2010 World Cup Thread

[USSoccer]

I think Gooch needs to sit on Wednesday. He's at least partially responsible for all 3 goals we've conceded.

 

How would you replace him? Straight up with Goodison?

 

Yeah. He's not played a full match in months and he's just gone 90 minues twice in 6 days.

[USSoccer]

FWIW, official word is that there was a foul called on Boca.

 

What did Boca do? He got put in a headlock and ended up on the ground.

 

Is he the one that Slov #7 is trying to get in a headlock and give a noogie to? If so, that is even worse than calling a phantom one on Edu. The US player in #7's grasp got absolutely raped.

 

Yeah.

[Guest]

70 more minutes of this would be just fine with me. A scoreless draw is probably a best case scenario for us.

[CubsBears29]

ALG keeper coming up big (so far).

[Guest]

70 more minutes of this would be just fine with me. A scoreless draw is probably a best case scenario for us.

 

Yeah. Keeps us two goals scored up on England, which is the second tiebreaker.

[UMFan83]

What was a bigger blown call for the US? Today's phantom foul, or the non-handball call at the goal against Germany in 2002. Obviously the 02 call was bigger being in the QFs...

[Jon]

I'm still pissed about the non-call on the Findley 1 on 1 breakaway take-down from behind on Saturday around the 75th minute or so.

[Banedon]

0-0 HT for England-Algeria. I know I've been railing about the lack of scoring, but I'd take a 0-0 tie in this one.

[UMFan83]

A tie here, especially scoreless, would make it pretty easy to advance with a tie by USA and a tie in the UK/Slov game.

[USSoccer]

What was a bigger blown call for the US? Today's phantom foul, or the non-handball call at the goal against Germany in 2002. Obviously the 02 call was bigger being in the QFs...

 

I would say today, because with Frings, you can say that:

 

-the ball played his hand; he didn't make a motion to block it

-we still would have had to convert the PK against the best keeper in the tourney

-it would have only tied the game

 

Today, the ball went in.

[Jon]

These were the same Slovenian and Algerian teams that looked like crap in the first game, right?

[UMFan83]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

[jersey cubs fan]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

 

There appeared to be a clear anti-US bias, though you could only speculate about what the motivation was.

[wvcbxl]

These were the same Slovenian and Algerian teams that looked like crap in the first game, right?

 

If Algeria plays against the US like they did against England in the first half, you guys have a serious problem.

[Jon]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

Just grab the vuvuzela from your boss and go to town the next time he starts talking.

[UMFan83]

They have a lot of speed it seems like. They could get it into England's side of the field pretty easily, but England really pinched them to the outsides or just flat out stonewalled them once they got that far. Against the US, I could see them breaking down the mediocre American D and getting some attempts

[Ding Dong Johnson]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

do you have evidence of the contrary?

[Jon]

That one was on a silver platter for England.

[Jon]

Hah. What a flop by Algeria.

 

And now Carragher misses the next match.

 

When was the last time Rooney's name was mentioned without a bad England giveaway occurring seconds later?

[USSoccer]

Hah. What a flop by Algeria.

 

And now Carragher misses the next match.

 

When was the last time Rooney's name was mentioned without a bad England giveaway occurring seconds later?

 

Carragher being out is probably a net positive for England.

[Banedon]

The ESPN game cast keep using the phrase "kept a clean sheet".

 

ESPN Stats & Info: Algeria have never kept a clean sheet in seven World Cup matches.

 

Do they just mean not allowing a goal?

[UMFan83]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

do you have evidence of the contrary?

 

Just that Mali isn't really know for its extremist muslum population. And since most muslums are just peaceful people who believe in Islam and have no reason to hate, I just don't see how likely it is for an extremeist muslim to grow up in Mali and decide to exact his revenge on the Western devils by reffing football matches in hopes that he can one day work a World Cup game that the US is playing in so he can purposely botch the game in the opponent's favor.

[jersey cubs fan]

The ESPN game cast keep using the phrase "kept a clean sheet".

 

ESPN Stats & Info: Algeria have never kept a clean sheet in seven World Cup matches.

 

Do they just mean not allowing a goal?

 

They talked about the sheet when Slovenia was getting all those yellow cards, so I assume that's what it refers to.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

do you have evidence of the contrary?

 

Just that Mali isn't really know for its extremist muslum population. And since most muslums are just peaceful people who believe in Islam and have no reason to hate, I just don't see how likely it is for an extremeist muslim to grow up in Mali and decide to exact his revenge on the Western devils by reffing football matches in hopes that he can one day work a World Cup game that the US is playing in so he can purposely botch the game in the opponent's favor.

seems like you're reaching a bit

[jersey cubs fan]

lol, this guy I work with is trying to make the argument that because Mali is primarily an Islamic country, the ref has an anti-USA bias and was trying to blow the game.

do you have evidence of the contrary?

 

Just that Mali isn't really know for its extremist muslum population. And since most muslums are just peaceful people who believe in Islam and have no reason to hate, I just don't see how likely it is for an extremeist muslim to grow up in Mali and decide to exact his revenge on the Western devils by reffing football matches in hopes that he can one day work a World Cup game that the US is playing in so he can purposely botch the game in the opponent's favor.

 

I don't think you have to be an "extremist" to hate the US, and you don't have to plot your entire life to become the ref in a match you can screw them in.