world cup gam thread

[minnesotacubsfan]

Our goalie sucks

[Sammy Sofa]

Which ones are the Americans?!?!

[treebird]

gam thread did not get a lot of play tonight. probably because i wasn't here. apologies to those in the real soccer thread who had to deal with derwood as a result.

 

here are my main HOT TAKEaways from tonight's game:

 

ONE people are acting like america might do okay against germania lol no way

 

TWO people are acting like michael bradley should get some credit for being good in the past. too bad my soccer memory is two games. benedict arnold xxxiv, imo

 

THREE i jumped around and yelled a lot when america scored each of its goals, as did the people i was watching with. i don't want to make too big a deal of this, as this will HORRIFY any smart soccer people reading this, but i was the smart soccer person in the room. i was the one who explained what offside meant and how group play worked and why the game isn't over just because we hit the agreed-upon amount of time. anyway, everyone was craaaaaaaaaazy into how great our two goals were, which makes me really sad when i realize that america is going to play one more game at [expletive] 10 in the morning or whatever and then go back off the radar for four years. i'll be watching thursday, but they won't.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Why are there seperate teams named Netherlands and Belgium? Are there Holland and Dutch teams too? Why do those guys get so many?

[ConstableRabbit]

"Netherlands = Holland" is a pet peeve of mine, even though it doesn't bother most Dutch.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Why are there seperate teams named Netherlands and Belgium?

Because they are 2 different countries?

[CubInOK]

Why are there seperate teams named Netherlands and Belgium? Are there Holland and Dutch teams too? Why do those guys get so many?

notsureifsrs.jpg

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Why are there seperate teams named Netherlands and Belgium?

Because they are 2 different countries?

 

You're thinking of Flanders and Wallonia. Did they not qualify, incidentally?

[jersey cubs fan]

what was almost a heated exchange with Mexico and Croatia turned into Arod joking around with his buddies on the other team during the bench clearing brawl.

[Brian]

I was proud of it but, the girl in my office that is watching all the games did not appreciate my joke about that the guy named "Namar" (not sure how it's spelled) that played today "Did you know he married Mia Hamm?" Didn't help that she didn't know who Mia Hamm or Nomar Garciaparra is : (

[KaiserCesar]

I was proud of it but, the girl in my office that is watching all the games did not appreciate my joke about that the guy named "Namar" (not sure how it's spelled) that played today "Did you know he married Mia Hamm?" Didn't help that she didn't know who Mia Hamm or Nomar Garciaparra is : (

 

http://i.imgur.com/EdXlz4t.gif

[jersey cubs fan]

Honest Toddler ‏@HonestToddler 2m

.@luis16suarez good game

[bukie]

[jersey cubs fan]

Evander Holyfield ‏@holyfield 15m

I guess any part of the body is up for eating.

[jersey cubs fan]

turn on game, see goal 2 minutes later.

 

 

I'm good

[jersey cubs fan]

and a penalty

[Sammy Sofa]

Why are there seperate teams named Netherlands and Belgium?

Because they are 2 different countries?

 

You're thinking of Flanders and Wallonia. Did they not qualify, incidentally?

 

http://sebandreas.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tumblr_lplfrbRGja1qcqgrgo1_500.gif

[kujay]

and a penalty

 

It's annoying that penalties are given so easily, since it's basically a sure goal. In hockey a penalty shot is hard to get and even then you only score at best half the time.

[Derwood]

Ok, this is where soccer beats the NFL:

 

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/19/13/enhanced/webdr06/anigif_enhanced-28015-1403199803-5.gif

 

This would be a 15 yard penalty in the No Fun League

[Guest]

Ok, this is where soccer beats the NFL:

 

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/19/13/enhanced/webdr06/anigif_enhanced-28015-1403199803-5.gif

 

This would be a 15 yard penalty in the No Fun League

How many minutes of "extra time" did that add?

[jersey cubs fan]

Ok, this is where soccer beats the NFL:

 

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/19/13/enhanced/webdr06/anigif_enhanced-28015-1403199803-5.gif

 

This would be a 15 yard penalty in the No Fun League

 

Line dancing is fun?

[Derwood]

celebrating a score is fun

[jersey cubs fan]

naughty word inside

 

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lol-raiders-of-the-lost-ark.jpg

 

[jersey cubs fan]

http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/06/triumph-conan-world-cup-2014/

 

Triumph

[Guest]

Handy matrix for anyone wondering about how the score of the games tomorrow impacts the US:

 

http://static.ow.ly/photos/original/612Bf.jpg