The newer footy thread

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Turner handled that late boot by Taremi well, Mike Smith would have snapped lol

 

[forty_three]

That’s the beauty of it - it infuriates you and screws you over until it doesn’t. There are always outside forces and interests that decide these important matches, not the players themselves. I mean this is a FIFA tournament after all.

It's called almost as consistently as goaltender interference in the NHL

 

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That was the football equivalent of stepping on the puck.

 

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There's nothing there in my opinion, but you never know what might happen with VAR.

Edit: No VAR (good) and

 

[sbb122]

Maybe it was just me, but it looked like the US didn’t even try to keep possession of the ball the last 15 minutes of the game. Even the throw ins were going directly to the Iranians.

 

[Slimpikins]

That felt harder than it should have been at the end but I’ll take escaping the group stage any day.

Hopefully Pulisic is fully healthy for the Netherlands. We’re going to need all hands playing well.

 

[elocomotive]

USA moving on!!!

 

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Maybe it was just me, but it looked like the US didn’t even try to keep possession of the ball the last 15 minutes of the game. Even the throw ins were going directly to the Iranians.

 

[elocomotive]

Fuck Dallas!!

 

[sbb122]

These were all the rage back in ‘79

 

[elocomotive]

Sorry, got a little carried away by the moment.

 

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All hail the Ayatollah of rock and rolla...

 

[Nasty_Magician]

What's up with Reyna getting basically no action in that round?

 

[puckhead]

USA moving on!!!

South Africa? didn't think they even made it.

 

[esls79]

South Africa? didn't think they even made it.

It stands for South America you moran. Get a brain.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Belgian state broadcaster is saying Kevin De Bruyne got into it with Hazard and Vertonghen and had to be broken up by Lukaku.

Bet the llama ranch on Croatia.

 

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Belgian state broadcaster is saying Kevin De Bruyne got into it with Hazard and Vertonghen and had to be broken up by Lukaku.

Bet the llama ranch on Croatia.

Man, if Canada scores on that penalty kick versus Belgium, they might still be in position to advance to the knockout stage.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Love how they said Pulisic was out with an abdominal injury.

He got hit in the nuts, just say it.

 

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Love how they said Pulisic was out with an abdominal injury.

He got hit in the nuts, just say it.

Lower body soreness

 

[sbb122]

The USA’s next opponent