USA only country in the world where life does not come to a halt when it's soccer team plays in WC

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All that for a tie score? What did an American football coach say after a tie (very rare in NFL): "It's like kissing your sister."

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Anonymous wrote:All that for a tie score? What did an American football coach say after a tie (very rare in NFL): "It's like kissing your sister."

But it's not because you get a point. The US needs to beat Iran by more goals that Wales beats Iran, and I guess lose to England by fewer goals than Wales loses to England.

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Anonymous wrote:All that for a tie score? What did an American football coach say after a tie (very rare in NFL): "It's like kissing your sister."

But it's not because you get a point. The US needs to beat Iran by more goals that Wales beats Iran, and I guess lose to England by fewer goals than Wales loses to England.

It's the US mens team. They'll lose to England and we'll call it a moral victory and then they'll fail to advance and we'll pretend that Iran and Wales really were formidable and the vast majority of the country will continue ignoring soccer

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah I don't understand why this is sad. It's okay that Americans don't love the exact same sports as everyone else in the world.

I am far from a US apologist and there are lots of things about other countries I think we could stand to emulate (parliamentary politics, universal healthcare, better corporate oversight, more awareness of and efforts to do something about climate change), but I could care less whether Americans are into World Cup soccer. I personally prefer American football and baseball to soccer. I can admire the athleticism of soccer players but the game itself isn't that engaging to me. I also don't love hockey, which I think has a similar type of play, with lots of constantly shifting possessions and action but relatively few shots on goal and even fewer actual scores. It just doesn't hold my interest unless it's a very high stakes game.

Soccer is much better to watch in person. I was really into it until I went to a game. It's lots more fun at the game than on TV

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I tried watching at a sports bar yesterday, there was one other couple there. Yawn. For the next US game I am going somewhere with a lot of English people and I will cheer for England.
My kids are in predominantly Hispanic schools and they watch at school.

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Wow Saudi Arabia beat Messi and Argentina!

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Anonymous wrote:Wow Saudi Arabia beat Messi and Argentina!

And Lewandowski missed a penalty v Mexico. We’re in the Upsidedown world.

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I love the World Cup. It’s truly uniting even when we cheer for different countries. I’ve had the best times with people from all around the world watching games together. I do feel like the US is missing out on this experience, especially in this area where we have many immigrants from around the world.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow Saudi Arabia beat Messi and Argentina!

They’re getting a national holiday tomorrow!

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Anonymous wrote:Wow Saudi Arabia beat Messi and Argentina!

They’re getting a national holiday tomorrow!

Will women be allowed outside to celebrate?

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I feel like the African national teams always play the most entertaining soccer. Portugal/Ghana in the group round is probably going to be a good game.

US-England will play to a tedious 0-0 tie, book it.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the African national teams always play the most entertaining soccer. Portugal/Ghana in the group round is probably going to be a good game.

US-England will play to a tedious 0-0 tie, book it.

Unironically, that would be amazing for the US

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Poland tied Mexico nil nil

France is currently beating Australia!

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Anonymous wrote:Poland tied Mexico nil nil

France is currently beating Australia!

How exciting. Bet that was a barn burner.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow Saudi Arabia beat Messi and Argentina!

They’re getting a national holiday tomorrow!

Will women be allowed outside to celebrate?

Ask Joe, he's become bestie with their rulers.