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Vaccine mandates are not consistent here. I think colleges are requiring them, and some have allowed vaccine exemptions based on what I've read in the news. But, pretty much anywhere else, except say the health care field[as to how many hospitals have made it mandatory or not is also unknown], it's not required at this time. There are talks of it possibly becoming a requirement, so, in the future, that could change.

So, in summary, a lot of uncertainty in terms of rules and regulations, especially with future surrounding the Delta variant.

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Yes.

In three more of these topics: #1337

O_O

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Gold Cup Final Results for United States & Mexico:

United States
[1W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Haiti
[2W-0D-0L] 6-1 vs. Martinique
[3W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Canada
[4W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Jamaica
[5W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Qatar
[6W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Mexico

Mexico
[0W-1D-0L] 0-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago
[1W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Guatemala
[2W-1D-0L] 1-0 vs. El Salvador
[3W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Honduras
[4W-1D-0L] 2-1 vs. Canada
[4W-1D-1L] 0-1 vs. United States

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The Completed Bracket:


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Results through the Final:



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I wonder how many of each medal are created by the end of the competition?

Some sports are team sports, meaning a large amount of medals are issued for winning the competition. [Such as soccer, basketball and etc.]

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Every now and then, I see if there is something interesting, and when there is, the block of time allocated for what seems interesting isn't even correct in the channel guide, as it shows another event from a completely different sport. Right......

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Game Summary heading into the Final on Sunday:

United States vs. Mexico

United States: 10GF 1GA +9GD 15PT
[1W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Haiti
[2W-0D-0L] 6-1 vs. Martinique
[3W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Canada
[4W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Jamaica
[5W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Qatar

Mexico: 9GF 1GA +8GD 13PT
[0W-1D-0L] 0-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago
[1W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Guatemala
[2W-1D-0L] 1-0 vs. El Salvador
[3W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Honduras
[4W-1D-0L] 2-1 vs. Canada

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The bracket, all Semi-Final matches complete:


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Results for Nations Eliminated through the Thursday's Semi-Finals:


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Qatar 0 - 1 United States
Mexico 2 - 1 Canada

Yeah, USA keeps getting those 1 goal victories, and it makes the 6-1 win over Martinique look like an outlier.

The end of the Mexico vs. Canada game was definitely *something* to put it mildly. For Canada to lose so late in the match, especially with the way the game was that close to approaching the end of regulation with a 1-1 scoreline.

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I think the stoppage time for the Mexico vs. Canada game ended around 14.5 minutes.

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Although, I'll go with Skies of Arcadia.

The last two major ship battles in the game are quite crazy fights. The other normal bosses are quite good as well. The dungeon portion is fine too.

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Honestly, I think it's a mixed bag. Quite often, the last portion of a RPG is a long and drawn out dungeon. Yeah, the end story and final boss might be really good however.

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So, it's finally time to find out who goes to Las Vegas on Sunday starting around 5ish hours for the first game.

Game Summary heading into the Semi-Finals Matches on Thursday:

Qatar vs. United States

Qatar
[0W-1D-0L] 3-3 vs. Panama
[1W-1D-0L] 4-0 vs. Grenada
[2W-1D-0L] 2-0 vs. Honduras
[3W-1D-0L] 3-2 vs. El Salvador

United States
[1W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Haiti
[2W-0D-0L] 6-1 vs. Martinique
[3W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Canada
[4W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Jamaica

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico
[0W-1D-0L] 0-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago
[1W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Guatemala
[2W-1D-0L] 1-0 vs. El Salvador
[3W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Honduras

Canada
[1W-0D-0L] 4-1 vs. Martinique
[2W-0D-0L] 4-1 vs. Haiti
[2W-0D-1L] 0-1 vs. United States
[3W-0D-1L] 2-0 vs. Costa Rica

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The bracket, all Quarter-Final matches complete:


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A Qatar vs. Canada final? Now that would be an interesting matchup.

At this point, all sorts of crazy things could happen on Thursday.

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Results for Nations Eliminated through the Sunday's Quarter-Finals:


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Costa Rica 0 - 2 Canada
United States 1 - 0 Jamaica

USA and Canada have both advanced!

While Canada got on the scoreboard a lot sooner in the 18th minute, USA was held scoreless all the way until the 83rd minute.

With the elimination of Costa Rica and Jamaica, also meant the elimination of Group C as well.

