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[BronsonLee]

Ok... after decompressing:

Dempsey scoring 2 goals in 2 games is crazy
Us beating Ghana and tying Portugal is crazy
Portugal is done either way, but they were desperate and you don't let a desperate team have a shot
Germany and US will likely just tie to ensure their spots and freeze out the others
This World Cup is crazy
What is love
baby don't hurt me

 

[jtb]

that cross was Carl Jenkinson-esque. beautiful. :'(

 

[M.W.]

If there's a truce...eww

 

[feel]

Some cunt in the crowd certainly had a piece of paper/ipad and a goofy face ready to go with "bye bye Portugal" for the final whistle eh? Denied!!!

Spoiler

Or should I say, delayed

 

[Portugeezer]

Also...

FUCK THE BBC! Fucking hell I didn't think it could get worse than ITV, I fucking deal with French cunts, USA cunts, Robbie Savage, now some Scottish wanker and some dickhead commentator getting moist vagina for USA.

 

[Dartastic]

WE WERE THE BETTER TEAM. SON OF A FUCKING BITCH.

 

[WAR recon zero]

That game was so legendary that FIFA actually changed some of the games rules.

please elaborate

 

[Technosteve]

when is the germany vs america game

 

[Acorn]

Seriously I'd bet my house on US Ger draw.

The bookies will probably be wise to it though lol

 

[mantidor]

lol

this is not in the WC. there are many old season shirts and FIFA would not have allowed DAT

junior crest is a local team (my team) and this picture is a disgrace but almost funny. dark humor I guess

I have to be honest as a colombian I laughed.

It's almost like the cryingeaglewithagun.gif self-awareness. Except more insane.

 

[TheFatOne]

Doesn't work like that, but fine whatever.

The pool of talent would be far larger. Of course you can't just say take Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, Derrick Rose, and plug them in and they would excel. If they were part of a bigger talent pool. Chances are one of these athletic freaks would eventually work out. The more popular sports get a far larger talent pool to choose from, and right now U.S. soccer is near the bottom.

 

[jts]

The tiebreaker is on goal differential. Right now:

• US is +1
• Ghana is -1
• Portugal is -4

Yeah, but if Germany wins and Ghana wins, goal differential between US and Ghana will at best be tied (both 0) but NEVER favour the US. Given those results (both Gs win), any victory over a single goal difference means game over for the US.

 

[JCizzle]

when is the germany vs america game

Noon eastern on Wednesday I think

Edit Thursday

 

[BMO = GOAT]

when is the germany vs america game

This Thursday at 12pm EST

 

[Fox318]

Atleast England won one, Scotland have never been out the group. :, (

This was Scotland's official world cup song

They looked down on their team so much that they approved of this.

I'll take the I believe that we will win stuff over that.

 

[Tarkus]

Basically take any wide receiver/cornerback/safety/running back in the NFL

And any point guard/smaller shooting guard in the NBA

And train them from a young age to play soccer and develop their bodies to excel at the sport

It wouldn't always translate of course, but the overall skill level on team USA would be much higher.

ding ding ding. This man gets it. The athletic prowess of a Messi or Ronaldo is on EVERY NBA team or NFL team.

 

[Oersted]

that cross was Carl Jenkinson-esque. beautiful. :'(

Lulz. That positional defending

 

[Spacebar]

Just got home and still can't believe what happened. I was expecting a tie, but damn this game go my emotions going. Hopefully USA can put together a solid game against Germany and advance.

 

[Mortemis]

Group G is fucking awesome though, most entertaining group so far.

Take heart America

US fans know not to believe in odds, especially looking at them before the cup started.

I still believe though.

Wait wait wait, so both the US/Germany match AND the Ghana/Portugal one are on AT THE SAME TIME on Thursday?!

This is awful. I was at least hoping Wednesday night I could watch the Ghana game and see what my level of nervousness had to be for the Germany/US game.

Yeah this blows. I would love to watch both games at different times.

 

[BronsonLee]

Also, holy SHIT we got some highlight reel goals here.

Jones with that strike from another goddamn zipcode
Dempsey using his new patented Freedom Dick to score
Ronaldo with that ABSURD cross

 

[prag16]

I think both Germany and the US should park the bus. Each team's starting XI stay in their own half and pass it back to each other for 90 minutes.

While there's no chance of that, I wouldn't be surprised if both sides play pretty damn conservatively.

 

[SkylineRKR]

please elaborate

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/13/1982-world-cup-algeria

 

[kingkitty]

538 says USA has a great chance of advancing.

hail the great 538

may 538 lead us to glory.

