World Cup After Dark

Austin Miller

Austin Miller and Amit Mallik host a podcast covering all things World Cup with their own unique perspective. You may not get smarter, but you'll certainly enjoy the ride.

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20 episodes
Updated July 20

Episodes20

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July 20 · 1 hr 31 min
WCAD 4-49: Deserving Spain Crowned Champions
Austin and Amit recap a World Cup Final made up of meaningful moments in the World Cup After Dark way.
July 16 · 1 hr 4 min
WCAD 4-48: Previewing the Argentina-Spain Final
It's crunch time at the World Cup. Austin and Amit get together to preview the Argentina-Spain final, from tactics to x-factors and everything in between.
July 15 · 57 min
WCAD 4-47: Bottle It Up & Sell It
Austin and Amit try to make sense of Argentina's comeback semifinal win over England.
July 14 · 43 min
WCAD 4-46: Goals Change Games, Don't Give Them Away for Free
Amit and Austin recap Spain's impressive 2-0 Semifinal win over France.
July 13 · 1 hr 14 min
WCAD 4-45: Semifinal Preview
Austin and Amit tackle a delicious set of Semifinals, starting with France-Spain, before moving to what promises to be a legendary clash between Argentina and England.
July 12 · 1 hr 12 min
WCAD 4-44: Hey Jude (x2)
Austin and Amit recap a banner day of World Cup Quarterfinal action, starting with England's 2-1 win over Norway, keyed by another impressive showing from Jude Bellingham. Then it's on to Argentina-Switzerland, with the defending champions benefiting from another big call.
July 10 · 35 min
WCAD 4-43: Spain Strangle Belgium
It's another Quarterfinal recap on the World Cup After Dark, this time Austin and Amit look at Spain's 2-1 win over Belgium.
July 9 · 40 min
WCAD 4-42: La France inévitable
Austin and Amit recap the first Quarterfinal: France's incredibly impressive, seemingly inevitable 2-0 win over Morocco.
July 8 · 1 hr 3 min
WCAD 4-41: Quarterfinal Preview
Austin and Amit ask all the big questions ahead of the World Cup Quarterfinals: How do you beat France? Can Belgium get the ball of Spain? Who you got between Haaland and Kane? And finally, Have we seen this game before for Argentina?
July 8 · 1 hr 1 min
WCAD 4-40: Argentina Do It Again
Austin and Amit come together to break down another wild World Cup game from Argentina, this time a 3-2 comeback win over Egypt. The guys then close with a look at Switzerland moving past Colombia on penalties.
July 7 · 54 min
WCAD 4-39: For Whom the Bell (Curve) Tolls
Austin and Amit make sense of the USMNT's World Cup exit and recap what felt like an inevitable win for Spain against Portugal.
July 6 · 1 hr 30 min
WCAD 4-38: England Survive the Azteca
The guys recap a tremendous start to the Round of 16, from England and Mexico's event-filled contest at the Azteca to Erling Haaland sinking Brazil, plus a look at Morocco getting past Canada and an abbreviated post-tournament eulogy for Paraguay after they fell 1-0 to France. Plus, a look at how the controversial overturning of Folarin Balogun's suspension changes tomorrow night's USA-Belgium clash.
July 4 · 1 hr 11 min
WCAD 4-37: Round of 16 Preview
Amit and Austin break out the tactical chessboard and preview a World Cup Round of 16 full of tasty clashes.
July 4 · 1 hr 2 min
WCAD 4-36: Cape Verde Win 0 Games, All the Hearts
Austin and Amit react to a thrilling Round of 32 clash between Argentina and Cape Verde, marvel at the failure of Australia's penalty strategy against Egypt, and applaud Colombia for a workmanlike 1-0 win over Ghana.
July 3 · 56 min
WCAD 4-35: It's the Margins Y'all
Amit and Austin start with a recap of Portugal's crazy matchup with Croatia which featured stoppage time drama for both sides. The guys then go over Spain and Switzerland's impressive wins over Austria and Algeria respectively.
July 2 · 1 hr 15 min
WCAD 4-34: The USMNT Meets the Bell Curve but loses Balogun
Austin and Amit recap yet another banner day at the World Cup, starting with the USMNT's comprehensive, but costly, 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina. They next cover another Harry Kane special as England rallied for a 2-1 win over DR Congo, then try to make sense of Belgium's death defying 3-2 rally against Senegal.
July 1 · 56 min
WCAD 4-33: Azteca Magic
Austin and Amit recap the tremendous atmosphere at the Azteca in Mexico's well-earned 2-0 win over Ecuador, cover Norway's 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast, including an insightful discussion on substitution management, then close by asking if anyone can beat France, because Sweden surely couldn't.
June 30 · 1 hr 25 min
WCAD 4-32: Gustavo Alfaro's Travelling Magic Spectacular
Austin and Amit recap a banner day of World Cup Knockout Round action, starting with Gustavo Alfaro's best trick yet: eliminating Germany on penalties. They then dig deep on a high-level matchup between Morocco and the Netherlands that was decided on penalites, and close the show by giving Carlo Ancelotti's his props as Brazil rallied for a 2-1 win over Japan.
June 29 · 1 hr 24 min
WCAD 4-31: Round of 32 Preview
After a quick recap of Canada-South Africa, the guys give an in-depth preview of the 15 other Round of 32 matchups.
June 28 · 38 min
WCAD 4-30: Big Saš sinks Iran
Austin and Amit try and make sense of an absolutely insane finish to the Group Stage as Austria and Algeria draw 3-3, leaving Iran on the outside looking in. Plus, the lighting round runs across the rest of the results, including a tepid showing from England salvaged by Jude Bellingham, DR Congo forcing their way into the Round of 32, a high-level affair between Colombia and Portugal and yet another Messi goal.