OT: USMNT World Cup Qualifying vs. Honduras live chat
September 8th, 2021 at 9:06 PM ^
This is so big. We need the boys tonight.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:18 PM ^
It is, and I’m scared. I have a kid who is just now old enough to get really into soccer and I’m worried that the team could gack away another World Cup appearance during his formative years. Please tell I’m wrong and they got this in the bag.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:38 PM ^
Pulisic called it out yesterday, I have faith that tonight will go our way.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:10 PM ^
Is this the sport with the round kickball?
September 8th, 2021 at 9:10 PM ^
Yessir!
September 8th, 2021 at 9:24 PM ^
You must be jacked to the tits posting this an hour and a half early
September 8th, 2021 at 9:41 PM ^
I am “jacked to the tits” ?. This is a massive game.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:33 PM ^
Is this only on paramount+?
September 8th, 2021 at 9:36 PM ^
Yes. It sucks that we are stuck with that.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:39 PM ^
Yeah, USMNT is usually on Fox. Not sure why the qualifying games have been on CBS.
Is there any way around it without having a Paramount+ subscription (which is just the successor to the single worst streaming service in history, CBS all access)?
I guess if worst come to worst I could always try to find a Spanish language station showing it.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:54 PM ^
New here, but had been wondering same thing about the away games being on Paramount+. Basically the home team owns the TV rights, so for these September and upcoming October away games an intermediary has sold them as a package to Paramount+. Fox and ESPN own the rights to games played in the US.
As for a Paramount+ subscription, you can sign up for a 7 day free trial. If you've already done that, as I did for the Nations League games this summer, my tip is that if you are an Amazon Prime user you can add a Paramount+ Premium subscription for $0.99 per month for the first 2 months. Just cancel before the regular $9.99 price kicks in. This would cover you for tonight and the October game away at Panama.
(And if you have young kids, it also gets you access to the Paw Patrol Movie for some extra brownie points!)
September 8th, 2021 at 10:03 PM ^
I signed up for the free trial for the Super Bowl (CBS All Access the time), which was totally worth it to see Brady punk Mahomes and get ring #7, but not sure I'm motivated enough to do it for this.
Was hoping to just find a free stream. If anyone finds one, please post it.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:21 PM ^
Based on the first half, that Paw Patrol movie seems like the best choice.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:03 PM ^
Sorry posted below, but if you have a package with access to Telemundo or Universo it appears to be available there vs. just streaming on Paramount+.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:03 PM ^
It's just a Broadcast rights thing.
Fox purchased the domestic rights to the USMNT home matches. As such, they're choosing to put most of those on FS1 (maybe a Fox game or two).
CBS purchased the "road" games for broadcast in the United States. They're choosing to put those on Paramount+ to push subscriptions for their soccer content along with Champs Lge., Nations Lge., and Serie A.
Longtime fans should know not to complain, there was a time in the past 10 years even, where you just couldn't find a USMNT away qualifying match on TV unless it was against Mexico. Then you had BEINSport in standard def, well into the HD world. Only really within the last two WCs have we been able to get all qualifying matches on TV.
So, as much as I don't particularly care for the CBS Sports broadcast, the ability to watch an away qualifying match, LIVE, in HD, from my couch, is a luxury I know better than to take for granted.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:52 PM ^
Unless you have Paramount it’s Spanish only viewing options - along with a 1030 EST start. Really great way to grow the sport… there must be 10 people watching this game.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:05 PM ^
Agree - not great for American viewership all around.
Does the home team select / influence the time slot?
Maybe it has to do with hot daytime temps? Totally speculating here…
September 9th, 2021 at 2:24 PM ^
I would imagine it is host country and Honduras is central time. Yes, there could be any myriad of factors influencing the game time, most probably a lot more practical to Honduras than "how do we help America viewership?" which they might actively want to suppress, in fact.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:21 PM ^
Given what we're seeing tonight, that may be a good thing. I'm shocked at the trajectory from that Mexico CONCACAF win to this.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:40 PM ^
Bad feeling about this game. Already drew 2 should have been wins.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:43 PM ^
This is the game that will erase the last two.
