This week's edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast comes to you on the eve of the U.S. kicking off its World Cup qualifying campaign vs. St. Vincent & The Grenadines at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. SI.com's Brian Straus (twitter.com/brianstraus) joins host Avi Creditor (twitter.com/avicreditor) and SI Senior Writer Grant Wahl (twitter.com/grantwahl) there, giving us an idea of what the team needs to do and why St. Louis-style pizza is incredibly delicious....until it isn't.

The guys also review their soccer-specific nominations for SI's Sportsman of the Year (AKA Soccerperson of the year). Kei Kamara, Claudio Bravo, and Iceland all make the cut.==The Planet Futbol Podcast is brought you by the SeatGeek app, available in app stores and at seatgeek.com. Enter code PLANET in the app to for a $20 rebate off your first purchase. We are also sponsored by FanDuel. Enter promo code PLANET at FanDuel.com for up to $200 in bonus cash.

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