FIFA World Cup 2014 thread of GER bests ARG, Neuer wins Glove, Messi wins Ball

[Himu]

I thought you were brunette

[Cerveza mas fina]

Does she write for the Onion?

[Himu]

She's all real

[Cerveza mas fina]

Ugh if I didn't miss that questions round and the first 9 games I would have been up there at the top  :'(

[DCharlieJP]

psssh, running roughshod over life turds never gets old

Coulty isn't even in the same galaxy of trolling as both my sons, plus i have no effective defense against the pair of them

[Fifstar]

Earlier, you had 4 points down on a match. Not anymore.

Congrats to Fifstar and Lager as well. Fifstar is catching up!!!

Got the most points on two matchdays in a row, looking to extend that streak to 3 

Still being last place except for people that didn't start from the beginning though 

Ugh if I didn't miss that questions round and the first 9 games I would have been up there at the top  :'(

I'm most impressed my Himu, who seems to miss like every fifth game or so and still is battling for first place. Some of the questions are easy points tho, missing those makes it hard to get a good spot.

[Fifstar]

(7) It's foreign

This is the only real reason, no?

[headwalk]

Wait... is that good or bad for USA?

muntari was already suspended for two yellow cards and boateng has been pretty shit all tournament. can't imagine team moral is flying right now, though.

[Fifstar]

There's always the chance that the young guys step up, but who knows?

hopefully a tie is in order.

Difficult to say, I've read that Boateng was evicted because he argued with the coach. Apparently he thought he knows better than the coach, judging from his interviews he couldn't subordinate to the coach, maybe because he's african. The team could get an extra push, if they're behind the coach. If there turmoil in the whole team, they won't have a chance.

I'm also unsure about Portugal, their chances are pretty slim to advance. On the other hand, they surely don't want to leave this group with just 1 point...

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A tie against Germany will be really hard to get though

[Cerveza mas fina]

Biz you really want to go to the next round knowing Jerry went easy on you?

[Fifstar]

A tie against Germany will be really hard to get though

Don't we advance with a Portugal-Ghana tie?

Quoting myself for relevance here

so what does this mean brehs

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So a draw in the game between Portugal and Ghana and both USA and Germany advance.

Draw between USA and Germany and they both advance.

If Germany looses, Germany will probably still advance unless there is a blowout victory in one of the two matches, because they have the best goal difference.

If the US looses, they still have a decent chance if Portugal wins, because Portugal has to score a lot against Ghana (which seems highly unlikely at this point), unless Germany scores big against the US. If Ghana wins narrowly against Portugal and the US looses narrowly against Germany, USA might still advance, depending on the exact scores. The next tie breaker after goal difference is total Goals scored. If total goals scored would be the same for Ghana and the US, US would advance because they won against Ghana.

Frankly, i can't imagine that we (germany) are going in against the US because a draw would still be enough to become first in the group and it seems to be Löws plan to conserve power. The question is if Klinsmann is content with playing it safe, because if a goal is scored late against the US, the face the danger of being eliminated. Also germany isn't a team that's really well suited to temporize, as the team has a really offensive DNA. I'm also kinda afraid of the power of the US, because our defense already had big problems against the fast and powerful offense of Ghana. Lastly, second place probably means facing Belgium which probably both the US and Germany want to avoid, even though Belgium has disappointed so far.


Also, if Germany looses 0-2 and Ghana wins 3-0, a coin toss would decide if Ghana or Germany would advance 

The same would happen between Portugal and the US if the US loose 3-2 and Portugal wins 4-0.

[Fifstar]

Biz you really want to go to the next round knowing Jerry went easy on you?

YES

I thought you were about full on warfare? Pressure's getting to you, eh?


Also the mls and germany's biggest boulevard newspaper are about to have tweef:

http://meedia.de/2014/06/26/usa-verband-findet-bild-cover-not-cool-antwort-der-bild-heult-doch/

[CatsCatsCats]

Man I ain't doin shit at work today until these matches are over

[Fifstar]

Don't know what you're referencing, our shitty newspaper is just saying "cry moar" because the mls twitter complained about the tacky cover.

[CatsCatsCats]

Because America, Biz. Lets get sour on these krauts

[CatsCatsCats]

I'm hoping for some cocky dumb luck miracle, the cornerstone of American sports movies

[Fifstar]

Sorry to break it to you, but dumb luck is the cornerstone of the german world cup success.

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Although we seem to have lost it since we have started to play technical, sophisticated football

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[CatsCatsCats]

America is Han Solo, don't tell us the odds

[Fifstar]

Suárez banned for 9 games 

[Himu]

I have no anxiety about the game. Good/bad sign?

[Squiddy]

Suárez banned for 9 games 

A rabid dog like that should have been put down.

[Himu]

This game is so delayed.

[ToxicAdam]

ESPN/Disney seeded the clouds in order to get a later start and bigger ratings.

 

[CatsCatsCats]

Doesn't look like it's getting delayed. Hopefully they call it after a few minutes of 0-0 though

[Himu]

 

[Himu]

Ozil is absolutely dashing today.

[Positive Touch]

argh where can I stream this damn match on my phone if I don't have cable

[Himu]

BRAD DAVIS HOUSTON DYNAMOOOO

[TEEEPO]

I hope they show a close up of Klinsmann singing his national anthem

[Brehvolution]

what site are you guys streaming from. Apparenty DirecTV isn't an approved watchespn provider. 

Watching in spanish now.

[Reb]

I love the name Schweinsteiger.

[ToxicAdam]

I almost would rather watch the Ghana/Portugal match instead. Less anxiety and a tie still means the US wins.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Dunno if i should watch us or ghana game

[Squiddy]

CRON GO HOME
CRON GO HOME
CRON GO HOME!

Like they'll ever manage to score another 3 goals, US is safe still.

[Himu]

Davis come onnnn dynamo!

[Mandark]

Dempsey looks less than dynamic out there, but that might just be striker-with-no-service syndrome.  Having seen Zusi, Bedoya, and now Davis play, are we really sure there wasn't room for Donovan on the team?  I know Klinsmann's team selection is more than just that one decision, but at least we'd see some decent corners with Donovan on the field.

[Himu]

Agreed.

[TEEEPO]

SO STRESSED

[Himu]

FUCK

[Mandark]

*frantically looks up tiebreaker rules*

[ToxicAdam]

I would've lost my shit if the keeper saved both of those attempts.

[Steve Contra]

*frantically looks up tiebreaker rules*

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/25/upshot/984-ways-the-united-states-can-advance-to-the-next-round-of-the-world-cup.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMedia&module=photo-spot-region&region=photo-spot&WT.nav=photo-spot

[Himu]

FUCK GHANA SCORED ON PORTUGAL

[Steve Youngblood]

Portugal and Ghana is tied. So you guys are in the clear for now.

That actually makes me more nervous. A 2-1 win for Ghana (should they score again) is disaster for us.

[Himu]

Portugal and Ghana is tied. So you guys are in the clear for now.

This is BAD because it's likely Ghana can score on them again.

[Himu]

God DAMMIT

[Brehvolution]

Get up!

[Himu]

Portugal stop being shit and SCORE you cunts!!!

[Himu]

 Portugal scored YESSSSSS

[Mandark]

Cristiano Ronaldo, American hero! 

[ToxicAdam]

Forget Ronaldo, that goalie put it on a tee for him.

[Brehvolution]

US passing is awful.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Shoot in the other corner ffs

[Cerveza mas fina]

Gz usa

[Squiddy]

USA USA USA!

[CatsCatsCats]

Thanks Portugal!

[Himu]

YES!!!

[Squiddy]

[Himu]

Portugal