#usa vs jamaica

[avalentina]

Yeah... I'm not sorry.

Image screenshot from Jedi's Instagram

Thank you Jedi!

Note CP getting some sun 😍

[millythegoat]

JAMAICA IS DOING A FUNNY!!

COME ON MAN...COME ON MAN!!! HOLD IT UNTIL THE FINISH LINE!!!

[safestofhands]

the abject horror i now feel when i see a 0-0 score line in the wwc should be studied

[stennyandbaddecisions]

Also apparently the Us National Team is supposed to be really good because they’re in the final against Mexico and have done that the past 3 years running. Looking forward to both of these games having some great displays of international level soccer

[brasiliangp]

usa vs jamaica

[proton-wobbler]

Warbler Showdown pt 2; Bracket 1, Poll 5

Well, these two got mashed together since they were both the odd-bird-out in their brackets. Let's see who prevails!

Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: western Americas, from Colorado to California in the USA, down through Mexico and into Nicaragua

Habitat: pine-oak forests across most of the range, sometimes in pine savanna in southern regions.

Subspecies: 4

Arrowhead Warbler (Setophaga pharetra)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: Jamaica

Habitat: humid, montaine forests, though they can be found in lowland humid forests outside of the breeding season.

Subspecies: none

Image Sources: GRWA (Michael Stremciuc); ARWA (Kevin Berkoff)

[iampancakeee]

Nigeria lost 🫠 I'm kinda vexed ngl. Like wow England beat us?? Nah I hope they lose their next match 🙏🏿

Anyways, for the next 3 matches in the round of 16, I hope Morocco and Jamaica win. I'm especially particular about Jamaica winning their next match. Like not only should they be the first country from the Caribbean to get to the round of 16 but they should also be the first to make it to the quarter finals. I mean USA and Canada are out already soooo they're about the only country left from N. America 🤪

As for Australia vs. Denmark, I'm fine with whatever outcome :)

[that-soccer-guru]

HELLO THE 3 STRAGGLERS THAT ARE PROBABLY SEEING MY POSTS STILL, I HAVE MISSED THOU!

Happy world cup month, it is time for the biggest stage of the game and time for be to drop my obnoxious predictions that no one asked for but I'm gonna give anyways!

Here are my group predictions and notes

GROUP A:

I think Norway is gonna make a comeback and come in at #2 behind local New Zealand. The Swiss are great if they can rise to the occasion, and the Philippines has a great young core. They'll give us some very fun games going forward.

A1: New Zealand, A2: Norway.

GROUP B:

Honestly I think this is one of the TIGHTEST groups of this cup. With a fight down to the end I think it'll come down to goals and Fairplay. Depending on the result of Day 1 Canada vs Nigeria my picks are switching depending on the light with which I look at the table. SO.

B1: Australia (2W, 1D), B2: Nigeria (2D, 1W, Goal difference leaving Canada behind by ONE goal in a total group heartbreaker)

Group C:

Despite the big players refusing to play I think Spain has it in the tank for a great cup. If the Ticas can show some discipline they might surprise, but they're up against the TITANS of discipline so.

C1: Spain, C2: Japan

Group D:

Euro winners have one hell of a team. No notes for them today, second place is what is up for grabs. Haiti is always a dark horse pick but I think mettle and the money for great player health and conditioning will draw this one out so.

D1: England, D2: Denmark.

Group E:

One hell of a group here. Without Viv Midema the Netherlands is missing that finishing punch, but if they can bank on winning their other 2 games and forcing a draw or a one goal win with the US, they can go for first. Portugal is good but they have a lot of youth to adjust to the big stage. Vietnam has a delightful proposal and they play some very fun futbol, but they had the unfortunate luck of drawing 2 titans of the women's game.

E1: USA, E2: Netherlands

Group F:

The elderly stateswomen meet the bright eyed newcomers. Brazil is the titan of South America but they've proven to be way too rigid in their team selection. France is shaking off the cobwebs of a shit coach to see how far they can take it this time. Jamaica and Panama have everything to prove to show that 1. they belong here and 2. their federations NEED to stand in this fight with them. Despite the great teams I think this group is gonna be one of those low scoring ones where teams are making adjustments on the fly and we might get a surprise or two from some games.

