OFFICIAL 2026 US/Canada/Mexico World Cup Thread

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  • Donuthole
    Official Outgayer
    • Nov 2008
    • 25230

    #16
    Originally posted by Joe Public View Post
    It’s the one time every four years that I watch a little men’s soccer if nothing else is going on. Go USA!
    Yup!

    Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

    There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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    • Omaha 680
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 11167

      #17
      I agree wigb Alexi Lalas: best half of soccer for the US men's team in world cup group play in the modern era. Couldnt have gone much better. Hopefully the Pulisic sub at half was precautionary and there is nothing else there.

      Also I was not aware that VAR can review and reverse yellow cards and reassign them to the player who dove if there was no contact. That is a great addition and will help get more diving out of the game if they use it.

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      • Joe Public
        8.1 YPC
        • Apr 2011
        • 8499

        #18
        Well how about that!
        "What are you prepared to do?" - Jimmy Malone

        "What choice?" - Abe Petrovsky

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        • Moliere
          One man.....one pie
          • Oct 2009
          • 27792

          #19
          USA! USA! USA! USA!
          "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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          • Omaha 680
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2011
            • 11167

            #20
            Originally posted by Omaha 680 View Post
            Visa did a presale lottery and I entered with some family. My cousin was selected and his time slot was yesterday. He was allowed up to 40 tickets with a maximum of 4 tickets for any one match. I ended up getting tickets to the second US group stage match in Seattle and the third US group stage match in LA. I had a chance to also buy in the knockout rounds but I decided not to lay the prices currently available without a US match guarantee.

            I'm super excited. I was expecting to overpay on the secondary market for a US match ticket if I was able to go to one at all so this was a pleasant surprise. Supposedly there will be more lotteries and they are releasing more tix at every price level with each lottery. So being I haven't been selected yet I will keep entering and if selected for a later lottery I may get a couple knockout round matches on one of the possible US paths and then if they crash out or go on another path I would still see hopefully get some good matches.
            I ended up selling my LA tix but my brother and I are meeting up in Seattle for the US/Australia game in a week. Still very excited.

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            • Omaha 680
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2011
              • 11167

              #21
              I knew this would.be the case but it's kind of sad to see it play out: with the field increased to 48 and a full 2/3 going through, the group stage has been stripped of almost all its previous drama. The final days of WC group stage play used to be one of the most exciting spectacles in all sports. Unfortunate for fans but money I guess.

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              • bluegoose
                7th round draft pick
                • Nov 2008
                • 4104

                #22
                The second half of the Japan/Netherlands game yesterday was incredible.

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                • chrisrenrut
                  Strikes and Gutters
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 2259

                  #23

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                  • falafel
                    loves to talk on things
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 37861

                    #24
                    Originally posted by chrisrenrut View Post
                    That's weird. They are distributing garbage so carefully. The Japanese are weird.
                    Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                    Dig your own grave, and save!

                    "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                    "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                    GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                    • chrisrenrut
                      Strikes and Gutters
                      • Jul 2009
                      • 2259

                      #25
                      The stories about visitors from other countries having experiences in the Us are the best past of this World Cup.

                      British people discovering barbeque
                      Scottish people drinking Boston bars dry
                      Japanese cleaning, er, littering stadiums
                      Australians chanting “”Aussie boys are in a bender, Donald Trump’s a sex offender”
                      the German tourist that has gone viral and is being given all kind of comps and experiences

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                      • Jeff Lebowski
                        Corporate lackey for Jesus
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 69457

                        #26
                        Originally posted by chrisrenrut View Post
                        The stories about visitors from other countries having experiences in the Us are the best past of this World Cup.

                        British people discovering barbeque
                        Scottish people drinking Boston bars dry
                        Japanese cleaning, er, littering stadiums
                        Australians chanting “”Aussie boys are in a bender, Donald Trump’s a sex offender”
                        the German tourist that has gone viral and is being given all kind of comps and experiences
                        Yeah, that has been very fun. Freddy and his buddies are having a quite a ride. Haha.
                        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                        "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                        "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                        • Omaha 680
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 11167

                          #27
                          My favorite one so far may be the Japanese guy's treatise on the social significance of bottomless chips and salsa in America.

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                          • Jeff Lebowski
                            Corporate lackey for Jesus
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 69457

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Omaha 680 View Post
                            My favorite one so far may be the Japanese guy's treatise on the social significance of bottomless chips and salsa in America.
                            Nobunaga?

                            Pretty sure that is all AI slop.
                            "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                            "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                            "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                            • BlueK
                              Senior Member
                              • May 2011
                              • 7133

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Omaha 680 View Post
                              I knew this would.be the case but it's kind of sad to see it play out: with the field increased to 48 and a full 2/3 going through, the group stage has been stripped of almost all its previous drama. The final days of WC group stage play used to be one of the most exciting spectacles in all sports. Unfortunate for fans but money I guess.
                              Cape Verde vs. Spain was amazing. It was like a 16 going toe to toe with a 1 at the NCAA tournament.

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                              • Omaha 680
                                Senior Member
                                • Jul 2011
                                • 11167

                                #30
                                Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post

                                Nobunaga?

                                Pretty sure that is all AI slop.
                                Not sure. I will have to find it again...and recalibrate my AI-detector if it is the one you are referring to.

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