Remaining countries by Group:
Group A: Mexico
Group B: United States, Canada
Group D: Qatar

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Game Summary heading into the Quarter-Finals Matches on Sunday:

Costa Rica vs. Canada

Costa Rica
[1W-0D-0L] 3-1 vs. Guadeloupe
[2W-0D-0L] 2-1 vs. Suriname
[3W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Jamaica

Canada
[1W-0D-0L] 4-1 vs. Martinique
[2W-0D-0L] 4-1 vs. Haiti
[2W-0D-1L] 0-1 vs. United States

United States vs. Jamaica

United States
[1W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Haiti
[2W-0D-0L] 6-1 vs. Martinique
[3W-0D-0L] 1-0 vs. Canada

Jamaica
[1W-0D-0L] 2-0 vs. Suriname
[2W-0D-0L] 2-1 vs. Guadeloupe
[2W-0D-1L] 0-1 vs. Costa Rica

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Results for Nations Eliminated through the Saturday's Quarter-Finals:


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The updated bracket:


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Qatar 3 - 2 El Salvador
Mexico 3 - 0 Honduras

At first, it looked like it was all over when Qatar went up 3-0, but then El Salvador came to life after the hour mark to bring the game within 1 goal. A 3rd goal almost came, until it was called for offside, and El Salvador just couldn't find an answer. 7 additional minutes of stoppage time was allowed, but, Qatar held on to it's slim 3-2 advantage to win the game.

Mexico remained level with Honduras until 25 minutes in, and then found 2 more goals before the first half expired. Honduras had a few chances to score, but came up empty, allowing Mexico's 3-0 half time lead be the final score to the game.

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Game Summary heading into the Quarter-Finals Matches on Saturday:

Qatar vs. El Salvador

Qatar
[0W-1D-0L] 3-3 vs. Panama
[1W-1D-0L] 4-0 vs. Grenada
[2W-1D-0L] 2-0 vs. Honduras

El Salvador
[1W-0D-0L] 2-0 vs. Guatemala
[2W-0D-0L] 2-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago
[2W-0D-1L] 0-1 vs. Mexico

Mexico vs. Honduras

Mexico
[0W-1D-0L] 0-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago
[1W-1D-0L] 3-0 vs. Guatemala
[2W-1D-0L] 1-0 vs. El Salvador

Honduras
[1W-0D-0L] 4-0 vs. Grenada
[2W-0D-0L] 3-2 vs. Panama
[2W-0D-1L] 0-2 vs. Qatar

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Cool cards. with some interesting effects. Since I haven't played Magic in a decade, I don't know what the *Cube Format* refers to though.

One red card I liked was Pulse of the Forge. Not super strong [4 damage dealt], but, it returned to the players hand if your Life Points were less than your opponents after the damage was dealt.

Mana cost: 1 colorless + 2 red, and the card is an Instant.

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Matches for Saturday:
Qatar vs. El Salvador
Mexico vs. Honduras

Matches for Sunday:
Costa Rica vs. Canada
United States vs. Jamaica

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Results for Nations Eliminated through the Group Stage:


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Moderna, both shots, one in April 2021, and the second in May 2021.

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Qatar vs. USA could definitely happen.

Kah-tar is the pronunciation I'm familiar with hearing myself.

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Gradius V on PS2 was a marvelous game!

[Developed by Treasure, so that's usually a good thing. The Sega CD sequel to Silpheed on PS2, Silpheed: The Lost Planet by Treasure, was a bit lacking though.]

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I don't expect them to cancel, but I just heard the option is not ruled out.

ninkendo posted...

What's my USA basketball schedule

This is what I found for the Men's Tournament Group Stage:
July 25: France vs. USA
July 28: Iran vs. USA
July 31: Czech Republic vs. USA

Also, in the Group Stage, the top 2 out 3 in third place can advance to the Knockout Stage.

