>decent group of americans playing in good european leagues, very athletic and aggressive and all the star americans are in their mid to late 20s peaking>many have chemistry from playing years with each other which is the hardest thing to do in international football>non stop pressing like they are high on peds, very annoying to play against when you lose the ball they run at you like rabid dogs>pochettino is coaching them well they know exactly how to hurt most teams and can break down low block teams>host advantage and fifa will give them refball to satisfy orange man>amazing football and performances, they atropelated paraguay and handled the aussies who arent bad defensive team>most of the europeans and south american teams havent been playing well in the heatI'm fucking scared of them bros. Semifinals for them isnt out of the picture
>>155519687>Pulingz injured>Berhitler's retarded nepo son is somehow still playing and one bad turnover a game in costing us a gameIm more cautious
I like the energy but let's focus on getting past the Ro16 for once first
anyone can beat australia. once they meet a decent african team, they're done
Yeah we will see what happens
>>155519956We did it in 2002
>>155519985I only fear Morocco, the rest not so much
>>155519985We won't face you guys until later on, if the seeding and matches play out accordingly.
I hope we're the ones who get to eliminate England. It's karmic justice for them running their mouths for so long as shitting on a country they can't beat
>>155519687Why do you have to be on drugs to play the game the whole time? Have you ever seen our basketball or football games?
>>155519687>>most of the europeans and south american teams havent been playing well in the heatah yes the 18C air conditioned stadium in Houston was too much for the moortuguese teamsget a fucking grip
>>155519687I agree, I have been very impressed with their football they remind me a lot of Chile 2015 who did very well to hurt us those years. They dont have world class players but their starting eleven all play in europe and are all collectively good. Freeman is a monster christopher richards wins every header and clearance balagun is one of the best strikers so far mckennie is solid and never stops running tillmann is good going forward. They all defend as a team so its hard to break them down.They look like one of the best teams so far with us england and france which is crazy. Quarter finals is realistic for them with a good bracket, maybe semis if they get netherlands or portugal as their opponent.
>>155520501do you like dest and adams
Our defense is still super exploitable, can you imagine Unc Ream trying to guard against Kane, Haaland, or Mbappe? We look better than last time but I imagine it'll still be the same ultimate result of performing well against farmers then getting crushed by the first "real" team we play.
>>155519687Quarterfinals sound doable for them for sure, but I haven't seen anything that makes me believe they can do more yetBut they are doing a good job so far, and being among the last 8 would be a huge success already. I'd accept that in a heartbeat for Germany as wellAs of now, there is no need to be scared of them. But you shouldn't mock them either
>>155519687Maybe it's the advantage of home games but so far they look a level above their 2022 team when they played like amateurs against us. And like others said, their football style under Poch is hard to play against so as long as they keep it up they can cause problems for most teams except France or a strong African team like CIV or Morocco
>>155520923They will beat Morocco because Hakimi the nonce will be he in jail
>>155520918QF would require us beating belgium. I could see itSF would require us beating spain. not fuckin happening
most of the stadiums are colder than Portugalnorway and sweden get that excuse, we're not playing in the Sahara desert, we're playing in fucking California lmao>muh heatpeak eurocope
>>155521143Brother California is very hot once you go about 8 miles inland (12km). I live inland and today it was 100F (34C). There are microclimates all over the state top to bottom. Our heat is killer and it kills euros every year
>>155521435That should be 37 Celsius not 34
>>155521435the interior of the iberian peninsula reaches 40+ every summerquit pretending you live in a desert with insane heat
>>155519951Pulisic will be ready for the round of 32 >>155519956We'll be fine if we get 1st, we'll have a fairly easy path to quarters>>155520254It's not normal to play high intensity football like this but I think poch and his coaching staff know how to handle the effort and intensity. We also get a lot of time in between group stage games so it helps>>155520501Thanks>>155520862Yeah I agree but poch is likely to bench Ream and play Trusty instead and have us sit back a bit>>155520918>>155520923thanks>>155521143Southwest US heat is worse than Mediterranean heat
>>155521522>the hottest recorded temperature in global history is from the californian desertAnon, I...
>>155519687>paraguay and australianigga calm down, if the US beats a spain or argentina, then you can panic.I'm still expecting a R16 appearance and a decent quarterfinals opportunity.
>>155521955CHI
>>155520082We have a history of getting BTFO but literally who African teams
>>155522011Spain is literally our most likely opponent in quarterfinals
>>155521603what's the average summer temperature?The US isn't that hot compared to southern europe
>>155522522It's the humidity. Dry heat doesn't suck the life out of you like a hit humid day.
>>155522522Average temp is like 26-32C for the Midwest but it can reach 40C even in the northern parts of the USA.California is literally a desert with some pockets of not desert.The South is humid as fuck which creates a sauna effect and makes the air heavy and oppressive.Great Lake States actually have Lake effect so they are also Humid and Hot when the system is right.
>>155520183...On opposite day, maybe
the US isn't winning a world cup in our lifetime. 2026 would be our best chance at it because of home court advantage plus 250th anniversary of the revolution amping the players up, but the facts are the talent just isn't there yet. we're maybe 20 years into taking soccer seriously as a professional sport, so the guys out there playing are like the first generation who grew up actually giving a damn rather than it being a fallback sport because they were too small for football. we'd need at least another 2 generations before we have EUFA-tier talent, but by that point the World Cups will be exclusively hosted in the Middle East and China where we'd be the #1 Heel team and thus have zero momentum.
How come usa doesn't get clowned on for having a team full or black players but everyone else does ?
>>155520918Finally, a level headed German who actually has a functioning brain and eyes. I agree with you, I’ve been following this US team for the past 4 years and I’ve seen major improvements over that time. I also only watch La Liga and Premier League, been since I was a child, so I know what good football looks like. I wouldn’t have said that about the US team during the previous WC and not up until roughly 5 years ago, when they started getting much better.
>>155522468Spain, the same team that played like pure dog shit against a shit hole country. Yeah, okay lil man.
>>155522468CA
>>155523009What do you mean retard, you literally can't beat us in a World Cup. We have beaten you before
>>155523109Have you seen American sports Sanjay? American black BVLLS are our great equalizer
>>155523109Lmao there were like 3 threads on catalog from American flag about it when we played this afternoon
>>155523846Some of them gotta be zoomer, I saw earlier today one of them talking shit and another English flag had to remind him that they have literally never beat us in a competitive game
>>155519985Why not us?
Once we take the cup, we're renaming the sport to divegrass.
>>155523594everyone in the USMNT fan base is chicano.
We have the CIA. We are winning this fucking tournament. I don’t care how many players’ moms we have to kidnap and rape in Minecraft.
>>155529356NO
>>155529356Only 90%
>>155520923They ironically feel like an Australia tier team
>>155519985We just beat Senegal right before the WC started
