This is a plausible argument but doesn’t explain why I play 10 hands of blackjack in 40 years and never get a 21

12 years ago small countries were desperate to copy Uruguay, then 10 years ago it was Iceland, then 8 years ago it was Croatia, 4 years ago Morocco, today Norway. Sometimes you just dice roll your way into guys and you ride them for 12 to 15 years.

I’m sad Canada lost to Morocco but this may genuinely have been 7-0

I know I’m a bad person because I’ve been reading the Reddit thread of non NY based Gotham fans mourning the move of the team into the city for like 45 minutes just belly laughing at these people

Chickens coming home to roost I think

That is way too low.

Quite funny that after the UEFA handwringing about qualifying spots it’s 6/8 in the QF.

When will the corruption end?

Enzo Fernandez unbelievable valley of meh game. Kind of bad and unproductive all game and then just abandons it all to get in the mixer to win the game.

This is a fucking beat down

Oh wow

The US was at its best when the twitter community was making kazoo comps and faking cancer to get cameos from players. They need to get back to their roots.

My unironic suggestion to “fix” the USMNT is hire Bruce Arena, uber prioritize young MLS with the squad players, let the stars do their thing in a pretty laidback tactical style under Bruce. Poch wasted hundreds of call up hours on Zendejas and Fossey and Jonathan Klinsmann.

Since Poch got hired, here are the games they played against teams they could have played in the R16. Mexico x2 (LL), Canada (L), Turkey x2 (LL), Switzerland (L), Korea (L), Japan (W), Ecuador (D), Uruguay (W), Belgium x2 (LL), Portugal (L), Germany (L), Senegal (W) That is worse than dog shit.

I feel very vindicated in my Tillman is ass, actually take fwiw. That guy was horrible.

I ran into the Canadian players in a bar in Houston after the game and was trying to explain to them that even though it was super disappointing to lose to Morocco, they played super Canadian and also won v RSA in the most watched Canadian men’s game ever and that will last longer

In 2 years I probably would be?

I think Poch is the easiest coach firing the US have had in a long time. They played 2 good halves in 2 years, both where they went finishing crazy v Uruguay and v Paraguay.

Everybody in the club do something weird if you just paid $10m to a coach to get embarrassed at home in front of your home fans by the worst Belgium team in 15 years after your president did a corruption to try and help you win

Vanaken is kind of ass but that guy has never been on the inside of a rondo in his entire life

If I had 1 tactical tweak for the US at half time it was that Belgium were playing 2 regens at CB and at no point did they go direct to Balogun/Pulisic/midfield runner in behind, and I appreciate that Poch has said no well just turn it over at half every time

This is a better squad than 2022 and they’ve been drastically worse against a worse team. Yikes.

Lukaku about commit hate crimes against gingers everywhere

At least Reyna’s dad could beat up Berhalter’s dad

Thinking about Doku in transition in about 15 minutes and laughing my ass off

Ream actually dodges it. Don’t move your leg and he blocks it

I hope Matt Turner is sitting there smug as fuck right now

HAHAHAHHAHAHA

I wonder if Poch makes a tactical change just to give the players a scapegoat and a change of something, even if I don’t think a change in shape or anything really accomplishes anything here

A man who has clearly not watched the 2025 and 2026 San Jose Earthquakes.

I mean that insane deflection could have not gone in tbf

Ream getting BBQ’d by public opinion but Richards’ been just as bad without a clear focal point to mark. Like a dog without a bone.

If Bart de Wever has the courage he walks for that

Sergini Dest showing hole on the timeline

Play better and get some bounces and you’re cooking

Poch’s last 2 club stints had decidedly worse xGD/min and GD/min after halftimes, but generally quite good opening match plans. Gonna have to solve some shit real quick.

Think that’s a cruciate unfortunately

At least Belgium will fade when they have to take Lukaku and KdB off

Onana and Raskin (a mid tier SPL player) are absolutely ragdolling McKennie and Tillman in possession

Suspend that motherfucker

Play this game an hour later these shadows are unwatchable

My main takeaway is that Jozy looks like he’s lost probably 30 lbs since the end of his playing days and I wonder how much he could’ve extended his career at this weight

FB out to engage wide player and W understanding to fill the hole or to come manage the inside player was just stupid good. And then physical talent for Rice and others to just get across and bundle up.

It is hard to express how good a job Gordon/Spence and Konsa/Rogers (and Konsa/Bellingham) did to defend every wide 2v2 there. Every single cross was so deep, heavily contested, and always an extra pass or two to work the space to get it off at all.

I’ve seen 5 replays and in every single one am like “man he got him really good with the elbow” and “wow really a penalty?”

Basically perfect striker play. Drags Gabriel 3 yards back post to create 1 more yard to nip in front. Elite.

No stutter steps is actually a perfect rule to implement. PKs are already OP relative to the offense, no stutter balances them fairer. Stutter PK’s are less fun to watch than normal ones. Better spectacle AND better sport!

The unethical stutter step PK not being rewarded>>>>

Elfath was likely one of the favourites for the final given the likely combatants and he probably just nuked his chances at that. That sucks.

Oh that’s even better.