USMNT: To Rüssia With Love

soxfan121

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Terrific defending on the left side all night, but especially on that no-hope 35 yard shot. Why bother closing that down? Better to just quit running and let him shoot.
 

Titans Bastard

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This is the sort of game that merits at least two subs at HT. Embarrassing stuff so far.
 

Jed Zeppelin

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I’d can Arena before the night is over whether they qualify or not. Whole team looks like they don’t give a single fuck.
 

dirtynine

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God would I love to be casually watching the Conmebol matches, qualified with games in hand, instead of this collection of nightmares.
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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It's very hard to imagine the US scoring twice. We'll see. Get ready for a time wasteathon, though. They better get one quick if they have any hope.
 

Titans Bastard

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There's a great clip of a Mexican announcer berating the team as they lost at the end of the Hex. He went on and on how they had nothing to do with securing advancement b/c Zusi had just scored and bailed them out.

We may need to borrow that announcer. Or maybe not.

Btw - T&T has lost six straight Hex games and have never had a two goal lead over the US in 25 meetings.
 

SoxFanInCali

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California. Duh.
If the USMNT can not beat Trinidad & Tobago then qualifying or not qualifying for the WC is basically irrelevant.
Not saying the same would happen for the US, but Mexico ended up barely sneaking in because the US won a meaningless (to them) game very late that killed Panama's chances, then made it through the group stages in the tourney.
 

DJnVa

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If the USMNT can not beat Trinidad & Tobago then qualifying or not qualifying for the WC is basically irrelevant.
I mean, I get what you're saying, but Mexico would not have qualified 4 years ago if the US had bagged their final game and they ended up advancing out of their group (tying Brazil on points) in ensuing World Cup and lost in Round of 16 on PK in 94th minute.
 

Senator Donut

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There's a great clip of a Mexican announcer berating the team as they lost at the end of the Hex. He went on and on how they had nothing to do with securing advancement b/c Zusi had just scored and bailed them out.

We may need to borrow that announcer. Or maybe not.

Btw - T&T has lost six straight Hex games and have never had a two goal lead over the US in 25 meetings.
And as disappointing as that qualifying campaign was for El Tri, they finished second in their group (on goal differential to the hosts) and got hosed in the round of 16 against the eventual 3rd place team, so let's not act as if the sky is falling if the USA backs into Russia.
 

DJnVa

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Okay, it's Pulisic time.

DEMPSEY!

Need one in first 15 minutes I think.