The Soccer Thread (Version 13) — Winter World Cup Edition

That south korean goal is my favorite so far of the tourney.

A 70 yard fast break, which results in a 1 v 3 cluster. He gets out of it with a nutmeg pass to a streaking teammate who one touches a lazer into the net.

 

So South Korea would advance on goals scored, right? Currently both South Korea and Uruguay are at even on GD.

 

And Uruguay made it difficult for the referee, who had to issue a card because they wouldn't stop putting their hands on him.

Still finding it difficult to believe than Germany, Belgium, Uruguay and Mexico failed to reach the knockout round.

 

thanks

 

Assuming Switzerland or Serbia advances (I don't think Cameroon has much of a shot) ... your knockout breakdown is:

UEFA (8) - Netherlands, Croatia, England, France, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland/Serbia
AFC (3) - Japan, South Korea, Australia
CAF (2) - Senegal, Morocco
CONMEBOL (2) - Argentina, Brazil
CONCACAF (1) - USA

 

And because I'm going down a rabbit hole here ... there are five countries that have qualified for at least 10 straight World Cups. Four are pretty obvious. The fifth kind of surprised me.

 

You love to see it.

 

So does he cry into the fabric in his hands or take a bite out of it prior to crying?

 

Pulisic is cleared for Saturday.

 

It's too bad he's such a jerk because he's a marvelous player.