Uhh, why did we reach a semi-final of a legendary soccer tournament when soccer is the 12th most popular sport here?
What did we mean by this?
>legendary soccer tournament
Don't fall for the South American memes.
>>68571207
Dont worry my friend Columbia is going to kick your ass soon and then u dont have to watch :)
>>68571207
>legendary
>300 mil people
>tonnes of free time and opportunities for kids to train and play professionally
>suprised you won over some 3rd world shitholes
>>68571207
>when soccer is the 12th most popular sport here
sure it is
Right behind... curling?
>>68571279
>legendary
>beat Costa Rica, Paraguay and Ecuador to get there
No
>legendary
>>68571279
Curling is pretty based. Probably the most chill of sports.
Because South Americans are shit at football. There's a reason the last 3 world cup winners have been European, as well as 5 of the last 6 finalists.
Good luck though hope you win it xxx
>>68571207
>legendary
Football (soccer) is pretty much tied with hockey as the fourth most popular sport in the USA, and you have a population of 320 million. On top of that, you lost against the only decent team you faced.
>>68571474
>you lost against the only decent team you faced
Literally every british football team.
>>68571544
>>68571544
Sure lad, didn't mean to insult you. Just stating my opinion.
>not winning the top trophy of two soccer confederations
Let me know when you win it and actually become an elite sporting nation and then we can talk
>>68571245
Englel wouldn't even have a chance of advancing past the group stages in Copa America with no baby Wales or Russia to beat up on or tie with.
>>68571776
What compared to mighty Paraguay?
>>68571406
NO ERA PENAL
>>68571776
>Peru
>Costa Rica
>Paragay
>>68571277
>tonnes of free time and opportunities for kids to train and play professionally
???????????
Kids here have their sporting attention divided between many sports.
>>68571968
Costa Rica and Ecuador are better than Russia. Probably even with Wales.
>>68571474
>Football (soccer) is pretty much tied with hockey as the fourth most popular sport in the USA
lol no
![group%20d%20standings%20table%20of%20italy%20and%20england%20-%20world%20cup%202014-f58230[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/SBTAxbo.jpg "group%20d%20standings%20table%20of%20italy%20and%20england%20-%20world%20cup%202014-f58230[1].jpg")
>>68571968
> Pura Vida 1.
> Englel out
>>68571609
Mexico SOON
>>68572086
Actually soccer is more popular than hockey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States
Also, more people play soccer than football (13.6 million compared to 8.9 million)
>>68571207
>legendary soccer tournament
>>68572078
ecudaor are fucking shite
>>68571968
>>68571872
Had you replaced Paraguay in that group, the results when have ended up the exact same with England finishing last. Lest you forget that Costa Rica already proved it's a better team than Englel when they cucked your group in the last WC.
>>68571279
he's exaggerating it's the fifth most popular sport, if we are going by professional league tv ratings.
>>68571968
>Peru
>beats Brazil, takes group
>Costa Rica
>beats England in wc
At some point you're going to have to admit the gap between us and the rest of you is much smaller than you'd like to admit
>>68572472
Maybe now, sure, but not when the current gen of players was growing up
>>68572535
They're ranked 13th in the world according to official FIFA rankings, and they're currently second in CONMEBOL's World Cup qualifiers.
If we beat Argentina, you'll no doubt start pretending like they were never a good team either.
*sigh*, trying to reason with ABUSA's is such cumbersome affair
>>68571207
1. Eating Cheeseburgers
2. Cuckoldry
3. Handegg
4. Monster Truck Racing
5. Noghoop
6. Mass murder
7. Baseball
8. Gay Pride Parades
9. NASCAR
10. Ice Hockey
11. ?????????
12. Soccer
>>68572003
>>68572003
To be fair USA has an infrastructure that most third world countries can't even dream off. The difference is pretty bad, most schools there don't even have a football field (or any field).
>>68572472
>mostly kids in school
That only tells you our public schools don't fork over money for hockey equipment, and that girls are not allowed. The same table shows hockey winning in ratings, not hard to believe since the NHL is not stuck on a meme cable channel.
>>68572755
and austria are tenth. your point was?
argentina are genuinely useful. which is why you will reverse the bus in front of goal and lose 1 or 2 nil with 30% possession.
