WORLD CUP

[Freak Out]

So we play Ghana on Saturday and if we win we play either South Korea or Uruguay.....holy fucking shit we have a shot at this.

[Joemailman]

That crowd will be incredible. Ghana is the only African country left. Should be a great atmosphere.

[hoosier]

So we play Ghana on Saturday and if we win we play either South Korea or Uruguay.....holy fucking shit we have a shot at this.

A shot to get to the final four. At which point the US will almost certainly face Brazil or the Netherlands, and that will be the end of the journey. But a berth in the final four would certainly be sweet.

[mraynrand]

So we play Ghana on Saturday and if we win we play either South Korea or Uruguay.....holy fucking shit we have a shot at this.

A shot to get to the final four. At which point the US will almost certainly face Brazil or the Netherlands, and that will be the end of the journey. But a berth in the final four would certainly be sweet.

O ye of little faith! Do you believe in miracles?

[red]

i wouldn't get too cocky, Ghana is gonna be tough to beat

i was impressed watching them give germany all they could handle today

[Harlan Huckleby]

Nation's Soccer Fan Becoming Insufferable

Janovich's infuriating behavior first became apparent during a Super Bowl viewing party last February when he repeatedly used the phrase "American football" to describe the action on the field. In recent weeks, Janovich has also begun referring to the supposed suspense involved in choosing the players for the U.S. "side," and has struck up several extended but one-sided conversations concerning figures such as "Kaka" and "Ronaldinho," generally mystifying and alienating everyone he has come into contact with.

"Last week he was talking about how 'footy' was really heating up and asked me to come over for the 'friendly' against Turkey," said Janovich's friend Beth Gleason, who has known the only projected U.S. viewer of this year's World Cup broadcast since college. "I love Brad, I really do, but when he talks like that I want to punch him in the goddamn face. Especially because, when I asked him what he was talking about, he just said the same thing again, only slower. I was like, 'Brad, don't talk like that. People don't talk like that.'"

[Freak Out]

i wouldn't get too cocky, Ghana is gonna be tough to beat

i was impressed watching them give germany all they could handle today

Every game is going to be tough.....but it is not an impossible dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfHnzYEHAow

[Gunakor]

i wouldn't get too cocky, Ghana is gonna be tough to beat

i was impressed watching them give germany all they could handle today

Ghana's goalkeeper is outstanding. Kingson vs. Howard is gonna be one of the better goalkeeping matchups of the tournament.

[pbmax]

Tommy Smythe, on ESPN Radio said that Ghana would be a better matchup for the US compared to either Germany or Serbia. I have no idea if he knows his stuff, he has been at ESPN for a while but that's about all I know. Its too bad if it was a handball that got them through though.

Question: Will there be a review of the yellow carded handball called on Beasley? The ref clearly missed it from the replay I saw. Same question with the yellow on one of the attacking American forwards/midfielders, who did not even graze the Algerian who then went down in a heap. The Algerian who punched Clint Dempsey should get a red card that will take effect for his next game at the World Cup in 2014.

Saw the second half. Teams that need to win and cannot play for a tie are far more fun to watch. It was like fast break basketball for the entire second half.

And that thought scares me about the change in NFL OT rules. Its obvious playing for a tie makes for a boring endgame. And the NFL has just made overtime a much more attractive proposition. I think they will live to regret this change.

Read that Gooch (Oneywu's nickname apparently) has looked more and more limited as the games went on. So he may not be entirely recovered from that injury.

[Gunakor]

Question: Will there be a review of the yellow carded handball called on Beasley?

Probably not. And if there is, the findings will most certainly not be released to the public. After all, there was no review of the yellow card given to Findley for his "handball" (faceball) against Slovenia either. Accountability is not one of FIFA's strong suits.

[wootah]

We vanquished the BS call by the anti-American ref!!!!

Unless he's bribed by the mob, NO ref has an advantage in making mistakes; mistakes hurt their career and their wallet.

[pbmax]

Something you probably won't read after a Packers game:

In his post-match interview, Capello told reporters:

“The players were allowed to drink beer before the game. You can ask them. I changed something, I used my imagination. It was free South African beer.”

[digitaldean]

The offsides call that wiped out the first goal was abysmal.

Dempsey was spitting up blood from the punch he got from the Algerian.

The refs did miss some blatant pulling on the Americans when Algeria had a corner kick late in the game.

All in all, I'd say they need 2 more sideline refs. They don't have to have instant replay but for crying out loud, at least have enough people out there to get the job done right.

The dives are bad acting at its worst.

I like Donavan's attitude, "We can bitch and moan about the calls, or go do something about it." (kind of paraphrasing here).

They came up when they needed to. Look at the finalists from 2006, both France & italy didn't make it out of their groups.

Like to see Germany beat England. Actually wouldn't mind seeing Mexico knock off Argentina in the round of 16. US can beat Ghana. But the US can NOT play like they did at the start of their last 3 games, otherwise they'll be roadkill in this knockout round.

[MJZiggy]

Cut it out. I like Argentina.

[retailguy]

Cut it out. I like Argentina.

so does gov. sanford.