⚽⚽⚽Official 2026 World Cup Thread⚽⚽⚽
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Part of that I am 100% convinced lies in FIFA's structure. We can't play in meaningful games like this because there are none to play in as a national team.
Europe gets the UEFA and South America gets the Copa America. When we reach the semi final it is almost always USA and Mexico against Panama, Canada, Costa Rica or Jamacia AND we are playing with our C team half time time.
Then you have Nations League which makes us play even MORE CONCACAF teams. We need more opportunities to play European, South American and African opponents.
Whether the Radical Right numpties want to admit it or not, Trump getting involved was a MAJOR distraction.
End of argument!
End of argument!
Speak it from the rafters!
I see this in high school. All these kids play club and "win" at varying levels. Then they expect the high school coaches to bend over backwards that they are taking time to play for us over their club team. Like we should be rolling out the red carpet. Then when they don't play the culture is too negative because we are pushing them to be better.
And not just throwaway friendlies where either we get embarrassed and nobody wants to play us anymore, or they send their C team because nobody wants to play us............
Im not a soccer expert but it looked like our guys were playing on their back foot most of the night. Very tentative and no urgency. The first 3 goals were meek giveaways imo. We got lucky to score the one goal imo. Not a good recipe but maybe Belgium just has better players across the board?
We need to socialize soccer more. Hell, we need to do it with most all youth sports. The only team sport we dominate in that the world cares about is basketball, and that’s because of pick up game culture.
They were. Everyone waiting for someone else to do their job. It was crazy to watch.
Both teams use C teams for friendlies to "test depth"... I hate it.
Before he got hurt against Paraguay he looked to be the best player on the planet for 45 min. He did... uh... not look that way after.
Good write up.
I am of the belief the best thing for the USMNT program would be never letting Christian pulisic put on a jersey again. We need to figure out answers to the questions that dont involve him because the ones that do fail miserably. The guy is a Robin not a batman.
Yep. The best athletes in the US choose football, basketball, baseball and hockey. That's why they dominate or are near the top in international competition in those sports.
The leftover athletes play soccer. Just the way it is. Last night was further proof
Two things-
1. Does MLS have soccer acadamies to develop the next generation of players?
2. Didn't Poch sign a 4 year extension taking him through WC in 2030?
The US dominates those sports because very few countries play those sports.
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Yes all MLS clubs have academies and I assume most of the USL clubs have them too. No decision on Poch yet. I think he said in the post-game press conference that they will talk about it in the next couple of weeks
Belgium didn't dominate last night because they were better athletes. They dominated because they are better soccer players.
There are many ways to be good and certainly more grass roots would help. I love joga bonito but the ugly truth brazil does less with more talent than most. Germany and Japan are consistently good based entirely off systems. We lack an identity, whatever shade that may end up being.
Tyler Linderbaum is considered one of the better athletes in the NFL, he wouldnt have lasted 20 minutes last night. Are there some DBs and WRs that might make the decision to play football instead of soccer, sure.
If you want to watch an atheltic person look incredibly unathletic watch a basketball player try to play soccer. I played with 1 guy that was great at both and he chose soccer in college. He had offers to play D2 basketball as a 5'6 point guard. He is/was one of the quickest guys I ever met. Baseball...... you think a sport of a bunch of dudes standing around waiting to do a hand eye task is a good athlete for soccer......Hockey players is a good prototype but it may be the one sport in america more elite than soccer.
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You want to make anybody look like a poor athlete, ask them to try and pitch or hit a baseball.
Not sure what your point is.
The best athletes in the USA don’t play soccer and never have. It’s why a country of 300,000,000 does poorly on the world stage.
Post match commentary suggested that Belgium put their best young athletes on the pitch with the idea just rush USA defensively and see what happens. Belgium also left their 2 best players on the bench until well into the 2nd half. Better soccer players for sure but don't sell on the idea they weren't better athlestes.
I'd say that plan worked.
