World Cup Thread

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I don't know much about soccer but I would assume the drama surrounding our player has fired the other team up. Probably would have played better without him but I don't know Jack diddly.
 

Anon1751592624

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We just aren't very good at soccer and probably never will be (certainly elite). Our best players play other sports. It is that simple.

Every four years the country gets into it for a few weeks, and every year we get disappointed and soccer goes back to being the 5th or 6th most popular sport in the U.S. (football, basketball, baseball, golf, NASCAR).
 

sefus12

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No, I’m not saying this is what happened, but the US looked like they were throwing the game. Just utterly embarrassing.
 
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Nightwish

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Major reality check unfortunately. The positive is the country got invested for a little while but worst case scenario is just not showing up after the red card controversy. Turns out it didn't matter at all.
 

Drogon

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The 52nd minute mark is why I rarely watch soccer. A lof of what is a foul and isn't a foul is stupid af. Also, a lot of times whomever has the better players acting like they got shot in the leg writhing with agony get the benefit of the call too much.
 

Son_Of_Saul

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Dec 7, 2007
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This is what it looks like when men's soccer is your nation's fourth most popular sport among youths, and also competes with track during high school track season for elite athletes. Until that changes, expect much of the same.
 

Laparkafan

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This is what it looks like when men's soccer is your nation's fourth most popular sport among youths, and also competes with track during high school track season for elite athletes. Until that changes, expect much of the same.
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Golf
So 5th at best?
 

HenryMuto

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Mar 31, 2012
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Should not have even been playing Belgium as Senegal blew a 2-0 lead with 5 minutes left in regulation time.

That was a tough watch tonight completely terrible pretty much all game. That 3rd goal was like WTF.
 

Smeegs

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Well, our brief delusion that we were finally ready to take on the Euro soccer powers got shattered in an ugly way tonight.

That day has yet to arrive. They’re still a clear level above us.