Olympics: Men's and women's football tournaments

[Spring in Fialta]

They picked the venues before the Olympics started. They were expecting Argentina-USA and Morocco-France, and that’s not what played out.

I still would have expected that the venue in Paris would hold the French team.

 

[stats1]

Canada about to do the impossible wow!!

 

[JackSlater]

There's a real buzz in the air surrounding this Canadian team.

 

[GreytWun]

The girls wanted to prove a point and had all the motivation behind them. Good for them.

f*** the losers at the top that were trying to cheat.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

5 goals for Rahimi! 1-0 Morocco! Deserved lead!

 

[TaLoN]

The diving in soccer is just insane

 

[Spring in Fialta]

The US have no answer for Morocco so far. Down 1-0 is flattering.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

3-0 Morocco with a Hakimi goal and Morocco's wiped the floor with the US.

 

[Jussi]

America PTHYI! Morocco number one!

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Soccer is a dumb sport anyway

 

[TaLoN]

America PTHYI!

Physical Therapy?

 

[Jussi]

Physical Therapy?

It's how we spell a spit on Finnish.

 

[TaLoN]

It's how we spell a spit on Finnish.

Meh... spit on America all you want. I still massively respect Finland despite you're disrespectful gesture.

 

[Jussi]

Spain take the lead vs Japan.

Meh... spit on America all you want. I still massively respect Finland despite you're disrespectful gesture.

It's. A. Joke.

 

[TaLoN]

Spain take the lead vs Japan.


It's. A. Joke.

Yes, I know. Which is why I didn't hate on Finland in response.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

The US got utterly smacked. They were never in this one. The Guardian live commenting is hilarious. Insanely bitter and going on about how this would be closer if Balogun, Pulisic were there, etc. Yeah, no shit. Maybe Morocco could also call for Brahim Diaz and the rest of their senior guys who are also ahead of the US. Seniors or U-23s, Morocco is just a better side.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

The US got utterly smacked. They were never in this one. The Guardian live commenting is hilarious. Insanely bitter and going on about how this would be closer if Balogun, Pulisic were there, etc. Yeah, no shit. Maybe Morocco could also call for Brahim Diaz and the rest of their senior guys who are also ahead of the US. Seniors or U-23s, Morocco is just a better side.

Dude relax. It’s a youth game. None of these guys are senior team players. At least not on the US side.

Don’t make this about who is a better men’s international team because Morocco won a youth game.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Dude relax. It’s a youth game. None of these guys are senior team players. At least not on the US side.

Don’t make this about who is a better men’s international team because Morocco won a youth game.

It was just funny reading The Guardian live commentary going 'If I'm Pulisic and Reyna, I'm asking for a senior friendly!' cope and the rest of the bitching when Morocco is clearly the better senior side as well.

It's part of a larger trend where US/Canada fans think they're on par with anyone that isn't European blueblood.

They aren't.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

It was just funny reading The Guardian live commentary going 'If I'm Pulisic and Reyna, I'm asking for a senior friendly!' cope when Morocco is clearly the better senior side as well.

It's part of a larger trend where US/Canada fans think they're on par with anyone that isn't European blueblood.

They aren't.

I don’t know what to tell you. Guardian has a big US presence. They are going to pump the USA’s tires to drive up clicks. That’s how it is.

USA and Morocco are roughly even at seniors level. Last month USA was ranked 11 and Morocco 12. This month Morocco 14 and USA 16. Who’d win in a hypothetical two legged tie is probably about who executes better, in all honesty.

What I don’t think has much to do with that is who won some youth game. USA beat Spain in this category a few weeks ago. Does that mean they’ll beat the Euro champions at seniors level? Fun to enjoy, but not the same thing as senior football.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I don’t know what to tell you. Guardian has a big US presence. They are going to pump the USA’s tires to drive up clicks. That’s how it is.

USA and Morocco are roughly even at seniors level. Last month USA was ranked 11 and Morocco 12. This month Morocco 14 and USA 16. Who’d win in a hypothetical two legged tie is probably about who executes better, in all honesty.

What I don’t think has much to do with that is who won some youth game. USA beat Spain in this category a few weeks ago. Does that mean they’ll beat the Euro champions at seniors level? Fun to enjoy, but not the same thing as senior football.

No offense meant but no one who actually follows the sport gives a crap about FIFA global rankings because of their points system that's not all that reflective of form and quality.

Also, you keep referring to this as a 'youth' game as if every player on the pitch aren't actual professional players. These are all pros playing, with many on both sides capping for their senior side but still being under 23.

The truth is that based on squad quality and forms in the last few years, Morocco and the US aren't roughly equal sides. Morocco is clearly the better team at each level and the U23s on both sides constitute part of the present/future for their sides. The USA is still way too reliant on the MLS and it showed today. Morocco's guys are all in top European leagues (or in El Khannous' case leaving for a prestigious club soon at big money) and playing in more competitive environments than the Americans.

 

[Jussi]

Argos sore losers again...

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Argos sore losers again...

???

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

The US got utterly smacked. They were never in this one. The Guardian live commenting is hilarious. Insanely bitter and going on about how this would be closer if Balogun, Pulisic were there, etc. Yeah, no shit. Maybe Morocco could also call for Brahim Diaz and the rest of their senior guys who are also ahead of the US. Seniors or U-23s, Morocco is just a better side.

Morocco tryhards using their top players for the Olympics, poor sportsmanship tbh

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Morocco tryhards using their top players for the Olympics, poor sportsmanship tbh

The only one is Hakimi. None of the other guys are starters on the senior team. They're just way better. Just a young, talented squad that keeps coming up.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Argos sore losers again...

Bade was giving it to them the whole game and then after. They went over to celebrate in front of the Argentine families. Totally uncalled for. The families did nothing to the French.

The French had right to be mad at the comments made by the Argentine Copa America team, but I think the French definitely antagonized this Argentine team.

You can’t just substitute out the Copa America players for the Olympic players and act like you can take out on them what a different team did.