Podcast

World Cup After Dark

Soccer, Sports

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

  1. 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.

    48 min
  2. 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.

    1 hr 31 min
  3. WCAD 4-48: Previewing the Argentina-Spain Final

    Season 4, Episode 48

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 4 min
  4. 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.

    57 min
  5. WCAD 4-46: Goals Change Games, Don't Give Them Away for Free

    Season 4, Episode 46

    Show notes

    Amit and Austin recap Spain's impressive 2-0 Semifinal win over France.

    44 min
  6. WCAD 4-45: Semifinal Preview

    Season 4, Episode 45

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 14 min
  7. WCAD 4-44: Hey Jude (x2)

    Season 4, Episode 44

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 12 min
  8. WCAD 4-43: Spain Strangle Belgium

    Season 4, Episode 43

    Show notes

    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.

    35 min
  9. 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.

    40 min
  10. WCAD 4-41: Quarterfinal Preview

    Season 4, Episode 41

    Show notes

    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?

    1 hr 4 min
  11. WCAD 4-40: Argentina Do It Again

    Season 4, Episode 40

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 1 min
  12. WCAD 4-39: For Whom the Bell (Curve) Tolls

    Season 4, Episode 39

    Show notes

    Austin and Amit make sense of the USMNT's World Cup exit and recap what felt like an inevitable win for Spain against Portugal.

    54 min
  13. WCAD 4-38: England Survive the Azteca

    Season 4, Episode 38

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 31 min
  14. 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.

    1 hr 12 min
  15. 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.

    1 hr 2 min
  16. WCAD 4-35: It's the Margins Y'all

    Season 4, Episode 35

    Show notes

    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.

    57 min
  17. WCAD 4-34: The USMNT Meets the Bell Curve but loses Balogun

    Season 4, Episode 34

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 16 min
  18. WCAD 4-33: Azteca Magic

    Season 4, Episode 33

    Show notes

    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.

    56 min
  19. WCAD 4-32: Gustavo Alfaro's Travelling Magic Spectacular

    Season 4, Episode 32

    Show notes

    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.

    1 hr 25 min
  20. WCAD 4-31: Round of 32 Preview

    Season 4, Episode 31

    Show notes

    After a quick recap of Canada-South Africa, the guys give an in-depth preview of the 15 other Round of 32 matchups.

    1 hr 25 min