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US Eliminated from World Cup 2018 in Russia
delta1 Offline
#1 Posted:
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The US men's soccer team lost their final game in qualifying, to....... Trinidad??!! For the last 7 World Cups, dating to 1990, the US qualified, one of only seven other countries in the world to do so.


I'm suspicious because the quadrennial tournament will be played in Russia next year...I think they meddled...

Honestly, US soccer players are not as skilled, creative or dynamic as the better players in the world...
frankj1 Offline
#2 Posted:
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to be fair Al, it was Trinidad AND Tobago.
delta1 Offline
#3 Posted:
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d'oh!
shaun341 Offline
#4 Posted:
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I didn't know until it happened that they could not qualify for the upcoming World Cup. Soccer will never be a top sport in terms of skill here. We play every sport with an always attacking mentality. For over 20 years now I have watched the US team play this way where they are always trying to push the ball forward and attack constantly and it has never worked out well for them. I have also noticed that the countries that are good at soccer play the game methodically and pick their spots to attack. Until we can learn that trait instead of this constant attacking method of the game we'll never be a soccer powerhouse.
xibbumbero Offline
#5 Posted:
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Yeah,pretty sad. Bad playing,bad coaching= No World Cup play. X Frying pan
dstieger Offline
#6 Posted:
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And just when I was getting ready to bail on the NFL and watch soccer......LOLOLOL
thurson Offline
#7 Posted:
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frankj1 wrote:
to be fair Al, it was Trinidad AND Tobago.


Yeah, two against one!
8trackdisco Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 11-06-2004
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dstieger wrote:
And just when I was getting ready to bail on the NFL and watch soccer......LOLOLOL


Watch the English Premier League. 15 of the 20 EPL teams would REGULARLY beat the USA team. American soccer is not soccer. The USA team is generally an anemic oatmeal of talent (minus Christian Pulasic).

The were basically the same team from 2014, only four years older.

Soft, lackluster and arrogant in Trinidad.

In bigger news, Netherlands & Chile didn't qualify.
frankj1 Offline
#9 Posted:
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thurson wrote:
Yeah, two against one!

yeah!
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