World Cup

[LIHoosier]

[Brass Cannon]

US is looking like the US again in the WC

[Stuhoo]

10 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

US is looking like the US again in the WC

1-1 in the first half with only one of our best eleven on the pitch?

Seems like another outstanding night so far.

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

1-1 in the first half with only one of our best eleven on the pitch?

Seems like another outstanding night so far.

2-1 now and getting worked over by a team already eliminated.  

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Brass Cannon said:

2-1 now and getting worked over by a team already eliminated.  

You do realize we’ve already clinched the group title, we’re resting ten of eleven starters, and eliminating the chance of a second yellow card for the round of 32 for four players.

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

You do realize we’ve already clinched the group title, we’re resting ten of eleven starters, and eliminating the chance of a second yellow card for the round of 32 for four players.

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

You do realize we’ve already clinched the group title, we’re resting ten of eleven starters, and eliminating the chance of a second yellow card for the round of 32 for four players.

I fully realize that. But this team is already eliminated and we started with a 1-0 lead and conceded two pathetic goals. 
 

I don’t give a **** about the standings play well every game.  Execute basic passes. Don’t turn it over because of lazy passes. Don’t get caught in the wrong position on defense 
 

Carelessness is a habit. 
 

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I fully realize that. But this team is already eliminated and we started with a 1-0 lead and conceded two pathetic goals. 
 

I don’t give a **** about the standings play well every game.  Execute basic passes. Don’t turn it over because of lazy passes. Don’t get caught in the wrong position on defense 
 

Carelessness is a habit. 
 

Right! The standard is the standard. Fast, physical, relentless. Attention to details!

Sometimes I feel like Cig has created video game expectations.

btw: I give a **** about the standings; they look amazing.

[Brass Cannon]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Right! The standard is the standard. Fast, physical, relentless. Attention to details!

Sometimes I feel like Cig has created video game expectations.

btw: I give a **** about the standings; they look amazing.

If you care about standings 9 points is a lot prettier than 6. 
 

If we come out flat in the knockout round this game is going to be looked at as a mistake 

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

If you care about standings 9 points is a lot prettier than 6. 
 

If we come out flat in the knockout round this game is going to be looked at as a mistake 

If we win we play Bosnia in front of a crazed US crowd and with our entire team rested and cleared of yellow cards.

If we lose we play Bosnia in front of a crazed US crowd and with our entire team rested and cleared of yellow cards.

[Brass Cannon]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

If we win we play Bosnia in front of a crazed US crowd and with our entire team rested and cleared of yellow cards.

If we lose we play Bosnia in front of a crazed US crowd and with our entire team rested and cleared of yellow cards.

If we play our best players for all 90 minutes we risk injury and second yellow cards. Maybe Pulisic, Flo, Adams, get a taste in the second, but I hope not too much.

I’m not saying playing the starters.  But even the guys we have on the field aren’t playing to their ability.  
 

The thing about carelessness wasn’t me channeling Cig.  it was my high school soccer coach.  Everytime we missed a pass.  

[Brass Cannon]

There we go.  That’s what this team can do.  Just kept the pressure till opportunity presented 

[Stuhoo]

All in all, a pretty good night.

Primarily - no injuries and no one will be sitting on a yellow card going forward. 

Berhalter was really, really good; how do Pepi or Weah come in before him going forward? I thought Turner looked very trustworthy in goal. Weah and the back line looked 'not good at all.' There's a reason that young players like Freeman, Richards, etc have transformed this US National team.

We have a great draw with Bosnia in the round of 32 followed by a round of 16 game against Egypt in the round of 16 if all goes well. That is an amazingly 'doable' path to the Final 8 to equal the best American showing since 1930.

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOO!!

[LamarCheeks]

The bracket ... 

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

The bracket ... 

A very reasonable path to the round of eight and then, as it should, it gets much tougher. No gimme games, but there’s a path and a way.

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/27/uruguay-charter-canceled-players-fly-commercial-world-cup/90724164007/

This is hard core.  Make them find their own way home.

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/27/uruguay-charter-canceled-players-fly-commercial-world-cup/90724164007/

This is hard core.  Make them find their own way home.

Wonder if someone threw their Arby's on the tarmac before kicking them off the plane.

[LamarCheeks]

Halftime: Japan 1, Brazil 0 

This would be kind of an upset ... 
 

 

[Hovadipo]

Japan had their fun. Brazil has really turned it on.

[jermhoosierfan]

31 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Japan had their fun. Brazil has really turned it on.

Brazil had a nice header to tie it up.