 

[FDC1]

There is a history of this happening. Germany & Austria played out a 0-0 draw once doing pretty much that to ensure both going through.

It was 1-0 for Germany. Score allowed both theams to qualify

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gSie6sqFWg

 

[MIMIC]

when is the germany vs america game

Thursday

 

[zero_suit]

ding ding ding. This man gets it. The athletic prowess of a Messi or Ronaldo is on EVERY NBA team or NFL team.

The skill isn't though...

 

[yuraya]

I still can't believe Portugal scored in the 95th minute. Ronaldo with that perfect pass. A dagger into Murica's heart lol. Amazing!

 

[StriKeVillain]

Gutter Trash is going to exhaust Google's Loew/Klinnsman joint image library by Thursday.

Stay strong.

 

[silver.tongue]

Personally, I just want GER first outta that group so they're on the other side of the bracket, for Argentina's sake.

Come on... our side (hopefully) already has Colombia, France and Netherlands or Chile... Please take Germany off our hands... please.

 

[elrechazado]

The pool of talent would be far larger. Of course you can't just say take Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, Derrick Rose, and plug them in and they would excel. If they were part of a bigger talent pool. Chances are one of these athletic freaks would eventually work out. The more popular sports get a far larger talent pool to choose from, and right now U.S. soccer is near the bottom.

Allan iverson is my goat us coulda been for futbol.

 

[Firemind]

Ronaldo is the only player in the world that could make an assist like that, to kick the ball to that specific spot, this guy gets trashed for being an overhyped douche face, BUT dude is basically the face of Football on the planet

let's not get carried away here

 

[Fox318]

538 says USA has a great chance of advancing.

hail the great 538

may 538 lead us to glory.

They also said that Algeria and Nigeria were close to dead.

 

[Windom Earle]

ding ding ding. This man gets it. The athletic prowess of a Messi or Ronaldo is on EVERY NBA team or NFL team.

lololol

 

[gutter_trash]

stressed out till the last minute, and the stress will continue until Game 3 ends on Thursday

fuck me

538 guy is a Basketball guy... trying to skewed numbers and stats in Footy the same way he does with NCAA Basketball

 

[kingkitty]

They also said that Algeria and Nigeria were close to dead.

lalalala can't hear you.

 

[Ilpalazzo]

Twitter account from http://spanish.argentina.usembassy.gov when USA was still winning (ref was argentinian FYI)

https://twitter.com/EmbajadaEEUUarg

 

[aronnov reborn]

I still can't believe Portugal scored in the 95th minute. Ronaldo with that perfect pass. A dagger into Murica's heart lol. Amazing!

It truly is a dagger. I feel absolutly sick. I can't even wait til' thursday to see our fate. I feel like this is going to bite us.

 

[talisayNon]

American-bandwagon gaf just please stop embarrassing yourselves. Please.

 

[Technosteve]

I will eat many American Buffalo Wings and drink many american none german beers during Thursday's game

 

[Acorn]

This was Scotland's official world cup song

They looked down on their team so much that they approved of this.

I'll take the I believe that we will win stuff over that.

Meh, we're pessimists by nature and treat any games as an excuse for a huge party.

 

[entremet]

The Ronaldo pass was beautiful. Shame it tied the game

 

[mnz]

please elaborate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany_1–0_Austria#Aftermath

"The direct consequence of the game was that from Euro 1984 and World Cup 1986 onward, the final pair of group matches in international tournaments always start at the same time."

Maybe I should've said "tournament", but still...pretty nuts.

 

[Black Republican]

has ronaldo ever spoken on being dissapointed by his teammates?

 

[Grover Cleveland]

The skill isn't though...

You would think that in that scenario, the US is dedicating the level of resources into academy systems, youth programs, and the like to teach the sport that we do in football and basketball.

You would also think that the MLS is a stronger league on the whole.

 

[elrechazado]

The skill isn't though...

Of course it isn't. The whole point you ignored is applying the talent pool of raw athletics from "day one" in an alternate universe where futbol is number one sport in the us.

Everyone knows it's not, and nobody us saying Lebron James could go play on Real Madrid tomorrow.

This is so not a hard concept.

 

[Resident_UA]

I will eat many American Buffalo Wings and drink many american none german beers during Thursday's game

Way to ruin your day with that beer

 

[Dragon]

American-bandwagon gaf just please stop embarrassing yourselves. Please.

Buttfumble.gif

 

[Dmented]

So much hate for the US. Why everyone gotta be mad?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Beautiful.

 

[kingkitty]

American-bandwagon gaf just please stop embarrassing yourselves. Please.

Sorry, we can't hear you over our freedom, love for Germany, collusion, and math.