EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 37 MIN
Harris Faulkner Gets a World Cup Crash Course
from Chasing the Game - Youth Soccer in America · host Liron Unreich, Matt Tartaglia
Harris Faulkner Gets a World Cup Crash CourseA six-time Emmy-winning Fox News anchor is heading to France vs. Senegal with her daughters and needs soccer rules for parents before the World Cup.Harris Faulkner knows pressure. Live television. Breaking news. Election nights. But soccer brings a different challenge: stoppage time, offside, VAR, red cards, chanting fans, and two teenage daughters watching every reaction.So Liron and Matt give her the Chasing the Game version of a World Cup crash course. Not the expert version. The parent version. Enough to follow the match, understand the drama, and maybe say one smart thing at the perfect time.In this episode:Why the World Cup is the easiest way into soccerWhat parents should know before sitting in a stadiumWhy does the clock count up and stoppage time feel strangeHow offside and VAR work without ruining the gameWhat yellow cards, red cards, and substitutions meanWhy France vs. Senegal carries real World Cup historyWhy Mbappé and Mané matterThe soccer lines that might impress your kids once(00:00) - Parent in Need (01:13) - Harris Faulkner Joins (03:37) - Soccer or Football (06:12) - How to Be a Fan (08:17) - Why the World Cup Works (11:22) - France and Senegal History (12:21) - Kickoff and the Clock (16:10) - Offside and VAR (19:49) - Cards and Substitutions (23:39) - Mbappé and Mané (28:04) - Soccer Lines That Work (33:10) - The Coachable Parent Click here to view the episode transcript.
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