AI image creation of the blog post via Opus 4.8 on Anthropic.As Friday arrived I had the day off work for Juneteenth, so had the opportunity to watch the USA World Cup game at home while yelling at the TV in celebration. Afterwards Alyson and I would attend MOSI (Museum of Science & Innovation) for an "after dark" event.The soccer game was amazing with the United States scoring multiple goals and winning again! We had 2 wins so far which which was far more successful than our previous pool play history.https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/standingsIf we look purely at pool play (3 games) we can see the records going back till I was no longer alive.2026 (so far) - 2 wins.2022 - 1 win, 2 draws.2018 - did not qualify.2014 - 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss.2010 - 1 win, 2 draws.2006 - 1 draw, 2 losses.2002 - 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss.1998 - 3 losses.1994 - 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss.Now the pessimist may look at the teams in the bracket of 2026 vs other years, but either way…
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