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Knockout Stage Bracket:


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Group Stage Summary:

Group A
7PT 4GF 0GA +4GD [2W-1D-0L]Mexico
6PT 4GF 1GA +3GD [2W-0D-1L]El Salvador
2PT 1GF 3GA -2GD [0W-2D-1L]Trinidad & Tobago
1PT 1GF 6GA -5GD [0W-1D-2L]Guatemala

Mexico 0 - 0 Trinidad & Tobago
El Salvador 2 - 0 Guatemala

Trinidad & Tobago 0 - 2 El Salvador
Guatemala 0 - 3 Mexico

Mexico 1 - 0 El Salvador
Guatemala 1 - 1 Trinidad & Tobago

Group B
9PT 8GF 01GA +7GD [3W-0D-0L]United States
6PT 8GF 03GA +5GD [2W-0D-1L]Canada
3PT 3GF 06GA -3GD [1W-0D-2L]Haiti
0PT 3GF 12GA -9GD [0W-0D-3L]Martinique

Canada 4 - 1 Martinique
United States 1 - 0 Haiti

Haiti 1 - 4 Canada
Martinique 1 - 6 United States

United States 1 - 0 Canada
Martinique 1 - 2 Haiti

Group C
9PT 6GF 2GA +4GD [3W-0D-0L]Costa Rica
6PT 4GF 2GA +2GD [2W-0D-1L]Jamaica
3PT 3GF 5GA -2GD [1W-0D-2L]Suriname
0PT 3GF 7GA -4GD [0W-0D-3L]Guadeloupe

Jamaica 2 - 0 Suriname
Costa Rica 3 - 1 Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe 1 - 2 Jamaica
Suriname 1 - 2 Costa Rica

Costa Rica 1 - 0 Jamaica
Suriname 2 - 1 Guadeloupe

Group D
7PT 9GF 03GA +06GD [2W-1D-0L]Qatar
6PT 7GF 04GA +03GD [2W-0D-1L]Honduras
4PT 8GF 07GA +01GD [1W-1D-1L]Panama
0PT 1GF 11GA -10GD [0W-0D-3L]Grenada

Qatar 3 - 3 Panama
Honduras 4 - 0 Grenada

Grenada 0 - 4 Qatar
Panama 2 - 3 Honduras

Honduras 0 - 2 Qatar
Panama 3 - 1 Grenada

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Question now is, will the Olympics even happen?

Japan may pull the plug and cancel the whole thing at the last minute.

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Maybe this time will be different for Canada in World Cup Qualifying?

It is using an expanded set of teams for main round: 8 instead of 6
Mexico, USA, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, Canada, El Salvador, Panama

Where Canada, El Salvador and Panama all advanced through Rounds 1[Group Stage of 30 Countries split into 6 groups] & 2[2 Game Aggregate Stage], while the top 5 got automatic qualification based on FIFA rankings with a bye to Round 3.

And that increases the game total from 10 to 14.

With the condensed schedule, I'm curious how that's going to work for each country:
3 Games in September 2021
3 Games in October 2021
2 Games in November 2021
3 Games in January 2022
3 Games in March 2022

And if I remember correctly, the Inter-confederation Playoffs are sometime in June 2022 for the 4th Place team.

Yeah, for that 2000 one, it is the only tournament for any country not being USA or Mexico to win. A coin toss is the worst way to go, all down to 50-50 luck. Bleh.

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Tonight closes out the Group Stage with the final 4 matches:

Group C: Costa Rica vs. Jamaica
Group C: Suriname vs. Guadeloupe

Group D: Honduras vs. Qatar
Group D: Panama vs. Grenada


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Let's not forget about the Group A final standings, plus the updated bracket:

Group A
7PT 4GF 0GA +4GD [2W-1D-0L]Mexico
6PT 4GF 1GA +3GD [2W-0D-1L]El Salvador
2PT 1GF 3GA -2GD [0W-2D-1L]Trinidad & Tobago
1PT 1GF 6GA -5GD [0W-1D-2L]Guatemala



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Group A: Mexico 1 - 0 El Salvador
Group A: Guatemala 1 - 1 Trinidad & Tobago

Mexico definitely played better than USA did, but, the result was still the same 1-0 scoreline. Perhaps things will open up in the Knockout Stage, with the one and done mentality of each game?

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The updated Bracket with USA and Canada added:


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Group B: Martinique 1 - 2 Haiti
Group B: United States 1 - 0 Canada

If it wasn't for the goal in the first 20 seconds, the USA didn't do much of anything in that game. And the second half was dominated by Canada, and the USA was lucky enough to keep Canada off the scoreboard, just barely.

Group B
9PT 8GF 01GA +7GD [3W-0D-0L]United States
6PT 8GF 03GA +5GD [2W-0D-1L]Canada
3PT 3GF 06GA -3GD [1W-0D-2L]Haiti
0PT 3GF 12GA -9GD [0W-0D-3L]Martinique

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The Empty Bracket!


