World Cup spoiler alert:

[11 Bravo]

US defeats Iran 1-0 to advance to the knockout rounds.
Both teams appeared to be completely exhausted when time expired.
I'm not a soccer fan, but I can appreciate great athletes giving their all.

[underpants]

1. Some people tape these games

Just saying.

[11 Bravo]

4. Fixed it.

And you're right. I should know better!

[underpants]

7. ✅ at work didn't watch. They added 17 minutes to the game?

8 in the first half (Publisic was down for a while) and 9 in the second?

[jcgoldie]

9. yep

Pretty common for this world cup that the added time has been quite high.

[underpants]

11. Ok.

I haven’t seen THAT MUCH time added on but I’ve only caught a few matches.

[jcgoldie]

13. Pretty sure in the opening match it was discussed...

That refs were given the directive in meetings before the tournament to err on the high side and in the matches I have seen it has been the case.

[3catwoman3]

36. When you're only up by one goal, 9 minutes of...

...stoppage time feels like 9 hours!

[jcgoldie]

37. Trust me I feel ya!

Hilarious to read some of the folks in this thread who never watch soccer seeing 1-0 and not appreciating the level of sheer suspense!

[3catwoman3]

41. My palms were all sweaty. You'd have thought...

...one of my own sons was playing.

I always thinnk the people who complain that the scores in soccer are so low are full of it. Have there never been American football games where the winning team has only scored 1-2 touchdowns? A quick Google search shows there have been plenty, and some where only 2 or 3 points were scored -

https://www.playusa.com/football-lowest-scoring-games -

Since the dawn of NFL football, there have been an incredible 73 games that ended in a 0-0 tie. There have also been five 2-0 games in NFL history where just a safety was scored.

The lowest-scoring game in this millennium ended 3-0. It is one of 59 such games in NFL history, but going in, oddsmakers had no idea that so few points would be put on the board. They set the over/under at 38.5.

The massive under came in, just as it did for all the games on the following list of the top 10 lowest scoring NFL games in this millennium.

[jcgoldie]

42. It is often low scoring but..

The action is nonstop unlike the 3 major sports in America which continuously stop and start. Football and baseball seem like they are not playing in any given game much more than they are playing. AND, the fact that a team can dominate a game and still only lead by a goal or so means that upsets are more likely. Sometimes it only takes a mistake or two to wreck an otherwise dominating performance. There have been some stunners in this tournament already. And how many football games in which one team dominates the way USA did today in the first half come down to the final minutes with that much suspense? Not a lot.

[3catwoman3]

43. My late father was a huge sports fan, particularly football, baseball, and...

...basketball. Back when we only had one television, if there was a game he wanted to watch, the TV was his. I remember several occasions when I would ask how much time was left in a football game, and he'd say, "5 minutes." I'd come back 15-20 minutes later, and there would still be 3 minutes left!

Our older son loves sports statistics and once told me that in an average NFL broadcast, the football is only in play for about 12 minutes.

[muriel_volestrangler]

33. 24 minutes total in the England-Iran game

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/stoppage-time-why-so-much-world-cup-injury-rules-qatar-2022-explained-1986617

14 minutes in the 1st half (injury to Iranian goalkeeper, but he wanted to carry on, then had to stop again a few minutes later, and was taken off) and 10 in the 2nd.

Officials have been told to have no tolerance for time-wasting, which is adding on more than in the past.

[11 Bravo]

10. Yup. That's as much extra time as I've ever seen added on.

Although, to be honest, I'm not a big fan, so it might not be as unusual as I might assume.
I only tend to watch during the World Cup and the Olympics.

[underpants]

12. I was worried

The post above says they’ve been adding a lot of time but 17 minutes is a lot. 19% of a game.

[11 Bravo]

15. It would have been a tremendously questionable call ...

but the referee appeared to be considering awarding Iran a PK in the final minute of extra time.
Talk about WORRIED!

