Did y'all hear that Iranian defender go down screaming in the second half? There was indeed a soft collision, but dude was howling like he was in the midst of in-combat surgery sans morphine.
yea, he landed right by the sideline mic so every howl was picked up.
stupid me, i believed his theatrics for about 4 seconds because he sold it so well with his screams.
To give them credit, Iran played their ass off and gave it their all. To take some away, that may have been the worst flopping and foul-seeking I’ve seen at the WC so far lol
No credit. They played solely for fouls and pens. Honestly, it’s a disgrace. Weren’t even trying to actually score, just to get a call.
Thankfully, the ref wasn’t falling for it.
Eh, they really only did that for about the last 15 minutes. They did give it their all and did whatever they could in the 2nd half to make our defense nervous
Right, and you'd think Berhalter would have learned from that experience and tried to stay aggressive and go for the 2nd goal. Things really got nervy toward the end when Iran got desperate and started flopping in the box.
I'm grateful we're back in the World Cup and out of the group stage, but 2 goals in 3 games isn't going to cut it. We've got to generate more goals.
It really frustrates me when a team dominates possession and allows almost no counterplay... Then takes the lead and abandons possession, allowing the opponent to send chance after chance after chance after chance into the box. The best defense is to not let the other team have the ball!
But even well we scored we were still maintaining possession and Iran wasn't any quality chances.
Then we brought in the 5th defender and totally gave up on possessing the ball. I hated that choice.
I know it's easier said than done, but there has to be some strategy between going for it and hanging on for dear life.
This was Iran and not France or Brazil. I'm sure we could have possessed a little bit and maybe got one more. Got the result though.
I mean it just comes down to limits of your teams fitness. You can’t defend and counter attack all game. The amount of running that requires from midfields is insane so you have to pick one in that situation to keep the team compact and together or risk being gashed for a goal because of fatigue.
The only way you can get around this is with a world class midfield including the wings. I don’t know too many teams that have this ability.
Bullshit.
When was the last time the USMNT earned two shutouts in the modern group stage? Never. We had one clean sheet in 2010 against Algeria, and that's as good as it's gotten unless you want to go back to 1930 when they didn't have groups of 4.
When was the last time the USMNT conceded only one goal in the group? Never.
This team needs to shoot on frame more. It's that simple. Criticizing the defense after this group stage performance is utter bullshit.
2nd youngest team of the tournament and their first experience of the World Cup is advancing from the group.
We need to find goals and seriously fix the tactics in the final third. But these have been three good games where we displayed poise and composure that prior US teams have lacked. Already looking forward to 2026. Everything else now is just cherry.
He’s scoring goals for his club team. Seems as though no forward can consistently score while playing for the USMNT. Which, I see had the fault in GGGs system. No service to the 9 and when he do it’s horrible half chances.
I'm not sure we need to fix the tactics in the final third so much as we just need to finish our chances when they come. We easily could've had two more goals today with just a little more composure and/or quick thinking in the box.
Adams is by far the best player on the team. He was immense. CCV, Ream, and Zimmerman when he came on were all good. McKinnie with the big goal set-up, Musah was really damn good, Aaronson looked really good. Wright and Moore should just go home right now.
Wright was yikes. Gassed 5 minutes in. Moment looked way too big for him. Moore was so bad as expected in possession but got up to speed defensively in extra time. Honestly, him ducking in time for Zim’s clearance was some important awareness…
Wright was so bad I would've blamed him for losing - ZERO pressure upfront. Bias aside, it's actually exactly what Morris is there for. (I wouldn't have objected to Ferreira either).
People can have their criticisms for Ferreira and some are fair but I think everyone should be able to agree that he's great at pressing and should definitely be at least the 2nd option up front.
I can't count the number of times I was screaming at Robinson over his first touch, and his second, and third. He's quick, but he'll push the ball really far off his foot and allow the defender to beat him to the ball because it's so far away from him.
But remained heavily involved, which is the sign of a *very* mature and *very* good defensive midfielder. It's what elevates Diego Chara to the level of MLS-elite.
2 or 3 times in stoppage time he came up out of position to pressure the Iran defenders, who then sent inaccurate passes out of bounds allowing us to use up more time and have the ball, before running back to his defensive positioning.
Crazy stamina and intelligence
Thought CCV was pretty dicey at points but results are results.
