I've never been a fan of replay, in general (kills the flow of sports), but I have to say I love that overturn of the yellow card and calling the yellow on the Paraguayan who clearly dove - will help get that kind of crap out of the sport.
OT: We may win the World Cup in 2026
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Smart move to rest Pulisic as he cannot get injured in a choppy 2nd half. I’d take out Adams too at this point.
Our attack is just not the same without Pulisic. He’s the engine behind our attack.
Our attack is just not the same without Pulisic. He’s the engine behind our attack.
It sucks that Paraguay is rewarded for giving cheap shots by the US having to sub and give up control of the game.
Old man hot take: This isn't my kids 10U soccer game. Hydration breaks??
Sneaky way to sell a ton of commercials.
Normally I'm not a fan of scoring with 30 seconds left but with goal differential being a tie breaker and Paraguay getting chippy I'm glad we scored at that point.
That last goal could end up being very important.
Finishing 1st in the group and playing a 3rd place team in the knockout round might be a big advantage, and it could come down to goal differential.
Finishing 1st in the group and playing a 3rd place team in the knockout round might be a big advantage, and it could come down to goal differential.
Why are you not a fan of late goals? You play until the end of the game.
Good to get that 3rd goal differential back, left some goals on the field tonight too.
Exactly, goal differential actually matters in WC. Score as many as you can, especially when you are the US team. The 4 goals tonight is most we ever scored in WC, so it’s not like we’re typically a scoring machine of a team. Loved that shot from the outside of the foot from Reyna. We looked great, keep it up.
HUUUUGE to get the last goal, echoing what else was said. Big confidence boost for Reyna, too.
Paraguay is really up against it vs. Turkey now, especially with so many yellow cards tonight.
Paraguay is really up against it vs. Turkey now, especially with so many yellow cards tonight.
World Cup is different but the game was in hand. No need to run up the score. But they deserved it.
Gio showed the kind of skill not many have with that outside-of-the-boot goal, perfectly placed in the net. And it was after, like 15+ passes - really nice goal.
You don't seem to understand how important goal differential is. Score as many as you can in the WC group play.
The yellows caught me. They will need as many players a possible the next 3 games.
maybe playing and getting physically beat up by Germany was a blessing in disguise.
Great showing. Biggest take away is that Carli Loyd needs a new stylist. I get she’s pregnant and I let her women’s World Cup outfits slide because she does a good job. But Jesus, do better
For example... Assume that US beats Australia, Turkiye beats both Australia and Paraguay. You want to go into that third game with Turkiye with the superior goal difference, so that all you need to win the group is a draw. Winning the group is a big advantage. It means you play a third place team in the first knockout match.
Yes. Things are falling different now. We didn’t make the rules. We just play by them. It’s on Paraguay to not suck in the last 30 seconds.
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I thought only top 2 squads from each group advance into knockout round?
Have things changed given increase to 48 countries in World Cup?
I thought only top 2 teams from each group advance to knockout round?
Have the rules changed given increase to 48 teams in World Cup?
Thanks
Yes they have. Top 2 from each group and then the next best 8 3rd place finishers in which GD will play a part.
8 of the 12 third place teams will also advance to a round of 32. In the past the first knockout round was a round of 16.