Landon said pretty much the same thing. His parents wouldn't have been able to afford travel ball, so the US would have missed out on its top scorer. We're fortunate (for now) our tuition is about $2500 per year + travel and uniform kits. My son is at the N2L level, so we'll see what happens going forward. ...band aint much cheaper. His dadgum trumpet was over $2k.
How on earth do poor people support their kids.
Right there with you. My youngest plays ECNL, league fees are similar to you. I imagine uniforms also. The traveling is where it runs up considerably. Based out of Omaha, we have 1 other ECNL team and it’s standing on their last leg. Had a bunch of girls from that team at tryouts this year. Back to being limited on teams, we are in motels for the majority of games. Spanning from St. Louis to Minneapolis and Lincoln to Cedar Rapids for league teams they at least try to meet up in the middle. Really happy with who my daughter has as a coach and as a personal trainer. They both focus on the basics and excelling at them. It’s quite a bit to spend but also have a kid that puts so much into getting better in her own. She constantly touches the ball. I can justify that way. But the money being spent goes up every year. Not looking forward to club fees and travel when she’s U19Landon said pretty much the same thing. His parents wouldn't have been able to afford travel ball, so the US would have missed out on its top scorer. We're fortunate (for now) our tuition is about $2500 per year + travel and uniform kits. My son is at the N2L level, so we'll see what happens going forward. ...band aint much cheaper. His dadgum trumpet was over $2k.
How on earth do poor people support their kids.
I guess I'm glad I'm not emotionally invested in the sport yet to be as upset as you guys. Still looking forward to the rest of the matches.
I 100% believe trumps narcissism ****** it all up. USA is not better than Belgium, not even close, but they had the talent, momentum and all things going to beat them. trumps fifa distraction came at an awful time, USA needed to be perfect and it just casted this ****** shadow over what could’ve been a historical shift in US men’s soccer. Now we are left with an embarrassing exit and no real progress to show.
Also before I get attacked by the trump boys, let me say that I had no issue with him asking fifa to look into it. I would expect any head of state to do so in this type of situation. It was the usually ******** he spewed to the media. He made it about him and look what “I” did. Just shut your ******* mouth for once. He made us the punching bag and bad guys once again.
Also before I get attacked by the trump boys, let me say that I had no issue with him asking fifa to look into it. I would expect any head of state to do so in this type of situation. It was the usually ******** he spewed to the media. He made it about him and look what “I” did. Just shut your ******* mouth for once. He made us the punching bag and bad guys once again.
SIAP...the Belgium soccer players doing the "Trump jerkoff" dance in the post game celebration is funny as shiit!
Trump has again made America the laughingstock.
Trump has again made America the laughingstock.
Not a fan of Belgium trolling USA after the win. Seem like bad sports as winners. It would have been like if Harbaugh trolled Iowa after Michigan kicked our ballsack in during the BIG championship game a few years back. We get it, your team was better, and you didn't like Trump calling the FIFA president. But take the high road and enjoy the lopsided win. Now I would very much like them to lose their next match.
Then the U.S. needs to stop being "friendly" and send their A team. Beat the sh** out of France's C team and dare them to send their best........
I know it won't end well for us, but again how else do you convince these f***ers to let us sharpen our own skills playing actual top level competition?
Only way to do so is to insult their factually fragile egos.
Trump isnt the reason our goalkeeper looked like a mentally challenged 6th grader who had spent all day huffing gas while attempting to clear a ball. Trump isnt the reason a 40 year old center back got worked for 90 minutes including but not limited to getting posterized on a header. If we would have won you would be here bitching about how it was tainted due to trump. I dont like that he got involved either but your political nonsense is the rantings of a b1tchy man. Our "best player" is made from glass.SIAP...the Belgium soccer players doing the "Trump jerkoff" dance in the post game celebration is funny as shiit!
Trump has again made America the laughingstock.
That’s just demonstrably false.