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[Boozeroony]

FUCK YESSSSSS!!!

 

[Gp1]

 

[Paasei]

HAHAHA YES FUCK YES. Try and foul this you fucks!

 

[clarky]

had to be a foul somewhere

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

argentina is going home

 

[Wolzard]

There's no way to undo it now.

 

[near]

Can't rule this one out, surely?

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[Insane Metal]

LOL

BYE ARGENTINA

OVERTURN THIS


Edit: apparently, not goodbye. Fuking Messi

 

[Boss Mog]

Fuck yeah!

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

JUSTICE HAPPENED IN THE PITCH TODAY!!!!

 

[Windle Poons]

Ref interfered with play it hit him he should have stopped it

 

[Hoddi]

FUCKING DESERVED

 

[DKehoe]

Nice!

 

[FMN]

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Credit to Egypt so far. Taking advantage of their chances. Argentina better do something and fast

 

[EviLore]

That's crazy.

Is it cheaper for kids to play American football and basketball in the States than it is to play footy?

At a competitive level yeah. A. Football and basketball are more developed inside school systems. That's a private soccer club which requires coaches, refs, staff, travel expenses.

My understanding is that outside of America those soccer clubs get some proceeds when a player goes pro so it's subsidized, not the case in America so the parents have to front the costs.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

If this score remains as is, watch them get 15+min of stoppage time.

Best make it 20

 

[Wolzard]

Morocco v Egypt in the final

 

[Windle Poons]

Morocco v Egypt in the final

I said it was fixed for an African country to win it

 

[Agave]

I WAS JUST OUTSIDE, NO FUCKING WAAYYYYY

 

[Paasei]

Best make it 20

Lol, Indeed.

 

[IDKFA]

Possibly the biggest upset so far. Crazy

 

[FMN]

Best make it 20

They're just gonna flip over the hourglass.

 

[kittoo]

Surely no extra 15mns needed now, right? 90mns it is?

 

[KyoZz]

Morocco v Egypt in the final

Excuse me, you forgot someone

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Egypt's number 12 got grabbed by the Argentinians 3 times but he ran, ran like the wind and made the goal happen, a match for the ages.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Now that's what I call كورة

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

if swiss wins as well then north and south america are out of the tournament lol

 

[Idleyes]

Argentina is washed.

 

[Agave]

Damn Cabo Verde must've stolen their powers or something

 

[P:axMagellanic]

Was hoping we'd knock the argies out in the final. I'll take this however, he meltdowns will be splendid ahahahaha.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Unbelievable, 2-0 for Egypt.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Damn, that girl's curse is real.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Argentina is washed.

 

[Hideous Snake]

Now that's what I call كورة

good one mate

 

[Windle Poons]

Close.

 

[Mohonky]

I thought for sure this would be a gimme against Egypt, geez.

 

[IDKFA]

My understanding is that outside of America those soccer clubs get some proceeds when a player goes pro so it's subsidized, not the case in America so the parents have to front the costs.

Parents also have to pay. At least in England anyway, but it's a lot cheaper. My son played in the under 18 team for a semi-pro team last year and it cost £400 per year.

When he played for a junior Sunday league team, it cost around £160 per year.

Now he plays in the mens team and gets paid to play at semi pro level.

Should be similar in the US if you want the game to grow. Cheap.

 

[FMN]

Messi, have a nice short flight back to Miami. The rest of the team:

 

[The Fartist]

I can't see it overtaking the American pastime of Baseball.

I would love to see an English sport dominant the USA, but I can't see it. NFL and NBA is in your DNA, football isn't.

To be a great football nation, you need to live, breathe and eat football. It needs to be bigger than religion. In fact, it needs to be a religion. The US are far from that. In fact, I'd say NFL and College American football is the sporting religion of the US and always will be. I used to think footy would be the number one sport in the US, but there is no way it will take over NBA or NFL.

It's a culture thing. NFL, NBA ans MLB are a cornerstone of American culture, footy isn't. That isn't a bad thing. It's what makes the US great, and this unique culture is spreading. NFL is getting a pretty big following in Europe, especially the UK.

As I said in my previous post, although the US are far from becoming a massive football nation, they could easily be a great Rugby nation. You already have the talent for Rugby and are hosting the 2031 World cup. I could actually see the US being world contenders in Rugby in the not too distant future. The US team rugby logo also goes hard and I have a massive soft spot for the US Ruby team.

You're in the world cup next year in Australia and looking at your group, I fancy the US reaching the knockout stages.

I don't see it overtaking Baseball anytime soon either, I'm just saying it's bigger than Hockey.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

if swiss wins as well then north and south america are out of the tournament lol

 

[Windle Poons]

Shit.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Morocco v Egypt in the final

More like this,

 

[EviLore]

ruhoh!

 

[Paasei]

Fuck!

 

[Avid Reading Horse]

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

uh-oh

 

[Windle Poons]

Just need that little cunt to throw himself over and get another pen.

But now there will be 15+ mins time added on.

 

[Agave]

OH CRAP, COMEBACK??