Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[MikelArteta]

No.
Both USA and Mexico are going to be seeded higher than Canada.

Just seeing canada brings a tear to my eye

 

[concise]

Need that England/USA/South Korea/Uefa Path A group

 

[nahnah]

Seeing the teams reminded me we're in one of the woat eras for international football quality wise. All the historically top sides are just decent to good

Not one team stands out as different level

 

[Big Blue]

Seeing the teams reminded me we're in one of the woat eras for international football quality wise. All the historically top sides are just decent to good

Not one team stands out as different level

Not even France?

 

[phcitywarrior]

Not even France?

I’d say Brazil, Argentina and France are the only ones that really look good. But I think having this WC in middle of season should lead to higher quality as the players are still in mid season form.

 

[nahnah]

Not even France?

They the best of a bad bunch

 

[Jamal514]

Just seeing canada brings a tear to my eye

Our first WC in 36 years and we gotta wait 8 months for it to start.

Being in pot 4 is not so bad, most of the pot 3 teams aren’t all that good. Poland, Morocco, and Senegal are the only ones that worry me.

 

[MikelArteta]

Our first WC in 36 years and we gotta wait 8 months for it to start.

Being in pot 4 is not so bad, most of the pot 3 teams aren’t all that good. Poland, Morocco, and Senegal are the only ones that worry me.

I want it now

can’t tell the last time we as a country have seen the best of our athletes in a completion that matters

prob 2014 Sochi

 

[Roberto Firmino]

4 years we gotta wait my Naijas


Big Vic robbed of a WC due to our ineptitude

 

[phcitywarrior]

4 years we gotta wait my Naijas


Big Vic robbed of a WC due to our ineptitude

We gotta clear house with the NFF.

2023 and 2025 AFCON are coming up. We need to win at least one of those and then qualify for 2026 WC.

Hopefully I’ll get to watch my Super Eagles live and direct.

 

[Low End Derrick]

Seeing the teams reminded me we're in one of the woat eras for international football quality wise. All the historically top sides are just decent to good

Not one team stands out as different level

That 06 World Cup was STACKED with legends of the game.

 

[beejus]

This is a shyt Mexico team and we still ended up higher then USA's "Golden" generation

That US golden generation is a bunch of 19-22 kids. There isn't a true leader on that field and if there is it's Weston McKennie who was out injured. No honest USMNT fan feels like this team is that great at this stage and lead by an average MLS coach. With that said I can't even remember the last time Mexico beat the USA.

 

[TOAD99]

That US golden generation is a bunch of 19-22 kids. There isn't a true leader on that field and if there is it's Weston McKennie who was out injured. No honest USMNT fan feels like this team is that great at this stage and lead by an average MLS coach. With that said I can't even remember the last time Mexico beat the USA.

exactly, didn’t our young team wash Mexico like 3 times straight up last year

 

[nahnah]

That 06 World Cup was STACKED with legends of the game.

Just had a look at some of those line ups

 

[concise]

That US golden generation is a bunch of 19-22 kids. There isn't a true leader on that field and if there is it's Weston McKennie who was out injured. No honest USMNT fan feels like this team is that great at this stage and lead by an average MLS coach. With that said I can't even remember the last time Mexico beat the USA.

I remember well.
First match of the hex for the 2018 cycle. Their 1st win ever in Columbus in qualfying.
And we wonder why we didn't make it.