F1: France, F2: Brazil (but just narrowly edging out Jamaica)

Group G:

Youth and a desire to prove that it's not only their men's team that know what's up. Argentina is pulling one hell of a legacy behind them, Italy is building a beautiful squad, South Africa comes up from fighting a war of speed and strength, Sweden has a chip on their shoulder. One hell of a group!

G1: Italy, G2: Argentina

Group H:

QUE VIVA COLOMBIA HP! An aging titan in Germany with some key injuries, a very disciplined squad that has been testing some amazing set plays and learning how to play through the lines in South Korea (but that tire out quickly), a fast and tough team that plays a fun midfield game with a solid defense in Morocco. And finally, a team composed of the women who paved the way for the youngsters, the maximum scorer in a Colombia jersey, a midfield filled with aggression and experience, a promising defense all led by the most promising young international that already took one team to a world cup final, Colombia promises a LOT to her fans. If Abadia can get his head out of his ass and learn how to make changes before exhaustion takes hold, this team can take it far!

H1: Germany, H2: Colombia

It's an amazing time to be a woso fan!

[avalentina]

CP SCORED TWICE AND I WAS THERE! IT WAS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL Y'ALL! 😍🤩😍

[footygirl114]

I think we have seen the turn of women’s football for a few years now, especially with other teams catching up to “top” teams like the USA. But the Jamaica vs Brazil game made me finally realise. I cried tbh because it’s 1 heartbreaking for Brazil but so exciting for Jamaica. Against all odds the Jamaicans proved they are good enough

Oh I 100% agree it’s nice to see all these teams succeeding without the help from the federations too! It’s time we had more competition

[anonsally]

(Women's) World Cup

I have been too busy trying not to get too behind on everything, so I haven't had time to post much lately. But I'm completely obsessed with the World Cup at the moment.

I've only been able to watch the few games that aren't in the middle of the night in my time zone, but I've been keeping up with the tournament by reading the Guardian's minute-by-minute blogs after the fact, and watching the highlights.

And it's been super exciting, with lots of big surprises!

For example, the US only barely made it to the next round, and the teams eliminated at the group stage unexpectedly include Canada (I had been very pleased to discover Christine Sinclair was still playing--she's 40!), Brazil (which is very disappointing--this was Marta's last time and she's a legend, and I love the team's style of play, plus they wear yellow), and perhaps most shockingly, Germany!

Group H was the most fun. Watching Colombia play in the group stage was exciting--they were really on fire in their first two matches (and I loved both their kits--they wear yellow as their preferred uniform, and the alternate outfit is purple shirts with astronomy designs and yellow shorts), but then they lost to Morocco, the lowest ranked team in the tournament! Morocco, despite getting thrashed by Germany in their first match, somehow managed to pull off two victories (including against Colombia), while South Korea, after losing twice, managed to hold Germany to a draw, and so both Colombia and Morocco advance to the next round! (Do yourself a favor and watch the video of the moment when Morocco, having finished their match, saw the end of the simultaneous match that would determine their fate and learned that they were going to the Round of 16. It was pandemonium. I cried!)

I was a little upset to see that of the eight games in the Round of 16, three of them feature a nation playing against their colonizers: South Africa vs. Netherlands, Morocco vs. France, and Nigeria vs. England. Ooof. Here's hoping at least one of these underdogs can win!

The teams I'm currently rooting for are:

Any non-European team that wears yellow. The ones still in the tournament as of my writing this post are: South Africa, Colombia, Jamaica, and Australia. Not sure how good any of their chances are, and Colombia will play against Jamaica in this round so only one of them can go through. But on the bright side, that means at least one yellow team will be playing in the quarterfinals!

Japan. They've been really versatile and have modified their style of play strategically to exploit their opponents' weaknesses, and they are fun to watch.

Any colonized country playing their colonizer.

I... don't really have a horse in the race for the Sweden vs. USA match. I don't think the USWNT played well at all in the group stage, and I like the idea of other teams catching up so it's more competitive, and Sweden wears yellow. But at the same time, I also do want to see the USWNT play well, so...

