Unofficial Pre FIFA World Cup 2010 Thread

[Aberlour10]

now probably vs Serbia

[Phil]

wow

[matmat]

another stolen goal. ;)

good thing the US scored.

[jjbrr]

Pretty big difference between not qualifying for the KO stage and potentially winning the group

[gwnn]

what do you mean? the US did win the group, not just potentially.

[jjbrr]

Ah, right.

[Hanoi5]

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

[jjbrr]

Me

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[Aberlour10]

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

If Serbia and Germany will both win ( what is very likely ) then the US team will meet Germany.

[Hanoi5]

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

If Serbia and Germany will both win ( what is very likely ) then the US team will meet Germany.

Hm, Serbia and Germany have both 3 points, but Germany has a better goal average, so if they both win or tie Germany should be first. Isn't goal average the first tie-breaker?

[Aberlour10]

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

If Serbia and Germany will both win ( what is very likely ) then the US team will meet Germany.

Hm, Serbia and Germany have both 3 points, but Germany has a better goal average, so if they both win or tie Germany should be first. Isn't goal average the first tie-breaker?

You are right.

 

 

I dont know why, but sometimes I still "think in old rules"

[gwnn]

Goal difference has always been the decider in the world cup (since they don't have an extra playoff game I think 1966).

[shyams]

Who would have thought the US would classify first, over England. They're highly likely to confront Serbia, which won't be an easy opponent.

Time to blow my own trumpet (or vuvuzela?)

 

I keep seeing commercials for USA vs England as THE PREMIER MATCH OF GROUP PLAY. I hope the US team can live up to the hype. We have some good players - none great - but we have a good keeper and a good deal of experience.

 

I think we'll need to play very, very well to make a splash this tournament. We're lacking some firepower, and we lack the discipline and control of the more experienced European teams. Uphill battle for us, I think, but I think we're definitely capable of something special if everyone's firing on all cylinders.

USA has a decent chance of making the Qtr-final.

 

If they win against England (as I chose in the Prediction Contest), they will easily qualify -- probably top the group. And even if they qualify as 2nd, there is no guarantee Germany will top Group D.

 

The impact of Group D results is that we could easily have England vs Germany as Round-of-16 match; the other match then becomes USA vs other Group D qualifier (Serbia? Australia!)

 

That's why I think USA has a decent chance of making the Qtr-final.

[Hanoi5]

USA vs Ghana, Serbia didn't make it.

 

That match is going to be troublesome on the referee side, there have been just too many problems already with the US and now Ghana is the only African country in the next stage...Not a nice match.

[jdonn]

It reminds me of Fluffy's thread a few months back where the referee in some indoor game disallowed a Spanish goal because he thought it hadn't gone in.

 

But at least in that case, and the offside call against the US today that disallowed a goal, I know what the referee thought he was calling. In the call in US against Slovenia I still don't know what was even called.

 

Oh well, the group is still won and we got a great draw for the round of 16 with the world's 32 ranked team. I don't have to be bitter, yay!

[jjbrr]

I was at the USA-Ghana game 4 years ago in Nurnberg where Ghana eliminated us from the tournament. We need some revengeeeeeeeeeee

[Codo]

So we won our group just to face England and the winner will face Argentina.

The USA and Uruguay are no easy contenders either, but I think becoming second had been better in our group.

[Aberlour10]

Its pretty funny, the current World Champion ist not able to come with ball over the middle line against Slovakia

[Hanoi5]

Not so funny. Current number 2 went home in coach after finishing last in their group.

[Cascade]

At half time Slovaki are qualifying ahead of New Zealand and Italy.

 

Slovakia 1 Italy 0

 

New Zealand 0 Paraguay 0

 

Italy and New Zealand both need a goal to go through.

[matmat]

I give that dive by cannavaro a 4.4/10

i think he could have waved his arms some more, and possibly screamed louder.

[Hanoi5]

Another goal robbed, this time Italy.

[Cascade]

Italy trail 2-0

 

they are looking to finish last in the group.

 

New Zealand need a goal to go through (and win the group).

[Aberlour10]

are you sure? I watched several slowmotions, there was no one with the evidence that the ball was behind the line.