2026 WC USA (et al): Worldwide Opponents Watch [all R's]

1-0. Japan really misses Mitomi and Minamino

 

Dutch take the lead, 1-0

 

Pretty much how you'd expect them to score against Japan

 

Great placement on that header by Van Dijk. There's probably some sort of clever joke about dikes and the flood gates being open in there, but I'm no Virgil.

And here's a shout out to the USMN&A mods for letting us use this thread as something like a running "not the US" watch thread. I know we've been coloring a little bit outside the lines for News & Analysis, but this has been a really fun thread.

 

Thanks, mods…. By the time wc ends, it’ll reach 1000 pages…

 

Golazo 1-1…what a response!

 

and Japan ties it! 1-1

 

Golazo Japan

 

Setting a high bar for best group stage game. Well played all around.

 

Easy yellow for number 24 Summerville

 

High quality game for sure

 

Elfath has done a good job running this game. Good flow.

 

3 quality goals

 

2-1 dutch, its busted open

 

Good US team and good US referees

 

Ok that was a worthy winner

 

Summerville ain't just a high school in Tuolumne County, CA

 

Watching this game is like watching a chess match

 

Shades of Robben cutting left. Be still my beating heart.

 

And van Basten

 

Hydration break = stick to the schedule

 

Poor Zion, two in right at the posts. Great goals in this game! The edge still goes to Balo's off-foot golazo into the corner and Gio's absurd finish, but this is really good stuff.

 

Suzuki the reason this isn’t 4-1

 

Zion is an animal.......

Parma might be making some serious money off him this offseason if it continues

 

Massive subs from Japan