2022 World Cup - USA team thread
- Thread starter Tom McAndrew
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Tyler Adams was my MVP of the match for the USA.
Too many passes to the guy with three white jerseys within ten feet of him.
Maguire played really well for England.
Right now it’s England 4, Iran 3, US 2, Wales 1. A tie would give us 3 points, Iran 4. We need a win. Fixed.
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Your conclusion is correct (the US needs to win), but the details are incorrect. Current standings in Group B:
England - 4
Iran - 3
USA - 2
Wales - 1
If Wales beats England and Iran draws then England, Wales, Iran would each have four points. Goal differential is the first tiebreak. Wales and Iran are both -2 GD. If Wales wins they will be -1 GD at worst, and if Iran ties they’d still be at -2, so Wales would get in over Iran. England is at +4 at the moment.
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Some thoughts:
- a draw is a fear on a couple of levels:
1) The USA has played really well from their goal to the opposing penalty area, but has had trouble scoring
2) the Iran that bested Wales was much better than the Iran that lost decisively to England
- keep away and dives:
1) Iran advances with a tie, so it's to their advantage to play defensive
2) dives or embellishments happen in almost any soccer game. Most good refs (and so far most of the reffing in the WC has been excellent) can see through that and not award diving or embellishing
- going to be frustrating to watch:
1) perhaps; hard to know for sure
2) if the US ties or loses, it will be very frustrating
3) if the US wins, it won't be so frustrating
4) other than the offensive challenges mentioned above, I think the USA is the bette team (between Iran and USA), and as such expect to be watching a USA victory
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Yes, this is one thing that could work in our favor because if Wales is winning, Iran can’t park the bus and settle on a draw if the score is tied.
Once (if?) the US scores, the tactics will change and really open up the game.
Reason #34 or so I've been unable to get into soccer, even though I've tried over and over again ...
The ESPN headline following the US-England match was "USMNT Dominant in Draw against England."
My tiny little 'Murican brain just can't find a way to process "dominance" and a draw being written to describe one another.
The ESPN headline following the US-England match was "USMNT Dominant in Draw against England."
My tiny little 'Murican brain just can't find a way to process "dominance" and a draw being written to describe one another.
sorta. To some extent I think England tries too hard to set him up, and at times it hurts the team.
But he had the two best opportunities for England all match (the centering pass in the 1st half where he kicked it from @ the 6 but it deflected off Zimmerman for a corner, and the header off the FK in the 2nd half where he hit it wide). And he had multiple other touches that caused the USA to have to react. (England had one other dangerous shot where Turner had to dive and deflected it for a corner. I don't think Kane struck that, but I'm not certain of that.)
Contrast that to Wright, who was attempting to play the same role for the USA. He was a non-factor on set pieces, and I don't think he had a good shot on goal the entire match (possible that he did and I just forgot about it).
Most of us have watched Kane wreck havoc up front for years, so in that context, the USA D did a very nice job of mostly neutralizing him. But as I mentioned above, he still had 2 of the best opportunities of the match.
A win would have been even sweeter, but considering what we saw from the USMNT in the last 2 friendlies before the WC, today's performance by them was very impressive.
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I’m there with you. Not a soccer fan at all but if you put a USA jersey on in a tournament I’ll root for you.
I know England was the definite favorite,(heavy favorite?), and so a tie is generally good since most thought they’d lose. But, it’s very odd to hear people classifying a scoreless tie as ‘brilliant and dominant’.
I figured out that one of the ad blockers I was using was blocking the tweets.
Another low scoring affair. Props to Massimo Manca II.
USMNT control World Cup destiny after England battle: "We're not done" | MLSSoccer.com
AL KHOR, Qatar – For goalkeeper Matt Turner, the lightbulb moment arrived in the 10th minute.
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Pulisic: US still has 'a lot of work left' after draw
Christian Pulisic acknowledged the US has "got a lot of work left to do," despite an impressive performance in a 0-0 draw with England.
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USMNT Player Ratings: World Cup advancement within reach after England draw | MLSSoccer.com
It all comes down to the Iran game next Tuesday (2 pm ET | FOX, Telemundo). After a really strong 0-0 draw against England on Black Friday, the US are in good shape to advance from Group B at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. If you can go
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They need to start scoring soccer like horse shoes, if it’s close you get a point, if it hits the bar, you get two, if it goes in you get three. I mean the game highlights are near misses, so give them some points for them.
Yeah, cause England was so dominant in their game against the USA. smh
Our MMA midfield simply rendered the English midfield inept. It was amazing. Many England fans after the result have not exactly been giving us credit for being the cause of their side playing poorly.
We’ll, I guess the this next game is effectively the USMNT’s ‘Rutgers game’. They are expected to win (?) and this is Iran’s Super Bowl. Beat or tie the hated USA and advance plus knock out the USA at the same time. Team better come out on fire and score early or it could be a long day.
