(It will be hard to beat Germany though...)
Ann Coulter has pissed me off on many things of late...but not this:
AMERICA’S FAVORITE NATIONAL PASTIME: HATING SOCCER
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2014-06-25.html
What’s a “World Cup?”
If Ozil has a good game, his set-up passing combined with the finishing skills of Götze and Mueller could make for a difficult game for any opponent.
I’ll be watching. No big fan of the sport but would love to see our guys stick it to the Germans and send a message to them and their European counterparts that we can beat them at their stupid game, and still have no “passion” for it.
I’m hoping for a narrow Portugal win or a draw. That way it won’t matter if we lose to Germans. We could lose 150-0 and still go to 1/16.
Ghana kicked out 2 of its best players from the team few hours ago. 1 striker (Kevin Prince Boateng) and a very skilled midfielder. Ghana win is not good for USA because the goal differential is too close. Portugal has to make up 5 goals.
Team USA does need to continue playing until the final whistle. They get a point ahead and tend to slack off — and get scored on in the final seconds.
The same thing happed several times in the NHL playoffs — one team could get ahead and slack off and get scored on in the final seconds.
I’ll be watching the match with more than casual interest, obviously rooting for the US… Sort of a hobby has been capturing action shots from these events, hopefully there will be some good ones to record (including American goals ;) It’s been tough to find a lot worthwhile IMO – more than bloody head-knocks & inci[sor]dental contact.
In a nutshell.
They’ve had like 2 feet of ran in Recife in the last 24 hours. The city’s flooded, access to the stadium is hazardous, the pitch is a mess, and it’s still raining. If they play the match at all then a tie might well be the most likely outcome.
Note the "Don't Tread on Me" flag. I can't tell you how many soccer games I've seen this along with the Gadsden flag.
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Lots of commentary on how Germany and USA could just play defensive game and go our with 0-0 draw so both advance. But there was one article I read that I believe sums up why that won’t happen..PRIDE. Germans are not going to play a half-assed game just to statistically qualify for the next round. They’re going to go all out and play hard.
Game almost half-over, even if teams don’t collude for a draw, unless surival is really on the line, a team won’t have the same urgency to score.
USA 0 0 Germany
GO HOLLAND - BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF MEXICO!!!
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882
“Chewy” Luis is out of the World Cup.
Also out for the first 9 games of the Premier League season.