World Cup Open Thread: Knockout Round Edition
Morning all. Figured some people are up and about. Winner of this Uruaguay/South Korea games gets the winner of US/Ghana
In this first game, keep an eye on Diego Forlan (10) and Park Si-Jung (7). Very dangerous players. Both have impressive highlight reels playing for Man U, although Forlan plays in Spain now.
They are elite players.
Odds? Odds!
Uruguay -125
South Korea +360
Draw +220
These odds are based on 90 minutes plus stoppage time. No OT or PKs at the end. Not sure I like the fact that bets end before the game does. Probably a soccer quirk.
Odds to advance, including, well, all the game are uruguay -260, south korea +240
But, I like Uruguay to advance. I wonder if South Korea is in trouble with the defensive breakdowns they've had recently going against some of the dangerous strikers.
The Suarez/Forlan combo will get the deciding goal. I'm thinking another shutout for La Celeste
Dempsey up front.
Last sub will probably be Gomez for Bornstein if we don't score by the 75th minute.
...that's a good start. Need more of those.
Great play from Altidore, huge save.
come on!!!!
Why we have to actually have our backs to the wall to play like our backs are to the wall is beyond me, but it's an encouraging start to the half.
...keep your run going to the outside.
Harkes is really going to the well with the "U.S. team thinks better than Ghana" comments. Can a "scrappy/gritty" line be far behind?
...please, but get on the damn ball.
...on boys.
without some level of angst, they've ratcheted it up a notch
Man, the Ghanians are FAST!
if we start sending guys forward, Ghana will take advantage of it if we mess it up
Anyone got a link for live stream of this? I arranged to have my satellite changed from DishNetwork to DirectTV but they delayed my installation and haven't shown up yet :(
Again, the Black Stars fly down the field...
Ghana's front 3 look tired, not pressing our back line nearly as had as in the first half.
is up there with a groin kick on the wince scale...
...that Ghana would be our arch-nemesis.
....Dempsey earns the PK
Now make it count
Penalty shot!
Have to score...
now for the penalty shot...
....Landon
Goal!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
Landon Donovan!!!!
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn't get enough of the post though.
</sarcasm>
to celebrate a PK!
Especially when your teammate makes the great play to make it happen.
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never mind.
GOAL!!!!
...what you were going for?
Ha. My sooper skillz > you
YES!!!
Oh, close, Altadore
Yes, that's what I was going for.
really getting to the ball more than they were in the first half, good sign...
Doesn't even look like the same teams from the first half.
They don't know how to play a boring match. It's always exciting.
This is like a hockey game. Clean it up, ref.
bradddleeyyyyyy goddamit
just needed a finisher on the receiving end.
he just kicked and hoped for the best...right to the goalie...
Whenever I see defenders stop running with their arms up and let the opposing striker through, I want to castrate them. Ghana caught a break on that.
things are beginning to get tense...
Oh, so close!!!
Altidore. Only one "a".
How much fun is this?! I'm not a big soccer fan or shall I say football fan but i'm hooked!! USA! USA! USA!
But even I didn't think that was a penalty. They were pushing each other. Us probably more than them.