Soccer Topics: No goalies in the USA

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BearlySane88
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6:10p, 6/12/26
(own) GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

Great run, great double team split, ball in the back of the net is all that matters
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6:11p, 6/12/26
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home
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In reply to dajo9 • 6:24p, 6/12/26
dajo9 said:
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home


He's more than twice as likely to get shot in Chicago than in Paraguay.
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6:32p, 6/12/26
Who are these guys?
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 6:35p, 6/12/26
BearlySane88 said:
dajo9 said:
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home


He's more than twice as likely to get shot in Chicago than in Paraguay.


Do you get my reference?
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6:54p, 6/12/26
The team looked great. Pulisic and McKennie looked great.
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7:00p, 6/12/26
Thoughts at the half:
1. Christian Pulisic is absolutely on fire.
2. Flo Balogun, professional striker. It makes all the difference having one.
3. McKennie and Tillman are way better than the midfielders on Paraguay.
4. It is nice to see Richards able clean up Adams' mess. Adams is the weakness.
5. In a couple years, Freeman will play for one of the top clubs in the world.
6. In 2030 the US will have mostly the same team except more speed on the wings. It could be glorious.
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7:53p, 6/12/26
Best I've seen U.S. in a World Cup
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8:05p, 6/12/26
Nice cherry on the cake!
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In reply to sluggo • 8:44p, 6/12/26
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2. Flo Balogun, professional striker. It makes all the difference having one.

This was the biggest difference I noticed. A guy who could actually do something with the ball when he got it in a dangerous area.

But really, a shockingly dominant performance all around. I know Paraguay isn't one of the best teams in the tournament or anything, but they were supposed to be pretty good defensively and they got shredded. Maybe Pochettino's system actually is working. I've never seen a US team this aggressive on offense.
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In reply to sycasey • 8:52p, 6/12/26
Compared to 4 years ago in Qatar we now finally have a top class center forward!

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In reply to dajo9 • 9:29p, 6/12/26
dajo9 said:
BearlySane88 said:
dajo9 said:
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home


He's more than twice as likely to get shot in Chicago than in Paraguay.


Do you get my reference?

I'm guessing that even if she did, it was more important to parrot right wing bs than acknowledge the obvious parallel to "94.
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives...
I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative.
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In reply to Dwight Way • 9:44p, 6/12/26
Dwight Way said:
Compared to 4 years ago in Qatar we now finally have a top class center forward!

Having him in the middle also frees up Pulisic to be the creator from the side that he really wants to be. He's pretty deadly from there.
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BearlySane88
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In reply to Muckieeye • 9:47p, 6/12/26
Muckieeye said:
dajo9 said:
BearlySane88 said:
dajo9 said:
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home


He's more than twice as likely to get shot in Chicago than in Paraguay.


Do you get my reference?

I'm guessing that even if she did, it was more important to parrot right wing bs than acknowledge the obvious parallel to "94.


Yes I did and it wasn't bs, it's a fact. Feel free to spend your time doing the research instead of posting these unnecessary posts
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 9:50p, 6/12/26
Link?
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives...
I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative.
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In reply to Muckieeye • 9:52p, 6/12/26
Muckieeye said:
Link?



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In reply to BearlySane88 • 9:56p, 6/12/26
Copying and pasting unattributed information is not a link. Nice try.
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives...
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In reply to Muckieeye • 9:56p, 6/12/26
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Copying and pasting unattributed information is not a link. Nice try.


Dude, look it up lol. You've spent more time arguing a fact that you could just confirm yourself. Here's the math broken down real slow for you.

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10:48p, 6/12/26

Folks, this is the thread where concordtom, sluggo and Cal88 are teaching me how to appreciate soccer, so maybe you could take the petty squabbles to one of the many Trump threads.

Tonight was great! Reminded me a little of when Cal Football made ESPN GameDay in 2024, except tonight we won the match, instead of blowing the big lead. If this keeps up much longer, lots more Americans are going to get excited about soccer!
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12:07a, 6/13/26
Can we not argue about murder rates in this thread?
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4:40a, 6/13/26
The reference Dajo made was that USA beat Columbia when a Colombian defender knocked in an own goal, he was then killed during an argument at a bar back home.

This has nothing to do with crime rates or trump.

It was a simple reference.
Come on, now. Don't get it twisted.









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In reply to dajo9 • 4:47a, 6/13/26
dajo9 said:
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home

To the contrary, I said at halftime, "it's almost as if the Paraguayans are being (financially) incentivized by some mysterious dark money force to guarantee a US win."

With 2 and 8/12ths trans advancing from each group, why not lay ons down to the home team and collect the limp biscuit reward? How much do you think it would take to buy them off?



Paraguay was down 1-0 and made no change to their defensive bunkering.
They were down 2-0 and made no change to their defensive bunkering.
Witnessing that was madness!
Seeing the above stats confirms the madness!

You think I'm joking, but I'm serious with my suspicions. Soccer is heavily susceptible to corruption.

Let's see if Paraguay comes out with a different attitude in games 2 and 3. I bet they look significantly better, and some will say it's confirmation the usmnt looked so strong. But I think I'll always asterisk this game with a question mark.
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In reply to Cal88 • 6:53a, 6/13/26
Cal88 said:



phhh. Tourists. Welcome to America, jackasses.
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In reply to concordtom • 6:55a, 6/13/26
concordtom said:
dajo9 said:
I hope that Paraguayan guy doesn't get shot back home

To the contrary, I said at halftime, "it's almost as if the Paraguayans are being (financially) incentivized by some mysterious dark money force to guarantee a US win."

With 2 and 8/12ths trans advancing from each group, why not lay ons down to the home team and collect the limp biscuit reward? How much do you think it would take to buy them off?



Paraguay was down 1-0 and made no change to their defensive bunkering.
They were down 2-0 and made no change to their defensive bunkering.
Witnessing that was madness!
Seeing the above stats confirms the madness!

You think I'm joking, but I'm serious with my suspicions. Soccer is heavily susceptible to corruption.

Let's see if Paraguay comes out with a different attitude in games 2 and 3. I bet they look significantly better, and some will say it's confirmation the usmnt looked so strong. But I think I'll always asterisk this game with a question mark.

Now that is an interesting take. I have no idea but I am curious to see how the U.S. performs against top tier competition. I scrolled through the next several days of matches and with this expanded format, there are very few premium matches in the group stages.
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