Real Football Podcast Episode 11

WORLD CUP 2026

One Week on, Politics, Hydration Breaks Fuc*ery, and More

Friday, 19 June 2026 | 1 PM EST

Hosted by Matt Atteberry, Abdallah Al-Arian, Bassam Haddad, Khalid Namez, Arjun Sethi, Alexander Hayes

Football: THE SPORT YOU ACTUALLY PLAY WITH YOUR FOOT

We will be discussing a variety of topics, including United States’ visa/treatment of players and referees, Solidarity with Palestine and other causes during the World Cup, Iranian Team Treatment by the United States and Monarchists, Hydration Breaks Fuc*ery, The Japanese example, Over-booking tickets and hotel rooms and general comparisons to WC ’22 in Qatar, most and least impressive teams and players during the first week, New Rules (speeding up the game, etc), other observations on strategies, line-ups, and pace/structure of the game today.