World Cup 2026 Thread

[rickh150]

How did US clinch round of 32 with two wins? Couldn’t two other teams in Group also still go 2-1 and US lose to go 2-1 and have a 3 team tie? Is this because possible 3rd place teams cannot get to two wins -6 points- anymore? Please explain.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1 hour ago, rickh150 said:

How did US clinch round of 32 with two wins? Couldn’t two other teams in Group also still go 2-1 and US lose to go 2-1 and have a 3 team tie? Is this because possible 3rd place teams cannot get to two wins -6 points- anymore? Please explain.

Every 3rd place team with 6 pts will advance.

[rickh150]

43 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Every 3rd place team with 6 pts will advance.

Couldn’t that still happen with more than 8 Groups?

[adambr2]

2 hours ago, rickh150 said:

Couldn’t that still happen with more than 8 Groups?

No, it could not, as there are too many tied results in more than 4 groups to produce more than 8 six point third place teams, which in itself would already be a practical impossibility.

It is all academic now as the US has clinched the group. 

[Jimbo]

GO PACK GO!, wait...USA! USA!

 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Ideal outcome last night, they will now have essentially gotten Pulisic 3 weeks of rest.

[Jimbo]

2 hours ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Ideal outcome last night, they will now have essentially gotten Pulisic 3 weeks of rest.

And the guys with yellows can sit out.

Full squad for R32!

 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Bosnia has slipped into the most likely opponent spot for the USA. Qatar and Jordan also in there. They would be a heavy favorite and Belgium is likely to meet them after that. That would probably be their first game as an underdog, but a team they can beat behind a home crowd. If they got a win there, this would have to be seen as a hugely successful tournament. That is what I'd like to see happen, win one game they shouldn't. They'd probably meet their maker with one of the big boys in the quarters.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

 

Couldn't script this.

[adambr2]

Supposedly Belgium not winning today is very good for the US but someone needs to explain it to me like I am 5.

[GAME05]

Yesterday I got home and looked up the long highlights of the US-Aus match. We won 2-0 so I was of course happy and excited. Only after I watched did I notice that the video was from a couple years ago, so I queued up the recent one and got to watch that, too. It was like getting to watch the Packers win different playoff games twice in the same day.