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2006 WORLD CUP - Day 14 Thread - U.S. needs win in group E finale
MLSnet.com ^ | 6-22-06 | MLSnet.com

Posted on 06/21/2006 10:33:27 PM PDT by soccer_maniac

The U.S. national team goes into Thursday's Group E finale against Ghana (9:55 a.m. ET, ESPN) knowing that it must come up with a win to have any chance of moving to the Round of 16.

All four teams in Group E, including the USA, still have a chance to advance. The U.S. must beat a tough Ghana side to have any chance of moving to the knockout phase. Should Bruce Arena's team be able to secure three points against the Africans, whom they meet at 9:55 a.m. ET on ESPN, they will need Italy to beat the Czech Republic in a simultaneous match, which can be seen live on ESPN2. The U.S. is not mathematically eliminated with a Czech draw or win, but will need a big victory over Ghana to avoid being eliminated on goal difference.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 2006; czechrepublic; donovan; fifa; football; futbol; germany; ghana; italy; notfootball; soccer; usa; usteam; wm; worldcup
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The group stage of the World Cup will conclude with four more games on Friday, with the Round of 16 kicking off Saturday.
1 posted on 06/21/2006 10:33:35 PM PDT by soccer_maniac
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World Cup Ping!


2 posted on 06/21/2006 10:36:06 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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3 posted on 06/21/2006 10:38:26 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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A great two week mini-season. Saturday its onto the playoffs. Team USA will be lucky to make to the Round Of 16. I don't see them making it to Berlin next month.


4 posted on 06/21/2006 10:42:16 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: soccer_maniac

I excuse myself for the US game - I´m going to watch the Czechs against Italy with a few thousands on a large outdoor screen. After all, it´s summer!
The WC-tourists are lucky, we haven´t had really bad weather since the World Cup began. :-)


5 posted on 06/21/2006 10:43:54 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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To: soccer_maniac

The one's in red get killed off every time.


6 posted on 06/21/2006 10:44:15 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: goldstategop

Wahl: Everything on the Line

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/grant_wahl/06/21/us.ghana/index.html

Pretty much lays it all out


8 posted on 06/21/2006 10:48:57 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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Gonna be a rough early call.

We can do this easily, we match up well.

Only tough part is cheering on the Italians...woof!


9 posted on 06/21/2006 10:50:47 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser ("You can't really dust for vomit.")
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To: Michael81Dus

I also hope Team Germany wins. But my friend, aren't you being premature in your tagline? We're a long ways from the final game yet.


10 posted on 06/21/2006 10:51:44 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Central Scrutiniser

Easy Way: USA and Italy wins (ITA 7 pts, USA 4 pts)

Hard Way: USA wins, Czechs win, and the combined margin of USA and Czech victories is six or more goals (example: USA 2-0, CZE 4-0). (CZE 6 pts; USA 4 pts, one-goal advantage GD)

Harder Way: USA wins by two goals and scores three more goals than Italy, Czechs win by three goals (example: USA 3-1, CZE 3-0). (CZE 6 pts, USA 4 pts, equal GD, one-goal advantage GF)

Much Harder Way: USA wins by three goals, Czechs win by two goals. (CZE 6 pts; USA 4 pts, 0 GD, one-goal advantage GF)

Obscenely Difficult Way: USA wins by four and scores three (or more) more goals than the Czechs, Czechs draw (example: USA 4-0, CZE 1-1). (ITA 5 pts; USA 4 pts, +1 GD, one-goal advantage GF)

In-Their-Dreams Way: USA wins by five or more. (ITA or CZE wins; USA gets second with 4 pts, +2 GD)

You've-Gotta-Be-Kidding-Me Way: USA wins by two goals, Czechs win by three goals, USA wins drawing of lots. (CZE 6 pts; USA and ITA: 4 pts, -1 GD, equal GF, head-to-head match tied 1-1, equal GF+GA)

Bottom line: root for Italy to either win or lose big.


11 posted on 06/21/2006 11:16:12 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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Ghana coach: "This is Ghana's time now"
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060620/1/7xyq.html


12 posted on 06/21/2006 11:26:58 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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Go USA! I hope USA goes through and the cheating Italians are thrashed by the Czechs.


13 posted on 06/21/2006 11:28:16 PM PDT by jjbrouwer (Two World Wars and one World Cup)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

Italy: blue shirt, blue shorts, blue socks
USA: white shirt, navy blue shorts, white socks


14 posted on 06/21/2006 11:29:45 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

Ghana: red shirt, red shorts, red socks
USA: white shirt, navy blue shorts, white socks

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060620/1/7x24.html


15 posted on 06/21/2006 11:31:10 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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Here is my prediction for what it's worth.

US will beat Gahna.

Italy will be Rice Checks.

USA will beat Spain in the shocker heard round the soccer world.

You heard it hear first.

It is about time the USA shines.

16 posted on 06/21/2006 11:33:01 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Better Living Through Government Interference - Democrats Platform)
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The problem I have with Soccer (football) is all the flopping and acting. I've never seen a sport where guys get carried off the field on a stretcher, and two minutes later they are ready to go back in the game. You get carried off the field on a stretcher in American football, and chances you are done for the season.

That aside, I do enjoy watching Soccer once every four years in the World Cup competition.
17 posted on 06/21/2006 11:39:05 PM PDT by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Jesus always reads His knee-mail. (Hall of Fame Hit-N-Run poster))
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Buddhist monks in Thailand are too tired to receive early morning alms because they are staying up late to watch the World Cup, a Thai newspaper reported on Wednesday.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-06-21T200830Z_01_BKK267959_RTRUKOC_0_US-THAILAND-MONKS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22


18 posted on 06/21/2006 11:40:26 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
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To: goldstategop

Hehe, do the math: ´54 x ´74 - 1990 = 2006 !!! :)
Plus, whenever Iran was qualified for the World Cup, Germany got the trophy. Maybe Ahmadinedjad wants to be our mascot? We can show him to visitors in a golden cage or so.


19 posted on 06/21/2006 11:41:49 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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To: jjbrouwer

What a great idea, pal! You want the US team to reach the next round AND the "cheating Italians trashed by the Czechs"?? Impossible! Choose your side! Either your are for the US team, then you´ve to root for Italy OR you are for the Czechs.


20 posted on 06/21/2006 11:44:10 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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