{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6a8816f5b0d5e24ea4119a28?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kennedy Fuller & the U.S. U-20 WNT 2026 World Cup roster","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1787303684032-79011235-85e1-4bd6-816b-196c98ed07c7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode of <strong>Full Time Focus, </strong>we’re talking about the USA roster for the upcoming <strong>2026 U-20 World Cup</strong> in <strong>Poland</strong>, which was released this week.</p><p><br></p><p>Host <strong>Jillian Sakovits </strong>sat down with<strong> Bay FC </strong>midfielder<strong> Kennedy Fuller t</strong>o talk about what it means for her to be selected, what her role on the team is, her love of learning under Bay head<strong> coach Emma Coates, </strong>and how she is learning to let go of the pressure.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: Tamerra Griffin</strong> joined the show to go<strong> </strong>deeper into this USA roster, the future stars to know, the players who didn’t make the cut on<strong> Vicky Jepson’s </strong>roster, and what the expectations are for the USA as they go in search of a fourth U-20 World Cup trophy, and their first since 2012.</p><p>_______________</p><p>HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin</p><p>GUEST: Kennedy Fuller</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>_______________</p><p>Referenced on the show:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7525424/2026/08/19/world-cup-u-20-roster-nwsl-ncaa-release-challenges/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">U-20 World Cup roster set after NWSL, college teams grant releases</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to our Youtube channel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}