When somebody makes a list of their top five goals at a world cup and the list is just five shots from outside the box sorted by how hard they hit the ball and without any footage of the buildup that person should at minimum go to jail

Boy, these teams stink. I hope Canada loses by one million next time out

Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas

I can't believe one of these teams is going to advance

One year anniversary of probably the only truly good joke I've ever written

astonishing how poorly past 36 hours went for these bubble third place teams. Scotland was looking pretty good to get through. when Egypt-Iran ended I thought they were both through. only one third-placer making the cut on three points is pretty surprising, based on what models were saying pre-cup

What are the odds both teams' final goals were just kayfabe? Second one is too late and too difficult to really believe that, right? But you have to wonder when what looked like a truce is suddenly broken by a pair of offsetting goals?

What a way for the group stage to end!!!!

Have to think that's the nail in the coffin for the cross-group third place stuff, like Gijón for asynchronous final group stage matches. Good riddance, if so. Just go to 64.

No disgrace here at all. What a game.

What a story this will be when we hear more

That is as brutal as it gets

OH MY GOD

And just as I was explaining the apparent tacit agreement to draw to my girlfriend...

Brutal if only one three point third place team goes through

Great excitement in the DR Congo/Uzbekistan game

Just saw Hector Herrera on the sidewalk in philly

So so glad somebody else noticed this I could not believe my eyes last night

People who have seen a terrible film love to describe the film's themes to you

awfully disappointing Ricardo Pepi game. wouldn't expect better from Miles but Scally and other centerbacks also frustrating. Thought Turner should do better on final chance. Aaronson too loose. Attack in general fairly unlucky not to find a third I thought

Referee blew first half stoppage time immediately as US press for goal. Blows second half stoppage time as soon as turkey find goal. Okay

Well that is very funny

I can't believe the Canadian mickey mouse bracket continues. I hope South Africa. Beats them a billion to one

Won't complain too much since this is a glorified friendly but oh brother is Miles Robinson not up to it

Turkiye may not take this well, I think

Saw Curacao/Ivory Coast at the Linc today. Great atmosphere, had a great time, awesome sellout crowd. Bummed that Curacao weren't a bit more competitive - feel they were too insistent to play towards an aesthetically pleasing style, and a more pragmatic approach might've given them a shot to advance

Maybe the FIFA world rankings were upside down all along? We've been reading them backwards?

Cabo Verde - Uruguay 4 goal thriller why yes of course

Didn't get a good closeup angle but i hate to say it didn't look like a pen to me on the replay

Okay the 48 team world cup is officially a winner I think they should even go 64 bc the third place stuff is not great

That is a USL goalkeeper with FIFTEEN SAVES in a world cup game to get a draw against Ecuador! Ecuador who entered the tournament ranked 23rd in the world! What a debut this has been for Curacao!

Wow! Victory in the group! Simple as that!

Man. Really bad yellow for Richards to pick up

I don't hate Berhalter like so many but I don't see how Aaronson wouldn't do this job better

What a breakout tournament for Freeman

Brazilian fans dressed up like security with signs and a perimeter around the Rocky statue so that nobody puts a Brazil shirt on the statue and curses the team. Having the world cup in town is so cool

Disappointing Panama showing, hate to see Concacaf doing so poorly. Can reasonably argue Haiti and Panama were unlucky not to get at least a draw but already down to 2 regional teams that look at all menacing

It's a heartbreak that Nigeria didn't make this world cup. Can you imagine the scenes if Philadelphians found out there's a team in world football called the Super Eagles? And they wear green? I've seen Philadelphians painted head-to-toe in Ivory Coast colors. That's just a team that is here

this referee having a disaster these last few minutes

WOW france lucky beyond belief on that

Looooovely goal for New Zealand. Been quite the day for underdogs!

Wow!! Cabo Verde!!

I don't think salary caps are "just" wage suppression tools. Whatever you think of the merits they're quite obviously also a meaningful constraint on team-building

The Rocky statue curse hitting Ecuador is an awesome story lol

This world cup has been phenomenal if you're not watching every game start watching every game

Alright alright I get it everybody I follow lives in New York together as one big happy family oh brother

You would have thought I was from curacao the way I yelled when they scored

Group D in danger of being swept by soccer

Put on Australia-Turkiye to cheer for a draw but I can't help pulling for those dang socceroos

Good showing for Haiti in a lot of ways. Unlucky not to get a point. Cruel game and cruel that they now have Brazil and Morocco