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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130 episodes
Updated July 20

Episodes130

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Jul 7, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
WCAD 3-21: Euro & Copa América QF Recap + SF Preview
Amit and Austin double-dip to cover both the Euro & Copa América QFs including a string of penalty shootouts, Spain's Dani Olmo fortune, and one of the most physical matches in recent memory between Uruguay and Brazil.
Jul 3, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
WCAD 3-20: USMNT & El Tri Post-Mortems + Copa América QF Preview
Austin and Amit go long to break down the USA's Copa América exit, asking what went wrong, and also what's next. Plus the guys break down Mexico's elimination and preview a set of exciting quarterfinals headlined by Uruguay-Brazil.
Jul 2, 2024 · 56 min
WCAD 3-19: Euro Round of 16 Recap + Quarterfinal Prevew
Austin and Amit come together to talk about all the scenes from the Euro Round of 16, from England's late winner to Ronaldo's cinematic masterpiece and Austria and Turkey's closing match treat. Then the guys get excited for a loaded slate of Quarterfinal matches headlined by Spain-Germany on Friday.
Jun 27, 2024 · 59 min
WCAD 3-18: Euro Matchay 3 Madness + Round of 16 Preview
Austin and Amit get together to break down all the madness from Matchday 3, including Croatia's issues holding leads, Austria's outlook going forward, and a shocking set of results from Group F. Then, the guys look ahead to the Round of 16, which promises intrigue all around.
Jun 25, 2024 · 46 min
WCAD 3-17: Copa América MD1 Recap
A buoyant Austin and Amit get together to break down a slow-burning MD1 of the Copa América. The guys discuss why they're impressed with Venezuela, why Uruguay-Panama was so fun, and continue to try and figure out what's wrong with Brazil. Plus, the USMNT hits the bell curve result and Jamaica need to clone Michail Antonio.
Jun 20, 2024 · 32 min
WCAD 3-16: Copa América Preview
Austin and Amit get together for a high-level Copa América Preview. Can anyone challenge Argentina? What's up with Brazil? Can Colombia and Uruguay *really* win it all? Plus, Austin's theory of why Bolivia are so bad.
Jun 18, 2024 · 54 min
WCAD 3-15: Euro MD1 Review
Austin and Amit review a surprisingly exciting Matchday 1 from Euro 2024. The guys check their priors on the favorites, go over Romelu Lukaku's very bad day, talk whether Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia can sustain their strong starts, and recap a bonkers set of matches on the final day of Matchday 1, all while previewing the upcoming action on Matchday 2, and dreading the upcoming England-Denmark showdown.
Jun 17, 2024 · 1 hr
WCAD 3-14: USMNT Copa América 2024 Preview
Yahoo Sports' Henry Bushnell joins Austin and Amit to preview the USMNT at the Copa América. The guys talk expectations, pressure on Gregg Berhalter and break down the squad, from a questionable defense to a threatening attack. Finally, they tackle whether the USMNT can do anything other than the "Bell Curve Result" in 2024.
Jun 13, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
WCAD 3-13: June WCQ Madness Marathon Recap
Austin and Amit run through all the madness from June's World Cup Qualifying action, which featured plenty of stakes. First, the guys place the African Groups into tiers, with special mentions for Sudan and Jordan Ayew plus renewed confusion over Nigeria's Group C, then they recap some bad football good drama action in Asia (pour one out for Thailand *and* India) while renewing their disdain for China, before closing with a quick look around CONCACAF, including how US visa policy is negatively affecting Cayman Islands' World Cup dreams (no, seriously).
Jun 3, 2024 · 56 min
WCAD 3-12: CONCACAF WCQ Preview with Jon Arnold
Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAF'd joins Austin and Amit for a detailed breakdown of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. The guys break the contenders into tiers, discuss the big storylines, before closing with a look at the games to watch this week (and how to watch them :/).
