Soccer 2023-24 (A/K/A Futbol)

[Natsinpwc]

Did anyone watch USMNT yesterday?  Did they play well or was it just that Bolivia sucks?

[1995hoo]

Did anyone watch USMNT yesterday?  Did they play well or was it just that Bolivia sucks?

We watched most of it (not the entire game because we were eating dinner). Seemed like some of each. Pulisic's goal was a nice one. They should have won by more than 2–0.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Luca Modric's excellent bogus journey

[English Natsie]

Have Scotland been taking advice from the Nationals offensive coaching?...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9777vz1d08o

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

McTominay looked like he was trying to reenact Flodden Field

Have Scotland been taking advice from the Nationals offensive coaching?...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9777vz1d08o

[Natsinpwc]

We watched most of it (not the entire game because we were eating dinner). Seemed like some of each. Pulisic's goal was a nice one. They should have won by more than 2–0.

Thanks.

[Natsinpwc]

The GP wins its group despite a tie with Slovenia.  Sorry a draw. Slovenia also gets through.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

No one wanted to win Group C

[English Natsie]

As with the WC, it's tournament play - once everyone knows they've qualified they all start looking at position permutations (which position means which opponent in the Round Of 16). It's what you get when UEFA fixes - sorry - organizes the tournament so that all of the major teams should get past the Group stage...

As we already have spoilers for this one - jeez, that was a tough watch. GP aspiring to be the Nationals offence of soccer...

Great sarcasm on the Beeb Sport site - 'congratulations to whoever put in the supreme effort to find two minutes of ''highlights'' '...

Who the GP will face, in what will probably be their last game of the Euro's ( ) won't be settled until after the results of tomorrows games are known.

[English Natsie]

And, of course, we had the shockerooney of Costa Rica holding Brazil goalless - should we start calling Brazil the 'Yellow Global Powerhouse'?...

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I ate at Peruvian Brothers restaurant tonight. One guy behind the bar and in the kitchen cheered

[English Natsie]

Two more goodies on following the GP at the Euro's;

'so, for excitement, in the Round Of 16, it's a choice between watching England or watching paint dry...'

'give this England team a mile and they'll take an inch...'

Ironically, yesterday's results have handed the GP a great opportunity - Germany, Portugal, Spain and France have all ended up in the opposite side of the draw, so wouldn't play the GP until the final...

[English Natsie]

Oh Canada...not all ice hockey and baseball - just ask Peru...

[English Natsie]

I ate at Peruvian Brothers restaurant tonight. One guy behind the bar and in the kitchen cheered

That's waffles and maple syrup off the menu, then?...

[JCA-CrystalCity]

That's waffles and maple syrup off the menu, then?...

no empanadas stuffed with Canadian bacon available, either.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Someone referred to Group C as "the most boring group since Coldplay"

As with the WC, it's tournament play - once everyone knows they've qualified they all start looking at position permutations (which position means which opponent in the Round Of 16). It's what you get when UEFA fixes - sorry - organizes the tournament so that all of the major teams should get past the Group stage...

As we already have spoilers for this one - jeez, that was a tough watch. GP aspiring to be the Nationals offence of soccer...

Great sarcasm on the Beeb Sport site - 'congratulations to whoever put in the supreme effort to find two minutes of ''highlights'' '...

Who the GP will face, in what will probably be their last game of the Euro's ( ) won't be settled until after the results of tomorrows games are known.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Group E 

[English Natsie]

Someone referred to Group C as "the most boring group since Coldplay"

Alas, it goes down as one of the worst in Euro's history - first group with five matches ending in draws (ties), and no team scoring more than one goal...

[English Natsie]

Belgium wearing their Tintin kit, tonight - should really suit De Bruyne...

[Natsinpwc]

Mexico has really fallen.

[1995hoo]

Not surprisingly, a very chippy first half between the US and Panama. US goal disallowed after review, Panama player’s hit on US goalie not carded, then Weah got a red card so the US is playing with ten men. Game is tied 1–1 at halftime.

[Natsinpwc]

Not surprisingly, a very chippy first half between the US and Panama. US goal disallowed after review, Panama player’s hit on US goalie not carded, then Weah got a red card so the US is playing with ten men. Game is tied 1–1 at halftime.

So didn’t see it but USA loses. So maybe they have to beat Uruguay? Silver lining maybe if they don’t make it through they get a real coach?

[1995hoo]

That was an ugly game. A Panamanian player got ejected sometime around the 87th minute, but it was too little, too late.

[English Natsie]

So the 'different' MLS still has supporters who subject Team USA players to racist abuse following a defeat - clearly getting the hang of this soccer-thing, now...

US Soccer, after the game - '"There is absolutely no place in the game for such hateful and discriminatory behaviour....' Of course, punching Panamanians in the head, off the ball, is just fine - not at all hateful...    

Team USA, who have a better goal difference, need to match Panama's result against Bolivia to progress to the last 16.

[English Natsie]

The UEFA Head Of Refereeing has confirmed that 'no penalty' was the correct decision, in the Scotland v Hungary game. Armstrong was deemed to have initiated contact with the Hungarian player, which sounds like a polite way of saying that he was playing for a penalty...