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Brazil Wakes Up, Morocco Looks Dangerous & USA Reaches the Knockouts

Chris Horwedel June 20, 2026

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This week on The Underdog World Cup Show:

On this episode of The Underdog World Cup Show, Chris Horwedel recaps a major day in the 2026 World Cup group stage as the United States beats Australia 2-0, clinches a spot in the knockout round, and wins Group D after Paraguay’s 1-0 upset over Türkiye. The USMNT gets the job done without Christian Pulisic, with Folarin Balogun forcing an early own goal and Alex Freeman scoring before halftime after a VAR review.

The show also breaks down Morocco’s 1-0 win over Scotland, powered by Ismael Saibari’s early goal, and Brazil’s 3-0 win over Haiti, with Matheus Cunha scoring twice and Vinícius Júnior adding another. Paraguay’s win over Türkiye reshapes Group D, eliminates Türkiye, and sets up a huge Paraguay-Australia matchup.

Chris then previews the next World Cup slate, including Netherlands vs. Sweden, Germany vs. Ivory Coast, Ecuador vs. Curaçao, and Tunisia vs. Japan. He looks at how the Netherlands can respond after drawing Japan, why Sweden’s attack is dangerous, whether Germany’s 7-1 opener was real, and how Ivory Coast can test them. The episode also uses odds from oddsmakers to frame Ecuador’s pressure against Curaçao and Japan’s late matchup with Tunisia, highlighting Enner Valencia, Takefusa Kubo, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Kaoru Mitoma, and Hannibal Mejbri.

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Chris Horwedel

A lifelong sports fan who created NFL Draft Blitz all the way back in 1999. Chris founded Deep(ish) Thoughts in July of 2015 and that evolved into Underdog Sports in September of 2017. In his spare time, he enjoys watching Philadelphia sports teams, especially his beloved 76ers. #TrustTheProcess is a way of life.

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