Sounding Off on Soccer: PSN’s motley crew tackles the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022

by
John Krysinsky
November 17, 2022

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The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup is only a few days away,

A few members of the Pittsburgh Soccer Now team (John Krysinsky, Jordan Smith, Matt Popchock and Mark Goodman) got together and had some fun to talk about their thoughts on the upcoming World Cup being played in Qatar (still hard to believe!) in November and December (even more hard to believe!!!), with a lot of interesting stories and plotlines developing.

Among the banter and fun the group had in this pre-World Cup pod included:

Favorite World Cup memory
Messi or Ronaldo?
Can USMNT get to KO round?
World Cup Draft Contest (each member had to pick a team from each group)
Predictions for Groups & Final

Mark shared his picks, but find out who everyone else ended up with from the field of 32…

In my @pghsoccernow World Cup draft, (rules are, you can take only one team from each group) I pulled:
– Argentina
– Japan
– England
– Canada
– Ecuador
– Switzerland
– Portugal (I accidently wrote 'Portland' a min ago lol)
– Switzerland#WorldCup2022

— Soccer Rabbi (@soccer_rabbi) November 17, 2022

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John Krysinsky

John Krysinsky has covered soccer and other sports for many years for various publications and media outlets. He is also author of 'Miracle on the Mon' -- a book about the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, which chronicles the club, particularly the early years of Highmark Stadium with the narrative leading up to and centered around a remarkable match that helped provide a spark for the franchise. John has covered sports for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, DK Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Sports Report, has served as color commentator on Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC broadcasts, and worked with OPTA Stats and broadcast teams for US Open Cup and International Champions Cup matches held in the US. Krysinsky also served as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at his alma mater, Point Park University, where he led the Pioneers to the first-ever winning seasons and playoff berths (1996-98); head coach of North Catholic boys (2007-08), associate head coach of Shady Side Academy boys (2009-2014).