[jcgoldie]

16. that would have been disasterous

And it was not close IMO he went down in the box with almost no contact and the defender pulling his hands away.

[11 Bravo]

18. That's the way I saw it as well.

And yes, disastrous! A PK would have almost certainly sent us home.

[mcar]

24. The Iranian player took a dive

awarding him a PK would have been a travesty.

That was stressful. The ref did a good job, though.

[Escurumbele]

21. I am a fan, and I can tell you that some games at Quatar have had more extra time.

They seem to be getting very strict about any time wasting.

[Escurumbele]

22. Some people tape all kinds of stuff...Maybe I am missing the meaning of your comment.

[Aristus]

2. 1-0.

In association football, that is what is known as a blow-out.

[edbermac]

3. You should use Spoiler alert!

[11 Bravo]

8. You're correct.

I got a little bit ahead of myself there.
I hope I fixed it quickly enough to have not impacted anyone else's viewing pleasure.

[hlthe2b]

5. Conflicted on this outcome...

just saying.

Both teams played well and intensely, but I can't help but have sympathy for the Iranian team--especially given their attempt to support those fighting back against persecution in their own country.

[Walleye]

6. Same here, not a fan of soccer. But these guys gave it all and it was a nailbiter

[brewens]

14. The last time I made an effort to watch soccer was a big USA womens match. I can't remember

if it was World Cup or the Olympics. You know how people thing soccer is low scoring? This was a barn burner. I think it was a 5-4 USA win. Goals left and right. I'm a hockey fan so I appreciate low scoring games too, but that was fun to watch.

[Goodheart]

17. 1-0.

Didn't watch. Some might think a coin flip would have been equally meaningful, but an obvious rout! Must have been exhilarating entertainment.

[mcar]

25. It was, actually

[Goodheart]

26. Yes, of course.

[geardaddy]

19. I'll be rooting for the Netherlands and Senegal respectively

after Wales is out of the running now.

[48656c6c6f20]

20. Oh yeah

[mcar]

23. I got a great cardiac workout while never leaving my chair

[heckles65]

27. If the Iranians had scored in all that time

it would have stunk. Shades of the infamous 1972 Olympic basketball finals...we'll keep giving you time until you win.

[jcgoldie]

28. If you've been watching many matches in this WC

The amount of time added was not outside the norm.

[Efilroft Sul]

29. Iran's keeper needed to stop all three of Pulisic's balls from going over the line, but got only two

[jcgoldie]

30. ba-doom..

...Chhh!




(Hopefully Pulisic and his little pulisics are ok.)

[GopherGal]

34. ...and not the one that counts

(n/t)

[certainot]

45. on one angle it looked like a thigh or hip. those guys must wear cups so balls might be 'okay' by

saturday but thigh or hip could be bigger problem

[Efilroft Sul]

46. Pelvic contusion, listed day to day

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/christian-pulisic-diagnosed-with-pelvic-contusion-and-listed-day-to-day-after-violent-collision-in-usmn-ts-win-over-iran-000309043.html

That said, ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!

[certainot]

47. yeah, rather have that, all said

[Crowman2009]

32. The R16 game is gonna be a tough match for Team USA.

The Netherlands has a much better win-loss record in the brackets.

[3catwoman3]

38. And they have scored 5 goals in the group play games...

...compared to our 2.

[jcgoldie]

40. USA will be heavy underdogs no doubt

But bigger upsets have already taken place in this world cup.

Now I turn my attention to my adopted home south of the border. El Tri needs a win and some help to advance tomorrow.

[3catwoman3]

44. In our family, we always say, "In any game...

...anything can happen."

My favorite goal margin is to be up by 3. 1 is never enough. 2 is OK but can still be overcome if there is enough/too much time on the clock. More than 3 and my maternal heart starts to feel sorry for the opposing team.

[uponit7771]

35. NICE !!!

[Callalily]

39. Great game! Fantastic win!