World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Jimjamesak]

I will say, it’s a coin flip between North Carolina and Lyon over who’s the best Women’s team in the world with Portland and Wolfsburg not far behind.

[Slap Shot]

[Jimjamesak]

Costa Rica, Mexico, and the US all in the same group, with one of them guaranteed to not qualify.

It’s also crappy they can’t use the actual best U-23 team (well U-24 team in this case).

bUt ThE mEn ArE tErRiBlE because they can’t qualify for the Olympics...

[Kepler]

Costa Rica, Mexico, and the US all in the same group, with one of them guaranteed to not qualify.

Per FIFA rank,

 9 Mexico
22 United States
50 Costa Rica

[mookie1995]

Is there any professional women's soccer outside of the US above the level of a Catholic Middle School?

Kepler is asking “boys” middle school?

[Jimjamesak]

Per FIFA rank,

 9 Mexico
22 United States
50 Costa Rica

Yeah, CONCACAF seeds the Olympic Qualifying based on the results last time, meaning Mexico and Honduras got the seeds because they were the two countries to qualify directly (the US lost a playoff to Colombia). So the other group is Honduras, Canada, Haiti, and El Salvador.

And the tournament is in Mexico.

[Kepler]

Yeah, CONCACAF seeds the Olympic Qualifying based on the results last time, meaning Mexico and Honduras got the seeds because they were the two countries to qualify directly (the US lost a playoff to Colombia). So the other group is Honduras, Canada, Haiti, and El Salvador.

And the tournament is in Mexico.

Are FIFA ranks ELO-like and reflect ongoing international competitions? Are there just not enough data points outside the qualifiers?

In other words, is Costa Rica that bad? They sure don't look tough on paper.

[Kepler]

Kepler is asking “boys” middle school?

They're Catholic. What's the difference? The girls are as hairy as the boys and the boys are as sexually messed up as the girls.

[Slap Shot]

U.S. hit a post early on to miss a very nice opportunity.

[Spartanforlife4]

Per FIFA rank,

 9 Mexico
22 United States
50 Costa Rica

Those are the senior team rankings, though. Doesn't quite translate to this tournament being U23 + 3.

There are some random countries, like Mali, that are mainstays at the U20 World Cup, but that success never seems to make it to the senior level game.

Side note: I have no idea if TV was taken into consideration when building this stadium, but these shadows are brutal. At least the ball is white so you can sort of track it when it plays to the far side.

[Slap Shot]

Possibly outplayed so far but the US goes up 1-0 at 35:00!!

[Jimjamesak]

*exhale*

”It doesn’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile, a win is a win.” - Dominic Toretto

That was ugly as **** but they got the job done. Win on Sunday and they advance to the playoff.

[Jimjamesak]

Also, a yellow for simulation to Costa Rica AND the benefit call on a possible PK?

Who is this ref and how do we get him again?

[Jimjamesak]

Those are the senior team rankings, though. Doesn't quite translate to this tournament being U23 + 3.

There are some random countries, like Mali, that are mainstays at the U20 World Cup, but that success never seems to make it to the senior level game.

Side note: I have no idea if TV was taken into consideration when building this stadium, but these shadows are brutal. At least the ball is white so you can sort of track it when it plays to the far side.

It's not even U23 + 3, it's just a straight U23 (well U24) but it is still CONCACAF, Mexico, the US, and Costa Rica are likely always favorites.

It also should be said that this isn't even a first choice US U23 team, not even really a second choice either. Heck, Pulisic, McKennie, and Reyna are all eligible to play in this tournament.

[Slap Shot]

It's not even U23 + 3, it's just a straight U23 (well U24) but it is still CONCACAF, Mexico, the US, and Costa Rica are likely always favorites.

It also should be said that this isn't even a first choice US U23 team, not even really a second choice either. Heck, Pulisic, McKennie, and Reyna are all eligible to play in this tournament.

I realize the Olympics are not nearly as big as the WC, but with that said these players should be made available. What is the deal there?