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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5745291, member: 405"]
Yeah, Ream's loss of pace is a terrible development.  He's been the anchor guy at the back for Poch's entire tenure.  Miles Robinson never fully recovered from his Achilles injury, and guys from MLS who we've used in the past, like  Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long and Matt Miazga are all long forgotten.

Paraguay is shaping up to be a 0-0 draw.  They play great defense, only giving up 10 goals in 18 South American qualifier games.

Australia is a pretty physical team, kind of like you'd see playing an English Championship squad.  They are not a pushover.  We beat them 2-1 back in October, but in the last year they've beaten Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Cameroon.

And Turkiye is better than both of them.  Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) is a very good center forward.  In midfield, they have Arda Guler (starts for Real Madrid), and Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan).  And their defense is solid and physical.

I would be impressed if we win the group.  Our group is the 4th strongest, I believe, based on the teams' FIFA rankings.

You hate to say it, but if our offense doesn't kick into gear, we could go home after the group stage.  Two of the three teams in our group defend better than we do.
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