***Official World Cup Talk Thread***

[cnotes008]

Whats up with the shirt trading at the end?

[trendon]

Whats up with the shirt trading at the end?

Tradition. I'd never do it. The opponent is your enemy.

[packsyD22]

Whats up with the shirt trading at the end?

?Has anyone seen the sportscenter commercial where I think its Altidore trades his jersey with one of the Sports Center anchors? Thought it was pretty funny.

[vicktim7]

well, according to those stats, it must have been a foul. on who?? that's just horrid. i could have almost understood a mistaken offsides call, but a foul?

[TEEwade]

That was freaking terrible. I'm so pissed right now and I'm not even that big of a soccer fan. What an AWFUL call. Bradley the coach just said nobody still knows what the call was. The United States seriously just got cheated out of a win.

[shel311]

well, according to those stats, it must have been a foul. on who?? that's just horrid. i could have almost understood a mistaken offsides call, but a foul?

Yea, a foul is even worse considering no one can find where the US foueld, meanwhile 2 Slovenian guys are raping Bradley and another dude.

Unreal.

[vicktim7]

now bradley says that no one has ever told them what the call was.

is this an nfl/ncaa inadvertent whistle?

i blame this



flava flav on vuvuzela

[trendon]

or is this more accurate?

If England don't win, then we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England do win, and there's a decision in the ENG-SLV game, we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England win and then they draw Slovenia, then we MAY be good with a 1-goal win and we ARE good with a 2-goal win.

[trendon]

I don't know why I found this (pre-game) comment so funny (from another thread).

I've been to Slovenia and I love the place. It's a beautiful country that looks like a piece of Western Europe deposited in Eastern Europe. We must slaughter them.

[cdub21]

so pissed

[kdog36]

WHY? thats all

[TEEwade]

or is this more accurate?

If England don't win, then we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England do win, and there's a decision in the ENG-SLV game, we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England win and then they draw Slovenia, then we MAY be good with a 1-goal win and we ARE good with a 2-goal win.

Just showed the Goal Differences and its +1 Slovenia 0 for England and US and Algeria -1.

Looks to me like we really need a England draw and then we'll still have a tough task. I hate relying on these other teams and their game out comes. Especially after getting cheated out of a damn win. WTF!

[trendon]

The "goal" ... watch it while it is up!

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[cdub21]

or is this more accurate?

If England don't win, then we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England do win, and there's a decision in the ENG-SLV game, we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England win and then they draw Slovenia, then we MAY be good with a 1-goal win and we ARE good with a 2-goal win.

Just showed the Goal Differences and its +1 Slovenia 0 for England and US and Algeria -1.

Looks to me like we really need a England draw and then we'll still have a tough task. I hate relying on these other teams and their game out comes. Especially after getting cheated out of a damn win. WTF!

if england wins out and we win then we are fine

[ajalves]

thats up there with the Jim Joyce call....not good

[TEEwade]

or is this more accurate?

If England don't win, then we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England do win, and there's a decision in the ENG-SLV game, we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England win and then they draw Slovenia, then we MAY be good with a 1-goal win and we ARE good with a 2-goal win.

Just showed the Goal Differences and its +1 Slovenia 0 for England and US and Algeria -1.

Looks to me like we really need a England draw and then we'll still have a tough task. I hate relying on these other teams and their game out comes. Especially after getting cheated out of a damn win. WTF!

if england wins out and we win then we are fine

Sounds good to me. Seemed like I heard the announcers saying we really needed England to draw vs Algeria though. I have no idea how it works so I'll take your word.

[kdog36]

or is this more accurate?

If England don't win, then we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England do win, and there's a decision in the ENG-SLV game, we're good with ANY win over Algeria.

If England win and then they draw Slovenia, then we MAY be good with a 1-goal win and we ARE good with a 2-goal win.

Just showed the Goal Differences and its +1 Slovenia 0 for England and US and Algeria -1.

Looks to me like we really need a England draw and then we'll still have a tough task. I hate relying on these other teams and their game out comes. Especially after getting cheated out of a damn win. WTF!

My point exactly WHY? When has USA ever, ever just went out and won their games and controlled their own destiny. Way less tressfull. I know its soccer but our defense has been shitty at best and I put that on them just watching the game instead of being the game.

BTW my new quote to my kids: "Don't watch the game, Be the Game."

[ChampDizzle]

USA goal differential is at 0 cause they tied both games. I think USA is ok as long as they beat Algeria.

If England wins, they have 4, Slovakia 4, USA 2, Algeria 0
If tied, Slovakia 4, USA 2, England 2, Algeria 1
If England loses, Slo 4, Algeria 3, USA 2, England 1

Just say USA beats Algeria, than USA 5 Slovakia 4, England 4 or 2, if Slo and England tie, than it will be up to who beat Algeria the worst. If England has 2 than they have to beat Slo and loser is done.

So it a nutshell, It would be best for an England/Algeria tie or an Algeria win

[shel311]

It's all too confusing for me to understand, lol.

But on another message board, they're saying if we beat Algeria 2-0, we're in no matter what.

[ChampDizzle]

It's all too confusing for me to understand, lol.

But on another message board, they're saying if we beat Algeria 2-0, we're in no matter what.

basically yeah USA would need to beat Algeria by two goals to have the edge over Slovakia no matter what happens. I was actually just thinking out loud with all that gibberish