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Deminpenn

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4. The US men just aren't that good and honestly never have been

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:10 PM

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To make matters worse, they are paid more than the US women, who regularly play in and win championships.

It was amusing to hear the Fox broadcasters basically begging the viewing audience to keep tuning in to watch the sem-finals.

Let me add, in soccer, 4-1 is a blowout.

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