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Teams are seeded for the draw, with hosts being put in the top group
There are four groups referred to as "pots", pot 1 being the 3 hosts and the teams ranked 1-9, pot 2 with the next 12 ranked teams, and so on. The host nations don't end up with any of the best teams in their group. We got a lucky draw with Australia being the lowest ranked pot 2 team. Paraguay was the pot 3 team. Turkiye qualified through a playoff that happened after the draw and was the pot 4 team due to that, but they are ranked above Australia and Paraguay, so we're a bit unlucky that our pot 4 team is really pretty good. It being an easy or difficult group depends on interpretation. There is no top dog dominant team, but there is also no weak team.
Paraguay usually has a very good defense. We just played an amazing game.
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Is Paraguay THAT bad? Or, at least, is their Defense THAT bad? In a pro
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jun 13, 2026 at 09:11 AM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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06/13/26 09:11 AM ET
dumb question but as a host does the US get an "easy" group round?
-- `lag
Jun 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM ET
`lag
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06/13/26 12:33 PM ET
Teams are seeded for the draw, with hosts being put in the top group
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-- localhokiekid
Jun 13, 2026 at 01:32 PM ET
localhokiekid
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06/13/26 01:32 PM ET
Ah, OK, thanks. It's like the USA is a top seed, therefore won't run into
-- `lag
Jun 13, 2026 at 01:53 PM ET
`lag
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06/13/26 01:53 PM ET
I think a little of both. **
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jun 13, 2026 at 01:09 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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06/13/26 01:09 PM ET
Not impressed with Paraguay. Outside of the first five minutes we dominated
-- VTDante
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM ET
VTDante
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06/13/26 11:33 AM ET
Regarding Fox’s TV coverage, am I the only one
-- GCHokieof91
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
GCHokieof91
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06/13/26 11:09 AM ET
Yeah...I really don't care to see the cultist Tom Cruise... **
-- AirborneHokie96
Jun 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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06/13/26 12:23 PM ET
I don't either but his dedication to the craft is amazing. **
-- VTMONEY94
Jun 13, 2026 at 01:53 PM ET
VTMONEY94
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06/13/26 01:53 PM ET
They have a craft? I thought that was just metaphorical.**
-- JoesterVT
Jun 13, 2026 at 04:15 PM ET
JoesterVT
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06/13/26 04:15 PM ET
Well, the 2 games I watched that were from Mexico didn't do that. It was
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jun 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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06/13/26 12:22 PM ET
Like watching a Knicks game, right?**
-- HokieGator
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM ET
HokieGator
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06/13/26 11:25 AM ET
It’s a global feed but yes. Would rather see crowd shots of our real
-- VTDante
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM ET
VTDante
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06/13/26 11:24 AM ET
Most Americans are. But I’d wager internationally it’s more exciting to see**
-- Nova Hokie 95
Jun 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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06/13/26 12:29 PM ET
It’s not Fox. All World Cup games are on a global feed**
-- Nova Hokie 95
Jun 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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06/13/26 11:18 AM ET
Okay, I didn’t know. But that doesn’t change
-- GCHokieof91
Jun 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM ET
GCHokieof91
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06/13/26 12:20 PM ET
More irritated with the sporadic broadcast freeze of the action **
-- TomTurkey
Jun 13, 2026 at 01:49 PM ET
TomTurkey
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06/13/26 01:49 PM ET
The guy who scored the own goal acted like (I thought)
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 13, 2026 at 09:29 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/13/26 09:29 AM ET