World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

[Jimjamesak]

Anyone from CONCACAF gonna make it? Guessing one Mexican ref? Any US refs following in Geiger's path?

Will possibly be (honestly, likely to be) two US Referees in Elfath and Marrufo (Marrufo was at 2018), Ramos from Mexico will certainly going as well. After that... who knows.

 

[unofan]

Gotta think the top 4 are all gonna stay in the top 4 at this point as they're separating themselves from the rest...it's gonna be a fight to stay out of 4th.

 

[Jimjamesak]

One of the few times I will browse Twitter to see the reactions and the meltdown.

Fuera Tata is obviously trending.

 

[Jimjamesak]

What Pulisic's undershirt said.

 

[Kepler]

So apparently Memo Ochoa said "Mexico is the mirror in which the United States wants to see itself" and after the game Christian Pulisic whipped out an undershirt with "MAN IN THE MIRROR" across the front.

 

[Jimjamesak]

So apparently Memo Ochoa said "Mexico is the mirror in which the United States wants to see itself" and after the game Christian Pulisic whipped out an undershirt with "MAN IN THE MIRROR" across the front.

Pulisic stepping into the Landon Donovan role as Mexico's antagonist. Shame he doesn't speak Spanish like LD.

 

[Jimjamesak]

Also, now Mexico goes to Edmonton and plays Canada in the cold, on artificial turf. I smell a Canada blowout and Fuera Tata...

 

[RaceBoarder]

Holy crap that was an AMAZING match to attend!

WunderKind does WunderKind stuff and half of the A.O. section would let 10 have his way with them....

 

[Jimjamesak]

Holy crap that was an AMAZING match to attend!

WunderKind does WunderKind stuff and half of the A.O. section would let 10 have his way with them....

I mean...

 

[RaceBoarder]

I mean...

That's not wrong, lol...

So what the hell happened with the Ref tonight? He seemed really timid with the whistle and unprepared for what a USA/Mexico game would offer as far as chippiness and just general CONCACAFery... It seemed like a really rough game with little control offered until it was way too late.

 

[Kepler]

Holy crap that was an AMAZING match to attend!

WunderKind does WunderKind stuff and half of the A.O. section would let 10 have his way with them....

Only half?

 

[Jimjamesak]

That's not wrong, lol...

So what the hell happened with the Ref tonight? He seemed really timid with the whistle and unprepared for what a USA/Mexico game would offer as far as chippiness and just general CONCACAFery... It seemed like a really rough game with little control offered until it was way too late.

He was a mess, just inconsistent all night in his foul selection and dealing with SPA (sorry, referee acronym: Stopping a Promising Attack) fouls followed by missing a Violent Conduct red right in front of him.

Honestly, the biggest thing that triggered me as a referee was HE GAVE THE US TWO YELLOW CARDS after the scuffle! Like ok, fuck it, no send off but keep your yellow cards even to each team then! Fuck!

 

[Slap Shot]

This young team (as I said they would be) has been very impressive.

 

[Jimjamesak]

Watching again, I just noticed that Pulisic and McKennie did a little “looking in the mirror” celebration after the first goal.

 

[Jimjamesak]

Also, RaceBoarder, can you confirm they played “Man In The Mirror” in the stadium after the final whistle?

 

[RaceBoarder]

Also, RaceBoarder, can you confirm they played “Man In The Mirror” in the stadium after the final whistle?

They did. That's how I learned about the shirt writing. The goal was on the far end from me, so I just saw a goal celebration, but couldn't make out any specifics while I got my beer shower. Then after the game when the song played, people mentioned it and were talking about it, showing Twitter photos.

 

[MichVandal]

Wow. Fuck this ref.

Was this posted just after the US player was taken out like a wide receiver going for a header? Which stopped the game due to injury? And then, somehow, the penalty was awarded to Mexico???

I was expecting the Mexico player to get a yellow card for that, as it was pretty violent, and there was no motion of his head to actually play the ball. Yet somehow the US penalty caused the stoppage?? What was up with that?

 

[Jimjamesak]

They did. That's how I learned about the shirt writing. The goal was on the far end from me, so I just saw a goal celebration, but couldn't make out any specifics while I got my beer shower. Then after the game when the song played, people mentioned it and were talking about it, showing Twitter photos.

That’s hilarious.

Seems like it was all planned but the music was just a happy coincidence:

Pulisic said the message was “just an idea that came into my head.”

Pressed on it, he added, “I think you guys [in the media] know the message. It’s not a big thing I am trying to cause controversy.”

He paused and deadpanned, “I actually wrote it in a mirror. I’m kidding. Someone did it for me.”

Winger Tim Weah said he and defender DeAndre Yedlin came up with the idea and asked the support staff to create the T-shirt for Pulisic.

“It’s just to send a message, you know?” Weah said. “It’s a new era now. Before the game, Mexico was talking a lot of smack, and beating them just shuts them up. We have to continue to win games and continue to beat them. That’s the only way we are going to earn their respect and earn the world’s respect.”

The idea to play the song over the public-address system, a U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman said, was unrelated to Pulisic’s T-shirt. The operations staff, the spokesman said, was unaware of the players’ plans, and vice versa.

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[Jimjamesak]

The US' other main rival Ghana is facing elimination from qualifying. They need a win at home tomorrow against South Africa to stay alive.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

The US' other main rival Ghana is facing elimination from qualifying. They need a win at home tomorrow against South Africa to stay alive.

A few of the "big names" in the CAF could be out here in the next couple days. Algeria and Nigeria each need a result, and either Ivory Coast or Cameroon will be eliminated.