06-22-2014, 06:05 PM
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#121
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Wow - nice cross! (I'm way behind you guys - sorry!)
Still think Portugal is majorly overrated. They're supposed to be # 2 in the world...?
I agree with Girly, US was not lucky, they played well and when you compare that with how Portugal played, I think the portuguese were the ones who got lucky....
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06-22-2014, 06:05 PM
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#122
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Keep in mind that if it ends up that Portugal and US have the same goal differential at the end they're drawing rocks for the last spot. So that would be Portugal 2-0 over Ghana and Germany 3-0 over USA.
Well it's a good thing the US only pretends to actually care about soccer else they might actually riot.
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06-22-2014, 06:06 PM
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#123
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I thought the Americans played well today, why are you guys calling them lucky?
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Not sure it is you guys so much as me but I thought Portugal badly outplayed the US who created nothing all game.
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06-22-2014, 06:08 PM
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#124
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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For the record I'm Canadian (with American, or half-American anyway kids). The Anti-American posts on this form get a little hard to take at times. And are especially annoying when they come across as blind hatred towards the people, while taking on an heir of how much better and tolerant Canadians are as a society.
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06-22-2014, 06:09 PM
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#125
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Sundre, AB
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haha i'm always interested in hearing what people here think of certain british accents like this geordie! (he's from newcastle btw)
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06-22-2014, 06:12 PM
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#126
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
For the record I'm Canadian (with American, or half-American anyway kids). The Anti-American posts on this form get a little hard to take at times. And are especially annoying when they come across as blind hatred towards the people, while taking on an heir of how much better and tolerant Canadians are as a society.
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I heard that the American fans in Brazil have been great. Displaying their flags, bonding with the locals, even buying tickets to non-American games. Brazilian media have been raving about them.
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06-22-2014, 06:13 PM
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#127
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Powerplay Quarterback
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So do Germany and the US just kick the ball back and forth for 90 minutes so both qualify?
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06-22-2014, 06:14 PM
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#128
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
For the record I'm Canadian (with American, or half-American anyway kids). The Anti-American posts on this form get a little hard to take at times. And are especially annoying when they come across as blind hatred towards the people, while taking on an heir of how much better and tolerant Canadians are as a society.
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I normally would agree but having to hear the garbage rah rah USA from ESPN about American soccer is tiresome so when it comes to that I have no problems pointing out the garbage that is USA soccer .
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06-22-2014, 06:16 PM
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#129
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Read Only
I normally would agree but having to hear the garbage rah rah USA from ESPN about American soccer is tiresome so when it comes to that I have no problems pointing out the garbage that is USA soccer .
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You obviously have not listened to BBC 
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06-22-2014, 06:16 PM
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#130
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Originally Posted by Luder
So do Germany and the US just kick the ball back and forth for 90 minutes so both qualify?
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Not sure why Germany does that when they can easily beat the US and secure first without breaking a sweat.
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06-22-2014, 06:17 PM
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#131
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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The Germans probably don't give a damn about that game. They might just mail it in.
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A 2-0 USA win combined with a 3-0 Ghana win and Ghana catches Germany on goal differential. Obviously that scenario isn't likely but it's not like Germany's goal differential edge is insurmountable.
I do agree with you that Germany will put out a safe lineup then listens for news on how the other game is going and adjusts accordingly.
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06-22-2014, 06:19 PM
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#132
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Ghana has the tie breaker against US if they will like 1-0 and America loses, right? That seems like probably the most likely scenario that knocks the US out.
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06-22-2014, 06:19 PM
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#133
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You obviously have not listened to BBC |
Not a minute
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06-22-2014, 06:20 PM
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#134
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by Read Only
I normally would agree but having to hear the garbage rah rah USA from ESPN about American soccer is tiresome so when it comes to that I have no problems pointing out the garbage that is USA soccer .
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You mean ESPN the American Sports station?
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06-22-2014, 06:21 PM
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#135
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Read Only
Not sure why Germany does that when they can easily beat the US and secure first without breaking a sweat.
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It's been a strange World Cup so far, being a German fan, I don't want to take anything for granted
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06-22-2014, 06:21 PM
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#136
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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They're all like that. I was listening to french radio today after the Algerian win and they're already predicting a France-Algeria quarterfinal
'historique'
'magnifique'
'merveilleux'
I think the french invented adjectives.
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06-22-2014, 06:25 PM
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#137
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
A 2-0 USA win combined with a 3-0 Ghana win and Ghana catches Germany on goal differential. Obviously that scenario isn't likely but it's not like Germany's goal differential edge is insurmountable.
I do agree with you that Germany will put out a safe lineup then listens for news on how the other game is going and adjusts accordingly.
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yeah, I totally forgot that Germany and Ghana tied 
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06-22-2014, 06:27 PM
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#138
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
They're all like that. I was listening to french radio today after the Algerian win and they're already predicting a France-Algeria quarterfinal
'historique'
'magnifique'
'merveilleux'
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There's a special bond historically obviously. Also, again France's best player in a World Cup is Algerian by decent.
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06-22-2014, 06:34 PM
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#139
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by nik-
There's a special bond historically obviously. Also, again France's best player in a World Cup is Algerian by decent.
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yeah but they were predicting a Germany-Algeria 2nd round match.
'yeah, they'll beat the Germans and meet France" They say it without blinking an eye. So if our friend hates ESPN for being rah rah, he hasn't heard everyone else.
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06-22-2014, 06:41 PM
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#140
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
yeah but they were predicting a Germany-Algeria 2nd round match.
'yeah, they'll beat the Germans and meet France" They say it without blinking an eye. So if our friend hates ESPN for being rah rah, he hasn't heard everyone else.
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Oh I am sure there are plenty terrible homers but the YS is the one I hear so it is annoying to me.
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