Will the US make the knock out?

I'd put the chances over 80%

If we don't make it out of the group in an expanded tournament on home soil where 32 of the 48 teams now go the knockouts, then just disband the program.

We shouldn't be happy with just being one of the 32 best teams though.

7 points should be the floor in the group stage. 6 is on the table, but if we want to be "serious" then we should at least draw a nation like Turkey. 5 would be a disappointment, 3 is fireable

The Paraguay match feels like it is hugely important. They are a concacafy side when it comes to the dark arts and are good enough to steal a result if we frick around.

I don't know how the next round is structured, but I do know that a lot of groups have two terrible teams, so I would think our group is one that will send 3 to the next round, in which case we'd almost certainly be one of them

I think we are a decent team but are underestimating Paraguay and Australia’s potential to bottle us up.

We will have a real tough time breaking them down and my guess is we don’t get more than 4 points from those two. May actually be able to score more against Turkey though their attacking talent could carve us up.

My guess is we get out of the group with 4-5 points. We can win a round of 32 game, but any more than that is tough. It’s an unmitigated success if we play a 6th game this tournament.

I think we get 9 points. Something has changed with this team, mentally. They also historically tend to lock in for big moments and games at the WC and play up.

I’d be shocked if they didn’t

USA should make the knockouts

But the new format is where their group is a problem. With most 3rd place teams advancing, you'd rather have a top heavy group with a minnow that will finish in 4th. The USA group is very balanced and with some draws it's not hard to be competitive and finish in 4th place while another 3rd place team that wasn't as good will move on for beating up a minnow.

Absolutely should would be a massive disappointment if we didn't

Hell I think not making the round of 16 would be a disappointment as well. Although I do think our ceiling is the quarterfinals

We should absolutely make the knockouts. Bigger question is do we make the round of 16?

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Geez your expectations are way too high if you think 5 points is a disappointment

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5 points is always fine no matter which country you are

Here's what is going to happen:

We win group and face 3rd place Canada. Absolutely demolish them and then annex the entire country.

Iran shockingly wins their group and face 3rd place Saudi Arabia. Iran defeats Saudi and launches a missile attack on same day at Riyadh.

USA vs Iran in Round of 16. Trump detains every Iranian player after the attack on Saudi and USA automatically advances to Quarters.

A familiar opponent awaits in Quarters, die Mannschaft.
We get revenge from 2002 and gut the Germans 4-0.

The semis bring on our oldest foe, England, and, men, Football is not coming home. We route them like we did 250 years ago.

In the Finals, we meet Holland.


You know what happens here. Pulisic hits the game winner in stoppage time and the United States of America brings home our first World Cup.



My body is ready.