USA vs. New Zealand: 2024 Olympics men’s group stage match thread
The U.S. men’s Olympics team faces New Zealand today in their second match of the group stage. Here’s how to watch and where to discuss.
Match: USA vs. New Zealand
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Where to watch: FuboTV, USA Network, Telemundo, Peacock, NBCSports.com
Woohoo, let’s go, scrubs!
US penalty! Let’s see how this goes
Converted by…. Don’t make me look up his name, the older MlS player maker!!! Go, OMPM!!!
BTW I have put in a request for someone at the DP who knows what they’re doing to make a better graphic for these.
Oh, what a relief, y’all clearly aren’t doing enough work 😉
Annie, I’m here for the chat. Graphics? I know y’all want to put on a good face and all. But it’s the mere existence of this thread so we can post obsessive over-reacting comments during the game that grabs me. Thanks!
Zimmerman toe pokes in a second in a mad scramble from a free kick!
That’s the kind of divine, nuanced play you need in a tournament
I have no idea why Inter are in for Tessman. What a lumbering dud.
Busio gets second time lucky in another penalty box scramble!!! We’re-winninng-ugly!! We’re-winning-ugly!!!!
Man, don’t like losing Busio, even if this game seems in hand. Long term, we definitely need him
New Zealand player decides to Rugby Aaronson down, ref calls a foul on… Aaronson
Yow with a gorgeous assist on the 4th scored by Aaronson
And a very impressive finishing technique by Aaronson, gotta say
Bit of a deflected shot, actually, but glad it went in
Aaronson with the 4th, Yow with a nifty assist off the dribble!! Woohoo!
Dang, I did not expect this scoreline!
NZ just can’t hang with our level of connectivity today
Also wonder how much gas NZ has after the first game, it is a quick turnaround
Where was this team against France?
The French GK had a very good game, and, this may be a surprise, but I believe France has better youth prospects than NZ. Oh yeah, and Olise and Lacazette, cuz France will be damned if they don’t win at home
I thought we played France pretty well. The score line did not represent the effort.
Anyone else kinda bummed we can’t see age eligible Pepi or Balogun out there? We’re really missing a great forward, despite the scoreline this game
If anyone is interested the US Men’s Rugby placed 8th this morning losing to Argentina 17-7. The French took gold after handing Fiji their first ever defeat in Olympic Men’s Rugby 7s. The Aussies lost 26-19 to South Africa after coming back from 19-7 to 19-19 in the bronze medal match.
The Women’s tourney begins tomorrow.
New Zealand score to bring it to 4-1. The shutout is gone.
It only takes a moment to score, and our defense disappeared for one
NZ prove with that play on Yow they really, Really would prefer to turn this into a rugby match
well the All Blacks do always take us to the wood shed…so I can’t really blame them…..
I’m a Busio-head, but Mcglynn has done well in his spot
In the MLR Eastern Conference Final the MLR defending champion New England Free Jacks outlasted the Chicago Hounds 23-17 are through to the Championship Match next Saturday.
US close it out 4-1. Ultimately, if you’re gonna give up a brain fart goal, do it when you’re up 4-0 most of the way through the second half. Good connectivity and team ethic. This team has been a lot more fun to watch than I expected, and I gotta give Mitrovic some serious credit
Wow, Canada women deducted an astounding 6 points in group stage play, meaning they’re sitting on -3 points after winning their opener. I think it would be kinder to just ban them. Players didn’t do it. Making them sweat through a statistically improbable scenario is cruel
I know FIFA docked them 6 points. But is that for the Olympics? I honestly couldn’t tell from the article I read
Excellent result. One of the better comments I heard pre-Olympics was from Herc Gomez who said that you can’t realistically say that the US men are among the top 6 teams in the Olympics–they just aren’t. And so France (a very deep talented team playing at home) would take them to the woodshed. But that said, the US wouldn’t shock to make the knockout rounds. So today’s result is good (and fair and consistent with who the US are). I think we’ll struggle to get goals against good teams (ie: the absence of a Balo or Pepi). But we’ll play even for 85 minutes against most of the teams in this competition (sort of like what happened with France). And the better teams will have the talent and experience to find a way to score 1-3 times and we’ll hit the post or force a great save. No shame in that.
Against the teams who aren’t in the top 6, we are as good or better than them. And today the US men/boys showed that.
Perhaps just my impression, but this looked like a very well-coached team in both games so far (even the one they lost).
I would not have said that about the USMNT eve before Berhalter got fired.
The coaching seems spot on