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ColchVEGAS said:
The agenda has been the same since the groups were announced...beat Iran. USA controls their own destiny. Win and advance to the knockout stages where anything can happen.
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This is true. The mark was 5 points, with a win over Iran and draws against the other two. We're still on schedule, just need to make good.
 
Kolumbo said:
Are USA and England that close or was England just playing hard enough to draw? I expected a much more difficult time for us.
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England is wildly overrated and the USA is underrated.

I think you know the answer to the question.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Transitive property doesn't work here.

England beat Iran 6-2.
Iran beat Wales 2-0.
Wales drew against us.
We drew against England, even though in theory we should be 6 goals worse.
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Right, which was my point in response to the initial post.
 
Surprised there were more goals than red cards with these 2 sides.

Another “final” tomorrow with Germany needing a result against Spain
 
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LIuconn said:
Surprised there were more goals than red cards with these 2 sides.

Another “final” tomorrow with Germany needing a result against Spain
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That match was nasty. Mexico knows how to simply foul you to the point you lose composure, and Argentina can flop with the best. Ref did a great job early to limit the nonsense. Better team won.
 
Canada is electrifying. I hate to say it, but I think they're going to make an imprint on the world stage before the US.
 
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LOL at Canada's first goal being offsides and VAR just saying, "But they've never scored before" and ignoring it.
 
upstater said:
LOL at Canada's first goal being offsides and VAR just saying, "But they've never scored before" and ignoring it.
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Are you referring to the goalie's kick? Looked like he was clear of the far defender.
 
Jay-Bone said:
Are you referring to the goalie's kick? Looked like he was clear of the far defender.
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Yes, I must've missed the far defender. I saw him over the halfway line with the defender standing on the line. a lot of people on twitter saw it the way I did but they must've missed the far defender keeping him on. Also, the announcer missed the far defender as well since he said it was possibly offside.
 
Kovacic is such an amazing player. Sitting with my 13 year old, I advised her to keep her eye only on him.
 
Jay-Bone said:
Canada is electrifying. I hate to say it, but I think they're going to make an imprint on the world stage before the US.
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They’ve looked like a dear in headlights since the opening goal.
 
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huskypantz said:
Right, which was my point in response to the initial post.
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We at least showed a quick counter against England minimally getting into their head . If we did that against a Wales it would have been 3-0 USA .
 
I still want to see evidence of Pennstater’s specious claim that there are large protests under way to kick the USA out,

If it were a cross, Subba and @upstater woukf have no problem with this.

He’s actually confused, it’s just this.

www.cnn.com

Iran calls for US to be kicked out of 2022 World Cup after it changes Iran flag on social media to show support for protesters | CNN

Iran state media has called for the US to be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup after US Soccer changed the country's flag on social media to show support for protesters in the country.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
 
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LIuconn said:
Concacaf proving to be the weakest region so far
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Well, there's no stellar team in our region but Concacaf has played several top teams. We are effectively low seeds, the extras. Teams played by Concacaf: Spain, Belgium, England, Croatia, Argentina. When they're not playing the top teams in the World, they are having similar success as everyone else, 1 win, 2 ties, 0 losses.
 
Germany survives with a tie vs Spain. Spain looked better overall. The Germans look like they’ve never played together. I’ve never seen so many mistimed passes or players completely out of synch, and from a team that is usually so crisp.

I think we are seeing the effect of a lack of practice on several teams. Belgium also looked out of sorts in both matches. France among the few that have looked cohesive so far, Spain as well.
 
ZooCougar said:
I still want to see evidence of Pennstater’s specious claim that there are large protests under way to kick the USA out,

If it were a cross, Subba and @upstater woukf have no problem with this.

He’s actually confused, it’s just this.

www.cnn.com

Iran calls for US to be kicked out of 2022 World Cup after it changes Iran flag on social media to show support for protesters | CNN

Iran state media has called for the US to be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup after US Soccer changed the country's flag on social media to show support for protesters in the country.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
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Yes, Iran is screaming about it. That isn't the point. It's juvenile as protests go. You likely could have gotten the Iranian players to agree to a joint demonstration. Now all your done is piss off the entire country and allow the regime to use it against the rebels. To a lot of them, it's Darth Vader showing support for the Bothans.

It screams some smart ass controls the twitter account unsupervised. And your ideological attack is way off. This was a leftist showing how virtuous they are without thinking things through. I know criticizing the fringe when they screw up is a difficult concept for Republicans to grasp.

Iran needs a draw to go through, absent a crazy Eng/Wales result. Pissing them off over this wasn't the best idea. It was terrible.
 
upstater said:
Well, there's no stellar team in our region but Concacaf has played several top teams. We are effectively low seeds, the extras. Teams played by Concacaf: Spain, Belgium, England, Croatia, Argentina. When they're not playing the top teams in the World, they are having similar success as everyone else, 1 win, 2 ties, 0 losses.
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Wait until the end of the group stage, then reassess. Concacaf should have at least 2 teams make it, and it will likely have 1 or zero. Canada topped Qualifying and Mexico was second and both choked. Costa Rica over Japan was a solid win but probably won't be enough.
 
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