How the World Cup Took Over Montclair (And Our Podcast)

Welcome to our World Cup Rehash. (Watch for special clips on YouTube)Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium — and Montclair had a front-row seat. In this special reflection episode, Farnoosh and Mike step back from their nonstop World Cup coverage to look at what the last few weeks revealed: about the town's surprising love of soccer, about how hard it is for Montclair to coordinate on something this big, and about how New Jersey as a whole let New York cash in on a tournament NJ paid for and hosted. They revisit their interviews with MC Hotel owner Jeff Sica (who housed four national teams, including champions Spain) and Montclair Brewery's Leo Sawadogo, break down the AI-generated "did the team really eat here?" restaurant controversy, and share the personal moments — rain-soaked mornings outside the hotel, a viral million-view arrival video, and a chance friendship made twice in one weekend — that turned this into one of the biggest stories the Pod has ever covered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.