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2026 FIFA World Cup

Forza Azzurri said:
Yeah, I don't think the draw is as easy as people make it out to be.

It could clearly have been much worse but it also could have been much better.

Getting Australia out of Pot 2 was a home run but Paraguay was, arguably, the second best team in Pot 3 and getting a Euro playoff qualifier instead of one of the minnows was not a good outcome either.

None of the three games will be easy.

You will see a very different Paraguay when the game actually means something.

Turkey, if they emerge from the playoff, made the quarters in the last Euros and has a lot of talent.

On home soil, we should, and frankly need to, advance but it is definitely not a cakewalk.
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Yeah Paraguay will park the bus to play for a point or steal one off a counter when the game counts. The Aussies can be dangerous and guarantee that’s a very physical matchup. Another team happy to play defensive football and try and steal one if we don’t break through early.
 
The biggest worry about this team is that we they will create chances, probably miss most of them, but the D will always make those 1-2 mistakes
 
upperdeck said:
The biggest worry about this team is that we they will create chances, probably miss most of them, but the D will always make those 1-2 mistakes
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Fire whoever the coach is
 
The Guardian in England with an article saying that while it would be sad, it's looking like it would be better to move the World Cup out of America this summer.

German government officials are already saying the same thing. This is gaining momentum because of Trump's antagonism of Europe.

www.theguardian.com

Removing US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified | Alexander Abnos

A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Obie9 said:
How do you tell if your application was accepted? It shows the application process is closed, and I applied for 2 tickets for match 32 & 59, but it shows I have no current tickets available. Looks like it's still to be determined.
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You will see something that says 'File Summary' and it will list the tickets you received. If you did both the USMNT lottery and the general lottery, you will have 2 different files in your screen and it will show the total amount owed.

The file for the US tickets I won showed up yesterday later afternoon. The file for the general draw tickets showed up late night yesterday.

I received the email about the US tickets I won around 3:45 today. Email for the general draw tickets have not shown up yet.
 
Obie9 said:
How do you tell if your application was accepted? It shows the application process is closed, and I applied for 2 tickets for match 32 & 59, but it shows I have no current tickets available. Looks like it's still to be determined.
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J gym
DeGrozz said:
You will see something that says 'File Summary' and it will list the tickets you received. If you did both the USMNT lottery and the general lottery, you will have 2 different files in your screen and it will show the total amount owed.

The file for the US tickets I won showed up yesterday later afternoon. The file for the general draw tickets showed up late night yesterday.

I received the email about the US tickets I won around 3:45 today. Email for the general draw tickets have not shown up yet.
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Guess I’m a loser. 🥹. Thanks for the information though.
 
USA in those 2 matches created more good chances, but as usual we struggle to finish and our D makes mistakes on often simple plays.

Probably should have been ahead at the half both games.
 
upperdeck said:
USA in those 2 matches created more good chances, but as usual we struggle to finish and our D makes mistakes on often simple plays.

Probably should have been ahead at the half both games.
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FIFA is so corrupt they can probably drag this crap team through the group stage.
 
upperdeck said:
quite the showing by the MNT vs Belgium. Only good part was actually creating a few chances.
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I thought they played a very good first half, but for letting in the equalizer at the end.
 
upperdeck said:
USA in those 2 matches created more good chances, but as usual we struggle to finish and our D makes mistakes on often simple plays.

Probably should have been ahead at the half both games.
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Modern trends of playing from the back and pressing high defensively have created a much more counter-attacking game than it used to be 10 years ago.

There are easy angles to exploit to generate a break (intercept in midfield, look for the open wing, make a late arriving run into the box), and too many "holding" midfielders are so far upfield supporting the attack.

A team like the US needs positional discipline from the base of their midfield. The back 3 need to be tighter together when possession turns over, too. The CBs go wide on offense to create passing lanes, but then can be slow getting back into a central defensive position.

Notice how many breaks against us cut through the middle? That's a problem.
 
Watching England's match against Japan on DVR, with England down approaching half time.
My boy Cole Palmer was responsible for the goal.

Got his pocket picked. He DID run back defensively, but he let the guy right next to him (Mitoma) drift away as we moved toward the middle where the ball was.

Mitoma continued his run into the box and knocked in the cutback.

"Tracking back" is meaningless if you don't actually guard a man.
 

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