FIFA World Cup 2014

[Yoki_IsTheName]

The Group of Death is living up to its name.

Wow, just wow. I lost energy.

[Moranis]

can't believe that

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Good job, U.S. Nice defense in the clutch. 

[BigAlTheFuture]

Jesus, that was heartbreaking. The last seconds...

[Donoghus]

That's what you call a stomach punch.

Jesus....

[Roy H.]

That was a kick in the guts.

[Casperian]

On the bright side, you still have a good chance of advancing past the group stage

[BigAlTheFuture]

On the bright side, you still have a good chance of advancing past the group stage

So...

We win = advance

We draw = advance

We lose = need Ghana/Portugal to draw

Tell Klinsmann to call up Germany and tell them about the plan!

[KGs Knee]

On the bright side, you still have a good chance of advancing past the group stage

So...

We win = advance

We draw = advance

We lose = need Ghana/Portugal to draw

Tell Klinsmann to call up Germany and tell them about the plan!

Yeah, my understanding is a draw between Germany and the US means both teams advance.

Hopefully the 'fix' is already in.

[Kane3387]

Ties are trash. There's a reason this sport is an afterthought in this nation and that's it. The end.

Will take the first round of these playoffs in the NBA with all the OTs ANY DAY over this.

[fairweatherfan]

On the bright side, you still have a good chance of advancing past the group stage

So...

We win = advance

We draw = advance

We lose = need Ghana/Portugal to draw

Tell Klinsmann to call up Germany and tell them about the plan!

If I'm not mistaken it's even better than that. 

We lose + Ghana win = we advance due to beating Ghana head-to-head  EDIT: Looks like goal differential comes first, so Ghana would need at least a 2-goal swing in goal margin, which would have to happen for us to lose and Ghana to win in the first place.

We lose + Portugal win = we advance as long as the margins aren't big enough to allow Portugal to make up the 5 goal advantage in net goals that we currently have. 

More knowledgeable World Cup fans - is this right?

[Yoki_IsTheName]

On the bright side, you still have a good chance of advancing past the group stage

So...

We win = advance

We draw = advance

We lose = need Ghana/Portugal to draw

Tell Klinsmann to call up Germany and tell them about the plan!

If he didnt do it already.


Let me get it straight, please help me out.

If we lose to Germany, and Ghana wins by 2 goals, we're done right?

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Great cross by Ronaldo, and the press will likely be singing his praises, but it would've been meaningless if the two nearby U.S. defenders had simply marked the Portugal player--they could've intercepted the ball easily.

I think this U.S. team has the same problem as the New Big Three Celtics had ... always letting off the gas pedal when they have a lead. And it always makes their road harder.

[BigAlTheFuture]

Ties are trash. There's a reason this sport is an afterthought in this nation and that's it. The end.

Will take the first round of these playoffs in the NBA with all the OTs ANY DAY over this.

Take this somewhere else. You came into a World Cup thread to hate on soccer. What's the point of that?

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Great cross by Ronaldo, and the press will likely be singing his praises, but it would've been meaningless if the two nearby U.S. defenders had simply marked the Portugal player--they could've intercepted the ball easily.

I think this U.S. team has the same problem as the New Big Three Celtics had ... always letting off the gas pedal when they have a lead. And it always makes their road harder.

That's the Ronaldo effect.

 I think it will go the same with Messi and Suarez. Portugal needs a goal, desperately and the ball was in the feet of one of the greatest goal scorers, ever. All the focus went to him, and Ronaldo, to his credit, saw Varela coasting (rather easily too) and kicked a beauty of a cross, right smack dab in front of the net.