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⚽ HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TRYOUTS ARE NEXT WEEK. ARE YOU READY?

Tryouts shouldn’t be the place where you’re trying to get into shape.

Imagine walking onto that field on Day 1 already fit, sharp, confident and ready to compete.

Now you can focus on what matters — playing your game, competing for every ball, and showing the coaches how you can help the team.

🔥 GSI 4-Day Tryout Challenge
📅 August 17–20
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Krashes Field

4 Days. 6 Hours. Do the work BEFORE tryouts.

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USA out. Canada out. Mexico out.

All three host nations eliminated in the same round. Never happened before in World Cup history.

And that was just the start.

Brazil — five time world champions — knocked out by Norway. Haaland scored twice in the final 11 minutes.

Ronaldo played his last ever World Cup match. An era ended just like that.
Bellingham scored twice in 98 seconds at the Azteca. England beat Mexico 3-2 in the game of the tournament.

Messi scored late to rescue Argentina. Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties.

The quarterfinals are set. France. Spain. Norway. England. Argentina. Switzerland. Morocco. Belgium.

No Brazil. No Portugal. No host nation.
This tournament is wide open.

Who wins it from here? Drop your pick below.

The first ever Round of 32 in World Cup history just happened. And it was pure chaos. ⚽🔥

Germany: 4 time world champions eliminated on penalties by Paraguay. 4-3 Gone.
Morocco knocked out the Netherlands on penalties.
Egypt beat Australia in the shootout. Salah like he had ice in his veins.
Cape Verde pushed defending champions Argentina to extra time before finally going out 3-2. A nation of 600,000 people nearly knocked out the Argentina.
USA beat Bosnia 2-0.

For first time EVER, all three co-hosts (USA, Canada, Mexico) all advanced to the Round of 16 together.

The penalty spot is the great equalizer. No reputation saves you. No ranking protects you.

This is why we love this game.

Which result shocked you the most? Drop it below 👇⚽

The World Cup's first round is in the books — and it did NOT disappoint. ⚽
Mexico opened strong with a win over South Africa.

Then the upsets started rolling in:
🇪🇸 Spain — tournament favorites — held scoreless by Cape Verde, a nation of under 600,000 in their World Cup debut. One bettor reportedly lost nearly $1M betting on Spain.

🇩🇪 Germany dismantled their opponent 7-0.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland won their first World Cup match in 28 years — over Haiti.

Haaland. Kane. Mbappé. Messi. 9 goals combined in 48 hours.
5 African nations already on the board with points.

This is what makes the World Cup the best tournament on Earth. Nobody is safe. Every game matters.

What upset shocked you most? Drop it below 👇

My favorite World Cup team has never won it.
And that is exactly why I ride with them every single tournament. 🧡⚽
The Netherlands. 1974. Johan Cruyff. Total Football.

The most beautiful soccer the world had ever seen — played on the biggest stage in the world — and they still came up short in the final.
Cruyff never got his trophy. That still bothers me.

But what he left behind was bigger than any trophy.
Total Football changed the entire game. Guardiola built Barcelona on it. Klopp has DNA from it. Every possession-based coach in the world traces roots back to what Cruyff built with the Netherlands.

As a youth soccer coach that philosophy hits different for me. Intelligence. Movement. Creativity. Every player thinks. Every player contributes. That is what I build at GSI every single day.

The world has caught up. Soccer is global now. But when I watch the Netherlands I still see that DNA.
Still waiting on that World Cup trophy. 🙏

Maybe 2026 is the year.
Who are YOU riding with this tournament? Drop it below 👇

Week 1 of the 2026 World Cup just gave us one of the greatest underdog stories in tournament history. 🌍⚽

Cape Verde. A small island nation. Making their World Cup debut. Against Spain — one of the favorites to win it all.
Nobody gave them a chance.

The talk before kickoff wasn't IF Spain would win. It was by how much.
Cape Verde said no. 0-0. Full time.

That's why we watch this tournament. That's why the World Cup is the greatest sporting event on earth.

But that's not the only story from Week 1 👇
✅ Morocco held Brazil 1-1 — and looked better at times
✅ Qatar tied Switzerland — small nation, massive result
✅ USA dominated Paraguay 4-1 on home soil
✅ South Korea took care of a solid Czech side 2-1

The gap is closing. The underdogs are rising.
Full breakdown in the latest episode of Built Not Born — The GSI Gunners Podcast. Link in bio. 🎙️

Who was YOUR favorite performance of Week 1? Drop it below 👇

Most of what we know about the World Cup just changed.

5 things happening this summer that have NEVER happened before 👇

🌍 3 countries hosting — US, Canada, Mexico. First time ever.
⚽ 48 teams — 16 nations on the world stage for the first time.
🔥 Round of 32 — every game is now do or die.
💥 Head-to-head tiebreakers — no more easy wins.
🏟️ World Cup back in America — first time since 1994.

Which of these 5 surprises you most? Drop it below 👇

In every lifetime, I’d choose this team, this game, and these moments. The bond goes way beyond the pitch.

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The 2026 World Cup kicks off today, and it's happening in our backyard. USA, Canada, and Mexico are co-hosting across 16 cities. Here's what opening day means for your family and young athletes.

FIFA just rewrote the rulebook; most soccer fans still don't know.

5 new rules hitting the field TODAY at the 2026 World Cup 👇
1️⃣ 10 seconds to sub off or your team plays a man down
2️⃣ 5 seconds to restart or you lose possession
3️⃣ Cover your mouth = red card
4️⃣ VAR now fixes wrong yellow cards
5️⃣ Mandatory water breaks every half

FIFA said: no more games within the game. Just play.

That's what I teach my kids every single day. ⚽
Which rule surprises you most? Drop it below 👇