Episode 45: MIKE WOITALLA, Soccer America Executive Editor on the FIFA World Cup, USA and the cultural experience

MIKE WOITALLA is the Executive Editor of SoccerAmerica. He and the publication’s Editor-in-Chief Paul Kennedy are covering the World Cup, including the US team up close. In this conversation Mike talks about the USA’s 4-1 win over Paraguay and looks ahead to the match-up withAustralia Friday afternoon.  Also, the environment around the games in Los Angeles and Seattle, the controversy surrounding hydration breaks and the impact of Iranian Americans on this World Cup.Recorded June 16, 2026THE SHOW:American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by Emmy Award-winning John Shrader. It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group, at https://shradermedia.com/John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcasting included MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.