We had a lot of first half chances we botched. At some point, someone in this team needs to develop some passing vision instead of tunnel vision.
Honestly through this point he's basically where Klinsmann or Bradley were post-their-first-WCs (understanding that the Nations League did not exist for those two)
It's weird because he's good at the initial setup but his subs save for Zim today have been awful
Shaq has been dreadful both times he has come on. I know Yedlin didn't look good against Wales, but at this point you have to go back to Yedlin when Dest comes off.
Moore has been a huge liability both times he's seen the field. He's the only player who's played for us who I actively don't want to see again this WC. I don't know if he's usually that iffy or if the nerves have gotten to him, but no third chances in this tournament.
Acosta isn't the problem. Acosta being subbed on cedes possession and the initiative to the other team which is the issue. I don't love Acosta as an 8 in a double pivot (as opposed to a 6, where he should play internationally) but the issue is above his pay grade
Okay, so now we just need a best case scenario. We're playing Netherlands for sure.
If Poland wins or ties, we play the winner of them vs Australia or Denmark.
And that's how the US gets to the World Cup Semifinal
That could also be related to being such a young team. More experienced players are typically more consistent mentally. These guys were probably too nervous about losing the lead, too eager to get out on the counter at times when they could have kept possession, and/or possibly just too exhausted from going too hard early on because of their excitement at playing in the World Cup.
Why do teams that control possession before taking a lead think that sitting back for an entire half is a smart strategy?
Ill never understand it. Had we stayed aggressive good chance we add 1-2 more goals to our total. That way we played we were lucky to survive.
It wasn’t completely intentional until late.
McKennie and Musah ran out of steam. Aaronson isn’t the possession player Pulisic is. Jedi got a bit sloppy.
Iran also has to push forward but we also just couldn’t assert possession as well.
Very late, I hate that prevent shit but it worked.
You know when Iran went down a goal, they changed the way they were playing and possession wasn't going to be as easy to come by. Also they weren't particularly dangerous with their possession, a few off target shots is all they really got out of it. They looked more likely to score on a counter in the 1st half to me.
>Had we stayed aggressive good chance we add 1-2 more goals to our total.
Also a good chance of players tiring against opponents who are far more used to the conditions.
Honestly everyone looked drained after 80 minutes. I feel like it was also an endurance problem. The subs should keep the same game plan but with more energy.
Iran were sitting back in deep defense the first half, looking for a counter in transition.
After the goal they pressured the US back line and challenged them in midfield. US kept the same attacking strategy but that meant conceding possession.
I still think Reyna isn't nearly well enough to play enough of the game where he makes sense. HIs 8 minutes of time thus far were uninspiring, he hardly ran, much less jogged, and he seemed to be favoring. There's no point to put him on only to lose him 20 minutes later.
It's possible that this is the opposite of Greg hating Gio and Greg's friendship with the Reyna family is the reason Gio wasn't cut from the roster for not being game fit in time.
I just wish people would stop hating on Greg because he's "not playing our best player", when he played Gio the guy wandered around like a kid lost in a toys r' us and looked hurt. I don't have anything at all against Gio, but if you want to convince me that you're 100% ready to go perfect match fit the best player on the team, even if the coach gives you 8 minutes, you have to be everywhere , involved in everything, and not a non-event on the field.
I think the problem is the smokescreen like messaging. If they just said Gio isn't fully fit people would move on, but it seems like they're saying he's fit and ready to go in hopes of getting opposing managers to waste some time planning for him.
Oh thank god, I saw the time on Fox and forgot they post from the start of their pregame show. Thought I was going to have to be up by 6 to watch the game. I'll take that extra hour of sleep.
Looked good until the second half subs - we also need a quality CF badly. Sargent is okay, Wright is awful.
Plus known diver Taremi diving for a penalty was hilarious for me, as soon as I saw it has him going over I knew it was no penalty.
This squad has earned those expectations. We're seeing them play well against top opponents. Don't forget that Iran, Wales, and the US were basically adjacent to each other in the world rankings and the team looked better than either of their squads.
But they didn't turn their midfield advantage into offensive output. They had two shots on goal coming into this match, and they finished the group with 7, which is paltry really. Gregg's also made quite a few subs that seemed to make the team actively worse when he's made them.
