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re: Curiously, I looked ahead to potential US World Cup matches. July 6th could be a doozy.

Posted on 6/21/26 at 8:22 pm to
Posted by Zendog
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 8:22 pm to
To give you an idea of how little Fifa rankings mean, Italy is 14th and not even in the tournament
Posted by Neutral Underground
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 8:47 pm to
Ok, Mr. Monday Morning Quarterback.
Posted by KiwiHead
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:42 pm to
Didn't the US reach the quarterfinals in like 2010

Aside from hitting the Semis in 1930
Posted by Indefatigable
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:47 pm to
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fifa rankings have us at 20th in the world. Don't think we should be jumping ahead just yet.

What the hell is this?
Posted by Indefatigable
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:48 pm to
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Didn't the US reach the quarterfinals in like 2010

No. We were bounced by Ghana in the R16

We reached the quarters in 2002.
Posted by AquaAg84
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:49 pm to
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Yeah, an Iran team motivated by war and by having to stay in Mexico, play in America, and then immediately travel back to Mexico after each match. Do not want.


Motivation in soccer? Lol. Lame arse sport despite the current hype.
Posted by Indefatigable
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:50 pm to
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To give you an idea of how little Fifa rankings mean, Italy is 14th and not even in the tournament

Eh. Italy is easily a top 15 team. But that’s not how qualification for the WC works. They’re a decent team that got upset in qualifying.

Though it’s fricking hilarious that they have missed three in a row now. Italy hasn’t made a WC since 2014 and were grouped in both WC’s after their 2006 win
This post was edited on 6/21/26 at 9:51 pm
Posted by Indefatigable
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:52 pm to
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Lame arse sport

It’s more entertaining than baseball and light years better than basketball.
Posted by theballguy
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:53 pm to
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or us



Probably not too.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:57 pm to
Ahhhhh yes. Whe the refs cheated in favor of Germany
Posted by Indefatigable
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 9:58 pm to
Yep. Should have been a semi appearance for us.
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:02 pm to
I bet Iran won’t print cups if they play and beat us.
Posted by TheMagicMan
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:40 pm to
I don't even want to see Iran make it out of the group stage.

A U.S. / Iran matchup would not be good. All the pressure would be on the U.S. and that's when an inferior team can pull off the upset.

I also would genuinely worry about security at the game. I could easily see a significant amount of fights between U.S. and Iran fans. And I would be very concerned about something happening before or after the game outside of the stadium. I wouldn't be anywhere near that match. Especially if it's in Los Angeles where there's a sizable Iranian population, it would just be trouble waiting to happen.

I'm not going to put it up there with England vs Argentina in 1986 but it would definitely be tense, on and off the pitch.
This post was edited on 6/21/26 at 10:42 pm
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:56 pm to
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Especially if it's in Los Angeles where there's a sizable Iranian population, it would just be trouble waiting to happen.

But you do understand that the Persians making bank in LA would only attack USA fans for not finishing off the IRGC, right? Persians in the US are not Somalis in the US
Posted by Badface
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:59 pm to
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Posted by Badface
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:05 pm to
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Posted by FutureMikeVIII
Houston
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:09 pm to
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It would be amazing if the US won their 3rd match, but I am not holding my breath.


I mean, the third match is against 0-2 Turkey. It wouldn’t be that amazing.
Posted by Neutral Underground
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:16 pm to
I thought we were facing off against France.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:21 pm to
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third match is against 0-2 Turkey.

Who is already out. We're going to probably sit anyone with a yellow and try new formations with different players. But I still want to kick the shite out of those Erdogan voting shitheads.
Posted by FutureMikeVIII
Houston
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:21 pm to
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I thought we were facing off against France.


I don’t know why you thought that. Group play is still ongoing.
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