2026 World Cup - General Discussion & Non-USA teams thread

LionJim

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England just subbed in Rashford and Saka, dang, that’s depth. Madueke played well on the right side, he made a great crossing pass, a great chance.
 
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Too easy, but it was well done.

agree on both points. When a team is down late in the match, the back line is playing up. It can lead to offensive opportunities for that team. But, it also leaves them vulnerable to a nice counter.

The passing on the play, and then Rashford's finish were top notch.
 
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Fox has got to be upset about this Panama-Ghana game in prime time. It’s absolutely awful. Shocking quality. FIFA logically focused on having England-Croatia in European prime time

This after a run of really good games and stars being stars
 
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LionJim

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Fox has got to be upset about this Panama-Ghana game in prime time. It’s absolutely awful. Shocking quality. FIFA logically focused on having England-Croatia in European prime time

This after a run of really good games and stars being stars
Same vibe here.
 
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they would get chippy in any game if an attacker kicks the GK when the GK has the ball. Yes, it was close, but that action will get you a card every time.

 

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Possibly the best goal I've seen so far in this year's WC, as Columbia takes a 1-0 lead late in the 1st half.





 
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Well I'll be. Columbia has been dominating this context. But Uzbekistan scores a goal in the 61st minute to tie things up.



 

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And Columbia retakes the lead a short time later (after Uzbekistan had controlled things for a few minutes after their goal).



 

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Columbia gets another goal, while Uzbekistan was really pushing up, very late in stoppage time.



 
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I wouldn't rate them the same as Fox did, but this is a nice collection through every team's opening round game:

 

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So all 48 teams have played their 1st game. Here are the standings in each group heading into the 2nd games in the group stage.

 

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Ronaldo getting savaged. Thierry Henry said flat out that Ronaldo cost Portugal a goal, cost them the match.
 
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Ronaldo getting savaged. Thierry Henry said flat out that Ronaldo cost Portugal a goal, cost them the match.
Ronaldo is one of my favorite soccer players of all time, but he probably no longer should be a starter on a major European power and maybe even shouldn't be on the team. At this point, he's probably doing more harm to Portugal than good. I just heard on the Sirius Soccer Channel that he now hasn't scored a goal in ten consecutive games for Portugal.
 
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