USMNT SOCCER

[AUBwins 10,075]

Sucks though Pulisic just got a yellow.  Won't play final match.  Glad we will qualify tonight. 

[AUDub 11,147]

Just the performance we needed. 

[AUDub 11,147]

That Pulisic goal to complete the hat trick was absolute world class. 

[AUBwins 10,075]

3 minutes ago, AUDub said:

That Pulisic goal to complete the hat trick was absolute world class. 

He looked like a guy that's wanting to get to the cup to show the world something.  

[AUBwins 10,075]

Crap. Gave a goal back.  Need to keep that goal differential up ... just in case.  

[AUBwins 10,075]

Right now, up on Costa Rica by 10 goals.  So a 5-0 loss to them would create a tie and maybe they get the advantage based on GD between us.  They beat us 4-0 last qualifying cycle. 

[AUBwins 10,075]

US wins 5-1 over Panama. 

[AUDub 11,147]

3 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

Right now, up on Costa Rica by 10 goals.  So a 5-0 loss to them would create a tie and maybe they get the advantage based on GD between us.  They beat us 4-0 last qualifying cycle. 

Poor Panama. Talk about a team that melted their way out of the last spot. 

[AUBwins 10,075]

13 hours ago, AUDub said:

That Pulisic goal to complete the hat trick was absolute world class. 

My goodness that 2nd touch was filthy.  Just the slow motion of this goal is incredible. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

12 hours ago, AUBwins said:

Right now, up on Costa Rica by 10 goals.  So a 5-0 loss to them would create a tie and maybe they get the advantage based on GD between us.  They beat us 4-0 last qualifying cycle. 

No.  They have to beat us by 6.

5 goal win would tie us on goal differential, but we move forward on total goals scored.

[AUBwins 10,075]

7 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said:

No.  They have to beat us by 6.

5 goal win would tie us on goal differential, but we move forward on total goals scored.

I heard at the end they would have to win by 6.  I think most are cautious based on last cycle lol.  Careful not to declare we are an auto transfer until it is certain.  How long to we play 5 defenders on Wednesday? 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

40 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

I heard at the end they would have to win by 6.  I think most are cautious based on last cycle lol.  Careful not to declare we are an auto transfer until it is certain.  How long to we play 5 defenders on Wednesday? 

I would put all 11 guys in the box and never move em.

Or, do the galaxy brained thing and forfeit.  A forfeit is an automatic 3-0 loss.  We would immediately qualify.

[AUBwins 10,075]

Just now, Brad_ATX said:

I would put all 11 guys in the box and never move em.

Or, do the galaxy brained thing and forfeit.  A forfeit is an automatic 3-0 loss.  We would immediately qualify.

That's brilliant but man we'd look bad with that haha

[AUBwins 10,075]

Do bookings carry over to the next available game? Or does it reset after qualifying? 

[AUBwins 10,075]

44 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said:

I would put all 11 guys in the box and never move em.

Or, do the galaxy brained thing and forfeit.  A forfeit is an automatic 3-0 loss.  We would immediately qualify.

Well I read that in a purposeful forfeit, FIFA could actually disqualify you from competition.  Lol that'd be a new one from us. 

[AUDub 11,147]

17 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

Well I read that in a purposeful forfeit, FIFA could actually disqualify you from competition.  Lol that'd be a new one from us. 

There's no way FIFA would let us get away with that. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

27 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

Well I read that in a purposeful forfeit, FIFA could actually disqualify you from competition.  Lol that'd be a new one from us. 

What if we "accidentally" all got sick.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

1 hour ago, AUBwins said:

Do bookings carry over to the next available game? Or does it reset after qualifying? 

Resets

[McLoofus 35,182]

In case it hasn't been discussed and in keeping with the YC discussion, Costa Rica might be forced to literally play it safe against us:

 

[AUDub 11,147]

Tonight we can ice it as long as we don't completely melt. 

[AUBwins 10,075]

As Casey Keller said, it is probably best to possess a little but hit them with counter attacks after they over pursue. 

[McLoofus 35,182]

13 hours ago, AUBwins said:

As Casey Keller said, it is probably best to possess a little but hit them with counter attacks after they over pursue. 

We... did not do that. But we also didn't do the one thing we couldn't. Hooray.

Can't wait to see what these boys can do on the big stage. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

We qualified.  Being 1st or 3rd in the region doesn't matter.  We're in and that's all that matters.

[McLoofus 35,182]

24 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said:

We qualified.  Being 1st or 3rd in the region doesn't matter.  We're in and that's all that matters.

Boy, Canada sure proved that second sentence accurate, and they must be pretty pissed about it. But in a polite way.

Hoping against hope that we draw Qatar from the first pot and not Canada from the fourth.

[McLoofus 35,182]

Shout out Triple GGG