The Official US Soccer thread

[Zeno]

I have to be at a wedding in BFE Minnesota for the US opener, UGH!

 

[cardpa]

I have to be at a wedding in BFE Minnesota for the US opener, UGH!

I don't know, I think you are looking pretty poorly and might be coming down with something and have to go back to the hotel room.

 

[Stout]

A Friday wedding? Bah, they brought it upon themselves when you do nothing but drink and watch the game on your phone. Food optional, if you want it.

 

[gmabel830]

We made it!!!

 

[Adrian]

Let’s go!

 

[Lorenzo]

We made it!!!

Awesome! Let’s get those 3 points!!

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

amazing anthem

 

[Adrian]

Looks like a lot of smog around the arena.

 

[Adrian]

Too close for comfort

 

[Adrian]

Yay!

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

YEAH BABY POLISIC CREATED ALL THAT - SPLIT TWO DEFENDERS AND THEY HAD TO SEND TWO MORE

 

[Lorenzo]

So far they look brilliant tactically and great on the ball.every player under control and moving well without the ball. Their defense has looked good. I particularly enjoyed the long pass that pulisic brought down under control and dribbled back out and kept the ball as opposed to kicking it away. Those little things are something we used to never see our national team do at this level.

 

[Lorenzo]

Paraguay are playing with fire stepping up like that. No goal but living dangerously.

 

[Lorenzo]

Pulisic is ripping them to shreds. How are there more than 100 players ranked ahead of him lol.

 

[Lorenzo]

Big boy goal by Balogun. Don’t know that I’ve ever seen the USA play this well before given the circumstances.

 

[gmabel830]

Well, that's how you start a World Cup!!

 

[Lorenzo]

Freeman good lord what a half by that young man. All of the players are involved. Beautiful

 

[Lorenzo]

Gio caps it with a goal that Berhalter would have never allowed to happen.

 

[Stout]

We made it!!!

What a match to attend! You're our good luck charm and now you have to go to all the games--we'll win the whole damn thing!

 

[Stout]

Well now, THAT is how you start the World Cup, baby! Play like this in every game, and there's no limit to how far this team can go.

On a side note, I made cheddar off this game. I bet maybe, maybe once every year or two. I placed 60 dollars of wagers on the WC. For this game, I put in a prop bet for Balogun to score, 3 goals or more in the game, and a US win. That was comfortably won pretty early on! I should have put more on the bet lol