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  1. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    You do realize the rest of the world is catching up to us in basketball and baseball, and while we own the gold in hockey from these Olympics, we're essentially level with Canada and many other nations aren't far behind? How many of the last #1 draft picks and draft picks overall have come from...
  2. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Nobody wants to say it, but Jurgen Klinsmann was right (for all of his faults) - our development system is holding us back from being true contenders on the world stage. And nobody - from all of the YMCA programs at the bottom all the way up to USSF at the top (I am pretty sure I spelled the...
  3. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    I didn't give this a listen, these are just a few random thoughts of my own. I seem to remember hearing USMNT was one of the youngest teams at the World Cup. Obviously a double-edged sword: either it means they're young and have every potential to get much, much better as they get more...
  4. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Argentina brought the heat and Egypt left the kitchen. Complete and utter meltdown.
  5. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Egypt sending Argentina to..... BFE
  6. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Yeah, I think substitutions are infinite, or, at the very least, players that have been subbed out can come back in later in the game. That alone makes it a completely different game, especially in terms of game strategy and skill level at various levels of stamina consumption (someone could be...
  7. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    but if the NCAA really wants to get into the feeder system game like it is with other American pro sports it really needs to get its head out of its ass and adopt FIFA rules and regulations. while it continues to insist on "American college soccer", which is extremely different from what's...
  8. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    I mean, the most obvious reason MLS doesn't want to switch to a fall-spring schedule is it'll never compete with football in the fall or basketball (or hockey, simply due to its decades head start) in the winter and spring. Spring-fall all it really has to compete with is baseball, and that IS...
  9. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=not+with+that+attitude
  10. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    not with that attitude
  11. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    The worst part is Belgium hasn't helped us out at all - yeah, they've been physical, but have stayed on the right side of clean.
  12. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Pulisic is going to have to come out.
  13. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Much more aggressive this half
  14. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Reyna replacing Dest is a good start
  15. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Not a good half at all. Fortunately, only down one, so they can get right back in it.
  16. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    The way he tried to draw a cheap foul was pathetic and it's simply not the way this team plays nor a style us fans appreciate.
  17. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    TILLMAN!!!!!
  18. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    Our defense has always been the weak aspect of this particular team. However, Belgium is the first team that we've run into that can make us really pay for our weakness.
  19. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    I honestly might be more entertained by the Hatsune Miku “thing” than the actual World Cup itself
  20. jdoggivjc

    ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

    I agree with this on multiple levels: 1. Despite what I’ve been saying, Balogun should have probably been given a yellow card in the field for that play. 2. VAR protocols should have been followed, in which there never would have been a challenge in the first place, or instead the ref would...