The Soccer Thread

[UMFan83]

We're good even if Germany and Portugal each get another before the end right?

[Guest]

We're good even if Germany and Portugal each get another before the end right?

 

Yes

[wvcbxl]

We're good even if Germany and Portugal each get another before the end right?

 

Yes

[Rex Buckingham]

should we remove Jones now? possible concussion... playing on yellow...

I would

 

Jurgen won't do it, but I'd love to see him throw Julian Green in there for JJ just to say, he's ours

[Guest]

USA! USA! USA!

[Rex Buckingham]

that was a beautiful counter, too bad Bedoya was the one trying to finish... and what an effort by Lahm to get back

[Mark Priors Calves]

Phew

[wvcbxl]

So Neuer had a pretty boring day at the office and the president of Ghana just waisted three million dollars. :cool:

[UMFan83]

This is exactly how we hoped to advance going into the World Cup. Beat Ghana, draw Portugal and not get blown out by Germany and hope tiebreakers fell in our favor.

 

Can't wait for the knockout round

[wolf stansson]

Heal Jozy, exorcise whatever is affecting Bradley and let's go. I'll take this.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Anybody have a cool scoring matrix for the group H games?

[USSoccer]

Finishing 2nd gives us an extra day of rest, which based on that 2nd half is something we need desperately.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Continue to be impressed with their play in this tournament without Altidore. They aren't in Germany's class, but they are clearly in the next tier.

[Guest]

Anybody have a cool scoring matrix for the group H games?

 

As it relates to the US, if Algeria and South Korea win, we face Algeria. If anything else happens, we face Belgium. Scores don't matter.

[Exile on Waveland]

I think the US has a very good chance against Belgium (assuming that's who it will be), they are less than the sum of their parts.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Anybody have a cool scoring matrix for the group H games?

 

As it relates to the US, if Algeria and South Korea win, we face Algeria. If anything else happens, we face Belgium. Scores don't matter.

Thanks

[Guest]

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[wvcbxl]

Line up for Belgium today: Courtois, Vanden Borre, Van Buyten, Lombaerts, Vertonghen, Defour, Dembele, Fellaini, Mertens, Januzaj, Mirallas

 

More or less the B-side

[chuckywang]

Line up for Belgium today: Courtois, Vanden Borre, Van Buyten, Lombaerts, Vertonghen, Defour, Dembele, Fellaini, Mertens, Januzaj, Mirallas

 

More or less the B-side

 

Oooh, bad move ... they underestimate Algeria.

[bukie]

UEFA advancing teams: Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, and maybe Russia

CONMEBOL advancing teams: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Uruguay

CONCACAF advancing teams: USA, Mexico, and Costa Rica

CAF advancing teams: Nigeria and maybe Algeria

AFC advancing teams: 1% chance of South Korea.

[Exile on Waveland]

UEFA advancing teams: Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, and maybe Russia

CONMEBOL advancing teams: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Uruguay

CONCACAF advancing teams: USA, Mexico, and Costa Rica

CAF advancing teams: Nigeria and maybe Algeria

AFC advancing teams: 1% chance of South Korea.

 

Thanks. That seemed like an historically low number for UEFA, so I looked. By quick count, UEFA only had six teams last World Cup as well, but before that: 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, and 10. So unsure if this is a fluke because of the locations of the last two (or whatever) or if the rest of the world has caught up quite a bit.

[wolf stansson]

Omar, Besler, Beasley, Jones, Fab, Beckerman have all been great. Bradley good at times, would be great with normal first touch. Deuce isolated. Good effort so far.

 

I reiterate, Fab should be starting [expletive] at either side for this German team. Very glad he chose us.

 

Think about our potential back 4 in 2018 with Fab, Yedlin, Brooks, and Besler. Lots of potential with that group.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what clubs these guys move to. Obviously Fab already signed with Gladbach, which was a conservative choice before the WC. I wouldn't be surprised to see a ton offers come in for him which Gladbach could massively profit from after signing him on a free.

 

Also, first guy off the bench, Omar, reminded everyone he can play today too.

Edited June 26, 2014 by wolf stansson

[shnsajax]

First group game loss since 2006 and made the knockout round now 3 out of the last 4 WC.

 

We need to find a way to get a seed now.

[shnsajax]

Omar, Besler, Beasley, Jones, Fab, Beckerman have all been great. Bradley good at times, would be great with normal first touch. Deuce isolated. Good effort so far.

 

I reiterate, Fab should be starting [expletive] at either side for this German team. Very glad he chose us.

 

Think about our potential back 4 in 2018 with Fab, Yedlin, Brooks, and Besler. Lots of potential with that group.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what clubs these guys move to. Obviously Fab already signed with Gladbach, which was a conservative choice before the WC. I wouldn't be surprised to see a ton offers come in for him which Gladbach could massively profit from after signing him on a free.

 

Also, first guy off the bench, Omar, reminded everyone he can play today too.

 

Besler should be on an EPL team soon. Yedlin I would imagine will be getting offers very soon too.

[bukie]

On the flip side, teams eliminated...

UEFA: Spain, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, Bosnia-Herzegovina and maybe Russia

CAF: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and maybe Algeria

AFC: Australia, Japan, Iran and likely South Korea

CONMEBOL: Ecuador

CONCACAF: Honduras