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fifa world cup 2026
- Thread starter sonic boogaloo
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Doing just fine in the first half w/o Pulisic.
The Aussies could get very physical in the 2nd half. I suspect the German referee will have little tolerance for cheap shots.
45 minutes to go...
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Ha! Yes, that's what it looked like.
2nd half was a hard watch but the guys closed it out.
Uruguay win the trophy for the best shirt font.
New Zealand goalie wins the concede a goal / give the middle finger to gravity award.
New Zealand goalie wins the concede a goal / give the middle finger to gravity award.
Well, that stinks. Losing to Turkiye on the last shot of the match, at 90'+8'.
At least the USA still won their group. They played a handful of second-stringers, but this loss still stings a little.
On to the Round of 32.
At least the USA still won their group. They played a handful of second-stringers, but this loss still stings a little.
On to the Round of 32.
Although that's a frustrating way to lose a game, it's true that it doesn't matter much. I thought we actually played reasonably (not superbly) well in a number of respects, but that backline never looked like everybody was on the same page. I don't think any of the game 3 first-time starters made a strong case that they could do well with more minutes, except Berhalter, and at a stretch Trusty. Weah and Aaronson were active but not terribly effective, Reyna was safe but showed no creative spark, Scally was OK but didn't bring as much as Freeman IMO, and McKenzie and M Robinson looked out of sync at times.
Given the players in the squad, I guess Pochettino got it pretty much right with that game 1 lineup, and game 2 wasn't bad either. In particular, I think playing Dest as a winger rather than a right back was a really smart move. Dest has never been a great defender, but he's very good on the ball, and having him and Freeman working the right side can cause problems for a lot of defenses.
Given the players in the squad, I guess Pochettino got it pretty much right with that game 1 lineup, and game 2 wasn't bad either. In particular, I think playing Dest as a winger rather than a right back was a really smart move. Dest has never been a great defender, but he's very good on the ball, and having him and Freeman working the right side can cause problems for a lot of defenses.
My team of New Zealand is out, which is not to be expected to be honest. Just got thrashed by Belgium 5-1. ouch... But Mexico and France are both on 9 points, and Argentina are playing Jordan so they'll probably get on a winning streak also. If I had to predict, France or Argentina could possibly take it.
What an ending. I was expecting South Africa to go through. Makes me more nervous for Wednesday.
Down goes Germany! A kind of meh game, but an exciting PK shootout.
Nobody would have predicted that result! Maybe it wasn't exciting in terms of scoring, but the Paraguayan defense gave it everything they had and then some. Kudos to them.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Germany jerseys are on sale now.
I can't be the only person wondering / lamenting why on earth England never got to face off against THAT Germany at any point in our World Cup history
Passinwind
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Yeah, that was some crazy stuff. It sure looked like an own goal on that one kick the NL keeper had apparently initially stopped.Netherlands v Morocco, a clinic on how not to take PKs.
