canada and an abbreviated post-tournament eulogy for Paraguay after they fell 1-0 to France. Plus, a look at how the controversial overturning of Folarin Balogun's suspension changes tomorrow night's USA-Belgium clash.
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1 hr 12 min
WCAD 4-37: Round of 16 Preview
Season 4, Episode 37
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Amit and Austin break out the tactical chessboard and preview a World Cup Round of 16 full of tasty clashes.
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1 hr 2 min
WCAD 4-36: Cape Verde Win 0 Games, All the Hearts
Season 4, Episode 36
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Austin and Amit react to a thrilling Round of 32 clash between Argentina and Cape Verde, marvel at the failure of Australia's penalty strategy against Egypt, and applaud Colombia for a workmanlike 1-0 win over Ghana.
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57 min
WCAD 4-35: It's the Margins Y'all
Season 4, Episode 35
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Amit and Austin start with a recap of Portugal's crazy matchup with Croatia which featured stoppage time drama for both sides. The guys then go over Spain and Switzerland's impressive wins over Austria and Algeria respectively.
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1 hr 16 min
WCAD 4-34: The USMNT Meets the Bell Curve but loses Balogun
Season 4, Episode 34
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Austin and Amit recap yet another banner day at the World Cup, starting with the USMNT's comprehensive, but costly, 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina. They next cover another Harry Kane special as England rallied for a 2-1 win over DR Congo, then try to make sense of Belgium's death defying 3-2 rally against Senegal.
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56 min
WCAD 4-33: Azteca Magic
Season 4, Episode 33
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Austin and Amit recap the tremendous atmosphere at the Azteca in Mexico's well-earned 2-0 win over Ecuador, cover Norway's 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast, including an insightful discussion on substitution management, then close by asking if anyone can beat France, because Sweden surely couldn't.
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1 hr 25 min
WCAD 4-32: Gustavo Alfaro's Travelling Magic Spectacular
Season 4, Episode 32
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Austin and Amit recap a banner day of World Cup Knockout Round action, starting with Gustavo Alfaro's best trick yet: eliminating Germany on penalties. They then dig deep on a high-level matchup between Morocco and the Netherlands that was decided on penalites, and close the show by giving Carlo Ancelotti's his props as Brazil rallied for a 2-1 win over Japan.
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1 hr 25 min
WCAD 4-31: Round of 32 Preview
Season 4, Episode 31
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After a quick recap of Canada-South Africa, the guys give an in-depth preview of the 15 other Round of 32 matchups.
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