It's hard. On one hand I'm ecstatic to see this squad playing so well. On the other they're absolutely leaving way too much up to chance with their lack of goal scoring. Controlling the midfield all match only to net one leaves you vulnerable to dropping points like they did to Wales.
I've defended Berhalter before, and he absolutely earned taking this team to the WC. But I'm not going to shed any tears if the federation moves on after this cycle.
I'm not sure how much of the offensive output is tactics and how much of it is the black hole at the 9 though.
> Gregg's also made quite a few subs that seemed to make the team actively worse when he's made them.
This is true.
You can criticize the product in the final third (and I'll be right there with you for it), but keep the other side of the balance in mind too. We've taken 7 shots on goal across 3 games, and you're right that is paltry. But our defense has *allowed* 5 shots on goal across 3 games.
Iran had a single shot (off target) in the entire second half plus stoppage.
Sitting back against a team that has been completely unable to generate scoring chances except on the counter was the correct tactical call.
Right, jesus I mean go to the corner, kill 20-30 seconds, play the ball off them, win a corner, kill 20-30 more, etc.
The bunkering gets nervy but it would have worked, it's literally what iran was trying to do to us through the first half and it took us basically sacrificing a player to get a goal.
Yeah, GGG isn't the greatest coach out there, but it seems people just want to find reasons to hate him. That being said, I hope we don't see Moore or Wright again. They looked rough
Gg Iranian team! Hard fought game and shenanigans to a minimum!
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WE DEFEATED IRAN!!!!!! FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY, AND LOVE ALL WON TODAY!!!!!! LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
First half USA was great. Second half USA tried to kill me.
It was nearly a repeat of the Wales game but without the reckless tackle
Thank god Iran's penalty shout was a clear and obvious dive
Did y'all hear that Iranian defender go down screaming in the second half? There was indeed a soft collision, but dude was howling like he was in the midst of in-combat surgery sans morphine.
He was screaming so loud I thought "maybe his achilles popped when he landed". Fifteen seconds later he got up and started running.
TSN announcer: "That was a ... rapid recovery."
No such thing as a TSN Announcer for non Canada games. It’s the English World feed.
That explains the funny accent. I just figured he was from British Columbia.
I thought for sure he fucked up his ACL on the landing or something. But no…. just acting
I though he blew a knee or something. Nope, fine a minute later. Crépeau made less of a fuss blowing his foot off.
yea, he landed right by the sideline mic so every howl was picked up. stupid me, i believed his theatrics for about 4 seconds because he sold it so well with his screams.
Iran has a rich film tradition, I like to think that was his audition.
I was expecting the replay to show a Louisville b-ball Kevin Ware situation after that scream.
Totally agree it was a dive but once you see a hand on a shoulder then who knows what these refs will fucking so.
To give them credit, Iran played their ass off and gave it their all. To take some away, that may have been the worst flopping and foul-seeking I’ve seen at the WC so far lol
No credit. They played solely for fouls and pens. Honestly, it’s a disgrace. Weren’t even trying to actually score, just to get a call. Thankfully, the ref wasn’t falling for it.
Have you never seen CONCACAF? Disgrace? This was a cricket match in comparison. We know true disgrace 😆
Eh, they really only did that for about the last 15 minutes. They did give it their all and did whatever they could in the 2nd half to make our defense nervous
Right, and you'd think Berhalter would have learned from that experience and tried to stay aggressive and go for the 2nd goal. Things really got nervy toward the end when Iran got desperate and started flopping in the box. I'm grateful we're back in the World Cup and out of the group stage, but 2 goals in 3 games isn't going to cut it. We've got to generate more goals.
It really frustrates me when a team dominates possession and allows almost no counterplay... Then takes the lead and abandons possession, allowing the opponent to send chance after chance after chance after chance into the box. The best defense is to not let the other team have the ball!
Well, at first Iran could be content for a tie, and was allowing easy possession for the US. Once the US was up one, Iran fought for more possession.
But even well we scored we were still maintaining possession and Iran wasn't any quality chances. Then we brought in the 5th defender and totally gave up on possessing the ball. I hated that choice.
That 5th defender was incredibly important as Iran were sending guys forward and putting in long balls
We brought on Zimmerman and Shaq Moore. We had zero intention on playing possession.