Mar 27, 2024 · 38 min
WCAD 3-11: March Recap
Austin and Amit are back to breakdown all the stories from Asian Qualifying in March as well as the kick-off to action in CONCACAF. Plus, the guys talk a little USMNT and Copa América and Euro Qualifiers.
Feb 14, 2024 · 36 min
WCAD 3-10: AFCON and AFC Asian Cup Final Review
Austin and Amit react to this weekend's major Finals, praising Ivory Coast's tournament of comebacks before grudgingly crediting Qatar. Plus, Akram Afif needed more tricks and Klinsmann's South Korea gets criticized one final time.
Feb 9, 2024 · 36 min
WCAD 3-9: AFCON and Asian Cup Final
Austin and Amit sit down to preview this week's major tournament finals: Ivory Coast-Nigeria in AFCON and Qatar-Jordan in the AFC Asian Cup, plus the guys react to the most AFCON moment ever, pour one out for poor Iran, and say good riddance to Juergen Klinsmann's South Korea.
Jan 25, 2024 · 52 min
WCAD 3-8: AFCON and AFC Asian Cup Group Stage Review
Amit and Austin return to break down the madness in the Group Stage at January's major tournaments. The guys react to undistilled chaos (the good kind!) at AFCON and take stock of things at the AFC Asian Cup. Plus, Amit keeps the faith on Qatar and Saudi Arabia and Austin has words for Paulo Bento.
Nov 23, 2023 · 51 min
WCAD 3-7: November Mega-Recap
Amit and Austin break down all the storylines from November's World Cup Qualifying, starting with Brazil's continued struggles. From there, the guys round-up the action in CONMEBOL, dig deep into the slog that is African Qualifying, and channel Dennis Green in discussing Asia. Plus, Austin fails to even attempt to say the names of Kyrgyzstan's players and Amit defends the African shirt-removing epidemic.
Nov 14, 2023 · 52 min
WCAD 3-6: AFC/CAF Mega-Preview
Austin and Amit look at the Second Round of Qualifying in Asia as well as the lay of the land in African Qualifying (23:40). In Asia, the guys ask if anyone can trouble the big 5 as well as pick out potential opportunity for lower-ranked teams, while in Africa they cover the pros and cons of the extended format plus Amit takes his seat atop the Guinea Hype Train and Austin remembers some (managerial) dudes.
Oct 19, 2023 · 43 min
WCAD 3-5: Dreams Dashed, Smashed Steam-Rolled and Everything In Between
Austin and Amit wrap-up the October window with an in-depth look at CONMEBOL Qualifying, including Venezuela's strong start, Brazil's issues, the scrap for seventh, and Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay doing exactly what you'd expect Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay to do. Plus, they say goodbye to 10 Asian nations, discuss Pakistan and Bangladesh moving on, and cover the wild happenings from Ulaanbaatar between Afghanistan and Mongolia.
Oct 10, 2023 · 41 min
WCAD 3-3: It Gets Late Early in CONMEBOL and Asia
Austin and Amit are back to preview the window ahead in CONMEBOL as well as the opening matches of the Asian Qualification cycle. The guys cover why Chile and Paraguay are under pressure, as well as what to expect from Bielsa's Uruguay. Plus, they lean on every crutch (Wikipedia and betting odds) to preview the opening matches in Asia.
Sep 13, 2023 · 30 min
WCAD 3-2: Messi's Brilliance (Again) and Paraguay's No Good, Very Bad Window
Amit and Austin return to take a look at CONMEBOL after the completion of the first two matchdays. Plus, Amit tries to figure out what's wrong with the German national team and Austin ponders why everything is so hard for Chile.
Sep 5, 2023 · 56 min
WCAD 3-1: CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Preview
Austin and Amit take a 10,000 foot look at CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. The guys discuss the effects of World Cup expansion on its purest qualifying tournament, and put the 10 teams into tiers while evaluating their chances to qualify for the 2026 tournament.