National Pride Aside, Soccer’s Arbitrary Rules Make It Hard To Watch
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Like most Americans, I relished seeing the U.S. Men’s National team sending Iran packing with a 1-0 victory in the final game of Group B play at the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday. The winner-take-all result put the U.S. in the final 16 knockout stage against the Netherlands on Saturday four years after the embarrassment of failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament thanks to a loss to that world power Trinidad and Tobago.
National Pride Aside, Soccer’s Arbitrary Rules Make It Hard To Watch
National Pride Aside, Soccer’s Arbitrary…
National Pride Aside, Soccer’s Arbitrary Rules Make It Hard To Watch
Like most Americans, I relished seeing the U.S. Men’s National team sending Iran packing with a 1-0 victory in the final game of Group B play at the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday. The winner-take-all result put the U.S. in the final 16 knockout stage against the Netherlands on Saturday four years after the embarrassment of failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament thanks to a loss to that world power Trinidad and Tobago.