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re: World Cup Draw Thread - 11am CT (Fox)
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:20 pm to Vandergriff
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:20 pm to Vandergriff
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My goal for USA is to make the quarters. That looks unlikely now with Argentina a likely rd of 16 opponent
To be the best you got to beat the best lol
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Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:22 pm to tzimme4
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More teams, easier draw
We were also a seeded Pot 1 team, so we missed all the big fish.
With that said, Turkey throttled the frick out of our Gold Cup squad last summer.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:24 pm to Tubedog13
Opening games of Group E are Germany/Curacao and Ivory Coast/Ecuador in either Philadelphia or Houston
Would love to see Germany but I have a feeling they put Ecuador in Houston because they think they're Mexican
Tons of Germans in Central Texas, would love to see them play
Would love to see Germany but I have a feeling they put Ecuador in Houston because they think they're Mexican
Tons of Germans in Central Texas, would love to see them play
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:27 pm to Broski
Maybe Kosovo will... 
shite who am I kidding.
Most to least wanted is
Kosovo
Slovakia
Romania
Turkey
shite who am I kidding. Most to least wanted is
Kosovo
Slovakia
Romania
Turkey
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:30 pm to southpawcock
For those that do not know, we've played our entire group already in friendlies over the course of the last 6 months.
Jun 7: USA 1 - 2 Turkey (assuming it's Turkey, of course)
Oct 14: USA 2 - 1 Australia (they really came hard after Pulisic)
Nov 15: USA 2 - 1 Paraguay
Jun 7: USA 1 - 2 Turkey (assuming it's Turkey, of course)
Oct 14: USA 2 - 1 Australia (they really came hard after Pulisic)
Nov 15: USA 2 - 1 Paraguay
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:32 pm to southpawcock
quote:
Kosovo
Slovakia
Romania
Turkey
Slovakia is 4-1-1 all-time vs Turkey
Romania is 2-1 all-time vs Turkey
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:32 pm to The Boat
Mate you cant seriously root for that German team come on.
Germany coasted to a World Cup victory as recently as 2014 with a truly German side. This ain't that.
Germany coasted to a World Cup victory as recently as 2014 with a truly German side. This ain't that.
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:33 pm to The Boat
We're getting the game lock and times confirmations tomorrow right?
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:33 pm to Broski
Yeah it's pretty tough picking between any of the other 3 after Kosovo..
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:40 pm to Vandergriff
quote:
My goal for USA is to make the quarters. That looks unlikely now with Argentina a likely rd of 16 opponent.
If all goes chalk (which it won't), the winner of Group D (USA) would face the winner of Group G (Belgium) in the Round of 16.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:42 pm to Vandergriff
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My goal for USA is to make the quarters. That looks unlikely now with Argentina a likely rd of 16 opponent.
I thought Spain was in our quarterfinal rnd and France in semi? Can't have both Spain and Argentina in the same side of the bracket. Did I misread it?
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:43 pm to Broski
Part of me hates the expansion of the WC, or any major tournament in any sport really, because I think it waters it down. With that said, this might be the first time ever we’re favored to win our group.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:43 pm to Broski
The expanded knockout makes for some unbalanced round of 16 matches
Half the group winners get group winners in the round of 16 and the other half get runners up in the round of 16. Doesn't seem like a fair competitive balance.
Half the group winners get group winners in the round of 16 and the other half get runners up in the round of 16. Doesn't seem like a fair competitive balance.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:46 pm to The Boat
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The expanded knockout makes for some unbalanced round of 16 matches
Half the group winners get group winners in the round of 16 and the other half get runners up in the round of 16. Doesn't seem like a fair competitive balance.
That and the group stage is largely meaningless considering more teams advance than get eliminated.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:48 pm to IT_Dawg
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thought Spain was in our quarterfinal rnd and France in semi? Can't have both Spain and Argentina in the same side of the bracket. Did I misread it?
This format is so damn convoluted my thought is just get through the group and go from there. Who we get matched with is who we get matched with.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:50 pm to theGarnetWay
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this might be the first time ever we’re favored to win our group.
Which means we won't and will be an even bigger embarrassment.
Poch is not for naming us group winners without playing a game.
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:51 pm to dgnx6
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Which means we won't and will be an even bigger embarrassment.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:52 pm to castorinho
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We're getting the game lock and times confirmations tomorrow right?
The dates are already known. You can go to the Wikipedia world cup page for that.
I was able to scoop up some hotel rooms in Houston and Dallas using that before the hotels booked out/or shut it off. Of course ended up with no real good matchups for the dates I could realistically do but oh well. I still have one knockout round reservation so we'll see.
Hyatt Places going for $1,000 a night I got for 6,000 points a night
They'll probably try to frick me on it.
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:56 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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I was able to scoop up some hotel rooms in Houston
Selling some camping spots in my backyard
Posted on 12/5/25 at 1:57 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Fantastic work, mate 
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