September 8th, 2021 at 9:46 PM ^
Really that massive considering there are still a ton left? Maybe they come back better next session.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:01 PM ^
Only 3 guaranteed spots out of 8 this cycle. Even a 2-0 win tonight leaves the US in 4th, and we haven’t had to play Mexico yet. If you draw against the also-rans, it turns out you are also an also-ran.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:23 PM ^
Exactly, the last thing that we want is to go into the last window of qualifying games feeling that we can't drop any points at all
September 8th, 2021 at 10:00 PM ^
For those (like me) without Paramount+, you can also watch on Telemundo or Universo.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:10 PM ^
Yeah, Just found it. Telemundo Deportes. Who knows, it might be fun in Spanish...
Go Estados Unidos!
September 8th, 2021 at 10:19 PM ^
Fire Bakich!
September 8th, 2021 at 10:36 PM ^
As a total USMNT newbie who are our best 3-4 players on the pitch tonight? Who is really good that's missing besides Reyna?
September 8th, 2021 at 10:48 PM ^
Starting to wonder if our “good” are even that comparatively “good” anymore. Ears so much about all
the European experience we have vs these other teams and it hasn’t mattered one bit.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:10 PM ^
Important guys missing:
Weston McKennie MF (Juventus) - Violated COVID protocol sent back to Italy to his club team
Sergino Dest RB (Barcelona) - Sprained/Twisted Ankle vs Canada OUT
Zack Steffan GK (Man City) - COVID+
Important guys playing: Pulisic, Sargent - experienced up front. Pepi young and getting his first start for US. Tyler Adams & Miles Robinson important in the back.
Those three are among the best on the team. Then you have other key losses like Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Gyasi Zardes who are big losses right now with injuries and depth playing a role, plus experience in Zardes.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:40 PM ^
Know it is early but not exactly an inspiring first 10 minutes. Hopefully just Honduras with some extra early energy in front of the home crowd.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:46 PM ^
We have done absolutely nothing so far. This is bad.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:53 PM ^
20 mins in and Honduras has had the better chances. Getting those Klinsman vibes from Gregg…
September 8th, 2021 at 10:55 PM ^
Starting to actually question if I want to lose to
guarantee a firing.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:58 PM ^
You may get your wish… but I’m not sure USSF will do the right thing
September 8th, 2021 at 10:58 PM ^
Kinsman had better player selection
September 8th, 2021 at 10:58 PM ^
Yikes. This team does not appear to have its shit together tonight. 1-0 Honduras.
The McKennie thing is such a fucking sideshow / distraction - last thing this group needed right now.
September 8th, 2021 at 10:59 PM ^
Nice defense there, completely abandoned his man right in front of the goal...
September 8th, 2021 at 10:59 PM ^
”It’s time to go”
Claude
September 8th, 2021 at 11:00 PM ^
Nice defensive awareness
September 8th, 2021 at 11:01 PM ^
Good grief! At least there's another hour to play.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:09 PM ^
Nice dive
September 8th, 2021 at 11:09 PM ^
Wow…. 28 minutes in and watching Honduras dominate the midfield, showing much crisper passing, and scoring a nice goal on the beautiful low header! This US team is the usual disappointment…lackluster, low percentage passing, poor first touches, and no coherent strategy, at least not so far. Brooks looks so slow out there, and Pulisic has ZERO help on the attack. WTF.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:09 PM ^
2 points through 3 games would be absolutely pathetic. 4 was what anyone would have realistically been hoping for as a reasonably low bar. Better at least escape with another draw.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:11 PM ^
How is #16 even on this roster. He is terrible.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:13 PM ^
Honduras putting on a clinic on how to press and tackle aggressively. US has no answer to the Honduras high press, we’re completely unprepared!
September 8th, 2021 at 11:29 PM ^
We're playing 2 midfielders that can't hold the ball and a goalie that is awful with his feet. Swap Adams & Acosta, bring in (ugh) Lledget for Sands and we should do better. Going back in time and starting Horvath at GK would help too.
Honestly, we're limited by injuries and poor roster selection. The options on the bench aren't amazing, but Berhalter managed to select the worst possible lineup out of the weak roster he put together.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:14 PM ^
James Sands is putting on a pure disaster class performance. He needs to be subbed off at half.
September 8th, 2021 at 11:17 PM ^
He is terrible on the ball under any kind of pressure. Sometime without any pressure
September 8th, 2021 at 11:19 PM ^
As a bonus, he can't defend either.