2022 World Cup

[metirish]

Not looking good , down 2-0 , 57 minutes gone , USA have had chances

[metirish]

USA scores , with 15 minutes, plus added time they are 2-1 down , let's go

[metirish]

USA have been awful at the back today and the Dutch make them pay, 3-1 and it looks like curtains for the US

[whippoorwill]

I’ve missed your commentary!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oh well

[metirish]

Yeah, I think ultimately the US got done in by their naivete at the back and the lack of a center forward up front. I don't follow the US team closely but very few fans seems happy with this coach at all.

[Frayed Knot]

When you see the accurate crossing passes by the Dutch (helped out by the targets being un-marked) it makes scoring in
soccer looks so easy and you wonder why there isn't more of it. But of course it's not that easy. That 46th minute goal
was obviously a killer.

The main complaint I've heard of this USMNT coach has been his reluctance to go to young Reyna more often (only a
handful of minutes vs England prior to today) amid rumors that the two are feuding over something.
Don't claim to know anything more than that.

[nymr83]

'When in doubt blow the whistle' doesn't make for a very
good marketing slogan.

WOW! That gave me a flashback. The first time I saw my daughter play field hockey, I told her it looked like there was only one rule in that game- when it looks like a team will score, blow the whistle and go the other way.
I agree with you. Low scoring has been one reason Americans have given for not loving soccer as much as the rest of the world. If relaxing the off sides rule would increase scoring, I wonder if the US soccer league might experiment with it for some games to determine if it would really help.

Later

"when in doubt blow the whistle" is the NFL's personal rule for touching Tom Brady

[MFS62]

"when in doubt blow the whistle" is the NFL's personal rule for touching Tom Brady

Sadly, very true.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

I take it that what the team also seems to be missing is a finisher up front - more or less the role Clint Dempsey used to fill. Three goals
scored in four games -- even while allowing only four against the better competition in the world -- is rarely going to get you very far.
But they were among the youngest teams in the tourney so that's ... something.


1 - 0 Argentina over Australia as they near the end of the first half.
Just turned it on about five minutes ago and have seen Messi on the turf -- laying on the ground holding his leg screaming something
in Spanish -- at least three time already. Was still breathing when I looked away.

[metirish]

The Aussies gave it a good go , fair dinkum to them, and indeed could have tied it up at the death. Argentina moves on 2-1 to face the Dutch

[Frayed Knot]

The CPF has definitely suffered in recent times due to the absence of the phrase 'fair dinkum'

[whippoorwill]

And wanker

Though he hasn’t said that yet :)

[batmagadanleadoff]

And "taking the piss".

[metirish]

France V Poland and England V Senegal

France V England would certainly be a juicy QF....so would France V Senegal for historical reasons

Mbaappe ha been great and I would expect France to beat Poland , and I think Senegal can beat England , a good battle in midfield. Should be good games

[metirish]

France are strolling here, Mbappe is a delight to watch

France 2 - Poland 0

[metirish]

I've been watching the games on Telemundo, FOX are just awful, anyway Andrés Cantor sounds very hoarse 🤣

[Edgy MD]

Andrés is only about 60 but I imagine his larynx is pushing 95.

[metirish]

Andrés is only about 60 but I imagine his larynx is pushing 95.

Funny, because I actually checked to see his age and was surprised he's only 59

[metirish]

England up 2-0 at halftime

[metirish]

Croatia beat Japan on penalties after the game was 1-1 , I didn't see this but penalty shootout was 3-1

[metirish]

Unfortunately South Korea are getting hammered here by Brazil, 3-0 and still in the first half

[A Boy Named Seo]

Unfortunately South Korea are getting hammered here by Brazil, 3-0 and still in the first half

Some poor penalties taken in that one

[Frayed Knot]

Japan had been looking real good in this WC ... I guess right up until today - though Croatia was 'Final Four' last time (I think) so no shame in a PK loss to a good squad.

[Ceetar]