>>68571277
Except we don't really have professional youth academies like you see in other countries
>>68571345
>draw Russia
>struggle to beat Wales
Not doing much better are you lad
>>68571207
>final of
nobody cares about that "legendary soccer tournament"
>>68572535
They're not though. On the same tier as us, notch below the top teams. Good enough to get out of a World Cup group, but ultimately lose in the Ro16. If Switzerland didn't score that ridiculous 93rd minute goal in Brazil, they finish second in their group.
>>68573193
Dunga shouldn't you focus on finding a new job
meme magic
America are pants on paper but know how to do it on th big occasions
>>68571207
We meant what we always mean: that were the greatest country in the world even in shit we don't care about.
>>68571265
>canada in charge of understanding how brackets work
>colombia
>>68571279
Curling is based as fuck fag.
>>68572785
ayyyy lmao
>>68573120
But we do, they are shit but we do have them.
>>685792996
Even if you believe FIFA rankings are mostly bullshit (Which they are), you still completely ignored the fact that they're SECOND in World Cup qualifying in Conmebol, ahead of such teams as Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Columbia.
Ecuador is a good team. Easily better than England.
>>68571406
>There's a reason the last 3 world cup winners have been European, as well as 5 of the last 6 finalists
He's just exaggerating, that doesn't means nothing. To short period to see anything. Watching the matches you can see that obviously SA is still doing great.
>>68571474
> Also doen't means nothing. Tradition is more important, otherwise european countries would just disappear from the tournaments.
>>68571944
>NO ERA PENAL
kek
>>68572563
> it's the fifth most popular sport,
I believe that, to become good in football is a slow and long work for a country. And yet americans have acquired good results last years. Probably you guys'll have some performance drops by the ways, but you can't let that dishearten you.
>>68572755
>FIFA rankings
Fifa ranking is shit
>If we beat Argentina, you'll no doubt start pretending like they were never a good team either.
Believe me: If you beat Argentina at this poing it just means that they don't care enough about the tournament to build a good team for it. The only focus of the old world champions is the WC.
how can one country be so based
We consistently make RO16 in World Cups, our team isn't literal shit it's just mediocre and underwhelming for a country of our size so it's not crazy that we're doing well in this smaller tournament
>>68573943
>The only focus of the old world champions is the WC.
I don't really believe that. With Brazil out, it would be pretty embarrassing for Argentina to not win this. Also, for messi individually, he should want all the silverware he can get because Argentina probably will not make it to another wc final during his career.
what sports do americans play with their friends? when you don't have a specific field or equipment, football seems to be the most natural thing to do
>>68571391
No curling fags are all huge hipsters
t. Worked at a ice rink that offered curling in college
>>68572112
>2 years ago
Are you colonials familar with the concept of what we civilised people in Europe like to call 'the passage of time'?
>>68574269
backyard gridiron football with no pads
>>68574269
>americans
>sports
>>68572649
When did costa rica beat us in the world cup m8?
Copa America? legendary?
>>68574199
I think that Argentina is coming stronger in the next WC, their success in the last one gave a boost in their energy.
> pretty embarrassing
The importance of this tournament for the US is to slowly gain altitude in the world of football. Therefore, everything they can win will be the highest point of their history.
But for the old champions, most of us have great club level championships where we can exercise our qualities. So the copa america doesn't even fit that need for us once you have so much weak teams like peru, usa, ecuador, venezuela...
A defeat on these tournaments only turns on lights of warning about something going wrong. Argentina would just become more watchful about their football to avoid such downslope like Brazil.
Clearly, we're just picturing that. Argentina will do great probably though!
p.s.: but in football "probably" and statistics doesn't means much.
>>68571207
>legendary
>copa america
pick one
any of those teams competing against european teams/in a european competition would get BTFO
see the world cup
>>68574896
Hey, guy whose team is in last place in its group
>copa america
>legendary
maybe legendary in its irrelevancy
>>68574896
The world cup where Argentina beat you guys?
>>68574971
beat us 1-0 and lost to germany?
>>68571266
this euro has been so shit and inferior, that the amerifat thought that if eurocup is legendary, this memerica cup may as well be too.
>>68572785
NASCAR should be at least as high as Cuckoldry
Amerifats love turning left
>>68575055
mexishit wouldn't even qualify for the euros
>>68571406
>52 euro teams
>10 conmebol teams
> euroteams have just one more world cup
Not impressed
>>68574729
Lmao you're just trying to make excuses for Brazil's shit play.
