World Cup Day 8 Open Thread - w/ US vs. Slovenia Goodness!
Draw against Slovenia and we are in great shape no matter what happens in the England game. Lose and we are close to eliminated.
Great shape would be a win. If England wins then the mountain gets a bit steeper. Draw is not great shape at all.
we will almost surely make it through.
In no other sport do the fans hope to tie the inferior team so they can have a chance to sneak on by in the tournament.
I know soccer fans always cheer big time for their team to win, but because of the format (draws allowed, more than one team advances in tournaments, etc), I always feel like soccer discussions end up with fans discussing what levels of losing and sucking are acceptable.
Where's your pride, man?!? No levels of losing and sucking are acceptable. Sometimes they're unavoidable, but you should never be OKAY with it.
After this only wins get you through the tourney.
lame
You mean "should've been a red", right? ANGERRR!!!
It could have been a red because it was a "breakaway" but I don't think that it deserved a red.
The ref from the Germany game wouldve given it a red...
though
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!
GOAL!!!!!!!!
He really loves Daddy.
YEAH!!!!!!
Fantastic finish!
Fuck an A. This is like NHL playoff OT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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if we get the draw, we have to cheer for England to beat Slovenia and then beat Algeria by more than 1, correct?
If England beat Slovenia, we only need to win, full stop, to advance.
If England and Algeria draw, we need to win by more than one.
buckle down and get the winner now
never mind that was bullshit
that big of a soccer fan but DAMN!!!! that was as bad as a Jim Joyce call
We just got robbed like whoa. Should've been the winner there.
u.s. keeps getting screwed with bad calls!
And even if it wasn't he wasn't part of the play.
Did the linesman even call that?
i'd rather have sheegos out there
How far "behind" the last defender do you have to be? Looked like Bradley was at least a head behind the guy to me.
You just can't be past the defender in any meaningfull way. Anyways, Bradley was definitely on and being fouled in the box. Edu was on and it should have been a goal no question.
Angry USA soccer hating god strikes again
If you look off the ball there is a US guy just holding on to one person who appeared to be trying to get back for a clear. That's the only thing I could see, but both teams were grabbing, I don't know, it was a tough call.
Edit: Never mind
just part of the deal in soccer?
It seems like every game I check in on they are making NBA refs look competent by comparison.
In a word, yes. Soccer is even more in the dark ages, re: officiating, than Major League Baseball is. There is exactly one man on the pitch with the authority to hand out cards & watch the game from the center. Yes, the linesmen help out, but let's face it, it's just not enough. Hockey has 3 (or, now at some levels, 4) referees for a game with half the players and, what, a quarter the space? Having so few officials on the field is idiotic, and needs to be changed.
I guess South Africa was serious about not wanting Obama to make a visit.
He's faking
Wait, you mean that happens?
we were robbed but that was one hell of a game
I think that answers the questions about Bradley's fitness to coach these guys.
for Penn St fans (assuming they are American). They are probably having heart attacks complaining about refs, again.
Anyway, that ref sucked and should not be allowed to ref a FIFA game ever again. Let's do what Americans do best and complain to the FIFA board.
Great comeback made possible by class finishes from Dempsey and Bradley (saving his old man's bacon). Should be in great shape to qualify, but if Algeria can hold the English we'll be fucking mint.
Can FIFA stop being PC and give us refs from a real league instead of some clueless guy from Mali?
It was Donovan, not Dempsey. And if we beat Algeria by 2 we are moving on to the next round
Do we get an explanation from the refs on that call?
Incompetence.