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TripleThreat · 09:21 PM

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)

SuperBowl4 · 12-15-2022, 11:45 AM

I predict that the Republic of IRELAND will win the 2026 World Cup!

ERIN GO BRAGH!

carlos3652 · 12-15-2022, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

Are you kidding me? Messi has had several high level players with vast champions league experience around him. Arguero, DI Maria, Peredes just to name a few. People love to make excuses for Messi but the fact is he's rarely ever been the same player for Argentina as he was for Barcelona. And when you look at the resume the likes of Ronaldinho and the Brazilian Ronaldo were just as talented but at least won a world cup. If Mbappe beats Messi in the final that's a HUGE dent to Messi's legacy imo.

Messi

2006 WC Quarters (lost to WC winner)
2010 WC Quarters (lost to 3rd place team)
2014 WC Lost Final (lost to WC winner)
2018 WC Lost Round of 16 (lost to WC winner)
2022 WC Final*

Copa America
2007 Lost Final
2015 Lost Final
2016 Lost Final
2019 Lost Semi to CA Winner (got 3rd)
2021 Won

You can blame Higuain for multiple of those finals. (Especially 2014 WC)

Statistically he has been amazing in every tourney. The quality of the players for Argentina was not at the level of those other teams... While they might have had some good players... The Barcelona teams were better ...

Its like when you see England / Brazil do subs.. and you have Mount / Rashford / Foden / Grealish coming off the bench or Gabriel Jesus / Martinelli / Ederson / Fabinho

Tell me who Argentina subs in today, that you would be damn, he's on the bench.. Lautaro (who is having a terrible WC - Higuainesque) and no 35 year old Di Maria who is hurt doesn't count. (he would be starting)

**loochy** · 12-15-2022, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

Man, that guy is basically my age.

He got fat AF.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...ibiza-27523206

He was already fat a couple of years after moving to Real Madrid...maybe 2007ish time frame. The Madrid fans gave him a ton of crap about it. Then Madrid sold him to AC Milan where he ruptured his patellar tendon and got even fatter.

He was my favorite player and it makes me sad about his wasted potential. As great as he was, he could have been even greater. Instead, most people just remember him for his weird seizure thing before the world cup final, his knee injuries, getting caught with a tranny hooker, and getting fat.

**loochy** · 12-15-2022, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Razaele

The guy died after complaining of a long illness with a worsening course and there was no reason to suspect foul play, but people were still posting that their "gut" was telling them he was murdered by the government in Qatar for wearing a gay pride shirt.

I know. It's just that with some people, everything has to be blamed on someone/something. Random events don't just happen according to them.

Gary Cooper · 12-15-2022, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlos3652

Messi

2006 WC Quarters (lost to WC winner)
2010 WC Quarters (lost to 3rd place team)
2014 WC Lost Final (lost to WC winner)
2018 WC Lost Round of 16 (lost to WC winner)
2022 WC Final*

Copa America
2007 Lost Final
2015 Lost Final
2016 Lost Final
2019 Lost Semi to CA Winner (got 3rd)
2021 Won

You can blame Higuain for multiple of those finals. (Especially 2014 WC)

Statistically he has been amazing in every tourney. The quality of the players for Argentina was not at the level of those other teams... While they might have had some good players... The Barcelona teams were better ...

Its like when you see England / Brazil do subs.. and you have Mount / Rashford / Foden / Grealish coming off the bench or Gabriel Jesus / Martinelli / Ederson / Fabinho

Tell me who Argentina subs in today, that you would be damn, he's on the bench.. Lautaro (who is having a terrible WC - Higuainesque) and no 35 year old Di Maria who is hurt doesn't count. (he would be starting)

Yeah, Messi played with great midfielders at the club level. Iniesta/Xavi/Fabregas/Busquets are some of the best ever feeding him the ball. At the International level, his midfield sucked. Aguero/Higuain were good strikers but you still need midfielders to move the ball up the pitch to these guys. The game is controlled in the middle.

Ronaldo had the same issue in his prime where the International midfielders he played with were awful compared to his midfield at Manchester United or Real Madrid.

carlos3652 · 12-15-2022, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Yeah, Messi played with great midfielders at the club level. Iniesta/Xavi/Fabregas/Busquets are some of the best ever feeding him the ball. At the International level, his midfield sucked. Aguero/Higuain were good strikers but you still need midfielders to move the ball up the pitch to these guys. The game is controlled in the middle.

Ronaldo had the same issue in his prime where the International midfielders he played with were awful compared to his midfield at Manchester United or Real Madrid.

That "Barcelona / Real Madrid" national Spain team won the WC in 2010. They were sooo good.

POND_OF_RED · 12-17-2022, 09:09 AM

Very nice set piece puts Croatia up early. Morocco answers right back. Exciting 3rd place match so far!!!

POND_OF_RED · 12-17-2022, 10:54 AM

OH MY 😳

Mislav Oršić with a beauty to put Croatia up just before the half 🎯 pic.twitter.com/OtquwmKsfr
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 17, 2022

Entertaining 3rd place match. The deciding goal was a thing of beauty.

kstater · 12-18-2022, 09:22 AM

Terrible foul by France there to give up a penalty.

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POND_OF_RED · 12-18-2022, 09:26 AM

I’m not disagreeing with the penalty decision, but I ****ing hate how easily he went down in the box from that little of contact. It’s no fun watching players embellish contact to draw penalties. These teams are too good to have that be a deciding goal in this match. Hopefully we get more action and that’s not it.

MMXcalibur · 12-18-2022, 09:32 AM

Imagine that.
Argentina scoring via penalty.

kstater · 12-18-2022, 09:36 AM

Nice job with the second pass there.

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Kman34 · 12-18-2022, 09:37 AM

That was a beauty..

RunKC · 12-18-2022, 09:39 AM

Great execution by Argentina on that goal

POND_OF_RED · 12-18-2022, 09:42 AM

That second goal was very nice. Let’s hope France comes with out with a little more urgency now that their backs are against the wall!

11-09-2022, 05:48 PM
TripleThreat Veteran Join Date: Oct 2013 Casino cash: $5288253	The Official 2022 FIFA World Cup Thread 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) Last edited by TripleThreat; 11-21-2022 at 09:21 PM..
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12-15-2022, 11:45 AM	#2281
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12-17-2022, 09:09 AM	#2287
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12-17-2022, 10:54 AM	#2288
POND_OF_RED The talking stonehead Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $1273146	OH MY 😳 Mislav Oršić with a beauty to put Croatia up just before the half 🎯 pic.twitter.com/OtquwmKsfr — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 17, 2022 Entertaining 3rd place match. The deciding goal was a thing of beauty.
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12-18-2022, 09:22 AM	#2289
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12-18-2022, 09:26 AM	#2290
POND_OF_RED The talking stonehead Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $1273146	I’m not disagreeing with the penalty decision, but I ****ing hate how easily he went down in the box from that little of contact. It’s no fun watching players embellish contact to draw penalties. These teams are too good to have that be a deciding goal in this match. Hopefully we get more action and that’s not it.
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12-18-2022, 09:32 AM	#2291
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12-18-2022, 09:39 AM	#2294
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12-18-2022, 09:42 AM	#2295
POND_OF_RED The talking stonehead Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $1273146	That second goal was very nice. Let’s hope France comes with out with a little more urgency now that their backs are against the wall!
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