OT: The 2026 World Cup Thread

[One-If-By-Sea]

USA onto the next round another good showing

It would be good to beat Turkey too.

 

[bormio]

Nobody in their right mind thinks the Americans can win this. But Poch is doing what Herb Brooks did. We are not playing to make the quarters, we are not playing to make the semis. We are playing to win the whole damn thing. Poch keeps telling them they can. They might just start to believe it.

 

[TommyD4207]

USA onto the next round another good showing

Did it with a bit of a rotated roster too. The Aussies aren't world beaters, but none of these teams suck.
70% possession is nothing to scoff at either.

 

[mosi's man]

There are 48 teams in the expanded roster this year, not 60.

All due respect, bur these are the best athletes in the world. If you believe in natural selection, then soccer clearly starts with the largest number of people aspiring to be great. About a billion kids grow up dreaming of playing professional soccer. They don't have to be tall, or large, or in cold climates (like hockey players), or from wealthy countries, etc. So the denominator is massive and dwarfs any other sport and right now, we are viewing the very best, the cream of a gigantic crop. It really is just math. It might be boring to many, but these are unbelievable athletes.

 

[Guts]

It would be good to beat Turkey too.

You would think they will try. They'd face the worst 3rd place team if they get the 9 pts I think

 

[TommyD4207]

You would think they will try. They'd face the worst 3rd place team if they get the 9 pts I think

Between that and goal differential they'll be right up there.

I like this group for the US tbh, these teams don't outright suck. It's better than the England Invitational group, for sure.