WC Play So Far

Well, a comeback to 2-2. Can the defense hold on?

2-2, USA has tied it up in the 82nd minute...

What a brutal decision by the referee to disallow the goal by Edu. Actually should have walked away from that with three points...but the one will have to do.

The announcers were saying that an England-Algeria draw would be the ideal result. Am I the only one who would prefer an Algeria victory? Then all the US would have to do on Wednesday to advance is win. With a draw, we would have to win AND worry about tiebrakers.

Yes, an Algerian victory would be better, but I don't think the commentators are entertaining that result as a possibility.

I can't wait to break down the videos this afternoon when they go up on youtube. On the replays they showed, I don't see a single USA foul, and at least two SLV fouls on the play.

mattywizz wrote:What a brutal decision by the referee to disallow the goal by Edu. Actually should have walked away from that with three points...but the one will have to do.

The announcers were saying that an England-Algeria draw would be the ideal result. Am I the only one who would prefer an Algeria victory? Then all the US would have to do on Wednesday to advance is win. With a draw, we would have to win AND worry about tiebrakers.

At this point, we just need to get out of the group. it would seem that if England wins two and we win the next one, that works, doesn't it?

if we concentrated a little on defense to begin with, this wouldn't be an issue....

It does seem like the USMNT is continuously "unlucky". A little better effort might bring more "luck".

A US win over Algeria and a England win over Slovenia gives US 5 points vs 4 points for Slovenia. Question is, do you trust the English who are presumably safely through to play for a win?

However, considering Germany's result today, better wait until after England's match to make any assumptions.

[quote="Geezaldinho"]At this point, we just need to get out of the group. it would seem that if England wins two and we win the next one, that works, doesn't it?[quote]

Yes, that works. But what happens if England wins today, then draws with Slovenia on Wednesday? We actually might not be sitting too bad with 3 goals scored in our two ties. If we beat Algeria, the worst we can be is tied for second, right? Then it will come down to goal differential then goals scored, we actually might not be sitting too bad with three goals in our two draws. So a 4-0 victory over Algeria could almost certainly put us through...to play...second place from group D...Germany?? The picture will be much more clear in about 3 hours.

Geezaldinho wrote:

Still A cheat!

England draws with Algeria 0-0. So England is tied with US at 2 points each, but has fewer goals, 1 vs 3. OK, experts, what does that mean for US opportunities?

we need to beat algeria to advance. even then, it depends on the score and goal of the other game. It's not just in our hands anymore.

I think...

1. We win and advance (5 points for us and with a English tie. Slovenia- 5 and England - 3 or English Win England - 5, US 5, Slovenia 4)
2. We tie and England ties we would advance now (but goals will play a factor) (we would be tied with England to be the second team to advance)
3. We tie and England loses we advance (Slovenia 7 points, US 3, England 2, Algeria, 1)

Pretty simple in my books...win and don't leave your fate to others.

we are in then.

England just looks bad. no ideas -nothing.

Geezaldinho wrote:we are in then.

England just looks bad. no ideas -nothing.

There was a group of 11 Premier League players in England shirts out there. There was no England team.

RiseUP wrote:I think...

1. We win and advance (5 points for us and with a English tie. Slovenia- 5 and England - 3 or English Win England - 5, US 5, Slovenia 4)
2. We tie and England ties we would advance now (but goals will play a factor) (we would be tied with England to be the second team to advance)
3. We tie and England loses we advance (Slovenia 7 points, US 3, England 2, Algeria, 2)

Pretty simple in my books...win and don't leave your fate to others.

Fixed your post on option three. The points are off, but the results are the same. That tie wasn't too bad, especially because we tied scoring two more goals than England. Let's just win!