[wosoandstuff]

Okay dejemos esto aquí antes de que comiencen los 8vos:

España vs Suiza: Gana España (aunque capaz Suiza las sorprende y bueno)

Japón vs Noriega: Para mi gana Japón, es que de pana que es increíble cómo juegan, pero igual capaz Noruega sorprende y uno nunca sabe.

Países Bajos vs Sudáfrica: Gana Países Bajos. Nada más que agregar.

Suecia vs USA: Mira, para mí gana Suecia y destrona epicamente a USA. (muy en el fondo -por más que ame a Rölfo- quiero que gane USA pero igual hay que ser realistas, no sorprenden mucho en este mundial).

Inglaterra vs Nigeria: Gana Inglaterra, pero ojo, capaz Nigeria nos sorprende.

Australia vs Dinamarca: Gana Australia.

Colombia vs Jamaica: Gana Colombia, es una necesidad. YO QUIERO QUE GANEEEE o sea, man es la última representación latina que nos queda. De corazón, ojalá pasen a 4tos.

Francia vs Marruecos: Gana Francia, aunque capaz le sucede el milagro a Marruecos como ahorita en fase de grupos.

De mis favoritas para que ganen la copa del mundo ahora son:

España (es que es inevitable)

Inglaterra

Colombia (Sería épico que gane un país latinoamericano y más aún uno del sur)

USA/Suecia (las pongo juntas porque ando indecisa con ambas tbh)

[rmfantasysetpieces1]

Womens World Cup 2023 Round of 16

Switzerland vs Spain

Last round Spain were beaten by a better technical team. Switzerland isn't that. But Switzerland proved they can fight against an exeprience UEFA side, so Spain is not unknown to them. This is a battle.

Netherlands vs South Africa

Netherlands drew against the USA so a team that can run with the Netherlands or run more than them can put them in the heels. But this is a one off match so both teams will know it is win or go home. South Africa know this current form they are in can't keep a clean sheet so they have to execute sharply in attack.

Japan vs Norway

Nippon last round evaded a big woman team. And beat highly skilled, newbie, or in flux. Norway isn't the most skilled opponent Nippon will have faced, not a newbie. Did Norway knock themselves out of flux with their last match. Norway will prove how narrowly escaped or how slow a starter they are this tournament. Nippon are focused, take no team for granted. Will look to progress and can't show inconsistency, haven't lost and now must win.

Sweden vs USA

This is a battle, Sweden knows who they are and play to who they are. The USA will not have athletic dominance and when the USA doesn't have the ability to override athletically, it becomes rough. Is Sweden is on the rise, Is the USA on the decline?

Australia vs Denmark

Two battling sides. Australia is at home. This is winable. Denmark must be ready for the fight. Can't count denmark out but the crowd might energize Australia.

France vs Morocco

This is like Nigeria versus england... Morocco plus Nigeria have a huge chance for their identity. Morocco knows France ,morocco can beat France. Morocco will show their mentality while France if wise will not be unprepared. Their coach certainly won't underestimate.

England vs Nigeria

England will be familiar with many of the Nigeria players. Can England technically rise as Nigeria have athleticism. Nigeria womens team , if it ever wanted a moment to make a statement, it is now. England like France in Africa is an old enemy, but an enemy that has become idolized as well as hated. A win against England for Nigeria women is a trophy.

Colombia vs Jamaica

Funny how colombia plus Jamaica connect through the caribbean. Jamaica can look aat Morocco and view Colombia as defeatable . Colombia to be a big team has to know how to do both, defeat the big plus the small consistently. Great Battle.

#RMSoccer

[andiessoccerblog]

Group Stage Update

I have been busy being a tourist in New Zealand, which is a beautiful country, and have not had time to sit down and talk through all the games happening. Groups A, B, and C have already played their last group stage games and teams have moved on to the knockout round, and other teams will do the same in the next three days. 

