Official World Cup Soccer Thread

[GasX]

Yeah, I can't believe Switzerland beat Spain, but can't even score against Honduras

They had 3 shots against Spain. THREE!! Luck of the draw that one went in...

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

No, too many fatties in the US.

there aren't any fatties playing on the US team and that stopped being funny about 6 months ago.

 

[GasX]

ok, so what's our chances in the upcoming rounds?
the office soccer experts here say we can take ghana and uruguay no problem, and should meet brazil in the semi's.

can we make it to the finals and win it all?

Ghana will not be easy. However, Uruguay will be a REALLY tough nut to crack. The have a stout defense and to top it off, their SECOND best striker scored ~49 goals last season in the Dutch league. Compare that to Altidore's 1 in the Premier League. I figure you hope for 0-0 and take them on penalties. Still it is possible and Brazil looks shakier than I have ever seen them.

Compare that to England. They probably would have to go through Germany, Argentina and Spain to get to the final. They sure wish they score one more goal right about now in the group stage...

 

[zinfamous]

Soccer is racist!!

:awe:

 

[lupi]

Soccer is racist!!

lulz

 

[KMFJD]

It just get's better in Italy
Minister blames immigrants for Italy exit

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/801913/ce/uk/?cc=5901&ver=global

and lol

 

[wheresmybacon]

It just get's better in Italy
Minister blames immigrants for Italy exit

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/801913/ce/uk/?cc=5901&ver=global

and lol

I don't understand his argument. Like there's something magical about the Serie A; if more home-grown peeps played in it they'd be better... I think they need to climb that platform and get to what they really do best: DIVING.

LOL @ Italy

 

[PottedMeat]

lol

 

[sdifox]

lol

we need a sniper!

 

[Glitchny]

Soccer is racist!!

I'm going to assume you know this is fake and that is a screenshot from the Fifa World Cup Video game. Since NIG is the symbol used for Niger and they aren't in the Cup. And Nigeria is NGA.

 

[Glitchny]

we need a sniper!

Meh, if you watch his knee hits his foot which causes the fall. Certainly embellished the fall but moving that fast it's unlikely he would have stayed on his feet getting clipped like that (accidental, there was no intent and shouldn't have been a card IMO).

 

[sdifox]

Meh, if you watch his knee hits his foot which causes the fall. Certainly embellished the fall but moving that fast it's unlikely he would have stayed on his feet getting clipped like that (accidental, there was no intent and shouldn't have been a card IMO).

but but the sniper makes it funny!

I saw the replay from a different angle. There was definitely contact but it was not intentional.

 

[mugs]

I'm going to assume you know this is fake and that is a screenshot from the Fifa World Cup Video game. Since NIG is the symbol used for Niger and they aren't in the Cup. And Nigeria is NGA.

I'm going to assume that JS80 doesn't know much of anything, and he's probably a bit racist himself.

 

[Draftee]

lol

That did look like an unintentional ankle-tap actually. As the Chilean's knee went past the Spanish ankle, he stumbled slightly, while the Spanish guy obviously got his legs crossed over and thus fell.

 

[Cuda1447]

we need a sniper!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKIrBh3U__4

 

[Blackjack200]

Quick question for group, why does everyone keep referring to the US win the other day as the most significant moment for American soccer (or some variation thereof)? It's just something I keep seeing on the online news sites.

What about 2002 when we beat tournament favorite Portugal 3-2, Mexico in the round of 16, and nearly beat Germany in the quarters?

Don't get me wrong, I've watched Donovan's goal about 50 times and I'm really psyched about this team, but IMO they still have a long way to go before they surpass what that US squad accomplished 8 years ago in South Korea.

 

[GasX]

Mexico in the round of 16

Dos A Cero!

 

[eits]

Quick question for group, why does everyone keep referring to the US win the other day as the most significant moment for American soccer (or some variation thereof)? It's just something I keep seeing on the online news sites.

What about 2002 when we beat tournament favorite Portugal 3-2, Mexico in the round of 16, and nearly beat Germany in the quarters?

Don't get me wrong, I've watched Donovan's goal about 50 times and I'm really psyched about this team, but IMO they still have a long way to go before they surpass what that US squad accomplished 8 years ago in South Korea.

people can actually watch... in 2002, iirc, i had to wake up at like 4am to watch the games... not many americans would wake up that early to watch any sport, letalone soccer. this time, it's easy to watch bc it's on during the day and we have a great team.

 

[HumblePie]

people can actually watch... in 2002, iirc, i had to wake up at like 4am to watch the games... not many americans would wake up that early to watch any sport, letalone soccer. this time, it's easy to watch bc it's on during the day and we have a great team.

Partly this.

Also, as a team we are playing much better ball over all. We have a good chance to beat anyone in the tournament. Thanks to the refs, we are proving we can still win even if it takes twice as many goals than we need. One last thing, unlike all the cry baby fakers, we aren't doing that shit so far that I've seen this year. We are taking literal shots to the face and moving on. If we get the call, great, if not the US team just plays that much harder to win without all the fouls, cheating, and other crap.

 

[masterxfob]

people can actually watch... in 2002, iirc, i had to wake up at like 4am to watch the games... not many americans would wake up that early to watch any sport, letalone soccer. this time, it's easy to watch bc it's on during the day and we have a great team.

my friends and i had house parties and we'd stay up all night to watch the games at 4am in 2002

i'm not really a fan of soccer/football, but the world cup really is quite exciting.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

Quick question for group, why does everyone keep referring to the US win the other day as the most significant moment for American soccer (or some variation thereof)? It's just something I keep seeing on the online news sites.

What about 2002 when we beat tournament favorite Portugal 3-2, Mexico in the round of 16, and nearly beat Germany in the quarters?

Don't get me wrong, I've watched Donovan's goal about 50 times and I'm really psyched about this team, but IMO they still have a long way to go before they surpass what that US squad accomplished 8 years ago in South Korea.

Every time someone mentions that game against Germany in 2002 I get a sick feeling in my stomach. When the US got denied a goal by a German handball at the FREAKING LINE it was a travesty. US played much much better than Germany that game it was just the inexperience that did them in failing to capitalize on many chances. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXQvQLUj6No

I do agree with you that 2002 was far more important as far depth in the World Cup. Now announcers are just doing some revisionist history since they've seen the draw the US has and they could potentially match or surpass their 2002 effort.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Predictions for today?

Ghana: 1, USA: 0

 

[sjwaste]

US should win 2-0. I don't think this is a better team than the 2002 squad, but these guys can go farther. Their side of the bracket is a little easier than '02.

I might be biased, though. I hate Landon Donovan. Good player, but not as good as he thinks he is every time someone makes the mistake of interviewing him. It's really hard to root for him on the field. I'd rather anyone else but him score a goal. Basically, he brings the typical American sports mentality to the World Cup. I mean, the way he talks, he's one of the best in the world. He isn't at all. Not sure how he got to thinking that.

 

[sdifox]

Uruguay - South Korea starting soon!

 

[sdifox]

USA is very hungry, and that is a good thing for them. I am rooting for USA though I do like Ghana seeing how it is the last African team left.