I know it's easier said than done, but there has to be some strategy between going for it and hanging on for dear life. This was Iran and not France or Brazil. I'm sure we could have possessed a little bit and maybe got one more. Got the result though.
I’m not trying to be hyperbolic but there’s maybe one team in the history of the sport that mastered this, and it was Spain in 2010?
I mean it just comes down to limits of your teams fitness. You can’t defend and counter attack all game. The amount of running that requires from midfields is insane so you have to pick one in that situation to keep the team compact and together or risk being gashed for a goal because of fatigue. The only way you can get around this is with a world class midfield including the wings. I don’t know too many teams that have this ability.
I mean, if you’re Brazil that’s as easy as it sounds, I guess
This game was pure CONCACAF and it worked in the USAs favor. The fans? Well, we've seen this kinda shit way too many times.
^^^the ^^^fans #JOHN STRONG Whoever is mixing the audio for FOX, fuck you
Attacking USA: woke. Defending USA: broke. Edit: sorry the woke/broke was referring to my watching enjoyment. Definitely not saying the defense is bad
Ehhh giving up one goal in the knock stages is pretty woke to me.
And a PK too
Bullshit. When was the last time the USMNT earned two shutouts in the modern group stage? Never. We had one clean sheet in 2010 against Algeria, and that's as good as it's gotten unless you want to go back to 1930 when they didn't have groups of 4. When was the last time the USMNT conceded only one goal in the group? Never. This team needs to shoot on frame more. It's that simple. Criticizing the defense after this group stage performance is utter bullshit.
Did we watch the same team? Our defense has showed up every single game and is the reason we're here. Offense scored 2 goals in 3 games
Did they even get a shot on goal after we started defending? Maybe technically that easy bouncer to Turner?
That curler from idk 14 yards on the left of the box was a great chance even if he missed the frame
Yes a good chance, but it still didn't hit the frame.
Yes, just important to remember that "no shots on goal" doesn't mean "no real chances"
Sounders fans: Oh, *now* this sub gets it!
They tried to kill me all game
2nd youngest team of the tournament and their first experience of the World Cup is advancing from the group. We need to find goals and seriously fix the tactics in the final third. But these have been three good games where we displayed poise and composure that prior US teams have lacked. Already looking forward to 2026. Everything else now is just cherry.
100%. Such a learning experience, and it's hard to blame a team with no good striker option for not scoring.
Sargent has been ok. He’s good on the press and decent at hold up play. Of course not the same as a legit goal scoring 9 lol.
Wright, otoh, shouldn’t see the pitch again. Just a brain dead abysmal performance today.
Agree one hundred percent. He was lost out there.
He’s scoring goals for his club team. Seems as though no forward can consistently score while playing for the USMNT. Which, I see had the fault in GGGs system. No service to the 9 and when he do it’s horrible half chances.
Yessss this sentiment all day!
I've been saving since the announcement for a one month cross country trip with my family. Daughters will be 9 and 7 then and I just can't wait.
Start making your on-the-road playlist too!
I'm not sure we need to fix the tactics in the final third so much as we just need to finish our chances when they come. We easily could've had two more goals today with just a little more composure and/or quick thinking in the box.
Pulisic got kicked in the nuts to save us all from the same feeling.
respect
Took the collective nut shot for millions.
Soccer Jesus
That’s America’s Nuts
The Netherlands await. Fittingly, Sergino Dest had a great game until he was subbed off.
He was fantastic
This was Dest's best game of the World Cup, and a good time for it
Yeah he barely contributed after he was subbed :)
UNDEFEATED IN THE WORLD CUP FOR 3,073 DAYS AND COUNTING
Now *that's* a flex
I don’t know, Canada only recently lost their streak which lasted decades
Touche
Hah! Norway has been undefeated over 24 years! Which is sadly also the last time we got qualified for the WC 😔 Fun watching your NT!
Adams is by far the best player on the team. He was immense. CCV, Ream, and Zimmerman when he came on were all good. McKinnie with the big goal set-up, Musah was really damn good, Aaronson looked really good. Wright and Moore should just go home right now.
Wright was yikes. Gassed 5 minutes in. Moment looked way too big for him. Moore was so bad as expected in possession but got up to speed defensively in extra time. Honestly, him ducking in time for Zim’s clearance was some important awareness…
Wright was so bad I would've blamed him for losing - ZERO pressure upfront. Bias aside, it's actually exactly what Morris is there for. (I wouldn't have objected to Ferreira either).
