Adam Kinder

Former University of Wyoming Football #86... now I do some stuff for Tesla #0.3%

[Pain.𝕏 @GBarca_]

This is pretty insane from the Americans

[herculez gomez @herculezg]

There is a lot of “Paraguay isn’t very good” talk. Full stop.

Under Alfaro, they lost just once in WCQ and went 9 straight without defeat. They beat URG, Brazil, & Argentina.

They were one of the best defensive teams in the 🌎.

Paraguay isn’t bad.

#USMNT made them look bad.

[Tyle @TyleFcb]

Mi pregunta es cómo carajos se llenó la cancha para un Haití-Escocia. El mundial en Estados Unidos es lo mejor que hay y que lo lloren los que critican

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Diogo Dalot & Noussair Mazraoui both cop a bit of criticism at times, but what both give Manchester United is reliable floor raising squad players which every club needs & who are top professionals who you can count. Players that coaches love, even if fans don’t all the time.

[Anabella💙❤️ @AnabellaMarvy]

I kinda understand why the US is hosting the World Cup. You can’t find this type of atmosphere anywhere else, it genuinely looks unreal

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.

Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.

I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."

"They just come with the table, man."

They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.

This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.

I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.

"Did we…?"

"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."

Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.

My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."

Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.

I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.

Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.

I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.

Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

[Chino @ChinoUTD]

🚨 Klopp on the USA’s impressive World Cup opener:

“This USA World Cup opener vs Paraguay is a masterclass in how a properly run country prepares for the biggest stage.

Some love saying the United States don’t take football seriously. But the painful truth is this: even the level of seriousness and professionalism they bring to the game is still higher than what we see from some nations that claim football is their everything.

Yes, they have many immigrants in the squad… but that’s not the main reason they’re a decent side. The real secret is the incredible platform, world-class training facilities, and development system they give these players. That’s the difference.

Look at the result: they came out in the opening game and delivered a scoreline better than the previous three matches combined. Thatt can’t be luck. That’s preparation meeting opportunity. This is exactly why they are so proud to be hosting the World Cup. They are not just showing up to participate… they came to make a statement and put the world on notice.”

[Eric July @EricDJuly]

I love that he didn’t dive, though he easily could’ve.

[Paul Carr @PaulCarr]

Good #USMNT morning!

🇺🇸 Last night, the U.S. had 22 successful one-v-ones, the team's 2nd-most in a game in the last 15 years, most since 2018 vs Bolivia.

🇺🇸 It's the most by ANY team in a World Cup game since 2014 (🇧🇷 24 vs 🇨🇱).

H/t @nate_bukaty & @b_feilhaber22 for asking.

[YIMBYman @YIMBYman]

Europeans crying for the past 4 years:

“A World Cup in the United States sucks, stadiums will be empty”

The games in the United States so far:

🇺🇸🇵🇾
🇧🇷🇲🇦
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹
🇨🇭🇶🇦

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

🇺🇸 Mauricio Pochettino on the fans in Los Angeles tonight:

“The fans were amazing. On behalf of the whole team, massive thank you to the fans. The energy translated to the team was amazing.”

[Clint Dempsey @clint_dempsey]

🇺🇸

[Casey Mattox @CaseyMattox_]

For those whose objection to soccer is the lack of scoring, the USA beat Paraguay 28-7.

[FOX Soccer @FOXSoccer]

Absolute SCENES in Melbourne as Australia fans are going wild after the huge FIFA World Cup win! 🗣️

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

Man.

Never in my life have I seen the USMNT play like this, let alone on a stage like that.

That was something special. 🇺🇸❤️

[⚽️ Kyle Sheldon @kylesheldon]

Who took this photo? 😍

[(fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪 @FrankEra_]

What a performance by Noussair Mazraoui. Raphinha was nowhere to be seen. He has given EVERYTHING for Morocco tonight. ❤️

[Dan Rapaport @Daniel_Rapaport]

Watching Soccer Twitter shine on the USMNT with its creative genius—last night was an incredible Twitter night.

Hard to believe it was just a few years ago that Gregg Berhalter was gaslighting us into believing 1-1 against Jamaica was a good result against a tough team.

[YIMBYman @YIMBYman]

It’s been 4 years of Europeans saying “stadium will be empty”, “Americans don’t care about soccer”, “Americans can’t play soccer”… I’m proud of this tonight

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

QATAR EQUALIZE AT THE END OF STOPPAGE TIME AND EARN THEIR FIRST-EVER POINT AT A WORLD CUP! 😱