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As the U.S. men&#039;s national team gears up for its first game of the 2022 World Cup, Brian remembers Landon Donovan&#039;s last-gasp winner against Algeria in 2010. We&#039;ll talk about the elusiveness of joy, the magical consistency of the U.S. women&#039;s team, and the many wonderful ways in which Donovan&#039;s goal made American fans lose their minds.  
Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins and Vikram Patel 
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo 
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Match footage from FIFA
Also available in <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/346pJhMe4s0CRtFuEQyJTm?si&#061;58f7a083491b4f90" rel="nofollow">Spanish</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2ig3kXxbAW8QfBvxMZtFQV?si&#061;4d4ac466b81149c5" rel="nofollow">Portuguese</a>

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Brian Phillips is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘Impossible Owls’ and the host of the podcasts ‘Truthless’ and ‘22 Goals.’ A former staff writer for Grantland and senior writer for MTV News, he has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, among others.

15 | Landon Donovan (2010)

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