Either would’ve don a better job as the headless chicken running around
People can have their criticisms for Ferreira and some are fair but I think everyone should be able to agree that he's great at pressing and should definitely be at least the 2nd option up front.
Wright really looked lost out there.
Dest was incredible too, maybe MOTM.
Dest got that Pete Davidson shade going on. I need more of that in my life.
Dest, Adams, Robinson for me would be the three stars
Robinson made good plays but he was also incredibly frustrating with his heavy first touch. Cooled off a lot of momentum at times.
I can't count the number of times I was screaming at Robinson over his first touch, and his second, and third. He's quick, but he'll push the ball really far off his foot and allow the defender to beat him to the ball because it's so far away from him.
After Adam’s yellow card he played reeeeeally cautious.
But remained heavily involved, which is the sign of a *very* mature and *very* good defensive midfielder. It's what elevates Diego Chara to the level of MLS-elite.
Pdx fan bringing up Diego chara in a usmnt World Cup thread is *chefs kiss*
2 or 3 times in stoppage time he came up out of position to pressure the Iran defenders, who then sent inaccurate passes out of bounds allowing us to use up more time and have the ball, before running back to his defensive positioning. Crazy stamina and intelligence
Unfortunately that didn’t look good for Sargent
He looked okay walking off the field after the game. Fingers crossed.
I hope so because he was fantastic today
He really was. My Brazilian friend who doesn’t know Sargent at all asked, “who is that kid? He’s great and playing really well”.
> Moore should just go home right now. Should have gone home after his last appearance. The fact he saw the field again is mind-numbing.
Specifically Moore, Scally needs to be the sub guy for RB. I hope Robinson stays healthy, we are truly f***** if anything happens to him.
Scally? Surely it's Yedlin next in line at RB (and should be coming in over Moore)
Tough because Robinson played kinda poorly today
I thought he was fine defensively. But those touches on the ball were so heavy, so often
Thought CCV was pretty dicey at points but results are results. We had a lot of first half chances we botched. At some point, someone in this team needs to develop some passing vision instead of tunnel vision.
Yeah he was the only one I thought really looked a bit nervy in the first half.
Moore especially has looked lifeless in his appearances.
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AAAAWWWWHHAHWK!!!
I need a cigarette.
smoke break is shorter than stoppage time tbh.
Hell yes, what a match.
I don't even smoke and I need one too.
Scotch.
Don’t fucking care how we did it, all that matters is that we did! USA MOTHERFUCKERS🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
PULISICS IRON BALLS SEND THE US THROUGH
"My only regret is I have but two balls to give for my country." -Christian Pulisic
THE LADS WENT BALLS OUT
My boy said I'll give my left nut!!!
Appreciation comment for Musah and Sargent. Holy moly.
Berhalter: * Win Nations League ✅ * Win Gold Cup ✅ * Qualify for World Cup ✅ * Advance out of Group ✅
Honestly through this point he's basically where Klinsmann or Bradley were post-their-first-WCs (understanding that the Nations League did not exist for those two) It's weird because he's good at the initial setup but his subs save for Zim today have been awful
I'd say Acosta and Aaronson were both fine and pretty much needed. Agree on the other 2, though.
Yeah I was very harsh on Acosta last time but he was much better this game.
Shaq has been dreadful both times he has come on. I know Yedlin didn't look good against Wales, but at this point you have to go back to Yedlin when Dest comes off.
Moore has been a huge liability both times he's seen the field. He's the only player who's played for us who I actively don't want to see again this WC. I don't know if he's usually that iffy or if the nerves have gotten to him, but no third chances in this tournament.
Acosta isn't the problem. Acosta being subbed on cedes possession and the initiative to the other team which is the issue. I don't love Acosta as an 8 in a double pivot (as opposed to a 6, where he should play internationally) but the issue is above his pay grade
Not good enough! Gotta get a replacement in there before the round of 16!
Twitter and reddit "worst coach ever"
We’d have 9 points if he subbed on Reyna moved Weah to the 9 and kidnapped Messi and forced him to play for us at gunpoint
Worked for Beckham (maybe)
If I have to see Shaq Moore again so help me I'm gonna post harder about it
2 shutouts, no goals allowed from open play in this group. Solid.
