The World Cup Starts TONIGHT! World Cup odds, favorites | Orlando defender Haley McCutcheon Interview | Golden Ball predictions (Soccer 7/19)

Hosts Poppy Miller, analysts Jordan Angeli, Darian Jenkins and Lisa Carlin talk about the Women's World Cup odds, favorites and which of the 8 debutants can break out of their group play. Then Orlando defender Haley McCutcheon joins to talk about her team's recent form, which nations she thinks will lift the cup and her time in Australia with Darian. USWNT defender Naomi Girma and forward Sophia Smith are honoring their late Stamford teammate Katie Meyers by dedicating this World Cup to her. The gang talks about the importance of mental health in addition to the recent news from US star forward Christen Press and her 4th surgery. Sandra Herrera joins to make her top picks of the tournament for winner, golden boot, dark horse and more. We are a nominee for the “Best Female-Hosted Podcast” category in The People’s Choice podcast awards! We appreciate all you guys do for us and we hope you enjoy our show enough to nominate us to advance to the final round. To nominate Attacking Third, go to podcastawards.com/app/signup/ and then toggle down the “Sports” category. The whole process takes less than 60 seconds! We’ve included the link at the top of the episode description as well!  Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL games on P+” with a link to https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird, @SandHerrera_, @LisaCarlin32, @Jordangeli , @JennyaChiu and @Darian_Jenks. Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast” or “Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast.” For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices