March 30, 20223 yr Author On 3/25/2022 at 7:58 AM, Captain Ron said: The more I read from this guys account, the more I think he is a moron. There is nothing wrong with Italian soccer. They just got really unlucky to not make it this cycle. On 3/25/2022 at 9:52 AM, Captain Ron said: Then the dude is a first class troll because that appears to be his whole act.
March 30, 20223 yr Author Last day of qualifying until the June playoffs. Here is whats up for grabs today: Clearly CONCACAF wraps up today 2 of US, Mexico and Costa Rica make the World Cup, the remaining one gets the OFC champion, which .... Is played today at 1 PM Eastern Solomon Islands v New Zealand That's 3 spots, the other 2 (to answer moron AFC fan): UEFA Leg A winner Wales vs (Scotland vs Ukraine) Asia 5th place (Australia v UAE) vs S. America 5 - Peru
March 30, 20223 yr Author BTW - Australia is in for a rough one on that Asia 5 match as I think it's in Doha, which means its going to be a home game for UAE.
March 30, 20223 yr I think it's horse shit that OFC's champion doesn't get an automatic qualifier spot and instead has to play a "playoff" or "play-in" game against the CONCACAF 4th place. #notfair
March 30, 20223 yr 46 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: BTW - Australia is in for a rough one on that Asia 5 match as I think it's in Doha, which means its going to be a home game for UAE. Australia would've already qualified if Tim Cahill hadn't retired. AS far as impact players for the Aussies, he was all they had. I remember when he was captain they would qualify pretty easily(usually winning Asia or finishing 2nd).
March 30, 20223 yr 22 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said: I think it's horse shit that OFC's champion doesn't get an automatic qualifier spot and instead has to play a "playoff" or "play-in" game against the CONCACAF 4th place. #notfair I don't have a big problem with it. New Zealand, easily OFC's best team, is currently ranked 111 in the FIFA rankings. They're getting a guaranteed spot for 2026 when the format expands to 96 teams because FIFA gonna FIFA. So, basically, NZ gets an auto bid from here on out.
March 30, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Longboard Horn said: Huh. Can't say that anybody has really seen James since the 2014 World Cup. good lord. talk about a guy making a fortune and career off of one goal. an unbelievable goal it was, but damn, he wasn't worth that much.
March 30, 20223 yr Author New Zealand up 2-0 at the half. That should just about do it. Solomon Islands could come back, but I don't see it happening.
March 30, 20223 yr Author 56 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: New Zealand up 2-0 at the half. That should just about do it. Solomon Islands could come back, but I don't see it happening. And this finished 5-0. So Costa Rica will get a date with New Zealand in June.
March 31, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, Longboard Horn said: Loved that Golden Generation of Sanchez, Vidal, Vargas, Isla, Medel, Beausejour, etc. They were a joy to watch and played such sound, tactical football that never seemed overly negative or boring. Five years ago, they were giving Germany all it could handle in the Confed Cup final. The worm turns quickly, my friends.
March 31, 20223 yr 19 hours ago, Captain Ron said: And this finished 5-0. So Costa Rica will get a date with New Zealand in June. My only question is, why the fuck are they waiting to play in June?!
March 31, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said: My only question is, why the fuck are they waiting to play in June?! After the European seasons and the UEFA Champions League are over, there is an international window. Why did you think?
March 31, 20223 yr Almost forgot the cup is in November this year. Used to having those international playoff games earlier in the year.
March 31, 20223 yr Author Yeah, what Nap said. This is the last international window until the European pro seasons are over. They will have the entire summer to get the last 3 teams sorted out.
March 31, 20223 yr Streaming on Peacock. I'm gonna watch it my laptop at a conference at the Telemundo website. It runs nice and clean through wi-fi. It's in Spanish, but then again so is most football. Plus, let's be honest...even if I wasn't bilingual...all you're really watching for is the names of the countries under the group letters. Plenty of time for commentary this Spring/Summer. And like the U.S. networks, Telemundo puts the names of countries in English, not in Spanish. So it'll read "Germany" not "Alemania" or "England" not "Inglaterra." Even if they do decide to get "muy autentico", the flags should be a big fucking giveaway.
March 31, 20223 yr Got this today from US Soccer. Am I wrong for thinking this is Aggie? We should expect to qualify not celebrate with tshirts
March 31, 20223 yr Author Tell that to Italy. That all said, someone will buy that stuff up. I am guessing that you will see guys like the AO's buy a ton.
March 31, 20223 yr On 3/30/2022 at 9:15 AM, Longboard Horn said: I think it's horse shit that OFC's champion doesn't get an automatic qualifier spot and instead has to play a "playoff" or "play-in" game against the CONCACAF 4th place. #notfair Really? I always thought they should be forced to be part of the AFC.
April 14, 20223 yr Author So the final qualification calendar: Jun 1 - Scotland v Ukraine (Glasgow) Jun 5 - Wales v Scotland/Ukraine (Cardiff) Jun 7 - UAE v Australia (Doha) Jun 13 - UAE/Austalia v Peru (Qatar) Jun 14 - Costa Rica v New Zealand (Qatar)
June 1, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, WBT said: Bump Ukraine-Scotland 1:45 today on espn Yeah buddy! Benefits of being a teacher in the last week of school. I'll be one of the "rares" rooting against Ukraine.
June 1, 20223 yr Who should US fans be rooting for here? Looks like Scotland has the lowest FIFA ranking of the three.
June 1, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Yeah buddy! Benefits of being a teacher in the last week of school. I'll be one of the "rares" rooting against Ukraine. I'll be rooting for Scotland, though circumstances have put me on the road today, so i'll have to listen to it in the car.
June 1, 20223 yr 25 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: Clearly you want the weakest team coming out of this bracket. That's what I mean - who's considered the weakest of these 3?
June 1, 20223 yr Author While they are not perfect, the FIFA world rankings are a good enough metric for team quality. These are all decent teams, but Scotland is the weakest of the 3. Wales has some dangerous players that I would not want to face.
June 1, 20223 yr The Ukrainian anthem with all the flags and signs was pretty powerful. The Scottish pipes are pretty cool too.
June 1, 20223 yr Ukraine playing really well all things considered (war obviously, not having played together since November, etc)
June 1, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Captain Ron said: While they are not perfect, the FIFA world rankings are a good enough metric for team quality. These are all decent teams, but Scotland is the weakest of the 3. Wales has some dangerous players that I would not want to face. Scotland also gives England fits. It's a no-brainer as to who we'd want. But good for Ukraine.
June 1, 20223 yr Great game. Ukrainians a hearty mix of undisciplined Germans and disciplined Russians? Really going to be hard to root against these guys if they hopefully make it through.
June 5, 20223 yr Tough one here. Do we want Wales, the better team on paper, or an emotional Ukraine with the whole world rooting for them?
June 5, 20223 yr wales definitely looks more vulnerable. I think I'd like to play them over Ukraine, due to the emotional factor and I hate playing scrappy teams, much much less GIANT sized scrappy players from former communist blocs. Aaron Long vs. Bale makes me pucker tho.
June 5, 20223 yr Also, I think our prep for England would definitely be more in line with a matchup with Wales. So, less GERGG mind fucking our lineup. I also don't like how Ukraine has no reservations hitting one from 20-25 yards out. Thats not exactly the strength of our keepers.
June 5, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Bottlecap said: Also, I think our prep for England would definitely be more in line with a matchup with Wales. So, less GERGG mind fucking our lineup. I also don't like how Ukraine has no reservations hitting one from 20-25 yards out. Thats not exactly the strength of our keepers. Plus, there'd be some mega-shithousery from FIFA to advance Ukraine out of the group. Not so much against England, but versus the US or Iran? Book it.
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