Dan Le Batard
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Chris...
Five minutes on the clock.
What do you got on Group A?
For Mexico, I have optimism envy because they are now at a place where they feel like they can make actually a deep run and make some noise in this tournament.
And that's where we were all hoping for as Americans.
to be when 2026 was first announced.
Their arrow's pointing up.
I know Senegal just happened, and maybe that arrow's turned in the other direction, but right now, the vibes are really, really good around Mexico, and that is a 180 from where we were just a couple of years ago.
Real quickly, how was that achieved for Mexico?
Yeah, I absolutely do.
But I wanted to give Mexico their proper shine as a host nation.
But, yeah, we have some pretty interesting soccer nations here.
Why don't you go in chronological order here for the group.
South Africa, South Korea, Chechya, give it to me.
Wow, that was expertly done, and believe it or not, under five minutes.
Chris Whittingham, fantastic.
All right, we head over to Group B, another one of the three host nations, Canada.
led by an American in Jesse Marsh.
Some name recognition from a soccer nation that continues to improve.
This is an interesting group.