The Soccer Thread

[bukie]

6 matches and no draws.

And only one game with a one goal difference. And that would have been 3-0 had officials not botched two offside calls.

[shnsajax]

Rossi is going to have a big game, oh wait!

[bukie]

According to 538, Costa Rica is now the most likely team to advance from Group D.

[wolf stansson]

If Campbell isn't careful, he might get bought by an actual big club.

He belongs to an actual big club.

It was an Arsenal burn.

[wolf stansson]

The pace of these European teams in Manaus is really making me optimistic about our chances vs Portugal.

[wolf stansson]

Only when I find myself rooting for Italy do I realize how much I dislike England.

[Guest]

That was nice. Really quick counter attack by England.

[shnsajax]

My Italian hate is still too strong. Loving the pace of this WC so far.

[Guest]

Loving the pace of this WC so far.

 

Yep. Over 3.5 goals per game so far after about 2.3 the last two World Cups.

[Guest]

boy that looked a lot like a PK-worthy foul

[wolf stansson]

92% passing for Italy = England wilting under the heat. Run more, fellas.

[Guest]

92% passing for Italy = England wilting under the heat. Run more, fellas.

 

England looked drained the last 15-20 minutes.

[UMFan83]

92% passing for Italy = England wilting under the heat. Run more, fellas.

 

England completed 91% of their passes

[Mark Priors Calves]

the number of comebacks so far has been amazing.

[CubInOK]

Drogba comes on and suddenly goals.

[shnsajax]

92% passing for Italy = England wilting under the heat. Run more, fellas.

 

England completed 91% of their passes

 

But I think it was 150 less passes.

[Guest]

the number of comebacks so far has been amazing.

 

I think I saw that four teams have com from behind to win in eight games compared with three teams in 64 games in the 2010 Cup.

[USSoccer]

I thought England was extremely unlucky to not tie that game. They had chances; they finished and executed very poorly in the final third. Rooney has no excuse for not burying that shot in the 2nd half.

 

Likewise, I think Ivory Coast were really lucky that Japan (mostly Honda) blew numerous chances to score their 2nd. I'm amazingly unimpressed with CIV.

 

Today might be a boring day; Switzerland sucks, and Ecuador is boring. Honduras is probably going to get crushed, and so is Bosnia.

[USSoccer]

So its going to rain heavily on Monday. Shots from distance are going to be our friend; Ghana's keepers all suck.

[Mark Priors Calves]

I thought England was extremely unlucky to not tie that game. They had chances; they finished and executed very poorly in the final third. Rooney has no excuse for not burying that shot in the 2nd half.

 

Likewise, I think Ivory Coast were really lucky that Japan (mostly Honda) blew numerous chances to score their 2nd. I'm amazingly unimpressed with CIV.

 

Today might be a boring day; Switzerland sucks, and Ecuador is boring. Honduras is probably going to get crushed, and so is Bosnia.

Yeah, today's matchups arent great. Hopefully there's at least one good game from the bunch.

[USSoccer]

I thought England was extremely unlucky to not tie that game. They had chances; they finished and executed very poorly in the final third. Rooney has no excuse for not burying that shot in the 2nd half.

 

Likewise, I think Ivory Coast were really lucky that Japan (mostly Honda) blew numerous chances to score their 2nd. I'm amazingly unimpressed with CIV.

 

Today might be a boring day; Switzerland sucks, and Ecuador is boring. Honduras is probably going to get crushed, and so is Bosnia.

Yeah, today's matchups arent great. Hopefully there's at least one good game from the bunch.

 

The only one that has the potential to be interesting is the Argentina/Bosnia game.

 

Oh well; this is what happens when the first 3 days have so many great matchups; with the Swiss being a weak seed, we were bound to have a boring one at some point.

[wvcbxl]

Unbelievable - the Swiss stole a win there.

[Guest]

Wow.

 

Big assist to the ref for smartly playing advantage after a nearly bookable foul in transition.

[UMFan83]

So much for my (and many others) theory that the SA teams would dominate group play. Is Colombia the only one that won convincingly in their first match?

[wvcbxl]

Fifth come from behind win in nine games. :shock: