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@afcjaygooner Tim Howard

Apart from Christian Pulisic …. Name an AMERICAN player who has played in the Premier League. Level; HARD

@SheldonMiller Have they even applied to host it?

The fact England hasn’t been selected to stage the World Cup since 1966 is (literally) criminal. There is not a country on the planet that has a higher volume, value, quality and concentration of World class stadiums, grounds, training facilities, infrastructure, diverse community, culture, history, hospitality and overall fan fever pitch to host the World’s beautiful game. Due to the FIFA continental host rules we probably can’t expect earlier than a 2042 window. If that’s the case we should go ALL IN for 2042. A joint England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland bid. Jesus wept, I’ll be 67. Guess the best things come to those who wait 😬😬😬

@KeithMillsD7 In 82 Germany and Austria blatantly match fixed to advance to the next round at the expense of Algeria And got away with it. No punishment, no reprimand, nothing

The worst World Cup was 1978 where Argentina literally cheated to victory.

@The_OrangeBlack @cowlonfull Think it goes well beyond that

@cowlonfull From what I’ve gathered, people won’t root for them because they hate Trump and he’s the current president and because Pulisic did the “Trump dance” once, and they hate Trump. Has little to do with the team and everything to do with politics, which is stupid

You don’t support the USMNT for moral reasons, I can respect it. But everyone in the country you pick detests you as an American and doesn’t care if you’re one of the good ones or not. I like the Scottish team but everyone there absolutely hates me. I can’t do it!

@The_OrangeBlack @cowlonfull Slavery, war, colonialism Because the U.S. is the only country that ever practiced these things

@cowlonfull What “moral reason” is there to not root for USMNT? And don’t say anything about politics because politics have absolutely nothing to do with sports and vice versa

@cowlonfull Don’t Celtic support the IRA?

This is also why I have stopped following teams in other countries. I like Celtic and I like Everton and I agree with those fanbases on just about every issue but they just hate you and there’s nothing you can do about it. I’d rather be in a fanbase where I can belong

@cowlonfull Hating the U.S. for moral reasons is fine if you’re supporting, say Denmark But don’t think many of these countries can boast very good morality, especially if you look at their histories

@usmntonly Dudes gonna get burnt

Norway getting used to the sun in the United States ahead of the World Cup 😂

@500greatalbums I legit get Curaçao and Cape Verde mixed up And Uzbekistan and Uruguay (no not really)

This is the first FIFA World Cup where I’ve never heard of some of the countries taking part. #WorldCup

Oh yeah if England finish second they play their round of 32 game in Toronto

Everyone all “they’re preparing for the knockout rounds” 1. They don’t know where their knockout games will be (if they win the group the first will be in Atlanta, indoors) 2. The risk of injuring, maiming, or even killing English players through this training is not zero

Here’s what I don’t understand England’s games are in: Arlington, Tex (indoors) Foxborough, Mass (climate comparable to Europe) East Rutherford, NJ (5pm kickoff) Why is Tuchel training the team in South Florida in the summer? Are they training for guerilla warfare in Vietnam?

@DougSchneeberg They aren’t. Palm Beach Gardens is some 70 miles north of Miami

@soccersource If they are training at InterMiami's facilities then the natural connection is David Beckham. But, I am not entirely sure that is the case here.

@HITCSevens Knockout stages are played in Vietnam?

@soccersource I reckon it's more likely that he's hoping to make the knockout stages than training for guerrilla warfare in Vietnam, but admittedly, I am only speculating.

@teocal_cruz @Dankb1090 Heat during the day, yes Altitude, absolutely (that’s the big one) Smog: sure but not as bad as it once was Humidity? No

@soccersource @Dankb1090 You are right…it’s worse. Heat, humidity, altitude, and smog. All those are things England doesn’t really have

@ReeceKilljoyN @KevTwine86 They probably will but this being England…

@soccersource @KevTwine86 You honestly think England won’t get through the group 😂

8. Scotland make their first World Cup appearance since 1998 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 previously made regular appearances. Nine (9) in total Not once did they advance out of the group stage

7. In the modern era (post 1970) nations playing their first World Cup have typically not done very well Just two made it out of their group: Croatia in 98 and Senegal in 02 Four nations make their debut this year: Uzbekistan, Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan

Some World Cup facts 1. Only eight nations have won this tournament: 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇦🇷 🇺🇾 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇪🇸 Uruguay haven’t won since 1950, a completely different era England only won in 1966, also a different era and as hosts Italy aren’t here So realistically that leaves five

Of the 12 teams to make a World Cup final, five did so at least once as hosts 🇸🇪 1958 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1966 🇩🇪 1974 🇦🇷 1978 🇫🇷 1998 In 58, 66 and 98 it was the team’s first final For 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and 🇸🇪 the only one to date

2. Besides the aforementioned 8, only four others have made a final: 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 🇭🇺 🇨🇿 Sweden was in 1958 Czechs in 1962 (as Czechoslovakia) Hungary didn’t qualify this year