Team USA faces "dangerous" opponent in next World Cup match

cbsnews.com ^ | June 21, 2014 | Elaine Quijano

[Berlin_Freeper]

The American team has a chance to move on to the next round of the World Cup Sunday when it takes on Portugal.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Best ESPN promo ever, IMO.

Sam’s Army in the house. All rise.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Capello: We were caught out trying to win the game
“Frankly I’m very happy with the performance of the team. The result is unfair but the truth is we lost. We had chances to win, it was a very good match because both teams gave it their all and tried to win. Unfortunately it was Belgium who were able to make it.

“We played a good part of the first half on the counter attack. We had very clear chances to score in the first half but we got the last pass wrong or we tried to do things too hastily. In the second half, we were the team that had great possession but Belgium are a very dangerous team.

“We tried to win the match and we were subjected to a counter, that’s all. We tried to win it.”

[Berlin_Freeper]

FT: South Korea 2-4 Algeria
A brilliant win for Algeria. One which sets up their final game against Russia very nicely indeed. A point is good enough for them in that game, and it wouldn't be the first time they've held Fabio Capello's team at the World Cup (England in 2010).

For South Korea, they have been punished for an awful first half. They improved in the second, but they couldn't really get much worse. Their progress beyong Group H now depends on them beating Belgium, but also on other results. Not mathematically eliminated, but it will take a minor miracle to qualify.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Ronaldo's knee dominates build-up to key USA vs Portugal Group G clash
Dempsey likely to play in a mask

[Berlin_Freeper]

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USA!
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[Berlin_Freeper]

Jurgen Klinsmann rolls dice with 4-5-1 lineup
It's a bold move from the US manager, one that is a stark departure from the diamond midfield and two-forward lineups of recent vintage.

[Berlin_Freeper]

http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/world-cup-wags-2014-us-mens-218479.shtml#.U6dH9rHm72Y

[Berlin_Freeper]

No mask

Go USA!!!

[Berlin_Freeper]

Too easy

We need better defense than that

[Berlin_Freeper]

Down one but looking good

[dfwgator]

What I fear is Portugal getting another one on a counter. The US can’t wait too long to get on the board.

[Berlin_Freeper]

http://youtu.be/d6wRkzCW5qI

[Berlin_Freeper]

Ah we’ll four points

[Berlin_Freeper]

Good night

[kevkrom]

I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN TIE!

Doesn’t have the same ring to it. Still, odds look good for advancing.

[kevkrom]

Ok, from Twitter, this one’s funny:

@FutbolsaCountry: #USA executed their gameplan perfectly. But nobody on the technical staff could have predicted that Ronaldo would pass to a teammate.

[kevkrom]

Uh, oh... I don’t think specific players are implicated, but the Ghana national team is in trouble for arranging to have matches fixed: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10918321/Football-match-fixing-deal-casts-cloud-over-World-Cup.html

That’s gonna be a distraction for the team...

[rabidralph]

LOL!