FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 Preview | Morally Abhorrent
6/28/202644 min
Mike Ryan is joined by The Bear, Chris Fallica, immediately after the first game of the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Canada and South Africa, to react to the Canadians advancing to their first-ever Round of 16 at a World Cup following a 1-0 victory over Bofana Bofana. The pair also previews the UMSNT facing off against Bosnia in San Francisco on Wednesday, Morocco and the Netherlands clashing on Monday, France meeting Sweden, the showdown between Brazil and Japan, Messi's Argentina taking on surprise Cape Verde, and all the rest of the 16 games in this stage of the tournament.
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First 90 secondsMike Ryan· Host0:00
Howdy, everyone. It is Mike Ryan here, Live Morally Abhorrent. We're gonna bring Chris Fallica on in a second. I think you can hear the Bear rummaging through his cave right now even. [laughs] Uh, we're gonna, we're gonna bring Bear on in, in just a moment to preview this incredible round of 32. But, uh, we get underway with Canada and South Africa, a standalone match. Not really sure what FIFA was thinking with, uh, just one match on Sunday, and it ends up being probably the worst matchup- [laughs] ... uh, of the entire World Cup tournament. Uh, no real takeaway here other than Alphonso Davies, uh, Canada's most talented, most brilliant, uh, soccer product, finally makes, uh, his World Cup debut in 2026 for Canada. Changes the game somewhat, does impact it. They certainly looked a lot more threatening in the attack once he, uh, uh, joined the field. Canada gets a late winner. Thank God, uh, we don't have to sit through extra time in that one, because that game, Bear, was probably, uh... I know it was a, a knockout stage, so you had some dramatic moments and some clearances off the line and whatnot, but, uh, that was a pretty boring match. That was probably the worst [laughs] match of this tournament.
Chris Fallica· Guest1:12
It, it was exa- well, well, you figure we had the most exciting, most batshit wild match last night with, uh, Austria and Algeria, so of, of course we're gonna back it up with the, the biggest dud. But as a bettor, like, what's better than that? The only thing that was disappointing for me is that it ultimately didn't go to kicks. [laughs] 'Cause I, I, I, I DK before the tournament