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Unjust red card. Did not look intentional at all. More of a freak occurrence to catch the Bosnia player on the ankle in the manor he did.
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John in Louisiana wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 1:29 am Balogun about to get red carded
The Referee has kept his cards in his pocket the whole game then pulls out the Red only after VAR calls him out. BS!!!
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That is egregiously harsh
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Darn!!! Nearly a second goal. Offsides.
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YES!!!! Tillman!!! Beauty!
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Wooooo hooooo!!!!

Tillman!
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YESSSS!! Tillman :soccer:
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TEN minutes of stoppage
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10 minutes of stoppage time?!?!?!?
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Bring on Belgium! We owe them one…
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Tillman and Freese 1-2 in MOTM running for me. Both worthwhile for the Leeds scouting department to take a look at.
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Just to echo Joe....Tillman is my MOTM. He's been absolutely spectacular this whole tournament. Might just be our best player. And the least talked about. And never seeks attention. :tup: :tup: 8-)

Honorable mention:

Balogun was dynamite! The Red Card was BS!
McKennie was the other half of the V Twin engine with Tillman.
Alex Freeman continues to impress.
And I'm going to give some love to Tim Ream. I thought he was great!
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Just to echo Joe....Tillman is my MOTM. He's been absolutely spectacular this whole tournament. Might just be our best player. And the least talked about. And never seeks attention. :tup: :tup: 8-)

Honorable mention:

Balogun was dynamite! The Red Card was BS!
McKennie was the other half of the V Twin engine with Tillman.
Alex Freeman continues to impress.
And I'm going to give some love to Tim Ream. I thought he was great!
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Congrats guys, but Balogun will be a big loss
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Cjay wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:15 am I get it for the temperatures.

But I still see it as a money grab and an opportunity to break up the game and give the coaches a chance for a tactical chat.

It's needed sometimes but I think it should he more controlled.

No tactical chats, only in certain temperatures.
The breaks in play should be used for singing abusive songs and chants against Infantino! Especially is he is present :lol:
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JoeDenver wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2026 10:23 pm Re: hydration breaks, I’ve come around to some degree after having been a purist at the start of the tournament. Some of the temps played in have been extraordinary (Mexicos venues, Kansas City and Miami come to mind stateside). And the breaks haven’t been long enough to show much in the form commercials (thank God!). There have been some instances of slowing/altering momentum, but generally, they haven’t been as awful as I originally had thought.

Generally curious what others thoughts are now that we’re this far in the tournament.
We've had hydration breaks in this country for a while for temps above 30. But not needed when it's cool or raining and should not be used to have team talks or tactical changes (time outs) unless you actually want to "Americanise" the game..
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BlackHillsPaul wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 2:26 am Just to echo Joe....Tillman is my MOTM. He's been absolutely spectacular this whole tournament. Might just be our best player. And the least talked about. And never seeks attention. :tup: :tup: 8-)

Honorable mention:

Balogun was dynamite! The Red Card was BS!
McKennie was the other half of the V Twin engine with Tillman.
Alex Freeman continues to impress.
And I'm going to give some love to Tim Ream. I thought he was great!
Appalling decision to send off Balogun, clearly accidental with zero intent, and it could have cost the States. Apart from that comfortable win after an even first 15 minutes...
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BlackHillsPaul wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 2:26 am Just to echo Joe....Tillman is my MOTM. He's been absolutely spectacular this whole tournament. Might just be our best player. And the least talked about. And never seeks attention. :tup: :tup: 8-)

Honorable mention:

Balogun was dynamite! The Red Card was BS!
McKennie was the other half of the V Twin engine with Tillman.
Alex Freeman continues to impress.
And I'm going to give some love to Tim Ream. I thought he was great!
Didn't watch the whole game but the US played very well I felt (from the bits I watched)

Balogun very useful, strong, quick, good movement (fell over a bit) but was impressed

Unlucky with the sending off, nasty outcome but totally unintentional (perhaps a yellow if anything).

I like Tillman, said before in other games I think he's your best player.

Nice free kick

Can see you beating a very meh Belgium as well.
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The Square Ball lay into Djed Spence & Premier League football.

Why wasn't Justin or Bogle selected as one of England's wing-backs?


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