World Cup GDT: June 19th

[SebC]

Wednesday June 19th

10:00 AM Colombia (8, 1-0-0) vs. Ivory Coast (23, 1-0-0) (Group C)
1:00 PM Uruguay (7, 0-0-1) vs. England (10, 0-0-1) (Group D)
4:00 PM Japan (46, 0-0-1) vs. Greece (12, 0-0-1) (Group C)

Numbers in brackets are FIFA ranking followed by W-D-L.

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"Match day two" continues in groups C and D.

Japan only survives with a loss if Ivory Coast beats Colombia. Likewise, Greece needs to Columbia to beat Ivory Coast to survive a loss today. To survive with a draw, Japan needs Ivory Coast to win or draw. Greece needs Colombia to win or draw.

Colombia qualifies with a win if Greece wins or draws. Ivory Coast qualifies with a win if Japan wins or draws.

Similarly, England and Uruguay need Italy and Costa Rica, respectively, to run the table if they are to survive a loss today. They can't be eliminated today, but the loser could be eliminated tomorrow.

[Burke Salad]

Come on England, surprise the hell out of me and WIN this thing!!!

[nik-]

Go Colombia

[EldrickOnIce]

Don't quite understand the thinking. Reading a preview of Japan/Greece match - and it's suggesting both teams will be hoping for a draw between Columbia/Ivory Coast.
The only thing that makes sense to me, from a Greek perspective, is hoping for a Columbia win - which leaves qualifying completely in their hands.
I suppose a draw does the same, and still leaves them with a chance to win the group?

[Ozy_Flame]

Go Ivory Coast! IMO these guys are the African team to beat!

Also, GAMBATTE JAPAN!!

[GirlySports]

Curious if Japan can last more than 50 minutes this time.

[nik-]

Yes! ... giant ball!

[chemgear]

Had to look up this Serey Die guy after the announcer mentioned his suspension for slapping a ball boy. He's a bit of tool.



Also got called out for lack of scoring by the 55 year old owner of the club he plays for. Challenged him to score at least 14 out of 20 penalties against him . . . he only managed 11.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/st...rey-serey-die/

[GirlySports]

Zokora was lucky, that's a penalty if not for the offside first.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Zokora was lucky, that's a penalty if not for the offside first.

I honestly don't think there is a hope in hell that is called if we are talking about the foul that must not be named. Too close together.

1-0!

[MillerTime GFG]

The referee is literally 5 feet away...how can he not see that Drogba took a dive?? The refs are just as much to blame as the players for falling for that crap.

[Bagor]

Fantastic individual goal!

[nik-]

Now Greece and Japan should draw.

[cam_wmh]

-------- Sturridge
Sterling - Rooney - Welbeck
--- Gerrard - Henderson
Baines - Cahill - Jagielka - Johnson
---------- Hart

That Roy, making the radical changes.

[cam_wmh]

I would've preferred:
Jones for Cahill
Shaw for Baines
Barkley for Welbeck

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

-------- Sturridge
Sterling - Rooney - Welbeck
--- Gerrard - Henderson
Baines - Cahill - Jagielka - Johnson
---------- Hart

That Roy, making the radical changes.

Well I guess at least Rooney isn't out wide...or something.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Well I guess at least Rooney isn't out wide...or something.

Man I'm worried about our pace on the back vs a team with arguably the best striker pair in the world.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Man I'm worried about our pace on the back vs a team with arguably the best striker pair in the world.

Yeah, if you're going with that back four then at least throw on a wide mid who's going to track back like Milner. Luckily Uruguay's back four aren't any better.

[Locke]

Baines and Cahill again? Bold move.

[SuperMatt18]

You know what England had some flaws in the first game but it wasn't like they were terrible and got blown out of the game.

They probably deserved a draw and I think both teams were ineffective in the second half due to the heat and humidity.

That line up actually played a pretty good first half IMO.