Brendan Hunt and Rebecca Lowe react to the opening weekend of the World Cup, including Spain’s stunning draw with Cape Verde, Japan’s valiant fightback against the Netherlands, and Brazil’s physical contest with Morocco. They also discuss Australia’s 2-0 win over Türkiye and how scared the U.S. should be of the Socceroos, and praise dark horses Sweden after a 5-1 demolition of Tunisia. Then, they look ahead to a jam-packed week of action, including the USMNT’s big match on Friday vs. Australia, England’s opener against Croatia, and much more.

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