World of Concacaf Podcast
A deep dive into international soccer around North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Get to know the nations of Concacaf and learn about the soccer, countries and cultures that make up world soccer’s most interesting confederation. Hosted by Eric Schmitz, Donald Wine and Jonathan Slape.
Episodes
The balls have been drawn, so Donald and Eric are ready to talk Concacaf Nations League. We discuss the new branding for the preeminent regional soccer competition in global sport, and then run down the leagues and format for you. Some fun groups in League C (4:23), trying to guess where Montserrat might host games in League B (9:20) and it's anyone's guess who is going to survive League A's Swiss style scheduling (14:29). We can't...
The boys are back from the World Cup and boy, do we have a lot to catch up on. Concacaf's six entrants in FIFA World Cup 2026 all had interesting stories and we're here to discuss. We start the recap and talk about Haiti returning to the world stage for the first time since 1974 (2:25), Panama's goalless tournament (5:28), and Curacao getting a famous goal in a historic debut drubbing (9:01). Then we move on to the three hosts, all...
On our newest CONCACAF LASER FOCUS, the crew heads to Belize to learn about the old British Honduras, what dotted lines on Google Maps mean and we admire the sick Belize Jaguars national team logo while we discuss the country's soccer. Then Donald is on the spot for REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (23:32) as he has to guess whether some Belizean team names that sound made up are actually made up or not.
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Two Concacaf nations prepare for a last shot at FIFA World Cup 2026 as Jamaica and Suriname head to the inter-confederation play-offs. Donald and Eric talk about the big games, which World Cup teams are preparing for the summer with friendlies in the window and some of the hot new kits that have dropped around Concacaf.
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The boys get together to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the World of Concacaf Podcast! Eric, Donald and Jonathan reminisce on the beginnings of the pod and talk about what makes Concacaf special as we look back on our 80+ episodes. To mark the grand occasion, friend of the pod Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAFed joins (18:58) to talk about how far soccer in the region has come over the last five years and where it's going. The boy...
It's a World Cup year! More importantly, it's a Concacaf Nations League Year! Donald & Eric kick off 2026 at the NEWSDESK, recapping some news and notes around the region. We chat about Concacaf awards, a new man on the bench for the Reggae Boyz and offer a JACK WARNER UPDATE. Finally, the guys talk about FIFA's massive Random Selection Draw and the 500 million entries submitted for tickets.
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The guys get back together to talk through the FIFA World Cup Draw, from the nonsense that was the draw itself to the results for our Concacaf member nations. The path for Mexico, Canada, USA, Curacao, Haiti and Panama is set, while we wait on March's playoff for Jamaica and Suriname. Then, the Concacaf Champions Cup draw is discussed (44:08), addressing Nashville's inability to avoid Inter Miami.
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Back from the dead for Halloween, the boys finally get back together to talk about some things going on in soccer around Concacaf. With our hearts sending love to Jamaica and the other islands impacted by the storms in the Caribbean, topics including the four countries teaming up to bid for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup, the latest in 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying and US Soccer dumping Camp Cupcake.
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Donald and Eric check in with some updates around Concacaf, as the fall World Cup Qualifying schedule is set, Puerto Rico nabs a huge friendly opponent and the USMNT roster drama continues. The guys also answer some POSTCARDS TO THE POD, as listeners ask about very normal things like fan culture, the Marshall Islands and the big Taylor Swift news.
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We're back with another CONCACAF LASER FOCUS, this time heading to the tax haven known as the Cayman Islands. Donald and Eric recall their trip to Truman Bodden Sports Complex for the inaugural Nations League group stage, and shout out to Coconut Joe's. Eric is up on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM, and no, we still don't know what happened with the coach.
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A year after the second round of Concacaf 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification began, it concludes... now! With 12 spots in the third and final round of qualifying up for grabs, Eric and Donald run through the six groups and touch on ALL 30 TEAMS remaining in Concacaf in just over half an hour to get you ready for the games of this window. From Cayman Island's coaching drama, to major injuries for Panama and Suriname, to farewells in ...
It's been a minute but the boys are back! Donald and Eric get together to catch up and talk about some of the stuff going on around the region. The guys touch on March's Nations League Finals, commemorate a major anniversary for the global game, catch you up on the Unity Cup featuring Trinidad & Tobago and the club happenings in Concacaf Champions Cup & Concacaf W Champions Cup. Through Volar, all things are possible.
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Eric and Donald head to the NEWSDESK to chat about the beautiful nonsense around Concacaf. The guys preview the Concacaf Nations League Finals, talk about Concacaf's debut of VOLAR, the confederation's new mascot and run down the upcoming Gold Cup qualification matches. If you're looking for a podcast talking about an animorphic seabird that features flags of 41 nations in their wings but can still kick a soccer ball, you've found ...
The next CONCACAF LASER FOCUS is where we get lost talking about the Bermuda Triangle, as we chat Gombey Warriors and the island nation of Bermuda. Jonathan gets to take a guess on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (26:53).
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At long last, we're back with another CONCACAF LASER FOCUS as we return to Saint Martin (the island) to talk about Saint Martin (the French side). We talk about the history, Eric talks about his brief visit, and then the soccer. On REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (22:29), Jonathan and Eric have Donald seeing stars... lots of them.
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New year, same Concacaf nonsense. Donald, Eric and Jonathan are back with a quick update on some of the recent stories around Concacaf, from exiled Quebec amateur leaguer Matko Miljevic getting called into the senior US Men's National Team to the legendary Miguel Herrera getting the Costa Rica job and Saudi Arabia getting a Gold Cup invite. After that, we take your questions on POSTCARDS TO THE POD (22:03).
A special CONCACAF LASER FOCUS as the guys take a look at Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States but a full Concacaf member. After looking at the history of the island and the soccer culture, the pod welcomes former Puerto Rico men's national team player Jacob Conde (30:52), who earned seven caps with El Huracán Azul from 2016-2019. After Jacob and Eric reminisce about their shared alma mater, we hear stories of first the ca...
The most wonderful tournament in all of sports returned for another edition in the September FIFA window, so Donald and Eric had to talk about it! From League A to League C (or from League C to League A) we've got it all covered, highlighting Anguilla's historic away win over Turks and Caicos, Saint Lucia's big window in Grenada and Nicaragua leaving it late twice. After recapping CNL, the topic is the USMNT and their long awaited ...
On this episode, we head to the "B" of the ABC islands to do our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS feature on Bonaire. A special municipality of The Netherlands, Bonaire is one of Concacaf's non-FIFA members, but we talk about the challenge and effort to fix that, along with flamingoes and other fun stuff. On REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM, Jonathan tries his best with all the SVs.
On our next CONCACAF LASER FOCUS we head to Central America to talk Nicaragua. As Americans, it's a complicated history with Nicaragua, as Eric and Jonathan discover that it hits even closer to home for them. A discussion about what got Nicaragua where it is today and the soccer that they play. Donald gets up for REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM.
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