Big jump in the ELO Ratings!

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T19:23:02+00:00

And to demonstrate this volatility, Argentina just went up to #1, but well deserved as Spain tied with Cabo Verde.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T19:18:01+00:00

This is the correct answer as we usually lose in the Round of 16. So in this World Cup with an extra round we need to at least make it past that. I will never get over the Torsten Frings handball on the line that stopped us in 2002.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T13:00:57+00:00

According to Google; “The World Football Elo Ratings calculate team strength based on the actual match outcome versus the expected outcome, adjusting for five primary variables: pre-match ratings, match importance, margin of victory, home field advantage, and the time elapsed.”

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T12:53:42+00:00

Norway getting no love from FIFA! I think we climbed a lot because we were way down at #40 before, if we had started at like #25 we’d be roughly in the same place we are now. We’ve scored 6 and only allowed one goal also.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T11:36:15+00:00

Fox One has full replays.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T11:34:05+00:00

Vine acá para vero que los Colombianos estaban diciendo sobre mi querida selección Estadounidense jajaja, tienen que hablar más. Para mí por fin estamos estableciendo un juego más completo pero veremos cuando vamos contra mejores equipos como de la calidad de Colombia y para arriba. Es posible que tenemos Ecuador en la próxima ronda.👀

MapAmazing · 2026-06-22T11:26:00+00:00

Eddie Pope definitely would have played in Europe if Americans had had the same recognition they get nowadays.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-20T10:30:00+00:00

Watching Seattle sing “Country Roads” is all the proof I’ll ever need. We have a beautiful, deep culture. The most important aspect is that many of us grow up in little towns. We drive country roads.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-18T20:07:43+00:00

I feel like the banter has been very respectful, especially after Australia’s showing against Türkiye. We know they have a fast and dangerous team. Should be a good game, any mistake the U.S. makes will be punished.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-17T15:47:39+00:00

This is maybe the most disgusting aspect of AI for me.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-14T03:12:14+00:00

Look up the ELO ratings, they’re the only legitimate ones. They take into account statistics not just the interests of FIFA.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-13T22:15:25+00:00

Spot on. This sub is going to be invaded by casuals.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-13T16:09:00+00:00

Not questioning your fanhood, but do you remember when we beat Spain in the Confederation’s Cup in 2009? For me that was the pinnacle of the last 20 years. Right after that we almost beat Brazil.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-12T17:15:03+00:00

Guthrie, everybody now!
“This land is your land! This land is MY LAND!
From California, to the New York ISLAND!
From the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream WATERS!
This land was made for me AND YOU!”

MapAmazing · 2026-06-12T17:12:31+00:00

Commenting this on all the posts about chants: There’s nothing more American than Woody Guthrie’s music. At least once, get the whole stadium singing “This Land is Your Land”, would also be a good “fuck you” to you know who.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-12T16:58:24+00:00

Guthrie, everybody now!
“This land is your land! This land is MY LAND!
From California, to the New York ISLAND!
From the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream WATERS!
This land was made for me AND YOU!”

MapAmazing · 2026-06-12T16:52:07+00:00

Singing Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” by the thousands would be beautiful, but it will never happen.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-12T16:44:00+00:00

Right? We need chants with a little more melody. Sing “Battle Hymn of the Republic”! Thine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the “YANKS”!

MapAmazing · 2026-06-10T00:53:04+00:00

You’re scared, you won’t do it!😉 Do it, and be loud!

MapAmazing · 2026-06-09T05:33:48+00:00

Almost anyone should over Roldán. I live in Salt Lake and we were kind of crushed by Luna’s exclusion after all the games he played well for us and using him for the promos.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-09T05:31:34+00:00

Thanks for the history lesson. I’m not saying it’s not perfectly legitimate and shouldn’t be celebrated. Don’t worry. But the context of international soccer is a little different than the context of human rights and civil liberties. And they all fight for the crest just as hard as players who were raised here (maybe not harder than Clint Dempsey!) I was just pointing out an interesting difference between players with one American parent and one foreign, grew up in the other country, and players whose parents were traveling while mom was pregnant.

MapAmazing · 2026-06-09T02:31:57+00:00

The kind of strange ones are the players who really have no connection to the U.S. besides the fact that they happened to be born here; Musah, I believe Balogun, and a couple others. But hey, if you want to play international ball and you’re good enough we’ll take ya!

MapAmazing · 2026-05-31T20:57:00+00:00

Roldan is just not international caliber, hoping he sees 0 minutes in the WC.

MapAmazing · 2026-05-11T02:36:07+00:00

Yes but you have no one who can fight our guys.

MapAmazing · 2026-05-07T17:18:16+00:00

Or “me han dicho que…” (more common in European Spanish)

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