Group A

Group A was the wildest group by far, with each team getting at least one win. This meant that each team had the ability to advance to the knockout stage with a win in their last game. Switzerland ended up winning the group with a win and two ties, and Norway took second place with only one win and one tie. The last games were probably the least dramatic–Norway steamrolled the Philippines 6-0, and Switzerland held New Zealand to a 0-0 tie. It was a hard game to watch, as Switzerland seemed to be playing for the tie instead of a win, while New Zealand threw everything they had at the game and still came up short.

Group B

This group also had some chaos, with the marquee teams Australia and Canada both struggling, and both needing a win against the other to move on. But it wasn't the close match a lot of people expected, Australia ended up dominating 4-0, preventing Canada, the current Olympic gold-medalists, from moving out of group stage. Big Oof. Nigeria also qualified for the knockout stage, with two 0-0 ties, and a surprise win over Australia, which seems to have kicked the host country into action before their Canada game. Maybe they owe Nigeria a thank you?

Group C

This was a classic group stage–no ties, no upsets. Japan won all three games, including a decisive 4-0 win against Spain, even though Spain held 77% possession. Japan's counterattack is LETHAL. For their part, Spain won pretty easily against the other two group opponents, but they will need to be on their toes in the knockout stage.

Group D

This is another group shaping up to be a classic group stage with no upsets–but although the results look normal, the games have been anything but. Haiti has kept both of their games to only 1-0 losses, and England has only had 1-0 wins. England can go through with a win or a tie, but could technically get knocked out if both Denmark and China with with goal differentials greater than 2. Math is fun!!

Group E

USA play tonight against Portugal, and need a win or a tie to go through. Although both USA and Netherlands are slated to go through, either team could get knocked out by an upset. I'm stressed.

Group F

F is for…France? Fail? Freedom? Right now, France and Jamaica are the top two teams in the group. If things go as expected in their games tomorrow, France and Brazil will be the top two. But none of the games in this group have been "as expected". I'll be at the France vs. panama game in Sydney tomorrow night. Allez les Blues! 

Group G

Sweden has locked in their path to the world cup with two wins, but any other team could be the second team to go through. Argentina has a tough task with their last game against Sweden, but Italy and South Africa will literally be battling head to head for the last spot. Italy could get through with a win or a tie, while South Africa needs an outright win. 

Group H

Colombia has surprised the world by beating Germany for their second win, locking them in for the group stage. Germany did generally play well and will likely take the second spot, barring any HUGE upset by South Korea, but that's not impossible after two upsets in their last three games (Zambia and Colombia). 

[uswnt5]

Predictions: do you think Brazil will Jamaica and make it out group? Australia vs Canada? Score prediction for uswnt vs Portugal?

Brazil, Canada, 2-0 USA?

I can see Canada doing what they did against us in the Olympics. Not trying to score but just defending no matter what.

[nottobeadickoranything]

NOTES:

no, its so rad how kamala harris's biographer thinks that someone who lived in montreal canada from ages 12-23 is a "daughter of california". so rad how you can not live in california from ages 1-6 and 12-23 and still claim it. this is worse than when hillary clinton moved to nyc at age 53 and started saying "as a lifelong new yorker..."

that first part about her being a liberal "by san francisco standards" is hurting my brain too. i lived like a third of my life in that city and "liberals by SF standards" are anarchist-capitalists

kamala was sucking off willie brown for 6 figure jobs she never had to show up to in the mid-late 90s, which despite pro-sw people being "hell yeah" actually still is just plain corruption, if she did great work in the job then it would be "hell yeah" but she simply stole californian taxpayer money there, hell no to that

"its not like she was too far left of the mainstream!" this clown writes as if that is not the worst possible thing about her, she withheld prisoners past release dates to sell their prison labor for 17 cents an hour before the rates went up. she is a cop and an authoritarian and that is what usa needs much less of in 2024 and beyond

"only could have happened in california" except it didnt, it happened in india, jamaica and canada, literal non-usa places

"her father, an economics professor at stanford" he is a MARXIST economist, weird to leave that word out, tbh i would rather he be president or even her VP, donald j harris vs donald j trump would have been funny as hell

lastly, sketchers are trash, if she was a real "californian" she would have worn vans, the unofficial shoe of the california people