2022 FIFA World Cup

[Jim McDonald]

Pisspoor showing by Japan. May've been too much celebrating the win over Germany, but they were sloppy in 2H and just gave away that goal.

 

[dbostedo]

Well you're half way there..

Yeah... good start!

And things have gone downhill fast for Canada... looking overmatched the last 15 or 20 mins and down now. They need a half time regroup.

 

[scott43]

And things have gone downhill fast for Canada... looking overmatched the last 15 or 20 mins and down now. They need a half time regroup.

I mean they simply don't have the pedigree. Great step but not likely to be.

 

[UGASkiDawg]

 

[Andy Mink]

I came here to post this. Thank you!

 

[JCF]

Belgium loses to ….. Morocco ?!

 

[JCF]

Football through the eyes of …..Americans…
Interesting to me that the more I watch Football (now that it is easier to see it on the tube here) the less I enjoy Football (American)

Guy came in to work today - his son-in-law is the American goalie and Arsenal backup. He had never mentioned it before thinking no one would be interested.
His daughter (I knew) was a Patriots cheerleader - he knew we would be interested to know that….

 

[UGASkiDawg]

Football through the eyes of …..Americans…
Interesting to me that the more I watch Football (now that it is easier to see it on the tube here) the less I enjoy Football (American)

Guy came in to work today - his son-in-law is the American goalie and Arsenal backup. He had never mentioned it before thinking no one would be interested.
His daughter (I knew) was a Patriots cheerleader - he knew we would be interested to know that….

It's a wonderful world we live in that we can have 2 such differing views. The more soccer I watch at the elite level the more I appreciate that it's a minor sport here in the US and we have much more exciting sports to watch.

 

[crgildart]

I once had a professor compare and contrast American football with global football from a management strategy perspective. American football spends considerable offline time scheming between each play versus soccer with more of a continuous emerging strategy. The participants on the soccer field have to make decisions on their own and in real time every second.. American football has an entire committee recalculating and planning out the next 30 seconds each and every execution cycle.

 

[JCF]

I once had a professor compare and contrast American football with global football from a management strategy perspective. American football spends considerable offline time scheming between each play versus soccer with more of a continuous emerging strategy. The participants on the soccer field have to make decisions on their own and in real time every second.. American football has an entire committee recalculating and planning out the next 30 seconds each and every execution cycl

That’s a good description.
And the reason I find American football LESS exciting - that and the countless interruptions - it’s like math.

 

[fatbob]

It's a wonderful world we live in that we can have 2 such differing views. The more soccer I watch at the elite level the more I appreciate that it's a minor sport here in the US and we have much more exciting sports to watch.

It's nice to know cricket is taking off so much for you guys!

US football is a good game too but it's a different watch and you pretty much need TV replays to appreciate the nuance of what is going on due to the uber specialisation of each position.

 

[crosscountry]

American football is a collection of full team set plays.

Regular football is more a collection of individual or small group cooperation.

Each has its appeals and drawbacks. From the viewers perspectives, regular football is more interesting with its constant action. At least at the world cup level, while American football suffers from the endless interruption. On the other hand, ever watch a non-elite level regular football? Players just kick the balls back and forth in the mid-field. It's like watching paint dry.

 

[James]

Wth happened to Belgium??
I only saw the first half before going to the Alpine wcup at Killington.

 

[JCF]

On the other hand, ever watch a non-elite level regular football? Players just kick the balls back and forth in the mid-field. It's like watching paint dry.

Midfield is where most of the play occurs. Not so glamorous, but it’s where most attacks are set up and good midfielders are like quarterbacks, but unlike Johnny Unitas, who called his own plays - they have to call their own plays on the fly.
But then, I like to watch ski racing also - and even golf on occasion, and call me crazy - bicycle racing.
It’s all good.

Don’t know what happened today with Belgium - I didn’t see it. But they never seem to put all the talent together and always underperform.

 

[James]

 

[crgildart]

American football allows for more beer and bathroom breaks without having to bring a phone/tablet or pause the game while everyone else waits on..... you

 

[crgildart]

Cricket's a HUGE deal up the road in Morrisville and Cary NC.. It's drawing way bigger crowds than women's and men's pro soccer does in the same market, but different demographics.

 

[UGASkiDawg]

American football is a collection of full team set plays.

Regular football is more a collection of individual or small group cooperation.

Each has its appeals and drawbacks. From the viewers perspectives, regular football is more interesting with its constant action. At least at the world cup level, while American football suffers from the endless interruption. On the other hand, ever watch a non-elite level regular football? Players just kick the balls back and forth in the mid-field. It's like watching paint dry.

If by constant action you mean running and kicking the ball back and forth and rolling around whining about being touched then yes it's more interesting but that is exactly what happens.

 

[dbostedo]

If by constant action you mean running and kicking the ball back and forth and rolling around whining about being touched then yes it's more interesting but that is exactly what happens.

Eh... the NFL and NHL are my favorites, but I don't think there's any sport I'm that dismissive of. I hate the whining and rolling and diving in soccer (I'd like to see players suspended for it based on after match replay)... but I still really like soccer and follow it (US team, and Liverpool in the EPL). But like I said, I like watching most sports at least somewhat - there's always something interesting. That's probably why I love the Olympics... I like to see track and field, and curling, and taekwondo, and bobsled, and indoor cycling, etc. Or perhaps there are sports I wouldn't like, but I don't see them often enough for them to get boring.

 

[UGASkiDawg]

Eh... the NFL and NHL are my favorites, but I don't think there's any sport I'm that dismissive of. I hate the whining and rolling and diving in soccer (I'd like to see players suspended for it based on after match replay)... but I still really like soccer and follow it (US team, and Liverpool in the EPL). But like I said, I like watching most sports at least somewhat - there's always something interesting. That's probably why I love the Olympics... I like to see track and field, and curling, and taekwondo, and bobsled, and indoor cycling, etc. Or perhaps there are sports I wouldn't like, but I don't see them often enough for them to get boring.

I'm watching the US games. I want the US to win but when they lose and are out I'll just watch highlights of the remaining games after the fact.