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

Binder74

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I don't watch much soccer so please forgive my question but is it more physical than it used to be? It looks like players are being mugged even if they aren't being tackled.
 

LionJim

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Lovely. Brazil is so much better, it’s not even funny. I like Brazil, I find nothing not to like, but had been rooting hard for Japan.
During halftime the announcers said Casemiro screwed up on the goal. If anyone wants to bother educating me, thanks in advance.
 

BobPSU92

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Damn. Brasil. Casemiro.

It’s funny that one of the announcers at halftime said that Brasil should sub out Casemiro because he has a yellow card. Oops.
 
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LionJim

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During halftime the announcers said Casemiro screwed up on the goal. If anyone wants to bother educating me, thanks in advance.
I see it now. Casemiro moved up and allowed the Japanese player to get a step on him.
 

Tom McAndrew

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On Brazil's first goal he was barely onsides. Could have been reviewed.

On EVERY goal in the World Cup, VAR checks for offsides, for fouls that may have been missed that would have negated the goal, etc. So it was reviewed, just not in a obvious manner.
 
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LionJim

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Dang, I thought Germany-Paraguay kick off was at 5, missed the first half. Dang, if they lose Germany won’t be able to go home.
 

Erial_Lion

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Remember that the USMNT dominated that Paraguay team (granted we had some positive variance from an xG standpoint, but we were clearly the better team for all 90 minutes).
 

BCS PSU

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Remember that the USMNT dominated that Paraguay team (granted we had some positive variance from an xG standpoint, but we were clearly the better team for all 90 minutes).
I have a feeling that if the USA played Paraguay again, it would be a very different game. I’m not saying that Paraguay would win, but they wouldn’t lose 4-1 either. With that said, this wasn’t a great Germany team; they finished 2-2 and needed a very late goal to beat Ivory Coast and lost to Ecuador. In the last three World Cups, they didn’t make out of the Group Stage twice and then lost in the Round of 32, which is de facto not making out of the Group Stage in the old system.
 
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