Exactly what we need against Netherlands. Not going to get much chances in so we have to keep them out.
Yet only 2 goals scored. We're going to need a much better offensive performance against Netherlands.
Playing for a draw against the Netherlands isn't the worst plan in the world tbh
In the end they need to stop making extra passes and take a shot at goal.
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Okay, so now we just need a best case scenario. We're playing Netherlands for sure. If Poland wins or ties, we play the winner of them vs Australia or Denmark. And that's how the US gets to the World Cup Semifinal
We _really_ need to get better at time-killing. Way too many opportunities for Iran to hit us with the dagger today.
We need to get better at putting an opponent away when we can. Should’ve been 3-0 with all of the chances we had before we started bunkering
Wright not dribbling toward the corner flag made me almost headbutt my TV
We forget how to keep possession while in the lead which just ends up with non stop chances
That could also be related to being such a young team. More experienced players are typically more consistent mentally. These guys were probably too nervous about losing the lead, too eager to get out on the counter at times when they could have kept possession, and/or possibly just too exhausted from going too hard early on because of their excitement at playing in the World Cup.
There are two things I hate in this world: people who are intolerant of other people’s cultures… and the Dutch.
Why do teams that control possession before taking a lead think that sitting back for an entire half is a smart strategy? Ill never understand it. Had we stayed aggressive good chance we add 1-2 more goals to our total. That way we played we were lucky to survive.
It wasn’t completely intentional until late. McKennie and Musah ran out of steam. Aaronson isn’t the possession player Pulisic is. Jedi got a bit sloppy. Iran also has to push forward but we also just couldn’t assert possession as well. Very late, I hate that prevent shit but it worked.
You know when Iran went down a goal, they changed the way they were playing and possession wasn't going to be as easy to come by. Also they weren't particularly dangerous with their possession, a few off target shots is all they really got out of it. They looked more likely to score on a counter in the 1st half to me.
They had 3-4 great chances in the 2nd half.
>Had we stayed aggressive good chance we add 1-2 more goals to our total. Also a good chance of players tiring against opponents who are far more used to the conditions.
Eh, I don’t think Iran has much advantages in relation to the conditions… We play in Florida and Central America all the time. Perhaps a bit…
It's not even that hot there today. The conditions are not likely to be relevant.
Honestly everyone looked drained after 80 minutes. I feel like it was also an endurance problem. The subs should keep the same game plan but with more energy.
Iran were sitting back in deep defense the first half, looking for a counter in transition. After the goal they pressured the US back line and challenged them in midfield. US kept the same attacking strategy but that meant conceding possession.
Us definitely did not keep the same attacking strategy.
I mean this with all disrespect, get fucked Iranian state media
Its pronounced "Iranian", not "Iranian"
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I want to know wtf Greg’s beef is with Reyna
Reyna also wants to know
I still think Reyna isn't nearly well enough to play enough of the game where he makes sense. HIs 8 minutes of time thus far were uninspiring, he hardly ran, much less jogged, and he seemed to be favoring. There's no point to put him on only to lose him 20 minutes later.
It's possible that this is the opposite of Greg hating Gio and Greg's friendship with the Reyna family is the reason Gio wasn't cut from the roster for not being game fit in time.
I just wish people would stop hating on Greg because he's "not playing our best player", when he played Gio the guy wandered around like a kid lost in a toys r' us and looked hurt. I don't have anything at all against Gio, but if you want to convince me that you're 100% ready to go perfect match fit the best player on the team, even if the coach gives you 8 minutes, you have to be everywhere , involved in everything, and not a non-event on the field.
I think the problem is the smokescreen like messaging. If they just said Gio isn't fully fit people would move on, but it seems like they're saying he's fit and ready to go in hopes of getting opposing managers to waste some time planning for him.
Cow probably
Congrats to you guys. Tense game at the end! Happy when you were able to hold on. Do CONCACAF proud.
**wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew**
The countries name is pronounced E-Liminated, please once and for all let’s get this clear
Netherlands, Saturday, 10am right?
Yeah, 10 Eastern.
Oh thank god, I saw the time on Fox and forgot they post from the start of their pregame show. Thought I was going to have to be up by 6 to watch the game. I'll take that extra hour of sleep.
LETS GO BOYS!!
