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EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 1H 42M

Mexico OUT: Aguirre Got Outcoached | World Cup Round of 16 EP: 5

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Mexico are out of the World Cup, and once again they did it to themselves. Ulysses and Matt break down every Round of 16 result and ask the hard question: did Javier Aguirre ever have an answer for Thomas Tuchel?Beato is off this week, so Ulysses and Matt go two man deep on the biggest weekend of the tournament so far. Morocco cruise past Canada but lose Saibari to injury. France grind out Paraguay behind an Mbappe penalty and spark a rant about the low block epidemic ruining international football. Norway send Brazil home and might have sent Neymar into retirement with them. Then the main event: Mexico vs England, a full autopsy of the substitutions, the two minute collapse, the red card that should have changed everything, and why Tuchel won this match on the whiteboard before a ball was kicked.Plus previews of the rest of the round: Ronaldo's final World Cup match as Portugal face Spain, Colombia vs Switzerland, and the US taking on Belgium under the shadow of the biggest controversy of the tournament, President Trump personally calling FIFA to overturn the Balogun red card.In this episode:Canada vs Morocco and the Saibari injuryFrance vs Paraguay and the death of entertaining footballBrazil eliminated: Neymar, Ancelotti, and a lost identityMexico vs England: Aguirre outcoached, the subs that killed the comeback, and what this squad looks like in 2030Portugal vs Spain preview: Ronaldo's last danceUS vs Belgium preview: the Trump and FIFA red card scandalColombia vs Switzerland previewFollow the UMB Footy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. New episodes throughout the 2026 World Cup.

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