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Juergen Klinsmann is excited for U.S. World Cup match with Germany
latimes.com ^ | June 24, 2014 | Kevin Baxter

Posted on 06/25/2014 11:39:16 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

When the World Cup pairings were announced in December, the date U.S. Coach Juergen Klinsmann circled most prominently on his calendar was June 26, the group-play final against Germany.

That's the country Klinsmann, the player, led to a World Cup title in 1990 and the one Klinsmann, the coach, led to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. So playing against his homeland in his first World Cup as the American coach was something he both feared and embraced.

Now that the game is at hand, though, Klinsmann says he's feeling another emotion: joy.

"This is going to be so much fun," he said Tuesday. "I'm so excited."

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: soccer; worldcup2014
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To: kevkrom

Bring on Belgium!


101 posted on 06/26/2014 10:55:17 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: kevkrom

We survived “The Group of Death”!


102 posted on 06/26/2014 10:56:09 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Howard was amazing!


103 posted on 06/26/2014 11:00:03 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

USA GOES ON

104 posted on 06/26/2014 11:04:56 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
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105 posted on 06/26/2014 11:09:48 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Thomas Muller scores with his ninth World Cup goal
106 posted on 06/26/2014 11:16:31 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
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107 posted on 06/26/2014 11:32:56 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
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108 posted on 06/26/2014 11:34:56 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

corruption is rampant


109 posted on 06/26/2014 11:35:29 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( On to impeachment and removal (IRS, Taliban, Fast and furious, VA, Benghazi)!!!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Does he get an assist on the goal? Rather than catch the ball he served it up to his opponent.

Only the head official and the keepers can take the ball out of play. Stop the game. If he had enough range to palm the ball with authority he could have caught it and at least switched play to the neutral zone.

110 posted on 06/26/2014 11:55:03 AM PDT by kitchen (Even the walls have ears.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Howard was amazing!

As well as Gonzales.

Bradley, on the other hand...

111 posted on 06/26/2014 12:32:35 PM PDT by kevkrom (I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
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To: kitchen
Howard wasn't on balance to catch the ball and keep possession.

We can be grateful to have such a great goalie as he.

USA 0:1 Germany

112 posted on 06/26/2014 2:00:03 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: kitchen
The star goalkeeper for the U.S. national team is a tough-as-nails 35-year-old Jersey native who is the very definition of American badass.

Americans are grappling with the mixed emotions of punching their ticket to the second round of the World Cup, but losing to Germany. The 0-1 loss stings but the damage could have been worse if it weren't for Team USA's goalkeeper, Tim Howard. He was the basis of the U.S. managing to hold its own with five clutch saves to combat a disappointing offensive performance.

113 posted on 06/26/2014 2:07:58 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Algeria and Belgium progress
114 posted on 06/26/2014 3:05:55 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
We will just have to disagree on this. Never said Howard isn't a very good keeper and isn't a significant contributor to the team success. The point is, a huge amount of the goals scored at any level can be traced to forgetting fundamentals and poor positioning. It seems to me that keepers have sacrificed the basics for the spectacular.

Not withstanding, I believe Germany was offsides at the time the ball was flighted. The goal should have been disallowed.

115 posted on 06/26/2014 8:42:10 PM PDT by kitchen (Even the walls have ears.)
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