GDT: World Cup of Kicky Ball!!!1 (and beyond)

[Brock Anton]

You know who's smiling? Jurgen Klinsmann.

The climate in Manaus plays a huge factor.

 

[Incubajerks]

Our defence is scary but we are well organized, as always. In attack we can always invent, the first goal is cleary prepared in drills and Mario is Mario. England played fairly well, all in all a very enjoyable game.

 

[Brock Anton]

Pirlo is a god, that is all. Dude is just as good now as he was 10-12 years ago.

 

[Lazyking]

I know next to nothing about Soccer (don't even like it) but I loved The netherlands beat down of Spain.

That's weird.

 

[Brock Anton]

Good for the Swiss. Deserved win after wrongly getting a goal waived off.

But still, Arroyo.. you moron, get a ******* shot off.

 

[NJDevils1]

Just coming in here because I want to say I saw the thread title and laughed. Swiss goal was entertaining too

 

[DaveG]

Game's not even til tomorrow night, but I'm pumped:

 

[Brock Anton]

Hey France, thought that was frustrating? Try going through all that in 105 degree weather in Pedro San Sula w/CONCACAF referees.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Game's not even til tomorrow night, but I'm pumped:

That's amazing

 

[sycamore]

Benzema's take the lead for the golden boot.

 

[Joe McGrath]

You know who's smiling? Jurgen Klinsmann.

The climate in Manaus plays a huge factor.

Germans don't smile

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Germans don't smile

An seiner wand, ein bild des Herrn.

Er dreht es langsam Um.

 

[Brock Anton]

Germans don't smile

He's basically American at this point.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Anyone else hoping Germany draws Portugal in a few hours? If that happens and we beat Ghana, it's more or less a given we advance. I'm pretty sure all we'd need is 1 point in two games.

Or maybe I'm over simplifying

 

[Guy]

Germany in the 1 spot is pretty much a given. I'd rather they blow Portugal out to be honest. In that scenario a win vs Ghana and draw vs Portugal would probably be enough to get through.

 

[Incubajerks]

You guys need 3 points tonight, otherwise your world cup is over...

 

[Stickpucker]

Anyone else hoping Germany draws Portugal in a few hours? If that happens and we beat Ghana, it's more or less a given we advance. I'm pretty sure all we'd need is 1 point in two games.

Or maybe I'm over simplifying

Haha, you're a Canes fan...haven't you learned not to say "all we need is..."..."this should be easy".

On a side note...WHY is arguably the best American to ever lace them up not in this WC?? He's not exactly using a walker yet.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

It's go time.

Link to "Team America" theme song. Definitely NSFW, don't ban me mods, I posted suitable warnings and as a link and didn't embed it

 

[Joe McGrath]

Anyone else hoping Germany draws Portugal in a few hours? If that happens and we beat Ghana, it's more or less a given we advance. I'm pretty sure all we'd need is 1 point in two games.

Or maybe I'm over simplifying

If they draw and both beat Ghana they would have 4 points. So if the US only got 1 more point at best they would tie Portugal or Germany with 4 points and lose to the other. Then they'd have to hope for goal differential, which they likely won't have. The US is rooting for Potugal to get straight up dismantled this afternoon.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

If they draw and both beat Ghana they would have 4 points. So if the US only got 1 more point at best they would tie Portugal or Germany with 4 points and lose to the other. Then they'd have to hope for goal differential, which they likely won't have. The US is rooting for Potugal to get straight up dismantled this afternoon.

You're forgetting the very likely scenario where Germany and us both win today and we draw the Portuguese and Germany unintentionally intentionally plays us to a 0-0 draw just to keep Portugal out of the knock out stage.

Something like that wouldn't be unprecedented.

 

[Joe McGrath]

You're forgetting the very likely scenario where Germany and us both win today and we draw the Portuguese and Germany unintentionally intentionally plays us to a 0-0 draw just to keep Portugal out of the knock out stage.

Something like that wouldn't be unprecedented.

That's exactly what I'm saying.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Imagine all the crow Jürgen Klinsmann will have to eat after we outright win this B****

 

[Joe McGrath]

Imagine all the crow Jürgen Klinsmann will have to eat after we outright win this B****

I assume that would be quite a tasty crow.

I'd settle to see a game where the US scores 3 goals in a competition that isn't the Gold Cup. So far this WC has been very exciting, high scoring, and relatively unpredictable.

So 0-0 US/Ghana incoming.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I assume that would be quite a tasty crow.

I have the Louis XIII on ice

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Yeah, Germany's taking the #1 spot, pretty much no matter what. The goal is for them to beat Portugal like 3-0 or more, to get Portugal's differential down.

If Portugal wins today, we've got no shot.