2026 USMNT World Cup Preview | Unfiltered Soccer

The USMNT & the 2026 World Cup are getting Unfiltered! On Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts are previewing the 2026 World Cup here in North America and how the U.S. Men’s National Team is shaping up as they complete their pre-tournament friendlies.  Plus, the guys are joined by US Soccer’s CEO and Secretary General, JT Batson, to talk about this summer – and what is to come after the tournament is done.  In the AT&T Mailbag, the guys are talking fan interactions and what YOU need to know before the games start this week.  New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. Send your mailbag questions to [email protected] (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com).  Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard is presented by Volkswagen. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4g8bZG3.   Thank you to our additional sponsors:  AT&T. Connecting Changes Everything. Visit https://att.com/guarantee to learn more.  Coors Light. Choose Chill. Get Coors Light delivered. Go to CoorsLight.com/USLNT  FanDuel. Secure your chance to score $100 BUCKS in bonus bets today. Download the FanDuel App to check out today's Soccer Daily Specials betting odds.  Walmart. Walmart plays on Saturdays. Who knew? Visit walmart.com/MLS  This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard was edited and mastered by Jeremy Steinkamp, with engineering support from Eric Newell. Our producers are Jordan Rizzieri and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editors are Kyle Curley and Finley Skelton.  00:00 Intro  2:12 USMNT vs. Germany recap   6:21 USMNT World Cup preview   11:50 General World Cup preview   22:01 JT Batson joins the show!   31:00 Don Garber crashes the interview   33:34 Crocker leaving U.S. Soccer   41:22 Pochettino's status   47:57 Growing soccer in America   55:52 Antonee Robinson's worldie   1:02:54 Fan Connection  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices