US SOCCER

[JMU DJ]

I pretty much turned off the game after Song got sent off. No way Cameroon was coming back from a 2 goal deficit after going a man down. But apparently I did miss one of their defenders pulling a Pepe on his own teammate

[JMU DJ]

US making it official:

United States forward Jozy Altidore will miss Sunday's Group G World Cup match vs. Portugal due to strained left hamstring, the U.S. federation confirmed on Thursday.

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[89Hen]

Netherlands would be dark horses by that definition.

Yup, but I would pick Belgium over the Netherlands if they played each other in the next few weeks. That would be a good matchup though.

I'll bet half of Americans don't realize Belgium and the Netherlands are even two different countries.

[CitadelGrad]

Yup, but I would pick Belgium over the Netherlands if they played each other in the next few weeks. That would be a good matchup though.

I'll bet half of Americans don't realize Belgium and the Netherlands are even two different countries.

I've been to both. There really isn't much of a difference. Of course, that excludes the Walloons, who are a different animal entirely.

[dbackjon]

Yup, but I would pick Belgium over the Netherlands if they played each other in the next few weeks. That would be a good matchup though.

I'll bet half of Americans don't realize Belgium and the Netherlands are even two different countries.

Them and Luxembourg

[GannonFan]

I'll bet half of Americans don't realize Belgium and the Netherlands are even two different countries.

Them and Luxembourg

I'd bet that half of Americans don't even know that Luxembourg even exists, let alone if it's part of another country or not. Geography is certainly not one of America's strong points (along with reading, writing, arithmetic, science, etc.).

[MSUDuo]

Jozy out against Portugal. Besler fit.

What I'd like to see in a 4-3-2-1

Howard
Yedlin-Cameron-Besler-Johnson
Jones-Beckerman-Zusi
Bedoya-Bradley
Dempsey

[clenz]

Yup, but I would pick Belgium over the Netherlands if they played each other in the next few weeks. That would be a good matchup though.

I'll bet half of Americans don't realize Belgium and the Netherlands are even two different countries.

99 percent of Americans also can't tell the difference between the German and Belgian flags

And France /Netherlands

And Italy/Hungary

[89Hen]

Them and Luxembourg

I'd bet that half of Americans don't even know that Luxembourg even exists, let alone if it's part of another country or not. Geography is certainly not one of America's strong points (along with reading, writing, arithmetic, science, etc.).

Except around here. What do we have, 3-4 guys with degrees in geography?

[dbackjon]

I'd bet that half of Americans don't even know that Luxembourg even exists, let alone if it's part of another country or not. Geography is certainly not one of America's strong points (along with reading, writing, arithmetic, science, etc.).

Except around here. What do we have, 3-4 guys with degrees in geography?

And others that grew up obsessed with maps

[Ivytalk]

Except around here. What do we have, 3-4 guys with degrees in geography?

And others that grew up obsessed with maps

And graphs.

[Skjellyfetti]

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[dbackjon]

Colombia takes down Ivory Coast 2-1

Colombia clinches a spot in the Round of 16

[clenz]

Reports coming out that Sersey Die of Ivory Coast played less than 2 hours after learning of his fathers passing

[89Hen]

Reports coming out that Sersey Die of Ivory Coast played less than 2 hours after learning of his fathers passing

A game is only 90 minutes plus stoppage, so he should have been OK.

[Skjellyfetti]

another lucky goal

[89Hen]

another lucky goal

Facetious?

[Skjellyfetti]

another lucky goal

Facetious?

yeah. very.

directed at one of the morons a few pages back talking about how soccer goals are mostly lucky. don't remember who it was.

[dbackjon]

Well England is now in a tough spot

A Costa Rica-Italy tie eliminates them.


To advance, they now need:

Italy to win against Costa Rica and Uruguay
Beat Costa Rica
Have Goal Differential over CR and Uruguay

[clenz]

Suarez was in a wheelchair a month ago and scored twice on England today....

[Grizalltheway]

He's a massive cunt, but he does know how to fucking score.

[tribe_pride]

Updating records after the England-Uruguay game

CONCACAF is 3-1-1 with 2 wins over Africa and 1 over South American team. Loss was to Europe and tie to South America.

Africa is 1-5-1 with win over Asia and tie to Asia and 2 losses to CONCACAF and Europe and 1 to South America

Asia is 0-3-2 with tie to Africa and Europe and losses to Africa, South America and Europe

Europe is 8-8-1 (5-5-1 against non-Europe) with 3 wins against Europe and 2 against Africa and 1 against South America, Asia and CONCACAF and 5 losses against South America and 3 against Europe and 1 tie to Asia

South America is 7-2-1 with wins against 5 Europe and Asia and Africa and losses against CONCACAF and Europe and tie to CONCACAF

[CAA Flagship]

England's goalie pussied out on game winning goal.

And THAT goal was pure luck.

[Skjellyfetti]

I'll bet half of Americans don't realize Belgium and the Netherlands are even two different countries.

sometimes it's hard to tell.

take this town(s) for instance

[dbackjon]

Japan and Greece tied. Colombia advances.