[Klaustrophobia]

I'm shocked, since soccer is not our thing at all, and I'm pretty sure we're going to be knocked out after our second game.

On the other hand, if the world were to play football with us (yes, football ), we'd demolish everyone with all our 300 pound linebackers from Alabama and Louisiana.

you haven't been keeping up.  the US hasn't been a pushover in soccer in a long time.  and of course we'd destroy in AMERICAN football, it's not an international sport.

[Thaeris]

And our overseas bretheren (the Aussies and the Brits) would totally own us at such bizzarre and peculiar sports such as Cricket...

[Dilmah G]

You're really missing out, you know. Beach Cricket is quite fun. 

[Thaeris]

I'm not knocking it, I've just never had the sport properly explained.

[Klaustrophobia]

i don't think there IS a proper explaination for cricket.  someone tried once with me.

[Dilmah G]

Well I'm of Sri Lankan descent and I don't *fully* understand the game... Though I can play. 

[karajorma]

I'm shocked, since soccer is not our thing at all, and I'm pretty sure we're going to be knocked out after our second game.

Given that we're in the heats and they drew their last game, USA can't actually be knocked out in this game no matter how badly they do. No matter what happens it will be the 3rd game that decides the outcome for the USA. (unless there's some really weird set of circumstances I haven't considered).

[Kosh]

And our overseas bretheren (the Aussies and the Brits) would totally own us at such bizzarre and peculiar sports such as Cricket...

I was always under the impression that baseball was just a ripoff of cricket.

[Klaustrophobia]

baseball certainly has its roots in cricket, but from as much as i understand, quite different.  more different than say, rugby and american football.

[Lucika]

¡Mexico!
Too bad Mexi & Uruguay no longer have much incentive to take risks in their final game...

Sure? They might want to avoid Argentina.

[TopAce]

I'm shocked, since soccer is not our thing at all, and I'm pretty sure we're going to be knocked out after our second game.

Given that we're in the heats and they drew their last game, USA can't actually be knocked out in this game no matter how badly they do. No matter what happens it will be the 3rd game that decides the outcome for the USA. (unless there's some really weird set of circumstances I haven't considered).

Have you considered Serbia beating them? That's the case now.

[Klaustrophobia]

Howard what the ****?!?

And will someone up front SHOOT the goddamn ball? 

[Black Wolf]

Urgh. ****ing Serbia. I think we now have to win both of our next two games to move on, or draw one and absolutely smash the other one, to advance on goal difference. I reckon the Socceroos might becoming home early.

[TopAce]

US 2 - 2 Slovenia, and it's not over yet.

[Nuclear1]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand draw.

[Klaustrophobia]

So do you think the ref was paid off or he's just really really **** at his job?  That was absolutely horrible.  Bad calls all day but not game-changers, but then the disallowed goal.  We need video review in soccer.

[Kosh]

Man Germany lost.....

[The E]

Referees were quite card-happy today, it seems.

[swashmebuckle]

Wow, bad calls all around today.  Hopefully at least England-Algeria will be well officiated.

¡Mexico!
Too bad Mexi & Uruguay no longer have much incentive to take risks in their final game...

Sure? They might want to avoid Argentina.

Well no doubt they will both still try to win, but at this point for both teams it seems much more important simply not to lose, not to have players sent off or injured, etc.  Granted I'm not exactly steeped in soccer knowledge here

[chief1983]

I cannot believe we got robbed of that goal.  A US win would have made my week.