2022 World Cup knockout stage thread

[usasoccerboy]

With the USA losing the first round of 16 game, we are now left to watching Asian and African teams doing better than Us when they upset the giants of soccer. Up first, Australia is set to knock out Argentina and end Messi’s World Cup career. Will it happen? Probably not, but I do not see Argentina advancing to the final, because it our side of the bracket has tough competition. Australia they can get past, but Holland and then maybe Brazil and France, Spain, or England? We shall see. The best part of the World Cup is coming up. Too bad once again we the USA will not be a part of it. Oh well! ThAt is soccer at the World Cup for you.

[usasoccerboy]

Argentina 1 Australia 0 half

Some guy named Massi scored.

[usasoccerboy]

Argentina 2 Australia 0 57th

Starting to feel like the last game.

[usasoccerboy]

2-1, again like last game

2-1 final.   Our loss was lost by one more goal.  Does it matter?  Not really.   

[usasoccerboy]

3-1 final France over Poland. giroux , Mbappe x2, lewondowski pk

[usasoccerboy]

Senegal 0 England 2 half
Senegal looked the better team up to thirty mins and the against the run of play, England scored and then Senegal fell apart and gave up a second goal to Kane right before the halftime whistle.
Saka gets a goal around the 57th min.
Finishes 3-0 England, next vsFrance.

[usasoccerboy]

The giants of WC soccer are taking care of the pretenders in the round of 16. Holland, France, England, Argentina are dispatching the minnows, USA, Poland, Senegal, and Australia. Looks like normalcy has been restored after Germany and Italy are gone as surprises.

[usasoccerboy]

Japan after 13 minutes of play look like they can give Croatia a game of it. Can they equal the USA’s best finish by a non European/South American in a World Cup? We will see. They play a lot better than the USA in generating goal chances.

[usasoccerboy]

Goal Japan 43rd minute. This is your Cinderella team. VAR checks for offside, goal counts. 1-0 Japan.

[usasoccerboy]

Croatia equalize 55th min, 1-1.

Game goes to extra time. 1-1.

Game goes to pks. Japan’s #10 misses first with a terrible kick to center of goal. Croatia converts 1st. Japan’s 2nd pk is saved. Croatia converts 2nd. 2-0 pks after two taken for each team. Japan’s third, converts. Croatia misses off of post. 2-1 after three taken. Japan’s fourth is saved. Croatia converts, win 3-1 after pks.

[usasoccerboy]

Now it will be up to South Korea to try and take out Brazil to be the Cinderella.

[beasleyisbeastly]

Brazil showing the quality we all know and expect of them this game early going up 2-0 in 10 mins. Don't count out the Koreans just yet though.

[usasoccerboy]

3-0 Richarlison 29th

[beasleyisbeastly]

That is just incredible. Richarlison is that guy. Great pice of skill from him and then just perfect passing from the Brazilians. What a play. Beautiful soccer. As Pele lies on his death bed it seems his essence has been infused in this team. I'd be terrified to face them.

[usasoccerboy]

Dec 5, 2022 13:32:11 GMT -6 beasleyisbeastly said:

That is just incredible. Richarlison is that guy. Great pice of skill from him and then just perfect passing from the Brazilians. What a play. Beautiful soccer. As Pele lies on his death bed it seems his essence has been infused in this team. I'd be terrified to face them.

4-0.

Prayers for Pele. He made soccer in the USA as well as inspired other nations as well. He will be missed when he passes. I hope he can hold out past the final.

Halftime 4-0. Final 4-1.

The giants Are eliminating the minnows. 6 for 6. 2 to go.

[usasoccerboy]

Morocco vs Spain

The last non Europe, non South American team that could better the USA’s third place finish in 1930 is showing to be the last darling minnow left in the tournament. Remember, we beat this same team a few months before the tournament started in a friendly.

Big crowd. The Morocco team has only given up one own goal with no team scoring in the run of play on them yet.

0-0 halftime, both teams had a couple of chances. Good competitive game. Moroccan crowd is loud.
0-0 after 90 minutes.

[beasleyisbeastly]

This game has been terrible. I don't understand why neither team won't just rip a shot. What do they want? to walk the ball into an open net? If you have an open look just rip a shot! Morata just wasted a great opportunity because he wanted to slide Williams in instead of taking an open shot from 15 out. Pathetic

[usasoccerboy]

Pks…Morocco first…goal….
Spain’s first…, missed, hit post , 1-0 after 1 shot each

2nd shots: Morocco, Ziyech, down the middle, goal. Spain, saved. 2-0 Morocco

Moroccan fans are going bonkers

3rd shots: Morocco … saved. Crowd gets softer…. Spain: saved. Bono is stymieing Spain. 2- 0 Morocco after 3 shots

Morocco for the win and birth in quarterfinals: Goal! Soft to the center. The first minnow win against a giant.

[usasoccerboy]

Switzerland vs Portugal

Christian’s Ronaldo benched and his 21 year old replacement, Ramos, gives Portugal a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute.

Pepe - 33rd min. 2-0 portugal.

Halftime 2-0 Portugal
3-0 Ramos 51st, 4-0 56th.
4-1 58th min. Switzerland start their comeback.

6-1 final. Ramos got a hatttick, youngest since Pele. 21.

[usasoccerboy]

Portugal scored more goals in 56 minutes of a round of 16 game than the USA scored in 360 WC minutes.

Yet, the talk is that the USA players want Berhalter back for 2026.

Max Bretos is reporting that the USA are going to be playing in the next Copa America.