I think that's generally an advantage.

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Chris Coleman

Geographically, the academy system works a lot better if the country is small. Brazil is the outlier, but 92% of their population lives in urban centers, so the academies are concentrated in those few places like Rio and Sao Paulo. Same for Argentina. I think our massive size geographically hurts us a bit. . ** Edited by Chris Coleman at 7/7/2026, 11:45:12 AM

Posted: 07/07/2026 at 11:42 AM ET

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Good lord we got owned. -- ElbertoHokie Jul 06, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET

ElbertoHokie • 07/06/26 10:07 PM ET

By a country the size of Maryland** -- Happy Dog Jul 07, 2026 at 08:21 AM ET

Happy Dog • 07/07/26 08:21 AM ET

I think that's generally an advantage. ◄ -- Chris Coleman

Jul 07, 2026 at 11:42 AM ET

Chris Coleman

• 07/07/26 11:42 AM ET

Very similar to water polo -- Happy Dog Jul 07, 2026 at 06:50 PM ET

Happy Dog • 07/07/26 06:50 PM ET

Not sure I’ve seen the vibes around a team change so quickly. We went from -- AbsolutVT03 Jul 06, 2026 at 11:36 PM ET

AbsolutVT03 • 07/06/26 11:36 PM ET

It definitely soured the story. ** -- reestuart Jul 07, 2026 at 11:37 AM ET

reestuart • 07/07/26 11:37 AM ET

Correct. Belgium really wanted to crush us after that. -- Chris Coleman

Jul 07, 2026 at 10:35 AM ET

Chris Coleman

• 07/07/26 10:35 AM ET

Best line I've seen: "USMNT got waffle housed"** -- Happy Dog Jul 07, 2026 at 10:53 AM ET

Happy Dog • 07/07/26 10:53 AM ET

He tried and caught his boot on the pitch.** -- TomTurkey Jul 06, 2026 at 10:12 PM ET

TomTurkey • 07/06/26 10:12 PM ET

Indecisive. should have cleared but changed mind mid-kick -- VT757to276 Jul 07, 2026 at 09:09 AM ET

VT757to276 • 07/07/26 09:09 AM ET

Looked like he was unsure of himself and then the turf monster got him.** -- reestuart Jul 07, 2026 at 08:28 AM ET

reestuart • 07/07/26 08:28 AM ET

He tripped himself ** -- Brown Water Jul 06, 2026 at 10:15 PM ET

Brown Water • 07/06/26 10:15 PM ET

Ha, I was wondering why he wasn’t kicking it away. Kicked the turf instead.** -- HwoodHokie Jul 07, 2026 at 12:43 AM ET

HwoodHokie • 07/07/26 12:43 AM ET

Just showed the replay - both** -- TomTurkey Jul 06, 2026 at 10:16 PM ET

TomTurkey • 07/06/26 10:16 PM ET

Should be have been where he was, in the first place?** -- HokieNL Jul 06, 2026 at 11:53 PM ET

HokieNL • 07/06/26 11:53 PM ET

If you come out like that, you immediately belt the ball a mile back -- ElbertoHokie Jul 07, 2026 at 08:23 AM ET

ElbertoHokie • 07/07/26 08:23 AM ET