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WORLD CUP Soccer USA vs Germany ***LIVE THREAD***
ESPN ^ | June 26, 2014 | ESPN

Posted on 06/26/2014 9:41:49 AM PDT by conservative98

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To: conservative98

Please remove post - copyright.


21 posted on 06/26/2014 10:41:49 AM PDT by conservative98
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USA advances to top 16


22 posted on 06/26/2014 10:53:33 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: conservative98

US qualifies because Portugal beats Ghana. Amazing...


23 posted on 06/26/2014 10:53:55 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei
US qualifies because Portugal beats Ghana. Amazing...

But only by one point. Thanks, Germany, for stomping on Portugal last week and building up the point differential.

24 posted on 06/26/2014 10:55:42 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
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To: Krosan

Two late chances in the 2nd minute of the extra time almost tied it.


25 posted on 06/26/2014 10:56:30 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Zhang Fei

We lost! We lost! Excited, everyone? Yeah the US didn’t score a gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal all came (close to maybe getting one at the end) but advances by backing in.


26 posted on 06/26/2014 11:06:31 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

We lost by three less than Portugal did, that’s the difference.


27 posted on 06/26/2014 11:07:42 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: raybbr
Because nothing says “real, honest and natural competition” like a ‘roided up pro wrestler...

Hey, don't forget he was at the Father of the Year awards the year he was schtupping his daughter's friend. The same year that presidential candidate John Edwards won the Father of the Year award for siring a bastard child.

28 posted on 06/26/2014 11:09:44 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: dfwgator

Yeah the goals scored in various games makes the diff. Think they do the same thing (runs scored vs. runs allowed) in tiebreaker situations in Little League World Series. Maybe.


29 posted on 06/26/2014 11:10:11 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: dfwgator

I wish I felt better about how we played. USA looked dangerous once in 90 minutes, is woefully inadequate in midfield and cedes possession far too easily. Where they are going, teams will really punish them for that.

I get that part of the midfield issue is Dempsey playing out of position while Altidore heals but an answer needs to come quickly.


30 posted on 06/26/2014 11:11:42 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: conservative98

Just Lose, Baby!!!

USA advances to Play Belgium Tuesday.


31 posted on 06/26/2014 11:13:20 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: Dr. Thorne

Tend to agree. I’ve never seen a sport like soccer where the goal (no pun intended) seems to be to deny satisfaction to the viewer. If the most interesting and exciting parts of the game are the situations where someone takes a shot on goal (a good shot on goal,) then why do the rules make it so hard for there to be more than a few legitimate shots on goal per game?


32 posted on 06/26/2014 11:26:03 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: driftless2

If they would make the goal about 6-8 feet wider and 2-3 feet taller (even if they increased these dimensions in metric), I might watch soccer. I just want the game to have some REAL football scores. Like 35-31. These 1-0 snooze-fests will never attract my eyeballs!!


33 posted on 06/26/2014 11:34:13 AM PDT by willgolfforfood
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To: willgolfforfood

Maybe we all need to watch the English Premier League, where scoring is more common. I’m actually glad NBC Sports got the Premier League package, so I can watch all the games either on TV or on my iPad Air.


34 posted on 06/26/2014 11:42:19 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: KarlInOhio
But only by one point. Thanks, Germany, for stomping on Portugal last week and building up the point differential.

Based on the following,

Group G

#
Country
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1
3
2
1
0
7
2
5
7
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
3
3
1
1
1
4
7
-3
4
4
3
0
1
2
4
6
-2
1

Portugal would have to have beaten Ghana 5-1 to qualify. Not against this Ghanaian team, they couldn't have.

35 posted on 06/26/2014 11:59:56 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: raccoonradio
We lost! We lost! Excited, everyone? Yeah the US didn’t score a gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal all came (close to maybe getting one at the end) but advances by backing in.

There's a name for teams that play beautiful soccer but don't advance. It begins with the letter "L".

36 posted on 06/26/2014 12:03:08 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: willgolfforfood
If they would make the goal about 6-8 feet wider and 2-3 feet taller (even if they increased these dimensions in metric), I might watch soccer. I just want the game to have some REAL football scores. Like 35-31. These 1-0 snooze-fests will never attract my eyeballs!!

Actually, football is not all that high-scoring. 35-31 is basically 5-4.5. The average NFL score total (for both teams) is 41 points. That's an average of 6 touchdowns per game for both sides. The World Cup averages 3 goals per game - low, but not exactly a tiny fraction of the NFL total.

37 posted on 06/26/2014 12:13:06 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Funny I never hear people complaining about how low scoring hockey is.


38 posted on 06/26/2014 12:15:12 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

“Funny I never hear people complaining about how low scoring hockey is.

Ditto !!!!!!

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39 posted on 06/26/2014 12:18:50 PM PDT by Mears
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To: dfwgator

Hockey has hitting.


40 posted on 06/26/2014 12:36:48 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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