What was that cheer they were doing in the second half?

by HullieAndMikes, Yelling at Sam Cane, Dunedin, Sunday, July 19, 2026, 09:50 (2 days ago) @ ReginaldVelJohnson
edited by HullieAndMikes, Sunday, July 19, 2026, 09:53

When the momentum started turning a bit, the ARG fans all started singing and dancing in unison. I couldn’t make it out, but given the history of throwing racial slurs at the England players, wouldn’t surprise me if it was ugly.

I missed the ending, but in slight defense the southern hemisphere refs were all abysmal yesterday.

The USA played pretty well in their game, but I am so disheartened by the American U20s. Five years until a home World Cup and we have a side made up of players based overseas who can’t offload or avoid stupid penalties. There is no excuse to lose by 50 to Japan while getting mauled off the park. It was actually hard for me to coach rugby the last weeks after seeing that.

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FU: Either these teams are early for the Eng-Arg rugby match - HCE, 2026-07-15, 12:30
- Interestingly enough, ENG-ARG rugby a fitting continuation. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-19, 09:46
  - What was that cheer they were doing in the second half? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-07-19, 09:50
- Thought this was good, by a British sports psychologist I’ve - Mr. Natural, 2026-07-16, 03:54
- Why wasn't England offside on its goal? - omahadomer, 2026-07-15, 17:43
  - It's about when the ball is played - HCE, 2026-07-15, 17:54
    - FU related - HCE what did you think of the Lamine - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 18:26
      - Thing is, though, a foul in the box has to be a penalty - HCE, 2026-07-15, 18:46
        
        Reminded me of the Kane one against Mexico - Greg, 2026-07-16, 08:35
        
        Fair enough. Your last point is spot on. - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 19:56
    - OK, that seems sensible, so why was the "hair touching" - omahadomer, 2026-07-15, 18:19
      - That player wasn't the one who was offside - HCE, 2026-07-15, 18:38
        
        I'm not trying to be obtuse -- - omahadomer, 2026-07-15, 19:48
        
        What matters is a players' position when the ball is played. - ndroman21, 2026-07-16, 09:38
        
        Intent doesn't matter, so "play" can mean pass or shot - HCE, 2026-07-16, 05:23
- Can complete the triple header this week - HullieAndMikes, 2026-07-15, 14:28
- Far be it for me to question futbol strategy - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 14:07
  - Your naive mind is completely correct - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-07-15, 15:41
  - Completely agree. - oviedoirish, 2026-07-15, 15:19
  - was that the soccer equivalent of 2011 ND/UM? - HumanRobot, 2026-07-15, 14:16
    - Possibly - Greg, 2026-07-15, 14:31
  - Prevent defense loses every time - cdawg, 2026-07-15, 14:08
- Tuchel trying to bunker for 35+ minutes... - PMan, 2026-07-15, 14:04
  - They forgot they weren’t playing Mexico - Jack, 2026-07-15, 14:12
  - “Coming Home” makes “The Odyssey” seem like a decent commute - Flann, 2026-07-15, 14:12
- HCE, the moment has arrived where you - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 13:55
  - Messi, I believe; help my unbelief! - HCE, 2026-07-15, 14:42
    - Concur. - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 15:04
- as a non-soccer fan and having no real rooting interest - HumanRobot, 2026-07-15, 13:53
  - same. Argentina has been fun to follow! - Grantland, 2026-07-15, 13:54
- viveza criolla - Grantland, 2026-07-15, 13:50
- First half was ugly, second half has been great (as of 70') - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-07-15, 13:33

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What was that cheer they were doing in the second half?