World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Slap Shot]

Good Lord.

Switzerland miss a PK to go up 2-0 and within 5 minutes France take the lead 2-1!

What a game, what a day, what a tournament!

[Slap Shot]

What a freaking ridiculous day. France went up 3-1 and now the Swiss have tied it in the 90th minute!!

France then hits the crossbar as the 90+ runs out. My goodness.

[Kepler]

What a freaking ridiculous day. France went up 3-1 and now the Swiss have tied it in the 90th minute!!!

Haup Suise! (or whatever)

I always root for upsets in Euro. Greece's win in 2004 is the greatest day in soccer history.

[Jimjamesak]

People, especially here in the US, continually underrate mid-level Euro teams like Switzerland.

[Jimjamesak]

Jon Champion has been in the US too long, he called it a "Wave" instead of a "Mexican Wave"...

[Jimjamesak]

These are some well taken shots from the mark...

[Slap Shot]

Cheese!!

It did look like the Swiss keep took a step forward? But not called.

What an incredible 2 games today. Wow.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Amazing

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[Jimjamesak]

JFC what has happened to Germany? It’s like they’ve dropped off a cliff since 2016.

[Jimjamesak]

On the other hand, this’ll be hilarious when England loses to Sweden or Ukraine like 1-0 next round.

[Slap Shot]

On the other hand, this’ll be hilarious when England loses to Sweden or Ukraine like 1-0 next round.

I've noted elsewhere that a small devilish part of me hopes to see England make the final only to lose by either another Hand of God goal or in PKs.

[Jimjamesak]

I've noted elsewhere that a small devilish part of me hopes to see England make the final only to lose by either another Hand of God goal or in PKs.

No, quarterfinals and lose to a “minnow” is always the sweet spot of England losing. It’s enough time for their press to build everyone up to “THEY’RE GONNA RULE ALL” and not go far enough they can go all “BRAVE LIONS FIGHT”.

[Kepler]

Not a repeat of 1945.

[Jimjamesak]

So Gold Cup rosters got released today. The US is the veritable “Who’s Not” we thought it would be, but Mexico is bringing essentially their A-Team. A huge risk by Tata Martino (in that he gains little by winning but is likely to be fired for losing) but one he may have been forced into by the FMF after losing to the US at the Nations League Final.

Got me thinking, what are the worst National Team jobs out there? Mexico has to be top 3.

1. USWNT. You have to win every game or you’re fired, you have no choice in player selection (thanks to the CBA), and, even if you do win, you can’t parlay that success into something better.

2. England. You’ll be expected to win, hounded by the press and fans over every minute detail, and likely have a player pool that’s nowhere close to being capable of winning.

3. Mexico. Same as England, but with corruption and CONCACAF.

[Kepler]

Gotta think England is the worst, though teams like Colombia you are probably always caught in a vise between ultras and drug runners. I wouldn't be surprised if South American, African, and Eastern European coaches had been murdered.