these games are going to be messy for a lot of reasons. I saw that 7 western nations took off pro human rights arm bands because FIFA said that they'd yellow card them immediately. Qatar hasn't had anything like this to give them experience. Many of the venues are unproven. The govt is "a challenge".So how long before the first soccer riot?
Oh...wait....never mind........
Qatar riot police push back crowds at World Cup fan zone
The fan zone set up in central Doha turned into a chaotic scene on Sunday on the opening day of the World Cup as tens of thousands of fans pushed and shoved against police lines to enter the venue. Riot police armed with batons and shields stood guard at the entrance.www.aol.com
And no beerthese games are going to be messy for a lot of reasons. I saw that 7 western nations took off pro human rights arm bands because FIFA said that they'd yellow card them immediately. Qatar hasn't had anything like this to give them experience. Many of the venues are unproven. The govt is "a challenge".
and its the world cup.
But so far, mostly peaceful!
Eh..they got a point. Now we need to root for a draw between Wales and Iran, and somehow get a tie against England.An awful start for the US team tieing lowly Wales.
My fear is that England and Wales may collude in their game to ensure that both advance since they’re both UK countries. This has happened before in international soccer. If Wales beats Iran and the USA loses to England, I almost can guarantee that it won’t matter if the USA beats Iran. That’s why this tie was a killer.Eh..they got a point. Now we need to root for a draw between Wales and Iran, and somehow get a tie against England.
Then beat England and there's no problemMy fear is that England and Wales may collude in their game to ensure that both advance since they’re both UK countries. This has happened before in international soccer. If Wales beats Iran and the USA loses to England, I almost can guarantee that it won’t matter if the USA beats Iran. That’s why this tie was a killer.
Wales is not beating Iran. We laid a turd out there today against a bad team.My fear is that England and Wales may collude in their game to ensure that both advance since they’re both UK countries. This has happened before in international soccer. If Wales beats Iran and the USA loses to England, I almost can guarantee that it won’t matter if the USA beats Iran. That’s why this tie was a killer.
Unless all the Iran players are dead by then.Wales is not beating Iran. We laid a turd out there today against a bad team.
You were ALWAYS going to have to beat Iran to get in. That's how everyone saw it.I am not optimistic about today's outcome. Wales lost to Iran making Wales (whom we tied) the worst team in the Group. England spanked Iran 6-2. We'll have to improve vastly to have a shot against England.
yep...just hate losing to the Brits. We have history.You were ALWAYS going to have to beat Iran to get in. That's how everyone saw it.
You were to say before this began "All you need to do to advance is beat Iran", then you would have taken it. Regardless of today, beat Iran and we are through. World ranks US 16th and Iran 20th going into this cup.
I'll take it. And let's use this one vs the 3 lions to gather momentum. Even a 1 goal loss will do...
Agreed--I'll take that.good result, beat Iran and advance, I'll take that
We still have never lost to England in the World Cup.yep...just hate losing to the Brits. We have history.
We need 2 things on Tuesday:Agreed--I'll take that.
The lack of offense is terrifying. Hopefully they can get a couple.We need 2 things on Tuesday:
1. Someone, ANYONE, needs to find the back of the net
2. Play aggressive and play JUST LIKE we played against England
They played a great game and arguably were the better team today. Considering how young this team is, they should be ready to go deep in four years when this tournament will be here. Unfortunately, we still struggle to score against the best teams, and even teams like Wales.The lack of offense is terrifying. Hopefully they can get a couple.
By committee, as Lalas said. This is how it must be done. Keep the pressure on, keep putting the ball in the box, and score ugly if necessary.The lack of offense is terrifying. Hopefully they can get a couple.
Exactly….pretty sad when the highlights of the game are near misses. I’m sure one goal in two games will get youngsters all over the country to hurry and quit boring sports like football and basketball to sign up for 0-0.Somebody should have told me how exciting this game is.
- 2 Games
- 1 Goal
- 0 Wins
- 0 Losses
Reminds me of the time I was having lunch with a partner who said he watched a great show the night before the 10 greatest goals in World Cup history. I asked him if he wasn’t sure that it was the only 10 goals in World Cup history. Ugh.Somebody should have told me how exciting this game is.
- 2 Games
- 1 Goal
- 0 Wins
- 0 Losses
Here you go - 10 of the best from the “Ginger Prince”, Paul Scholes, one of the best central midfielders ever. An amazing long ball passer and known for scoring from a long way out - hard to believe a little guy like him had such power. 6,5,3 and 1 are worth your timeReminds me of the time I was having lunch with a partner who said he watched a great show the night before the 10 greatest goals in World Cup history. I asked him if he wasn’t sure that it was the only 10 goals in World Cup history. Ugh.
Kotite, Kuharich -- neither were a threat to earn the moniker of "Coach K"This is a good young team and we have the equivalent of Rich Kotite coaching it