2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

I think I overestimated this team a bit. Probably due to who they beat. Teams that either wouldn't have made the tournament or knockout rounds but for the expansion. Still a good team, just not contenders. That Belgium team was better from beginning to end.
 
Most of the people here (except some of you) overestimated USA’s team, just like you do with the cowboys.
 
That was pathetic display of soccer that the US put on tonight. It look like they were afraid to have the ball and had no confidence at all. Besides the huge mental errors every player had a terrible game and when that happens it will be a disaster in which it was. We are just not on the same page yet as the powerhouses are. Let’s not forget that the reason we went to the quarterfinals in 2002 was because we played against Mexico. A team that is in our region but is not a powerhouse in soccer like Belgium, Spain, France, etc
 
Bigdog said:
That was pathetic display of soccer that the US put on tonight. It look like they were afraid to have the ball and had no confidence at all. Besides the huge mental errors every player had a terrible game and when that happens it will be a disaster in which it was. We are just not on the same page yet as the powerhouses are. Let’s not forget that the reason we went to the quarterfinals in 2002 was because we played against Mexico. A team that is in our region but is not a powerhouse in soccer like Belgium, Spain, France, etc
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No doubt. The USMNT looked like absolute amateurs.
 
Bigdog said:
That was pathetic display of soccer that the US put on tonight. It look like they were afraid to have the ball and had no confidence at all. Besides the huge mental errors every player had a terrible game and when that happens it will be a disaster in which it was. We are just not on the same page yet as the powerhouses are. Let’s not forget that the reason we went to the quarterfinals in 2002 was because we played against Mexico. A team that is in our region but is not a powerhouse in soccer like Belgium, Spain, France, etc
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Mexico was a pretty good team in 2002. They won their group that contained Italy and Croatia. We beat them 2-0. We lost 0-1 to Germany. The team that went to the finals. They did not dominate us. We had countless chances to tie that game up. That team was better than this one.

I was worried about one thing, and I mentioned it back during the group stage. I was worried about our defense when it came to the point we did not dominate possession. It was actually worse than I thought. Our offense too. How many chances did the US generate in the first half? Hardly any. While Belgium had nearly two dozen.
 
The big issue with USMNT and Mexico is that they are in Concacaf. Means that they have no top class opposition in the majority of their competitive games.

Always thought Concacaf should be merged with the South American Federation to create a Pan-American Federation. Would give Concacaf teams better competition and solve the South American Federations "fixture fatigue" issues. Good for everyone.
 
Bigdog said:
That was pathetic display of soccer that the US put on tonight. It look like they were afraid to have the ball and had no confidence at all. Besides the huge mental errors every player had a terrible game and when that happens it will be a disaster in which it was. We are just not on the same page yet as the powerhouses are. Let’s not forget that the reason we went to the quarterfinals in 2002 was because we played against Mexico. A team that is in our region but is not a powerhouse in soccer like Belgium, Spain, France, etc
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That 2002 team that advanced to the quarterfinals, lost 1-0 to Germany to barely miss the semifinals.
 
America's Cowboy said:
So did you, so zip it.
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Me? Where? It is was obvious they weren’t as good as any good team. The Paraguay game was just a trap game, Australia is just as bad and Turkey really showed how it can be beaten. Also Bosnia isn’t that good either.

Home field advantage was also a thing.
 
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csirl said:
The big issue with USMNT and Mexico is that they are in Concacaf. Means that they have no top class opposition in the majority of their competitive games.

Always thought Concacaf should be merged with the South American Federation to create a Pan-American Federation. Would give Concacaf teams better competition and solve the South American Federations "fixture fatigue" issues. Good for everyone.
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Well, Morroco doesn’t play top teams neither.

The key is that Morroco players are in elite europe teams.
 
cald0d30s0 said:
Well, Morroco doesn’t play top teams neither.

The key is that Morroco players are in elite europe teams.
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There are some good NTs in Africa - CAF would be significantly stronger that Concacaf.

Notwithstanding, I still dont see Morroco as being contenders. There'd always one or two mediocre teams who manage to reach the quarters.

P.S. Dont go by "world ranking" - the formula significantly over values non-European teams. Several of the ranked teams wouldnt survive European or South American qualifiers.
 
csirl said:
There are some good NTs in Africa - CAF would be significantly stronger that Concacaf.

Notwithstanding, I still dont see Morroco as being contenders. There'd always one or two mediocre teams who manage to reach the quarters.

P.S. Dont go by "world ranking" - the formula significantly over values non-European teams. Several of the ranked teams wouldnt survive European or South American qualifiers.
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The cup is a bit watered down this time around, so for me it's hard to tell. But didn't Morocco go to the semi finals last cup? we'll see soon enough how good they are, they play what's probably the best team in the tournament.
 
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