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RhinoVT RhinoVT OP
Jul 06, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET
Soccer people: Why couldn't MEX sub for the guy that really got hurt? Was
it odd that they kept playing while they tended to that guy laying in a heap on the out of bounds line? Funny that guys in soccer that actually get hurt don't flop around like a fish out of water.

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AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
Out of subs
TomTurkey TomTurkey
^^^Definitive answer
Nova Hokie 95 Nova Hokie 95
Weren't they out of subs? Or perhaps windows?
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Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Out of subs. Only so many allowed per game. Mexico was maxed out
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Dan1993
what happens if they have no subs left, but GK gets hurt or red card?
Do they have to take someone on the field and put them in goal? I imagine if GK gets red card but there are subs left, they sub in GK for someone else and play with a man down in the field along with their backup GK? Watching last night, it looked like Mexico had a guy hurt on the endline where they were shooting, and (I think) that had to finish the last few minutes with 10 players. I didn't hear the announcers address that piece but obviously it was hectic non-stop at that time.
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
Yes, someone, already on the field, will put on a goalie jersey and they
will continue to play short handed.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Has anyone ever played long-handed? Just curious.
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
Yes, the goalies ...
TomTurkey TomTurkey
VT FB played with duplicate jersey numbers - twice
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EDGEMAN
I was scared about an injury in an early one of our matches...
...after we had gone through all of our subs then one of our guys went down. He was able to get back up, but I think it's best to keep one sub in our pocket...just in case.