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It's been an amazing World Cup. Who knew Russia could be so much fun! John is back in the Smokin Js podcast studio with Jay to break down each Round of 16 match-up. Stuck at work during the World Cup? There is a special training ground session in this pod just for you. We update the initial results of the Kick from the Spot Bracket Challenge after the group stage. We have one star and clear leader at this point. We have a fresh printable Round of 16 Bracket you can find here . Jay did not spank John for his birthday present. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js Moody Beats If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

For those of you with messy or busted brackets from the Group Stage of the World Cup 2018 Russia edition, here is a fresh Round of 16 Bracket that is fresh and easy to write on. Complete with match times. You can listen to the Kick from the Spot Podcast World Cup Round of 16 Preview HERE .

World Cup action is living up to all expectations! We are through the meat of the Group Stage, and now stare at the Final Match Day this week. John is currently lost in the woods of work, chopping down trees and providing for his family. Jay flies solo on the mic for this special World Cup podcast. What are the best match-ups for the final match day in each group? What are the scenarios where your favorite team goes through to the Round of 16? We've got all the specifics for each group to answer these questions and more. Iceland and Australia called, "So you are telling me there's a chance?" There is a special training ground session during this pod explaining how the "yellow card accumulation" rules work in this World Cup. We hope to have John back in the Kick from the Spot attack on Thursday to go over the Final Match Day results and what to expect in the Round of 16. Listener bracket submissions will also be discussed. Neymar's feelings...

What an exciting start to the World Cup Russia 2018! John and Jay discuss the first 11 matches played over the weekend. Late goals and surprisingly tight matches highlighted an amazing start to the greatest tournament on the planet. It's a special Father's Day sun drenched episode! David de Gea was not physically injured during this recording, only emotionally. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js Moody Beats If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

It's finally time for World Cup 2018! John and Jay break down the groups and announce their picks. It's not too late to join the fun. Here is a Printable World Cup 2018 Bracket for you to claim your World Cup winner! We will be with you for the entire month of World Cup action starting with the matches you need to see on the opening weekend. Japanese national team tourists were not injured by Chechen rebels during the production of this podcast. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js Moody Beats If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

This is the World Cup 2018 beginners guide. John and Jay take the time to explain everything from FIFA Confederations in the World Cup to the tournament format. There are some great tid-bits to help you understand the greatest tournament on Earth. Printable World Cup 2018 Bracket . Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js The Conservative Hippie Stoner Horoscopes Moody Beats If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Check out the accompanying podcast here. FIFA decides based on their metrics and rankings of nations the number of berths from each continental zone. This is how 2018 will look. UEFA Europe - 14 CAF Africa- 5 AFC Asia - 4.5 CONMEBOL South America - 4.5 CONCACAF North, Central and Caribbean - 3.5 OFC - Oceana - .5 The fifth team from Asia (Australia) entered a playoff against the fourth placed team from CONCACAF (Honduras). The top team from Oceana (New Zealand) entered a playoff against the fifth place team from CONMEBOL (Peru). 32 teams entered into the 2018 World Cup. A draw determined the make-up of 8 groups of 4 nations. The draw was weighted or seeded by creating 4 pots of 8 nations starting with the host country and then from top to bottom based on FIFA rankings. Then from there a nation was selected out of each pot for a group. This artificially separated the nations at the top and bottom from eachother. Even though everything is by the numbers, FIFA ch...