Spin-off: American and Australian/New Zealander culture thread.

[Buzz Rules]

Terrific thanks, recording set (in case I fall asleep as been up all night watching the tennis here)

By the way @nherbert , do you own socceroos merchandise? I'm curious if after this historic match if their merchandise will be flying off the selves. I'm predicting they win 3-0. I think it would be cool if the Gold Coast gets an A League team as well. I do think the Socceroos will have a national team training center by 2030. What does QLD offer compared to NSW?

 

[nherbert]

Each World Cup I buy soccer merchandise, mainly the WC ball, when I have gone to socceroos games I tend to buy the shirt, but I haven’t been to one for many years (timing/location hasn’t worked out). No sadly in this country socceroos stuff doesn’t fly off the shelves until the actual World Cup and then we all go crazy for a month and act as though soccer is our favorite sport (but in reality in struggles against football (Aussie rules) and rugby). For the record, soccer is my favorite sport but not the case for all Aussies.

I am biased about Qld because I have family there, and one of them is an up and coming soccer player so I want to make it easy for her. Also prefer to visit Qld to NSW. Yes we want GC to get A-league team.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Each World Cup I buy soccer merchandise, mainly the WC ball, when I have gone to socceroos games I tend to buy the shirt, but I haven’t been to one for many years (timing/location hasn’t worked out). No sadly in this country socceroos stuff doesn’t fly off the shelves until the actual World Cup and then we all go crazy for a month and act as though soccer is our favorite sport (but in reality in struggles against football (Aussie rules) and rugby). For the record, soccer is my favorite sport but not the case for all Aussies.

I am biased about Qld because I have family there, and one of them is an up and coming soccer player so I want to make it easy for her. Also prefer to visit Qld to NSW. Yes we want GC to get A-league team.

It's similar to soccer in the USA. Will you go to the WC in 2026? Also, do you watch MLS at all by any chance? It's on Apple tv.

 

[nherbert]

It's similar to soccer in the USA. Will you go to the WC in 2026? Also, do you watch MLS at all by any chance? It's on Apple tv.

No chance of going but I will take a lot of leave from work so can watch it all on tv No I don’t watch MLS, sadly my family is not as sport mad as I am. I do manage to get my son to watch some of the WC games with me but not all. I suspect we will all be glued to tv tonight. I hope you are right with 3-0 win, I am just hoping for a win

 

[Buzz Rules]

No chance of going but I will take a lot of leave from work so can watch it all on tv No I don’t watch MLS, sadly my family is not as sport mad as I am. I do manage to get my son to watch some of the WC games with me but not all. I suspect we will all be glued to tv tonight. I hope you are right with 3-0 win, I am just hoping for a win

Well the USA will be playing Canada on Saturday and I don't think 75 percent of the country knows. We will definitely beat NZ for you on Tuesday.

 

[Buzz Rules]

No chance of going but I will take a lot of leave from work so can watch it all on tv No I don’t watch MLS, sadly my family is not as sport mad as I am. I do manage to get my son to watch some of the WC games with me but not all. I suspect we will all be glued to tv tonight. I hope you are right with 3-0 win, I am just hoping for a win

Maybe your relative will become a Matilda in the future?

 

[Buzz Rules]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831444626512748856

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831474564146339892

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831490699617054894

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/match-preview-australia-v-bahrain-fifa-world-cup-2026-qualifiertm

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831516375849881881

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831527985955905669

 

[Buzz Rules]

Australia

 

[nherbert]

And that is why soccer struggles to take off in Australia. That highlights video must be short, not going to watch it

 

[Buzz Rules]

And that is why soccer struggles to take off in Australia. That highlights video must be short, not going to watch it

The manager's post match press conference comments were interesting

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[Buzz Rules]

Don't feel so bad @nherbert , China lost 7-0 to Japan today.

 

[Buzz Rules]

And that is why soccer struggles to take off in Australia. That highlights video must be short, not going to watch it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1832360663135744171

https://twitter.com/x/status/1832305298796900475

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/h...a-fifa-world-cup-2026tm-third-round-qualifier

 

[nherbert]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1832360663135744171

https://twitter.com/x/status/1832305298796900475

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/h...a-fifa-world-cup-2026tm-third-round-qualifier

The optimist that I am says we can’t go worse

 

[Buzz Rules]

And that is why soccer struggles to take off in Australia. That highlights video must be short, not going to watch it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833265101450973557

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833295422821200193

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833321747653005424

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/m...a-v-australia-fifa-world-cup-2026-qualifiertm

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833339808623825048

 

[Buzz Rules]

The optimist that I am says we can’t go worse

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833506869924770138

Uh...........

 

[nherbert]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833506869924770138

Uh...........

we like to make it as hard as possible to qualify and take the longest route there, sigh, it was a better game, but still no result

 

[Buzz Rules]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833325077766492499

Good luck to NZ tonight as they take on the USA.

 

[Buzz Rules]

we like to make it as hard as possible to qualify and take the longest route there, sigh, it was a better game, but still no result

Apparently, the way my Stars and Stripes are playing, they may lose royally to the All Whites tonight. I don't think we have ever lost to an OFC team in the modern era. For the first time in a long time, I'm actually nervous about a result in an international friendly.

 

[Buzz Rules]

we like to make it as hard as possible to qualify and take the longest route there, sigh, it was a better game, but still no result

 

[Buzz Rules]

And that is why soccer struggles to take off in Australia. That highlights video must be short, not going to watch it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836974954820293103