The Official 2022 FIFA World Cup Thread

[TripleThreat]

YOUNG AMERICANS
The USMNT was by far the youngest team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, garnering valuable experience going through the rigors of World Cup qualifying. Through 14 qualifiers, the USA Starting XI came in at an average of 23.82, almost two years younger than the next closest team, Ghana at 25.67. Together, the other 31 participating teams averaged a Starting XI age of 27.5 through qualifying, nearly four full years older than the U.S. Sources say this is one of the youngest, but most talented teams the U.S. has ever fielded. While they may not win the world cup this year, they may garner the experience needed to make a serious run on home soil in the year 2026 when the World Cup comes back to North America.

2022 USA World Cup Roster

FORWARDS
Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas)
Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
Josh Sargent (Norwich City)
Timothy Weah (Lille)
Haji Wright (Antalyaspor)

MIDFIELDERS
Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United)
Kellyn Acosta (LAFC)
Tyler Adams (Leeds United)
Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo)
Weston McKennie (Juventus)
Yunus Musah (Valencia)
Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)

DEFENDERS
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
Sergiño Dest (AC Milan)
Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls)
Shaq Moore (Nashville SC)
Tim Ream (Fulham)
Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach)
DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami)
Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)

GOALKEEPERS
Ethan Horvath (Luton Town)
Sean Johnson (NYCFC)
Matt Turner (Arsenal)

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by TripleThreat

Japan showing how not to take PK's. There's no power behind these shots.

Each one was predictable as well. I was telling my wife the location of each Japanese shot before it was taken and got only one wrong.

[Eleazar]

Felt the penalty was pretty weak, a shame to see something like that put the Koreans 2 goals down.

[Hark Clunt]

oh god, what a beautiful goal

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by loochy

better than the stupid lewandowski skip hop lame thing

Key is getting the keeper off balance and the skip, hop, feint, is much more effective than the short run-up.

[Eleazar]

Brazil just has way too much in attack for Korea.

[George Liquor]

Worst Korea is about to get 7-1'd

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Razaele

Brazil just has way too much in attack for Korea.

Brazil has too much attack for all but a handful of countries.

[George Liquor]

Damn Brazil is good

[Gary Cooper]

Now I know why there's no Brazilian hockey players. Any of these silly gay dances would get them killed the next shift on the ice by the opposing team.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by Razaele

Brazil just has way too much in attack for Korea.

Should have saved these goals for Germany in 2014.

[POND_OF_RED]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Now I know why there's no Brazilian hockey players. Any of these silly gay dances would get them killed the next shift on the ice by the opposing team.

Putin scored 8 goals in a match when he was 66 years old if that tells you anything about the athletic ability needed for white trash figure skating.

[Pepe Silvia]

So how many rounds are left?

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

So how many rounds are left?

Still in the round of 16.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

So how many rounds are left?

A guy named Pepe Silva is asking about soccer?

Lol.

With a name like that you should be a starter for Brazil or Portugal

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by loochy

A guy named Pepe Silva is asking about soccer?

Lol.

With a name like that you should be a starter for Brazil or Portugal

#RacistPlanet