YokelRidesAgain said:

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The Ex Officio Director said:

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Aussie's couldn't win the emu war, what makes them think they can win a football match.

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Don't sleep on emus, they got like, beaks and feathers and claws.

All the Aussies had was machine guns and 500,000 rounds of ammunition.

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My mistake, aussies I guess needed about 5 million rounds of ammunition for those emus.

Roldan is apparently out nursing a muscle strain. This game/scenario would be literally a primary reason to have brought him over someone like Morris or Tessman.

Or Luna

oh no said:

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Or Luna

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you think Luna is playing in place of Tyler Adams?

I don't think we have a 6 that can play in place of Adams. McKinnie is probably best option. Maybe Johnny if he weren't hurt. Roldan is the other 6 in this 26 man roster I guess. Tessman is the 6 left off. But Luna deserved a roster spot and he can play 8, 10, or 6 too.

I've never understood the love for Luna. He looked completely lost every time we were playing someone who wasn't on the level of St. Kitts and Nevis.

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I don't think we have a 6 that can play in place of Adams. McKinnie is probably best option. Maybe Johnny if he weren't hurt. Roldan is the other 6 in this 26 man roster I guess. Tessman is the 6 left off. But Luna deserved a roster spot and he can play 8, 10, or 6 too.

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Put Matt Turner in for Adams, we won the group already

Issue is Adams has suspension risk due to yellow accumulation and Roldan is currently hurt. Sure, play anyone at 6 tomorrow to protect Adams, but going deeper in the tournament, if Adams gets injured or suspended and Roldan remains hurt, we technically don't have another 6 on the 26 man roster. Would Johnny have made it if not injured? Should Tessmann have made it? Sands? I think the answer is Weston McKinnie if it comes down to it- or else- Berhalter. I thought Luna should have made the 26 man roster, but that would have still had the same predicament at 6 with just Adams and Roldan rostered.

An unothodox option might be Weah as the six.

AustinScubaAg said:

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An unothodox option might be Weah as the six.

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That's certainly an opinion

Pretty sure they consider berhalter to be the primary backup to adams on this roster

Berhalter is primarily a 6, but can play elsewhere. This isn't hard.

Remind me who's on yellow? Adams, Jedi, Flo and Richards…is that it or am I missing one?

Johnny would have 100 percent made it if not injured.

deadbq03 said:

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Berhalter is primarily a 6, but can play elsewhere. This isn't hard.

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Yeah, I agree, it's Berhalter if Roldan can't go, maybe even if Roldan can go, it would still be Berhalter.

9pm kick???

Group D Standings:
-----------------------------Pld---W---D---L---GD----Pts
United States----------2---2---0---0___+5----6
Australia-----------------2---1---0---1___0----3
Paraguay-----------------2---1---0---1___-2----3
Turkey---------------------2---0---0---2___-3----0

Match Day 1 Results:
United States 4 : Paraguay 1
Australia 2 : Turkey 0

Match Day 2 Results:
United States 2 : Australia 0
Turkey 0 : Paraguay 1

Thursday, June 25th

Turkey vs. United States of America
9:00 PM CT
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
TV: Fox, Telemundo

Paraguay vs. Australia
9:00 PM CT
Levi's Stadium, San Francisco, CA
TV: FS1, Universo


Group Outcomes:

• USA v Turkey is a dead rubber match. USA won the group, Turkey are already eliminated.
• Australia finishes 2nd with W/D
• Paraguay finished 2nd with W
• Paraguay finishes 3rd with D/L and will need to wait to see if they advance. They are currently 6th in 3rd place standings. A bad loss will probably eliminate them.

AggieJ2002 said:

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SpreadsheetAg said:

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I've been watching some highlights on YouTube of different teams playing, but I've noticed that the line judges are waiting a long time to signal offside. Is that a new thing, just to let the game continue to play in case nothing comes of it?

Seems like in the past they used to throw their flag up as soon as possible, but I guess just in case it's not offside and it's reviewed , then they haven't taken opportunity away from the attacking team?

