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This is the year Freddy Adu leads us to World Cup glory, right?
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degenerasian wrote:Not just the defender, one of the midfielders pulled a Bradley.govmentchedda wrote:Wow! That makes the US/Portugal result look heartwarming. What a gut punch. Do Ivorians care about soccer as much as 1994 era Colombians? I'd hate to be that defender right now.
What happened in that game at the end... Ivory Coast did something so much more egregious. SO MUCH MORE. They had huge numbers in the other team's half, and instead of passing it around and killing the last 30-60 seconds, they conspired to go to goal and take an incredibly weak shot right at the keeper. And then most of those guys don't get back... They gave the Greeks 60-70 yards, free, no pressure... Walking back on D. They allowed that cross into the box with virtually no pressure.
That was a STUNNING display in the final minute by Ivory Coast.
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Yep, and the clear foul in the box was just an utterly stupid move.Nonlinear FC wrote:degenerasian wrote:Not just the defender, one of the midfielders pulled a Bradley.govmentchedda wrote:Wow! That makes the US/Portugal result look heartwarming. What a gut punch. Do Ivorians care about soccer as much as 1994 era Colombians? I'd hate to be that defender right now.
What happened in that game at the end... Ivory Coast did something so much more egregious. SO MUCH MORE. They had huge numbers in the other team's half, and instead of passing it around and killing the last 30-60 seconds, they conspired to go to goal and take an incredibly weak shot right at the keeper. And then most of those guys don't get back... They gave the Greeks 60-70 yards, free, no pressure... Walking back on D. They allowed that cross into the box with virtually no pressure.
That was a STUNNING display in the final minute by Ivory Coast.
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Pruitt wrote:The announcer we got for that game here in Canada kept saying that there wasn't any contact on that penalty. While Samaras did make it look worse than it was, he was kicked.
By still, this guy kept insisting that it was a non-existent foul.
And this reminds me of something I notice at this stage of most big tournaments. Since Canadian broadcasters pick up the English feeds, we hear a lot of the English announcers. And if you take away the accent, some of them are little better than alan Partridge level.
Wow. I don't even think Samaras made a meal of that... at all. He was trying to put wood on that ball, and Sio got right into the back of his kicking leg, which caused the "trip a kid on the playground" type of flying in the air from Samaras.
Absolutely a PK, no question on any level.
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MEssi cleans up.
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This is nuts. Beautiful shot.
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There's a gentleman's draw going on here.
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That ties Götze for the donkey-est goal so far.AB_skin_test wrote:There's a gentleman's draw going on here.
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meh.. with Bosnia winning.. these guys could score 100 goals and it won't matter. So why defend?
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You're right. THis looks like an NBA all star game.degenerasian wrote:meh.. with Bosnia winning.. these guys could score 100 goals and it won't matter. So why defend?
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86% humidity in Manaus.. the suisse will have fun with that.
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Ecuador... making some bad choices.
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degenerasian wrote:86% humidity in Manaus.. the suisse will have fun with that.
Prescient!
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They just stole the tie-breaker. Equators need to score 2.Nonlinear FC wrote:degenerasian wrote:86% humidity in Manaus.. the suisse will have fun with that.
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Or have Honduras somehow peg one back while Ecuador score. Neither of which looks likely at this point.P.D.X. wrote:They just stole the tie-breaker. Equators need to score 2.Nonlinear FC wrote:degenerasian wrote:86% humidity in Manaus.. the suisse will have fun with that.
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Looking at the names of the Swiss team ... who knew that Switzerland was such a melting pot?
It's jarring, like the Germans relying on Miroslav and Mesut and Podolski.
It's jarring, like the Germans relying on Miroslav and Mesut and Podolski.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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It's a skill.Nonlinear FC wrote:degenerasian wrote:86% humidity in Manaus.. the suisse will have fun with that.
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The Bracket is almost complete
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
France
Nigeria
Winner G
Second H
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Netherlands
Mexico
Costa Rica
Greece
Argentina
Switzerland
Winner H
Second G
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
France
Nigeria
Winner G
Second H
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Netherlands
Mexico
Costa Rica
Greece
Argentina
Switzerland
Winner H
Second G
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Luckily Honduras was able to hold onto that 0-3 deficit and stay ahead of Cameroon for 32nd place.
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Wow, only three European teams in the knockout rounds so far. And one is Switzerland.
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Unfortunately Greece is in there, not Cote D'Ivoire
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Switzerland has 4 official languages because it borders so many countries. And was a haven for all the war deserters during WWI and WWII.Steve of phpBB wrote:Looking at the names of the Swiss team ... who knew that Switzerland was such a melting pot?
It's jarring, like the Germans relying on Miroslav and Mesut and Podolski.
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So .. Honduras beat Canada by 7 goals when trying to qualify for the Hex ... and then went 0-3 in the group stage.
I can accurately extrapolate that we would have gone 0-21.
I can accurately extrapolate that we would have gone 0-21.
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4 CONMEBOL teams in one quarter of the bracket.
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Ghana manager Kwesi Appiah kicked Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng off the team this morning, shortly after all the Ghana players received a $3 million (total) bonus from the Ghanian president. Apparently KPB got into a shouting match with Appiah, and Muntari allegedly assaulted a member of Ghana's management committee.
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that all sounds very promising, frankly.
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Wait--do we want Ghana to win or not? Sorry if I missed it.
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Ghana winning and us losing is the straightest way to sadness for us. They can win by one and us lose by one, and we are ok. But if they win by two and we lose, we are hosed. Or if they win by one and we lose by two or more we are hosed.Johnny Carwash wrote:Wait--do we want Ghana to win or not? Sorry if I missed it.
Ghana tying or losing is really for the best.
Portugal could still catch us but needs to make up a goal differential of 5. Let's hope not.
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Johnny Carwash wrote:Wait--do we want Ghana to win or not? Sorry if I missed it.
We do not want ghana (or portugal for that matter) to win. A draw for those two is our best case. A win by either coupled with a US loss would mean it could come down to goal differential.
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And we are stronger against Portugal than Ghana in goal differential currently.AB_skin_test wrote:Johnny Carwash wrote:Wait--do we want Ghana to win or not? Sorry if I missed it.
We do not want ghana (or portugal for that matter) to win. A draw for those two is our best case. A win by either coupled with a US loss would mean it could come down to goal differential.
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govmentchedda wrote:And we are stronger against Portugal than Ghana in goal differential currently.AB_skin_test wrote:Johnny Carwash wrote:Wait--do we want Ghana to win or not? Sorry if I missed it.
We do not want ghana (or portugal for that matter) to win. A draw for those two is our best case. A win by either coupled with a US loss would mean it could come down to goal differential.
Definitely, but I can't rule out Ronaldo pulling a show like he did against Sweden in the playoff, even on a bum leg. Then all it would take is a 2 goal win by Germany.
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Suarez gets 9 games! WOW!
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AB_skin_test wrote:Suarez gets 9 games! WOW!
It still doesn't help Italy who are on a plane home. FIFA really should have kicked the whole team out especially after comments from coach and captain
captain Lugano: "Chiellini is less of a man for crying and photoshoping pictures"
coach Tavares: "This is a football tournament, not a place for morality"
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