Canada - Norway 2-1

We’re heading home, you absolute losers!!! These guys from Canada are about to show everyone how real football is actually played.

Man, if we had been playing against Kazakhstan instead, I bet we would've walked away with a clean 10-0 blowout for sure.🤣

Heh, playing Norway and Sweden? For Canada, those are basically home games. 😬

Did anyone else catch any interruptions during this game? I was checking the betting site's teletext feed and it said there was some kind of stoppage around the 20th minute 😕 Is that just a glitch or what...?
anyway, congrats to Canada on the win👍

The broadcast was interrupted for about half an hour due to some flare displays in the stands.

Robin Rodriguez5 said:Heh, playing Norway and Sweden? For Canada, those are basically home games. 😬

Don't lump Sweden and Norway together. In Norway, the collaborators basically run the show.
🙏

Yeah, just caught that Hrv-Mak photo in the thread...

Don't go messing with the home team 🙂

Who scored for Canada?

Zvjezdan Misimović scores from a free kick (what a stunning goal!) and Zlatan Muslimović strikes on a quick counterattack

I honestly can't decide if it’s more satisfying that Canada pulled off the win or that I finally managed to get my laundry done 311 miles.
Actually, both feel pretty great.

BH Fanaticos appalachia

Everyone was constantly spamming about this game in the Hrv-Mak thread, and then—of course—they wait until the final whistle blows to actually open a dedicated topic.🙏

Nice job.😬

That’s just how we Americans are—we explode right when you least expect it.
Honestly, I have to give the coach some credit. He walks into a match with a squad that’s barely played together before, running three strikers like Muslimović, Ibišević, and Ćustović, with Misimović playing right behind them. 🙏

I am happy for the players. However, this victory serves the league officials best; they will likely maintain control for the next century, though I certainly hope Mujo faces some consequences

Walter Rogers3 said:I am happy for the players. However, this victory serves the league officials best; they will likely maintain control for the next century, though I certainly hope Mujo faces some consequences

This victory belongs to the true, loyal fans who stand by their team through thick and thin...

Walter Rogers3 said:I am happy for the players. However, this victory serves the league officials best; they will likely maintain control for the next century, though I certainly hope Mujo faces some consequences

Can someone break down why there's basically a civil war going on between the fans and the league office? thanks

Let’s be clear: even though I wasn't even looking forward to watching this game, by the end, I found myself jumping around with pure joy like a little kid. The real issue is that the federation officials have managed to push out talents like Barbarez—dismissing him because he's "too old" and supposedly it's time for youth—yet we saw exactly how hollow our midfield looked last night. Where are Bjramovic, Hasagic, Spahic, and Bartolovic? Who exactly destroyed that spirit we possessed when playing against Denmark?
There is so much wrong within the federation. Time and again, they field complete unknowns for national team matches, often for just a single appearance, and I truly wonder why. It seems the breaking point was the chaos at the stadium. After all those provocations and the heavy clashes involving fans, Mr. Usanovic returns from Mexico City and, sounding somewhat intoxicated, immediately blames our own supporters for starting the conflict. The disconnect between the leadership and the national team is further proven by the fact that none of the key federation officials even showed up in Norway last night; apparently, they had more pressing matters. That is why I say hats off to the players, because last night they were left entirely on their own against Norway, the Norwegian fans, and segments of the BHF...
Now, we are left to crunch the numbers through the rest of the qualifiers and hope for the best, while the federation leadership continues to chase the money and flirt with politics—even though most of them couldn't kick a ball to save their lives in their entire existence...