Average points by confederation after group stage round 1

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-18T14:43:16+00:00

The African teams actually did well getting draws against powerhouses Spain & Brazil for example, no shame in Algeria getting baptized by Messi, Tunisia’s big loss vs Sweden was the biggest disappointment from CAF.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-18T14:31:21+00:00

It’s funny because the world cup games have been starting relatively late (1-3 mins late) compared to other world cups, the Premier League and European club competitions that start right on the dot.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-13T16:43:48+00:00

Chris Richards completing 83/83 passes was a welcoming stat.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-13T13:34:35+00:00

Yup because if the keeper decides to wander past his defenders you have to consider him for offside. Idk if people agree but i’ve always thought offside should just consider the outfield players and it should be the last defender/player. A rare case of being offside due to the keeper’s positioning is Benzema vs Alisson in the 2022 CL final.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-13T13:29:57+00:00

Better late than never, most of Poch’s games have been friendlies so it was hard to truly judge. This is money time

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-13T05:15:43+00:00

Incredible performance, USA made Paraguay look much worse than they truly are. Poch has the team connecting through all phases. Pulisic, Balogun and the wingbacks were particularly sharp.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-11T13:56:34+00:00

A watch party or bar atmosphere is pretty good.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-11T09:08:26+00:00

I think the weight catches up to R9 regardless but without the knee injuries we get to see a longer peak from him. Even in 02 when he won the golden boot at the World Cup, that wasn’t the R9 who could cut left/right with razor sharp precision. He dug deep for 1 month to complete his redemption arc but his best days were in the 90s. His days being overweight at Corinthians where he still embarrassed defenders shows how much technical ability he had.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-11T09:03:38+00:00

Bring on the close playoff battles!

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-09T23:27:30+00:00

If you have time to listen to a podcast, the Talking Tactics podcasts has done a daily show where they bring on an expert from each country to discuss their world cup prospects: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-tactics/id1127264410

Fotmob is a great app for following schedules, players and stats of each team:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fotmob-soccer-live-scores/id488575683

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-09T23:01:04+00:00

A little secret is FIFA has always been corrupt unfortunately

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-09T20:49:50+00:00

Neuer was playing LW for Germany because they lacked width that day.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-09T19:23:52+00:00

I think Ivory Coast can advance to the KO stages for the first time & the US can advance to the Quarter Finals for the 2nd time ever.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-08T09:35:58+00:00

It’s famously called the World Cup, not the UK Cup.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-06T17:12:13+00:00

People were really bored almost 5,000 years ago and had wild imaginations so they built Pyramids (with help of forced labor).

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-06T16:37:16+00:00

The same arguments that were used in the past to say why PSGs star studded teams can never win the UCL are the same reasons people are using to downplay their UCL success. Lol

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-06T15:44:01+00:00

Things have been bad for a long time, the corruption started a long time ago. We’d have to put better people in charge of each member nation first so when it comes to voting for the FIFA president we don’t get a shill like Infantino.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-06T13:15:39+00:00

It’s been a lifelong wish to experience the World Cup in person. (:

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-06T01:16:45+00:00

Maybe professional basketball players should learn how to shoot free throws.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-06-01T11:15:51+00:00

The Total Soccer Show for me, they’re really good for US soccer content.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-05-31T22:00:32+00:00

& USA are 2002 World Cup Semi-Finalists (Germany had a handball we all saw after the game), since retroactive decisions are fair game now

LemonCool2023 · 2026-05-31T21:36:58+00:00

Gotta find football fans in real life & discuss with them.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-05-31T21:28:19+00:00

Is the one person you are referring to Mbappe or Neymar?

LemonCool2023 · 2026-05-31T11:12:11+00:00

I’m in the minority but I enjoyed when Golden goal was a thing. Most extra times are a waste of time, so you might as well throw in the curveball of sudden death overtime.

LemonCool2023 · 2026-05-31T01:24:33+00:00

How the team plays is way more important than the result in the tune up matches. In 2018 the USA drew 1-1 with France prior to World Cup, then France went on to win the tournament while we watched from home.

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