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On Sunday, Group B matchups are first, followed by Group A:

Group B: United States vs. Canada
Group B: Martinique vs. Haiti

Group A: Mexico vs. El Salvador
Group A: Guatemala vs. Trinidad & Tobago

Knockout Stage Setup:

Quarter-Finals
QF1 = D1 vs. A2
QF2 = B1 vs. C2
QF3 = A1 vs. D2
QF4 = C1 vs. B2

Semi-Finals
SF1 = QF1 vs. QF2
SF2 = QF3 vs. QF4

Final
F = SF1 vs. SF2

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Group Stage Summary through Game 2:

Group A
6PT 4GF 0GA +4GD [2W-0D-0L]El Salvador
4PT 3GF 0GA +3GD [1W-1D-0L]Mexico
1PT 0GF 2GA -2GD [0W-1D-1L]Trinidad & Tobago
0PT 0GF 5GA -5GD [0W-0D-2L]Guatemala

Group B
6PT 8GF 02GA +6GD [2W-0D-0L]Canada
6PT 7GF 01GA +6GD [2W-0D-0L]United States
0PT 1GF 05GA -4GD [0W-0D-2L]Haiti
0PT 2GF 10GA -8GD [0W-0D-2L]Martinique

Group C
6PT 5GF 2GA +3GD [2W-0D-0L]Costa Rica
6PT 4GF 1GA +3GD [2W-0D-0L]Jamaica
0PT 2GF 5GA -3GD [0W-0D-2L]Guadeloupe
0PT 1GF 4GA -3GD [0W-0D-2L]Suriname

Group D
6PT 7GF 2GA +5GD [2W-0D-0L]Honduras
4PT 7GF 3GA +4GD [1W-1D-0L]Qatar
1PT 5GF 6GA -1GD [0W-1D-1L]Panama
0PT 0GF 8GA -8GD [0W-0D-2L]Grenada

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Group D First Place Scenarios

Honduras: Win or draw against Qatar.

Qatar: Win against Honduras.

Group D Knockout Stage Qualification Scenarios

Grenada: Eliminated

Panama: Three conditions must be met.
#1 - Panama must win against Grenada.
#2 - Qatar must lose to Honduras.
#3 - Panama must defeat Qatar with an applicable tie breaker.

Qatar: Win or a draw against Honduras.
With a loss, Qatar needs to defeat Panama with an applicable tie breaker if Panama wins against Grenada.

Honduras: Qualified for the Knockout Stage.

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Group D: Grenada 0 - 4 Qatar
Group D: Panama 2 - 3 Honduras

Qatar got an all important win, and Honduras staved off a lead change against Panama, initially going up 1-0, to being down 1-2, and then finishing 3-2.

Group D
6PT 7GF 2GA +5GD [2W-0D-0L]Honduras
4PT 7GF 3GA +4GD [1W-1D-0L]Qatar
1PT 5GF 6GA -1GD [0W-1D-1L]Panama
0PT 0GF 8GA -8GD [0W-0D-2L]Grenada

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Up tonight, we have the last two matches of Game 2:

Group D: Grenada vs. Qatar
Group D: Panama vs. Honduras

I'm curious how the world cup host is going to do against Grenada. Granted, I would say Qatar is going to win, but I'm curious by how much.

Also, the second match for the day should be interesting too. Panama can play quite well, so this match could be a tougher call. Although, I'd probably give the edge to Honduras.

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Group C First Place Scenarios

Costa Rica: A Win or draw against Jamaica.

Jamaica: A win against Costa Rica.

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Here's the Group C standings.

Group C
6PT 5GF 2GA +3GD [2W-0D-0L]Costa Rica
6PT 4GF 1GA +3GD [2W-0D-0L]Jamaica
0PT 2GF 5GA -3GD [0W-0D-2L]Guadeloupe
0PT 1GF 4GA -3GD [0W-0D-2L]Suriname

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Group C: Guadeloupe 1 - 2 Jamaica
Group C: Suriname 1 - 2 Costa Rica

Similar to Group B, there are no Knockout Stage Qualification scenarios, however, the First Place position is up for grabs.

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For Friday, the Game 2 Group C matches:

Group C: Guadeloupe vs. Jamaica
Group C: Suriname vs. Costa Rica

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