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I think that is a result of the new semi-automated offside technology that clearly decides when its offside so they can let the play happen. It seems they are only going to call it straight away when completely obvious

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As a novice gaining an interest in soccer, I really wish they would grant SOME leeway to players who are just a hair offsides. Like guys who are not just camping out, but might be a few inches in front of the defender. The rule is very important and I understand why it was put into place, the game might be ruined otherwise. But imo there should be a common sense application when it's fast paced live action and it's so close you almost have to go to review to tell. Super frustrating to watch.

Hardcore Greg said:

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AggieJ2002 said:

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SpreadsheetAg said:

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I've been watching some highlights on YouTube of different teams playing, but I've noticed that the line judges are waiting a long time to signal offside. Is that a new thing, just to let the game continue to play in case nothing comes of it?

Seems like in the past they used to throw their flag up as soon as possible, but I guess just in case it's not offside and it's reviewed , then they haven't taken opportunity away from the attacking team?

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I think that is a result of the new semi-automated offside technology that clearly decides when its offside so they can let the play happen. It seems they are only going to call it straight away when completely obvious

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As a novice gaining an interest in soccer, I really wish they would grant SOME leeway to players who are just a hair offsides. Like guys who are not just camping out, but might be a few inches in front of the defender. The rule is very important and I understand why it was put into place, the game might be ruined otherwise. But imo there should be a common sense application when it's fast paced live action and it's so close you almost have to go to review to tell. Super frustrating to watch.

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Get where you are coming from, but do you feel the same when a guy on the Dline barely times it wrong and is an inch offside?

Hardcore Greg said:

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AggieJ2002 said:

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SpreadsheetAg said:

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I've been watching some highlights on YouTube of different teams playing, but I've noticed that the line judges are waiting a long time to signal offside. Is that a new thing, just to let the game continue to play in case nothing comes of it?

Seems like in the past they used to throw their flag up as soon as possible, but I guess just in case it's not offside and it's reviewed , then they haven't taken opportunity away from the attacking team?

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I think that is a result of the new semi-automated offside technology that clearly decides when its offside so they can let the play happen. It seems they are only going to call it straight away when completely obvious

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As a novice gaining an interest in soccer, I really wish they would grant SOME leeway to players who are just a hair offsides. Like guys who are not just camping out, but might be a few inches in front of the defender. The rule is very important and I understand why it was put into place, the game might be ruined otherwise. But imo there should be a common sense application when it's fast paced live action and it's so close you almost have to go to review to tell. Super frustrating to watch.

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There is a proposal from Arsene Wagner out there to change it to this:



I believe it is being trialed in Canada.

Lineups for Paraguay vs Australia

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— Selección Paraguaya (@Albirroja) June 26, 2026

Six changes to the Starting XI to face Paraguay 📋

Cristian Volpato makes first #Socceroos start 💪
Lucas Herrington makes #FIFAWorldCup debut 🫶

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Mathguy64 said:

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This has been discussed ad nauseum. It doesn't change the small margin of the call. All it does is move the margin from "toenail in front" to "toenail of daylight". It won't do a thing except give offensive players a massive head start. It's never going to happen.

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That was the pre VAR interpretation of even is onsides. No it does not change the toe nail on vs off but is a much more reasonable view and easier for non var to enforce.

I feel like rooting for the United States of America

So all the cards are erased starting the knock out round?

LB12MEEN said:

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So all the cards are erased starting the knock out round?

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cards are, suspensions would not be.
Fresh start on card accumulation for knockouts

We are sitting like 8 starters. This one could be realllllly odd from what we've seen the first two games. Let's see if skip's methodology translates to the 2nd team and if we have any deep enough guys to make a difference in the knockouts as subs. Happy to see Reyna start

The Shank Ag said:

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We are sitting like 8 starters. This one could be realllllly odd from what we've seen the first two games. Let's see if skip's methodology translates to the 2nd team and if we have any deep enough guys to make a difference in the knockouts as subs. Happy to see Reyna start

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This team is completely stacked. The Sheriff already said this team is complete from bottoms up and tops down.

Scotland will be rooting for Paraguay to lose by at least two.

(Or Australia to lose by at least four)

I'm torn.
Australia wins by two goals it helps Scotland, but also puts Australia through.
Decisions decisions…