We were second in the last World Cup, which is a big thing for such a small country, but I don’t expect such a result this time.
It will be good if we play well against Belgium tomorrow and advance.
The next world championship will be played partly in America, so maybe Croatia will play in Detroit.
In 2004, after chiding him for being a fan of soccer, my roommate essentially dared me to take a week off of work and watch with him.
I’ve been an addict since.
Sure, it requires patience, but there’s such mastery at that level of a really, really, really hard sport to play. Sure, the flopping gets old, but let’s not pretend NFL players don’t do it all the time too.
Also, the memes and takes after Captain America’s goal yesterday were legendary. My favorite …
I don’t follow soccer too much but enjoy watching. I was at the Thornes game here in Portland when they won the championship. I watched the US game yesterday. Was a fun game to watch. Nail biter
I think the 2010 World Cup and also the tourney right before it, I forget the name of it, something like the Confederations Cup. I might have my timeline wrong, but that was very exciting too as the US advanced into the quarters or semis in that one.
I think I love World Cup because its one of the few sports I can watch where the US isn’t just completely dominant. They are actually underdogs quite often and never the odds on favorite.
I also have to admit watching soccer is refreshing in that there are no commercials to muck it up. No down time. Just a build up. I like that slow burn. And the strategy to play for a tie or have to go for the win is also different with how the score points to qualify for the next round.
That said, watching MLS is like watching paint dry.
Here, Croatia passed the group, Japan is the opponent in the round of 16.
Japan beat Spain and Germany, I hope they won’t beat Croatia.
Maybe Bill Belichick should help a little with tactics, after all, he wears Croatia’s insignia on his sleeve, it’s a similar sport, he will manage.
Yes, after the game, it was a state of war with us, as there was shooting and rampage.
Not bad for a country of 3.5 million people, last championship we were second, this time at least fourth.
A lot of alcohol was drunk last night, tough morning today.