[jjbrr]

omg we need a goallllllllllllllllllll

[Aberlour10]

Scooooooooooooored

[jjbrr]

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[gwnn]

I love you America ♥

Justice prevails after that stupid decision vs Slovenia.

[Hanoi5]

Best goal ever! I mean, at the right moment.

[Aberlour10]

now probably vs Serbia

[Phil]

wow

[matmat]

Aberlour10, on Jun 23 2010, 09:47 AM, said:

another stolen goal.

good thing the US scored.

[jjbrr]

Pretty big difference between not qualifying for the KO stage and potentially winning the group

[gwnn]

what do you mean? the US did win the group, not just potentially.

[jjbrr]

Ah, right.

[Hanoi5]

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

[jjbrr]

Me

[kfay]

jjbrr, on Jun 23 2010, 10:49 AM, said:

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[Aberlour10]

Hanoi5, on Jun 23 2010, 11:15 AM, said:

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

If Serbia and Germany will both win ( what is very likely ) then the US team will meet Germany.

[Hanoi5]

Aberlour10, on Jun 23 2010, 12:32 PM, said:

Hanoi5, on Jun 23 2010, 11:15 AM, said:

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

If Serbia and Germany will both win ( what is very likely ) then the US team will meet Germany.

Hm, Serbia and Germany have both 3 points, but Germany has a better goal average, so if they both win or tie Germany should be first. Isn't goal average the first tie-breaker?

[Aberlour10]

Hanoi5, on Jun 23 2010, 11:38 AM, said:

Aberlour10, on Jun 23 2010, 12:32 PM, said:

Hanoi5, on Jun 23 2010, 11:15 AM, said:

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

If Serbia and Germany will both win ( what is very likely ) then the US team will meet Germany.

Hm, Serbia and Germany have both 3 points, but Germany has a better goal average, so if they both win or tie Germany should be first. Isn't goal average the first tie-breaker?

You are right.


I dont know why, but sometimes I still "think in old rules"

[gwnn]

Goal difference has always been the decider in the world cup (since they don't have an extra playoff game I think 1966).

[shyams]

Hanoi5, on Jun 23 2010, 04:15 PM, said:

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

Time to blow my own trumpet (or vuvuzela?)

shyams, on Jun 4 2010, 11:22 AM, said:

jjbrr, on Jun 4 2010, 02:40 AM, said:

I keep seeing commercials for USA vs England as THE PREMIER MATCH OF GROUP PLAY. I hope the US team can live up to the hype. We have some good players - none great - but we have a good keeper and a good deal of experience.

I think we'll need to play very, very well to make a splash this tournament. We're lacking some firepower, and we lack the discipline and control of the more experienced European teams. Uphill battle for us, I think, but I think we're definitely capable of something special if everyone's firing on all cylinders.

USA has a decent chance of making the Qtr-final.

If they win against England (as I chose in the Prediction Contest), they will easily qualify -- probably top the group. And even if they qualify as 2nd, there is no guarantee Germany will top Group D.

The impact of Group D results is that we could easily have England vs Germany as Round-of-16 match; the other match then becomes USA vs other Group D qualifier (Serbia? Australia!)

That's why I think USA has a decent chance of making the Qtr-final.

[Hanoi5]

USA vs Ghana, Serbia didn't make it.

That match is going to be troublesome on the referee side, there have been just too many problems already with the US and now Ghana is the only African country in the next stage...Not a nice match.