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Group D: United States, Australia, Paraguay, Türkiye

By davieG, in World Cup 2026

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The_77

The_77

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6 hours ago, Deeg67 said:

Do we really want to go there? Liz Truss and BoJo send their regards, never mind that we're talking about a country where Nigel Farage is starting to struggle because he's not racist enough for his core voters. People getting elected by minorities of voters - never mind the population at-large - are not representative of a country as a whole. Sorry, the "I hate Yanks" posts peppering this thread say a lot more about the home country of the people making them than they do the people being targeted.

 

But yes, the rest is football. I've been following the USMNT for decades and believe me, they've never had a squad of this quality playing this way. I've been saying for years (including here) that this was as close to a golden generation as the U.S. has ever had. MLS is now independently ranked in the top 10 leagues in the world, and climbing. Americans under 30 rank soccer behind only basketball, ahead of MLB and the NFL. All the jibes and smarmy put-downs here are well past their expiration date. America is a footballing nation now, and it's only going to escalate.

 

As for this tournament, the first two matches could hardly have gone better. Paraguay is better than they've looked here, and Australia is no pushover. But the test comes when the Americans have to face a squad that's got the ability to take the match to them (which may not come until the quarters, certainly not before the 16's). Poch is a clear step above any coach the USMNT ever had tactically, and he's always been a strong man-manager. Whenever we got to a big tournament we would always park the bus and try and pip a goal on the counter. Poch has a squad full of first-team players in top divisions and he has them playing like a team that expects to create chances and control the game. Anything less than the final 8 would be a disappointment at this point, anything more would still be an upset.

The 2002 team was outstanding and still does not get nearly enough respect, IMO. 
 

That said, I’m really enjoying this side— I’m still nervous about our defensive solidity but we’ll cross that bridge when we play any of the big boys!

Deeg67

Deeg67

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On 21/06/2026 at 02:58, The_77 said:

The 2002 team was outstanding and still does not get nearly enough respect, IMO. 
 

That said, I’m really enjoying this side— I’m still nervous about our defensive solidity but we’ll cross that bridge when we play any of the big boys!

Yeah, that was a good side. Royally screwed by the refs against Germany in the quarters - we could easily have won that match.

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KingsX

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2 minutes ago, spacemunky said:

They seem to have annoited Pulisic as the greatest US player ever?

 

I'm just responding to what I've seen in this match.  USMNT fans have seen the whole spectrum from Pulisic over the years, but he's always been one of our greatest talents.

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spacemunky

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3 minutes ago, KingsX said:

 

I'm just responding to what I've seen in this match.  USMNT fans have seen the whole spectrum from Pulisic over the years, but he's always been one of our greatest talents.

He's certainly looking likely to score in this.

 

 

KingsX

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Seems like the Turkish team are happy with their consolation prize.  They certainly exposed some defensive weakness.

 

And the entire 15 minutes of Caglar Soyuncu’s World Cup career pass while Leicester sleeps.

 

Not that anyone would have set an alarm!

 

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PhillippaT

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1 minute ago, KingsX said:

Seems like the Turkish team are happy with their consolation prize.  They certainly exposed some defensive weakness.

 

And the entire 15 minutes of Caglar Soyuncu’s World Cup career pass while Leicester sleeps.

 

Not that anyone would have set an alarm!

 

I had it on in the background, so...

Deeg67

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Performance overall was fine, losing pisses you off but doesn't mean much. Pulisic made such a huge difference and could have had 2 easily.

 

I really have no clue what Poch sees in Pepi. He's as anonymous a #9 as it gets.

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AKCJ

AKCJ

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6 hours ago, OntarioFox said:

Aussies look a lot more assured than they did against the US. 

Quite easy to look assured when a point puts both sides through lol 

AKCJ

AKCJ

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5 hours ago, spacemunky said:

They seem to have annoited Pulisic as the greatest US player ever?

I think he's a long way from Dempsey. Obviously hard to compare but Tim Howard played about 400 games in the Premier League

 

Pulisic is a decent player but it's more that he's arrived during a boom in popularity of football in America.

 

Big fan of his middle name being "mate" though lol 

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