• Denmark 0 Tunisia 0, Nov. 22: Armando Villarreal (assistant VAR).• France 4 Australia 1, Nov, 22: Kyle Atkins (offside VAR).• Japan 2 Germany 1, Nov. 23: Armando Villarreal (assistant VAR), Kathryn Nesbitt (offside VAR).• Portugal 3 Ghana 2, Nov. 24: Ismail Elfath (referee), Kyle Atkins (AR), Corey Parker (AR), Armando Villarreal (VAR).• Tunisia-Australia, Nov. 26: Corey Parker […]
Soccer America
Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Who feeds the USMNT? How to cook for a World Cup team By Sam Borden (ESPN)2. The denim kit: U.S. Soccer’s beloved abomination that defined the 1994 World Cup By Pablo Maurer (The Athletic)3. World Cup 1982: Brazil v Italy and ‘the day football died’ By Fernando Duarte (BBC Sport)
Result: U-16 Football Federations Cup (USMYNT)
Nov. 23 in Ablir, Spain Spain 2 USA 2. (Spain wins, 4-2, on PKs.) Goals: Bazaga 15, Beto 29; Berchimas 18, Culbreath 44. USA — Campagnolo, Almeida, Cortesella, Ramos (Worth, 55), Berchimas, Turner (Culbreath, 16; Gozo, 65), Morales, Willey (Santos, 55), Pierre, Torres, White. Yellow cards: Spain — Abou. USA — Torres. Note: The loss in […]
Results: World Cup 2022 (Wednesday)
Group E: Nov. 23 in Al Rayyan Japan 2 Germany 1. (Goals: Doan 75, Asano 83; Gundogan 33. pen. Att.: 40,875.) Nov. 23 in Doha Spain 7 Costa Rica 0. (Goals: Olmo 11, Asensio 21, Torres 31 pen., 54, Gavi 74, Soler 90, Morata 90+2. Att.: 40,013.) Group F: Nov. 23 in Al Khor Croatia […]
Wedneday afternoon: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. OneLove armband – Germany players cover mouths amid row with FIFA (BBC)2. ‘What’s in the water in Brampton?’ A suburb powers Canada soccer By James Wagner (New York Times)3. Chinese firms are at the World Cup, but not Chinese fans: A soccer-loving nation is isolated from the global sport. By Jonathan White (FinancialPolicy.com)
Around Qatar: World Cup news
• Yasser Alshahrani flown home for treatment. The Saudi defender suffered facial injuries in a horrific collision with his goalkeeper, Mohammed Alowais, in stoppage time of the Green Falcons’ 2-1 win over Argentina. Alshahrani collided with Alowais, who struck him in the face with a knee, and his head then hit hard on the turf. […]
Results: USA vs. World Cup group top seeds
1990. Italy (0-1) 1994. USA top seed 1998. Germany (0-2) 2002. South Korea (1-1) 2006. Italy (1-1) 2010. England (1-1) 2014. Germany (0-1)
What They're Saying: Abdulellah Al-Malki
‘We have a crazy coach. He motivated us during halftime [video], telling us stuff that made us want to eat the grass. Before the game, in the pregame talk with the coach, I swear to God I was crying. He motivated us to the extent that we couldn’t wait for the game to begin.” — […]
Draft: 2022 MLS Re-Entry Process
Stage 1. • Austin FC. MF Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United). • Toronto FC. GK Tomas Romero (LAFC) • Vancouver. DF Karifa Yao (CF Montreal) Stage 2. • New England. FW Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) • Toronto FC. MF Victor Vazquez (LAFC) • San Jose. MF Michael Baldisimo (Vancouver) • Houston. FW Ifunanyachi Achara (Toronto […]
Top 5: USA-Wales ratings (Fox)
1. Austin, 5.8 2. Cincinnati, 5.4 3. Dallas-Ft. Worth, 4.9 3. San Diego, 4.9 5. Philadelphia, 4.6 Note: Rating represents the percentage of TV households in the market that watched the game.
