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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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To: Michael81Dus

Goal. Brazil scores, RONALDO!


601 posted on 06/22/2006 12:46:23 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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To: Michael81Dus

You spoke too soon, Michael. :)


602 posted on 06/22/2006 12:46:38 PM PDT by darkangel82 (Higher visibility leads to greater zottability.)
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To: Michael81Dus

and he scores :-)


603 posted on 06/22/2006 12:46:57 PM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: Eurotwit

That was pretty!!


604 posted on 06/22/2006 12:48:00 PM PDT by don-o
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To: darkangel82; Eurotwit

No, that goal doesn´t make his overall-performance better. Ronaldo is a hippo, he´s partying instead of training, he´s lazy and lame. If he´d do his best he´d be better. I despise the arrogance to be lazy just because you´ve reached a level of popularity.


605 posted on 06/22/2006 12:49:54 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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To: Michael81Dus

Speak of the devil.


606 posted on 06/22/2006 12:50:04 PM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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To: Michael81Dus

Even a blind overweight squirrel can find a nut in the woods. Hipponaldo's goal will ensure he plays for Brazil for the rest of the competition. That's good news for all the other teams left in the World Cup.


607 posted on 06/22/2006 12:53:39 PM PDT by jjbrouwer (Two World Wars and one World Cup (soon to be two World Cups))
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To: romanesq
OK, this is not to make any apologies for the very bad US play during their matches. The US lost and deserved to loose.

But do any of you World Cup trivia buffs know if there has been any other time where the 3rd & 4th ranked teams in pool play advanced?
608 posted on 06/22/2006 12:58:12 PM PDT by Purple GOPer (The government is a group of people who are usually ungoverned.)
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To: jjbrouwer

I understand that you can have an old grudge against Beckham (he can do that to people), but his passing in the games I watched was one of the best in the cup.


609 posted on 06/22/2006 12:59:02 PM PDT by Tolik
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To: jjbrouwer

Sausage eaters beat them as they sat the best striker duo in the tournament.
Overlook them at your own peril.
Beward of the tricolor.


610 posted on 06/22/2006 12:59:41 PM PDT by romanesq (.)
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To: romanesq

Keep dreaming.


611 posted on 06/22/2006 1:04:56 PM PDT by jjbrouwer (Two World Wars and one World Cup (soon to be two World Cups))
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To: Purple GOPer
'But do any of you World Cup trivia buffs know if there has been any other time where the 3rd & 4th ranked teams in pool play advanced?'

If you really think USA should have been ranked in the top TEN in the world, you are seriously deluding yourself. FIFA must have fixed the rankings to create American interest in the competition.

On the form they have shown, I would place them about 40th, which is roughly where they finished.

612 posted on 06/22/2006 1:06:44 PM PDT by jjbrouwer (Two World Wars and one World Cup (soon to be two World Cups))
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To: jjbrouwer

We should have beat Italy. Stupid ref messed us up. But the Italians are pretty good. And we often beat Mexico. And they're really good. If we were really 40th we would be worse than Togo. :)


613 posted on 06/22/2006 1:08:33 PM PDT by onja ("The government of England is a limited mockery.") (France is a complete mockery.)
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To: onja

What's Golzado? Or however you spell it. Univision said that instead of the usual GOL!


614 posted on 06/22/2006 1:11:04 PM PDT by onja ("The government of England is a limited mockery.") (France is a complete mockery.)
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To: onja
'If we were really 40th we would be worse than Togo. :)'

Well, USA finished last in their group. And Togo could still finish third in theirs tomorrow so you may be onto something there.

615 posted on 06/22/2006 1:11:55 PM PDT by jjbrouwer (Two World Wars and one World Cup (soon to be two World Cups))
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To: onja

Giant blunder by the Aussie goalkeeper.

Croatia in the lead.


616 posted on 06/22/2006 1:13:41 PM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: Eurotwit

Why is Scwartzer not in goal?


617 posted on 06/22/2006 1:14:36 PM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: onja

Golazo ! = Big goal,

golito = little goal, I don't ever remember one.


618 posted on 06/22/2006 1:15:34 PM PDT by Gaetano
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To: Eurotwit

Just damn-d!!!


619 posted on 06/22/2006 1:15:35 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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To: Michael81Dus

And another damn-d: Brazil leads 3-1 against Japan.


620 posted on 06/22/2006 1:16:45 PM PDT by Michael81Dus (1954, 1974, 1990, 2006)
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