2018 World Cup running thread

Not sure how you leave Kane wide open there

 

Guess they should have just tackled Kane, like on every other corner.

Does Tunisia have any player on the field who hasn't suffered a major, major injury in this game?

 

The US has access to the world's easiest route to qualification. Beat out some combination of Honduras/Panama/Trinidad/Jamaica for a top three spot. And even if you miss, you get an intercontinental playoff against another minnow. It should not be that difficult. The US missing out on a World Cup is humiliating.

 

The GK should have done better there. Like maybe move - at all.

 

Agree. Although Asia is probably just as easy.

 

True, though travel in Asia qualifying is a bitch. Iran, Australia, Japan and South Korea tend to find their way through most times, with the occasional cameo from Saudi Arabia.

 

South Korea-Sweden worth watching the replay tonight? didn't wake up for that.

 

Not really.

 

I know Mexico calls it futbol, but do Canadians call it soccer? Are there other countries where the sport is referred to as soccer?

 

I don't have social media other than twitter and pretty much read that to follow friends I used to work with. Don't care about the color of the people on the teams, but I'd rather
see more of the best teams in the WC. Someone I do read on twitter said maybe the qualifying could be like the Davis Cup so it's not purely based on region. Don't know the
organizers of the Davis Cup, so not sure if they are against certain countries and people. It would probably not be feasible, but would like to see teams from North America
having to play teams from South America and teams from Asia having to play teams from Europe to qualify.

 

Australia. Because they already have Aussie rules football.

 

Map shows which countries call it 'football' and which call it 'soccer'

 

Saudi football team plane engine ‘catches fire’ en-route to World Cup match (VIDEO)