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I know this might sound harsh, but that was genuinely one of the biggest managerial disasterclasses I've ever seen. This man called up 4 wingers and 3 strikers, only to bench all of them and start the opening World Cup game with a 5-3-2 that he hadn't used even once during the friendlies. He benched all of his forwards and lined up with 5 defenders and 5 midfielders against Sweden. It gets worse. He played a defensive full-back who is basically a hybrid CB profile like Kounde for example and he played him as a wing-back, used our backup left-back, who arguably didn't even deserve a call-up, as a left centre-back, and after going 2-0 down by halftime, he didn't make a single substitution until the 72nd minute. And when the changes finally came, they somehow made even less sense. He brought on a central midfielder to play wing-back, and a left winger to play on the right, and then took off both of his defensive midfielders for an attacking midfielder and a striker. We literally finished the game with a double pivot made up of two number 10s. I'm serious when I say this is the kind of squad management you wouldn't even see in FIFA Career Mode. We've faced teams like England, Belgium, France, and Spain at World Cups before. We've always been underdogs. Yet somehow, our biggest defeat in World Cup history came against Sweden. That alone should tell you everything you need to know about how badly this game was handled. I know most of you probably don't care about Tunisia's tactical disasters, but I just needed to get this off my chest.

Ecuador: Por qué tantos tiros al palo??? Un grupo de marfileños random:

I can’t believe a 1-0 is a game of the tournament contender but here we are

The talent he put on display tonight on the world stage was impeccable. Truly a world beater

@ryanhammer09 Not sure I agree that Ecuador were the better team Ryan. Other than the USA, that was the most fun team I’ve watched thus far (I try to watch basically every game). Will be a team I root for throughout

Ivory Coast 90th minute winner on an ELITE counter attack Ecuador may have been “better” team but were lifeless going forward late & Ivory Coast was direct, aggressive and so fast Best possible 1-0 game you will see

The Scots are creating one hell of an environment

What a game this is. Feels like a 5 goal thriller

@DS__LFC__ @drjlaw1994 @HLTCO Seems like you misunderstood. I was implying that we are not ok with the presence of ad breaks, it’s stupid, and the length to which I’d go to remove them

@SportsOTown @drjlaw1994 @HLTCO Brother the presence of ad breaks is the issue no one cares if you wanna pay extra to fund a CEOs holiday like the good cattle you are 😭😭😭😭😭

Are they still going to have a “Hydration Break” here despite it pissing down outside and the roof being on?

A lot of people claimed that the World Cup in the US would be a disaster for traveling fans, and that Americans didn’t care enough to be a great host And while it’s been far from perfect, the WC has once again proved that once it starts, there’s nothing better in sports

@drjlaw1994 @HLTCO I think there’s a misunderstanding that we are used to watching advertisements? I would happily pay extra monthly if we got some kind of game analysis/replays instead of ads for any of our sports

@HLTCO Of course. Can't have the yanks missing their precious adds for pharmaceuticals, nachos and weak beer

This is my favorite thing at every international tournament

Turkey underplays its talent, Australia overplays its talent Team beats talent all day and twice on Sunday

I would rather NOT see Irankunda vs Tim Ream in a pace battle on Friday

To lose the Finals in 5 where you had double digit leads in ALL the games is just crazy man…

The disadvantage of a single-elimination CFP is that we’ll never get to witness a team just completely choke away a sure thing 4 separate times in the same Playoffs.

Haiti went a full 90 with a European side that qualified for the World Cup and pushed them to the limit When you know the story of the team, that’s one of the best stories of the World Cup

Telemundo averaged a record-breaking 8.9 million viewers for yesterday’s USMNT–Paraguay game. Combined with Fox’s 15.986 million figure, last night’s contest averaged 24.9 million viewers in the U.S — the most-watched USMNT game ever. That’s more than all 2026 NBA Finals games.

@ivymousee @Jimemha @B1GDuckEnergyy Your reliance on FIFA rankings proves your the one who knows nothing about football

@Jimemha @B1GDuckEnergyy Paraguay ranks 40th place btw LMFAOAOAOAOAOAOAO

Hope you had fun watching. 🇺🇸🦅

@starsnstripesfc @MoJoProHo Well, as an American, you do kick the ball around with your foot… I’ve decided football is too confusing and controversial, soccer sounds stupid, and it should be an executive order to call it “Footy”

@MoJoProHo it doesn’t matter what you call it. it’s the worlds game

Boomers and Europeans will try to tell you this country doesn’t care about football. DON’T LISTEN 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