OT: USMNT ranked #10 in the world
I know there's some soccer fans that read this blog who may care; Coming off CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup wins, FIFA has the USA as as the #10 best soccer team in the world.
FIFA's rankings are purely objective, based on who you played, who you beat, etc, but they can be a little wonky (I don't think anyone believes we're a better team than the Netherlands, Colombia or Germany right now), but still a good indicator that the team is on the right track and starting to turn talent into results.
FIFA rankings: https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13372
ESPN article: https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4452127/usmntmexico-in-fifa-world-ranking-top-10-after-gold-cup-success
August 25th, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
"the dance"
Again you're overrating the Olympics. The U-20 World Cup is a bigger deal than the Olympics (and a much more accurate predictor of future success).
While it would have been nice to qualify for the Olympics MANY world powers did not. It's not that big of a deal. Not to mention our Gold Cup roster would have been stretched even thinner and, well, beating Mexico's A- team with our B- team was hella fun.
August 12th, 2021 at 6:19 PM ^
Obligatory...
August 12th, 2021 at 6:28 PM ^
A sport where Belgium is ranked first in the world? Sign me up.
August 12th, 2021 at 8:24 PM ^
They were +10,000 to win the world cup on one of the betting site back in April. Seems like a decent value now.
August 12th, 2021 at 9:29 PM ^
Should be 9th.
August 12th, 2021 at 9:37 PM ^
I thought we were talking about Mazi.
August 12th, 2021 at 10:53 PM ^
We want Bama.