What PFT Commenter has said about United States men's national soccer team
11 quotes · 8 episodes · May 26, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026
PFT Commenter, Barstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take, has been quoted on United States men's national soccer team 11 times in 8 episodes of Pardon My Take, most recently on July 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
PFT Commenter called the Belgium loss the worst U.S. performance he had seen in years.
“That was the worst performance from the U.S. that I've seen in years. Just completely lackluster from the start”
Pardon My Take: Matthew And Brady Tkachuk, Taylor Twellman Talking World Cup, USMNT Sucks At Soccer Again + Mt Rushmore of Aquatic Animals (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 3:21
PFT Commenter argued that Christian Pulisic does not seem to love playing for the national team and checked out of games.
“He checked out of two games, and he did the same in the World Cup in 2022. He just doesn't seem like he loves playing for the U.S. national”
Pardon My Take: Matthew And Brady Tkachuk, Taylor Twellman Talking World Cup, USMNT Sucks At Soccer Again + Mt Rushmore of Aquatic Animals (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 17:10
PFT Commenter notes the U.S. won as many World Cup games in 19 days as in the previous 24 years.
“I think we've won three games in 19 days. And we've won three World Cup games in the previous 24 years”
Pardon My Take: Emergency Jaylen Brown Trade Reaction + Timm Woods And The Return Of Dungeons And Dragons (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 35:25
PFT Commenter calls Folarin Balogun possibly the best pure striker the U.S. has had.
“he's the like probably the best pure striker that we've ever had i know it's crazy to say that after just like four games”
Pardon My Take: Emergency Jaylen Brown Trade Reaction + Timm Woods And The Return Of Dungeons And Dragons (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 36:45
PFT Commenter notes the U.S. has historically almost never beaten European teams at the World Cup.
“we don't beat European teams in the world cup. We just never have”
Pardon My Take: Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy Draft (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 29:50
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PFT Commenter predicts the U.S. will beat Bosnia and Herzegovina comfortably in the knockout round.
“I think we win. I think it might be like three to one, three to nothing”
Pardon My Take: Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy Draft (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 31:01
PFT Commenter argues Pochettino's reputation for overworking club teams suits a short international tournament.
“This is the perfect scenario for a guy like that. Yeah, you can burn them out”
Pardon My Take: NBA Draft, Giannis To The Heat, Wyndham Clark, USMNT Team Captain Tim Ream + Mt Rushmore Of Hard To Spell Words (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 38:12
PFT Commenter believes the USMNT, playing as it did in its opener, can beat any team in the world.
“if we play like that that team is capable of beating any team in the world”
Pardon My Take: World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 48:39
PFT Commenter said the USMNT could beat any team in the world if it played as it did against Paraguay.
“But the way that we played on Friday, we could beat any team in the world if we played like that”
Pardon My Take: The Knicks Win The NBA Title, The Hurricanes Lift The Cup, Zac And Memes Recap Their Game 5 From San Antonio, Mr Bing Bong Jerry O'Connell Surprises Hank In Studio + World Cup (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:20
PFT Commenter said the USMNT's win over Senegal should make fans somewhat optimistic before the World Cup.
“this should make you at least a little bit optimistic about what the team could look like”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 57:12
PFT Commenter says reaching the World Cup quarterfinals is the standard for success for the USMNT.
“No, I'm just going to stick with it. Reaching the quarterfinals. That's what success is for this team”
Pardon My Take: Knicks To The Finals, Wemby Domination, Saints RB Travis Etienne, Saints Safety Justin Reid, Who’s Back Of The Week And More (May 26, 2026) · Listen from 42:50
Predictions
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PFT Commenter predicts the U.S. will beat Bosnia and Herzegovina comfortably in the knockout round.
“I think we win. I think it might be like three to one, three to nothing”
Pardon My Take: Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy Draft (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 31:01 · United States men's national soccer team
On July 1, 2026, the U.S. beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in the World Cup Round of 32, with goals from Folarin Balogun (45') and Malik Tillman (82'), despite playing with 10 men from the 64th minute. ESPN described the result as a comfortable win. The final score was one goal short of the speaker's hedged 3-1 or 3-0 guess, but the predicted comfortable U.S. win happened.
Sources: Recap: USA beats Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in World Cup Round of 32 · USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina as it happened: Ten-man hosts advance after Balogun, Tillman goals - ESPN · USA 2-0 Bosnia-Herz (Jul 1, 2026) Final Score - ESPN · USA beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0: FIFA World Cup 2026
Checked Oct 8, 2026
Episodes
Matthew And Brady Tkachuk, Taylor Twellman Talking World Cup, USMNT Sucks At Soccer Again + Mt Rushmore of Aquatic AnimalsPardon My Take · Jul 8, 2026 · 2 h 50 min
Pardon My Take hosts lament the USMNT's World Cup loss to Belgium, interview Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, and discuss the World Cup with Taylor Twellman.
Emergency Jaylen Brown Trade Reaction + Timm Woods And The Return Of Dungeons And DragonsPardon My Take · Jul 2, 2026 · 2 h 58 min
Pardon My Take hosts react live to Jaylen Brown's trade to the 76ers and the USMNT's World Cup win, then play Dungeons & Dragons with Timm Woods.
Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy DraftPardon My Take · Jul 1, 2026 · 3 h 5 min
Dan Katz, PFT Commenter, Memes and Zach discuss LeBron James's free agency and the World Cup, interview John Smoltz on pitching, and hold their Dingers Only fantasy draft.
NBA Draft, Giannis To The Heat, Wyndham Clark, USMNT Team Captain Tim Ream + Mt Rushmore Of Hard To Spell WordsPardon My Take · Jun 24, 2026 · 2 h 34 min
The Pardon My Take crew debates the NBA draft, Trae Young's contract and Giannis's trade to Miami, then interviews U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and USMNT captain Tim Ream.
World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 19, 2026 · 2 h 32 min
Pardon My Take hosts recap the Knicks parade and Trae Young's opt-out, talk World Cup with Roger Bennett, and interview UConn champion Alex Karaban before the NBA draft.
The Knicks Win The NBA Title, The Hurricanes Lift The Cup, Zac And Memes Recap Their Game 5 From San Antonio, Mr Bing Bong Jerry O'Connell Surprises Hank In Studio + World CupPardon My Take · Jun 15, 2026 · 2 h 26 min
The Pardon My Take crew celebrates the Knicks' NBA title, recaps a trip to San Antonio, covers the Hurricanes' Cup and USMNT, and hosts Jerry O'Connell.
Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 1, 2026 · 2 h 29 min
The Pardon My Take crew reacts to the Spurs' Game 7 win over the Thunder, then interviews Mike Breen on the NBA Finals and Keith Yandle on the Stanley Cup Final.
Knicks To The Finals, Wemby Domination, Saints RB Travis Etienne, Saints Safety Justin Reid, Who’s Back Of The Week And MorePardon My Take · May 26, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
The Pardon My Take crew celebrates the Knicks reaching the NBA Finals, debates the Thunder and flopping, and interviews Saints players Travis Etienne and Justin Reid.
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- Taylor Twellman · 2 quotes
- Joe House · 2 quotes
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- Gary Lineker · 1 quote
- Tommy Vietor · 1 quote
- Dan Katz · 1 quote
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