Brazil lost because they're a shit team outside of one legit good player who wasn't here for this tournament. Not because they didn't care.
This wasn't a fluke result for Brazil, and that will become very apparent soon enough. They'll obviously get a slight bump when Neymar's playing, but this is probably one of the least talented Brazil teams of all time even with Neymar.
>>68574896
yeah! bc european teams are greater than the south american ones we reach the finals in the last wc! thanks belgium especially for the 1-0 in 2014
>>68575149
Remember that time you made it to the quarterfinals although you weren't playing home?
Yeah, me neither.
>>68571406
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>>68575149
How many of those world cups did mexico get m8?
>>68575212
tbf you are the only good south american team
>>68575174
Ok, then. I'm just being rational, but If you are happy thinking like that then I'm happy about you. :)
>>68574338
You got a point there mate
>>68575231
Actually we have four.
>>68575240
Mexico isnt even conmebol my muhamed friend.
Also is not that what we are discussing.
>>68575122
>englel
>criticizing other football national teams
>>68575231
4 points you bellend
>>68575336
We're not discussing world cups? >>68575149
>>68575336
How about discussing quarter- and semifinals of the WC?
>>68575307
Englel you're fucking shit tbqh.
You barely held a draw to Wales....fucking Wales! Is that some sort of accomplishment?
>>68575307
>>68575380
>offside goal
>>68575307
Of course now you do, there is no costa rica or uruguay to get on your way. just pure euro shit teams.
>>68575399
Who the fuck are you?
>>68575447
>Not knowing the rules of football
Tbf to get the semis and not knowing how the game works is pretty impressive lad
>next week
>w-we dont care about this semen slupring sport
>>68574729
>1-7
>>68575496
Colombia
>>68575448
>pure euro shit teams.
>Euro 'shit' teams have held the world cup for 14 years
>>68575444
I feel like you didn't watch the match. Wales parked the bus for the entire match, England's strategy is based on counter chances but since they weren't attcking then we couldn't utilise it. That said: #WoyOut
>>68571406
>England calling other teams shit
Your national team is absolute garbage, they have accomplished nothing
>B-b-but we won the World Cup in 1966
It doesn't mean anything, nowadays even the weakest Brazilian or Argentine teams would destroy England's best squad
>>68575807
>brazil
also
>this usa could beat england meme
>>68575807
>winning the world cup doesn't mean anything
What are you basing any of your argument on then lad?
Decent team, many of which were developed in Europe
Decent manager
Reletively easy route
Its not rocket science
>>68575807
Don't have to be an artist to be a critic mes amie
>>68575807
I'm starting to think that all americans are just crazy.
>>68575542
None in your group have lad
>>68576029
just eternally butthurt
>>68575307
you somehow drew against pic related.
>>68576172
ok, then keep on with the good traditionalists englishes being bashed down by a ordinary murican that is overreacting because of shitty edition of copa america
>>68576290
England has good players. Woy doesn't know how to utilise them properly
>>68576339
>bra butthurt
no friend i mean the butthurt ameriburger
>>68574896
LOL, dumbass
I have a question. How come Valencia keeps getting sent off for his national team but never for utd?
>>68571406
>There's a reason the last 3 world cup winners have been European, as well as 5 of the last 6 finalists.
the reason is that you have 15 teams in the WC, South America only has 4-5.
Copa America proves once again how competitive sóquer is at this side of the World. Any team can beat the others.
the only home tournament success is winning the tournament
South Korea made the semis in their World Cup
>>68573120
What do yoy mean by 'muh academies'?
Muh academies is nothing, but young teams, kek.
Every scchool in uaa have it
americans are the disease of the earth...symptoms include:
dementia
insanity
utter stupidity
unsubstantiated arrogance
total and complete ignorance in the face of self perceived ingenuity
>>68572785
>that flag
>>68571345
Do recall englelnot beating costa rica last world cup la.
>>68572649
>gap
We are better than England already.
>>68574338
They beat you 0-0 the same way we beat you 1-1
>engshits begin delusional once again
Why is england so obsessed with us?
>>68580260
Butthurt because of their Mudslime mayor
