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[imb]

we're beating urugauy tonight 

[soccer10k]

Ronaldo misses a penalty at the end of the first extra time period.

[UMFan83]

Ronaldo really showing his age out there.  And just missed a PK in ET.

[UMFan83]

4 hours ago, imb said:

we're beating urugauy tonight 

Yes, 1-0 while Panama beats Bolivia 3-0.

[stitchface]

29 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Ronaldo really showing his age out there.  And just missed a PK in ET.

that was an amazing save by Oblak - one of the best ever

[stitchface]

too bad Slovenia doesn't have better forwards. Portugal going out with Ronaldo missing a penalty and Pepe giving it away for the game winner would have been an awesome story.

[UMFan83]

8 minutes ago, stitchface said:

too bad Slovenia doesn't have better forwards. Portugal going out with Ronaldo missing a penalty and Pepe giving it away for the game winner would have been an awesome story.

Can't believe they missed on that breakaway at the end.  Waited a fraction too long to get the shot off.  Pretty damn exciting game though all around.

[JHBulls]

 

My big hope is that Mbappe runs at Pepe as much as humanly possible. That would be fun to see.

[bukie]

USMNT the better team in the first half, but the referee has been atrocious and they can't get actual shots.

[UMFan83]

I am completely dumbfounded about the refereeing. If anyone isn’t watching the game and trying to visualize what we mean by bad refereeing, trust me it’s worse than whatever you are visualizing. 

[cl smooth]

7 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

I am completely dumbfounded about the refereeing. If anyone isn’t watching the game and trying to visualize what we mean by bad refereeing, trust me it’s worse than whatever you are visualizing. 

I was half-joking when I asked my girlfriend “the fix is in?”

[squally1313]

They looked pretty dangerous the first 15 minutes or so or have been pretty uninspired since. Obviously losing balogun doesn’t help. But open it up a little bit here. 

[bukie]

Best hope at this point is that Panama fades to Bolivia...

[bukie]

That should be offside...

[soccer10k]

How the horsefeathers is that not offside?

[cl smooth]

Panama up 2-1

[bukie]

Haji Wright with a couple awful first touches in dangerous areas since he's come on.

[UMFan83]

This is embarrassing. There is absolutely no excuse for not advancing from this particular group. 
 

Sadly it’s not the most embarrassing thing to happen to America today but that’s a different conversation. 

[SpongeWorthy]

can we get klopp

[bukie]

Five thoughts:

• The US was the better team in the first half, slowed eventually by Uruguay just throwing themselves at US players with no consequence.
• This refereeing was the worst I've seen at a major competition, ever. Referee was well out of his depth from the start, made a few baffling decisions that I've never seen before, just unforgiveable on this stage.
• The US was not the better team the last 45 minutes, could not get a rhythm going.
• It should be an indictment on Berhalter how bad this team is at converting offensive chances. 3 goals with 6 goals expected, just constant at not taking advantage of chances they get.
• This game was the best they played, but they cost themselves with the performances the prior 2 games. No room for error in this one and they made errors and the officiating made errors, and at the end they didn't create enough shots to win.

[Mark Priors Calves]

GGG out.

[UMFan83]

The US scored as many goals in this tournament as Panama and Uruguay both did against Bolivia alone (actually Uruguay had more). ]

First time the US has hosted a tournament and failed to make it to the knockouts.

First Copa host ever to not advance to knockouts.  Great stuff.

Edited July 2, 2024 by UMFan83

[CubinNY]

Saw this posted on Threads is it true? 

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USA Soccer men lose, again. 

Until USA Soccer makes high-level developmental soccer in this country essentially free - which it is in virtually every other country - the U.S. will continue to struggle. The average annual cost to participate in high level soccer from ~10 to ~18 is something like $8-10,000 a year. That excludes almost every really great athlete who would be great soccer player.

Nobody talks about the money. But it’s the money.

 

Edited July 2, 2024 by CubinNY

[stitchface]

it's also about not blaming the referee every time you lose. 

[Derwood]

2 hours ago, CubinNY said:

Saw this posted on Threads is it true? 

 

Absolutely. The travel team/U## culture in american sports gatekeeps a LOT of great players out of the sport (see also: baseball, softball, lacrosse....)