The World Cup Approacheth

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Well, I'm going inside to watch England now....Not sure whether to take you guys in with me or not!

 

[arturo7]

based on this morning's results...

Let's Go Algeria!!


(sorry, gnome)

 

[MeatyPortion]

Well, I'm going inside to watch England now....Not sure whether to take you guys in with me or not!

lol saw this and thought "that sort of looks like LGI".

 

[user 40839]

JESUS H. CHRIST!!!

Meaty, you're some bollix!

 

[storunner13]

ENGLAND JUST TIED?!!!!! as long as we win there is NO way that we can't advance. Though...if England can't beat Algeria...can the USA?

 

[IrregularPulse]

If we win we are through.
If we tie and England and Slovania Tie and England keep less goals scored than us (so far we're up) we're through.
If we tie and Slovenia wins, we are through.

England couldn't beat us either, we have just as good of a chance against Algeria. We've put 3 (4 really) balls in the net, Algeria has put 0.

 

[IrregularPulse]

based on this morning's results...

Let's Go Algeria!!


(sorry, gnome)

Yeah It's pretty nerve racking cheering for and against both teams. At least cheering for one team you can get excited when they're on one side of the field. Watching this game, I was nervous anytime they were outside the middle 30!

 

[MeatyPortion]

Is LGI still beating the crap out of inanimate objects in his house?

 

[user 40839]

I kinda thought that England shat the bed against the USA.

Today tho, they not only crapped it, but then they proceeded to roll around in it for 90 minutes.

Awful performance by the English - the tabloids will be going mental in the morning. Rooney in particular was absolutely shocking. Showed about as much desire in that match as Meaty does when he hears the "Good Morning, Son" call.

WIDE open on Tuesday. All four teams in with a shout. MUST WIN match for England against Slovenia, who'll be playing for a point. And Algeria showed today that they could be a much tougher opponent than the Slovenians were for the USA. An English win means that game's a must win for the US.

 

[erkwist]

The cup has been complete crap so far, everyone is playin like a bunch of US highschool teams! What the hell.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

Oh man that refferee's call was a big pile of stinkin' crap. Here, you can clearly see it was not an offside (you can see it clearly at about 32").
And how the hell can a "professional" referee take a goal from a team because the other team just committed a foul on them??? That's just a bunch of crap.
Thank goodness for England doing so badly with Algeria today, that means we still have a good chance of progressing out of our group.

The cup has been complete crap so far, everyone is playin like a bunch of US highschool teams! What the hell.

Maybe that's because our high school teams are good now a days, the kids know the game, the coaches know the game and the referees know the game (unlike FIFA referees apparently)

 

[Beernik]

I just saw the call, I had the game DVR'd.

they could have called 3 penalties on SVN for litterally hugging the American players.

And this ref blew 3 other calls that went against the US. I mean a yellow card for intentional hand ball when it hit him in the face and then glanced off his arm?

Dork.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Oh I especially like the video at 35" where Michael Bradley is in a frackin' full nelson and Jay DeMerit was doing a forced tango with a Slovenian defender. I can whine and bitch like mad (well, continue to... I made a big stink at the bar) but that doesn't change anything. What they need to look at are the ways they could have prevented playing catch-up:

- The first goal... seriously Tim Howard? Were you daydreaming?

- The response pressure was excellent, in my opinion. They attacked the box quite a bit but they failed to get back on D while Slovenia was transitioning.


Also: Group D is straight up balls. I can't believe Germany lost... I'm not bashing on Serbia or anything but really? The goal was very deserving one, though the keeper definitely should have come out

At the beginning of the tournament I was thinking we need to win the group outright to avoid Germany but now... I just don't know. Say what you will, this years Cup has been pretty dang entertaining.

Let's get a win next week, Team USA! WOO! [insert vuvuzela noises]

 

[Scooby_Brew]

Say what you will, this years Cup has been pretty dang entertaining.

Ain't that true.

[insert vuvuzela noises]

Please don't.

 

[user 40839]

*shrugs*

Again, ref could have (should have) sent Clint Dempsey off after 30 seconds. It's telling when a player runs for the hills and stays as far away from the ref as he can while the guy is getting treatment (the replays were kinda telling too!)

Just sayin'.

Probably the most entertaining match of the tournament so far, tho.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

Holy crap! Check this out:

JOHANNESBURG – The referee who disallowed a potential game-winning goal for the United States will face an expedited performance review from FIFA and is likely to be excluded from the rest of the World Cup, according to a FIFA source

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wo...nia-u-s-referee--fbintl_ro-referee061810.html

 

[arturo7]

Hopefully, the US will play for the full 90 minutes against Algeria and this blown call will be a non-issue.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Hopefully, the US will play for the full 90 minutes against Algeria and this blown call will be a non-issue.

That's what I'd really like to see. However, I feel that a performance review is seriously needed. It's just like any other job: if the head-boss-man sees you doing something he really doesn't like, you're going to get called into the office for a little chit-chat.

 

[arturo7]

Reno, I agree 100%. Unless he saw something no one else did, he should only be allowed to work in beer leagues.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Reno, I agree 100%. Unless he saw something no one else did, he should only be allowed to work in beer leagues.

Nah. The beer leaguers would crucify him. And then drink more beer.

 

[user 22118]

No matter what the world knows happened, the game is over and the USA needs to just focus on Algeria who (despite England playing like ****e) put up a good game against the Brits, so are strong because they got the same result we did against them.

I have never seen such a close group stage before. This is unheard of that one team doesn't just stand out miles ahead of the rest. Argentina is looking good, but Messi hasn't even touched the goal (so to speak). Should be interesting to see what the groups G and H produce.

 

[Styles]

Wooo hoooo!!! I can't believe that NZ have managed a draw against Italy! That's amazing! It sounds pretty silly to be celebrating 2 draws, but this is our best word cup result ever!

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Wooo hoooo!!! I can't believe that NZ have managed a draw against Italy! That's amazing! It sounds pretty silly to be celebrating 2 draws, but this is our best word cup result ever!

Congrats!!! I never saw the game, but that's one impressive result!

 

[Reno_eNVy]

What the hell happened with North Korea? That was definitely not the team that held Brazil to 2:1. I think the defense and keeper need to start finding some place to live in South Africa because they are not going to want to go back.

Also, Ronaldos goal.... awesome. I love the accidental juggling.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Wow... was anyone watching that missed goal by the Swiss? Ouch. That's a replay they won't want to watch. Still, the Chileans deserved to win.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Holy guacamole... the French totally lost their cool! I have to read about this more.

 

[user 40839]

By FAR, the biggest pleasure the tournament has given me so far is the completely self-administered meltdown the French are in the middle of. It's absolutely fantastic, and proof positive that karma is a wonderful thing.

Myself and millions of other Irishmen will be wearing the yellow and green of South Africa tomorrow. COME ON, BAFANA BAFANA!!!

 

[HoppyDaze]

spain just scored thanks to some terrible defense...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Myself and millions of other Irishmen will be wearing the yellow and green of South Africa tomorrow. COME ON, BAFANA BAFANA!!!

Word. RSA is a quality club... and they have awesome names like the above mentioned Bafana Bafana and Tshabalala. Just kind of rolls off the tongue ^_^

And I got a little giddy when I heard of the French imploding. Great stuff

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

OOOOooooo this is getting good. What an awesome day!