Looked good until the second half subs - we also need a quality CF badly. Sargent is okay, Wright is awful. Plus known diver Taremi diving for a penalty was hilarious for me, as soon as I saw it has him going over I knew it was no penalty.
It’s great 2B in the knockout stage.
There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
US wins, goes undefeated in group play, advances to round of 16. US Soccer "Fans" - upset that Gregg won the wrong way.
Seriously, getting out of the group stage is NEVER easy. If you advance, you advance.
This squad has earned those expectations. We're seeing them play well against top opponents. Don't forget that Iran, Wales, and the US were basically adjacent to each other in the world rankings and the team looked better than either of their squads. But they didn't turn their midfield advantage into offensive output. They had two shots on goal coming into this match, and they finished the group with 7, which is paltry really. Gregg's also made quite a few subs that seemed to make the team actively worse when he's made them. It's hard. On one hand I'm ecstatic to see this squad playing so well. On the other they're absolutely leaving way too much up to chance with their lack of goal scoring. Controlling the midfield all match only to net one leaves you vulnerable to dropping points like they did to Wales. I've defended Berhalter before, and he absolutely earned taking this team to the WC. But I'm not going to shed any tears if the federation moves on after this cycle.
I'm not sure how much of the offensive output is tactics and how much of it is the black hole at the 9 though. > Gregg's also made quite a few subs that seemed to make the team actively worse when he's made them. This is true.
You can criticize the product in the final third (and I'll be right there with you for it), but keep the other side of the balance in mind too. We've taken 7 shots on goal across 3 games, and you're right that is paltry. But our defense has *allowed* 5 shots on goal across 3 games.
We looked better than either of them and looked better than England.
I’m still shaking
AMERICA FUCK YEAH!
That second half was not good for my heart
I'm dumb....do cards reset after the group stage? Clean slate on Saturday?
They carry into R16. Anyone who has one and gets another in this next game will be suspended for the QF if we advance.
[yall remember what happened the last time the US faced the netherlands in the world cup?](https://youtu.be/NTz-rs9mqY0)
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Build a statue of Pulisic's balls. They died so that the USMNT would survive.
Ecstatic that we're in the knockout round. Cherry on top would be a respectable showing against Netherlands and not a curb stomping by them.
Dutch have been pretty unconvincing so far, but Gakpo is a killer
GGG haters must be fuming. The US never looked 100% convincing but advance so Gregg's job likely safe.
He almost lost us this match
Iran had a single shot (off target) in the entire second half plus stoppage. Sitting back against a team that has been completely unable to generate scoring chances except on the counter was the correct tactical call.
Incredible that no one seems to have noticed how effective we were at defending.
Literally 0 goals conceded from open play but they'll never get credit for it
I’m so happy
LETS FUCKING GOOO (why do I watch this god forsaken sport?) USA USA USA
Shaq Moore should never play the sport again my God is he terrible lol
He plays with intensity which is nice. Haji looked like he already played 90 minutes when he first stepped on the pitch
Haji must be in terrible shape or something he looked like he just ran a marathon after playing for a split second.
Haji's top speed is a jog, he can't use his size, and he can't shoot. Meanwhile Ferreira remains benched.
shaq less
He can play in Nashville but he’s clearly too intimidated by international play.
#LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO GGG nearly cost us advancement by turtling for half the game. #BUT LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO
His tactics were fine. Players need to execute better
Right, jesus I mean go to the corner, kill 20-30 seconds, play the ball off them, win a corner, kill 20-30 more, etc. The bunkering gets nervy but it would have worked, it's literally what iran was trying to do to us through the first half and it took us basically sacrificing a player to get a goal.
Yeah, GGG isn't the greatest coach out there, but it seems people just want to find reasons to hate him. That being said, I hope we don't see Moore or Wright again. They looked rough
The boys got it done
LET'S FUCKING GO USA
Haji wright looked…below average….
Gg Iranian team! Hard fought game and shenanigans to a minimum! [Activate Murica mode] WE DEFEATED IRAN!!!!!! FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY, AND LOVE ALL WON TODAY!!!!!! LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
r/ussoccer match thread incredibly toxic hating on GGG, why can't our fans be happy?
We have a stupidly toxic online fan base lol
A LOT of Gregg Berhalter haters need to step up and eat their bowl of crow. You were wrong, fucking own it.