Coach Rab Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Games start Thursday. Who do you pick to advance out of pool play? Any legitimate shot to USA making some noise? Odds on the officials rigging the World Cup in favor of Brazil? etc etc etc. I am excited that I will be able to stream all games on ESPN3.com... When I was a teen, I used to wake up at 2am so I could watch the games back to back to back before my noon nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I think the US will be competitive, and may make it out of their pool, but I don't see them making much noise in bracket play. I think 2018 will be the year where we see if America is ready to stand on their own two legs against the worlds best. As for favorites, it is hard to root against the home team. Germany, Argentina, and Spain are also teams that have a legit chance to win it all. I plan to stream as many games as possible in my classroom this week (Stuck in summer school), and watch as often as possible over the next month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (Stuck in summer school), :lol: you don't get "stuck in summer school" unless you choose to do it for those big $$$$$$$ :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 :lol: you don't get "stuck in summer school" unless you choose to do it for those big $$$$$$$ :P Unfortunately our district doesn't give us a choice...We go straight from the last day of school (May 30) into two "Flex" weeks for students that failed their EOC or have to make up hours...Two weeks of more teachers than students on campus...My nerf jumpshot has vastly improved the last week and a half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Unfortunately our district doesn't give us a choice...We go straight from the last day of school (May 30) into two "Flex" weeks for students that failed their EOC or have to make up hours...Two weeks of more teachers than students on campus...My nerf jumpshot has vastly improved the last week and a half I am glad I don't work there...... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 First game in the books and already a little controversy. A second half penalty leads to a Brazilian goal. Brazil tacked on another in a 3-1 win over Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 That was a soft penalty. And Brazil looked like #### to me, at least relative to expectations. They got some work to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betweentheposts Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Let's see what Mexico can do today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Spain looked horrible. Disappointing for the defending champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'll say. 5-1 and their lone goal was another iffy penalty. They got a must win contest with Chile next. A draw probably wouldn't be good enough because of the ridiculous goal differential they'd have to make up in the final game. (I'm assuming everyone will beat the Aussies, although they gave Chile a fight.) Mexico looked pretty good. Their game with Brazil could be very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'll say. 5-1 and their lone goal was another iffy penalty. They got a must win contest with Chile next. A draw probably wouldn't be good enough because of the ridiculous goal differential they'd have to make up in the final game. (I'm assuming everyone will beat the Aussies, although they gave Chile a fight.) Mexico looked pretty good. Their game with Brazil could be very interesting. Mexico is too inconsistent to make it past the knockout round. Their Group isnt exactly going to be a given for them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 East Texas boy Dempsey!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hope we can get another goal early in the second half, very skeptical we can win this 1-0. They're saying on twitter that Jozy Altidore has a strained hamstring. No tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Well, made it 82 minutes but finally Ghana breaks through. Would not be shocked if they get a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 BROOOOOOOOOKKKKKKSSSS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 lol Can't believe it. Massive victory. Pretty danged ugly, but now all we really need is a draw with Portugal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 We looked tired and slow and sloppy at midfield. USA looks great on offense, shaky on D and terrible at midfield when in possession of the ball. We caught a break. Now just need to avoid a blowout by Germany and/or tie/beat Portugal that also looked suspect on D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordertown Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I am surprised we were having so much trouble possessing the ball, but I will take the win. I think we may need to beat Portugal as I think Portugal will beat Ghana by more than 1 goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cats69 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 the D was bending but not breaking. It seemed Ghana possessed the ball on our side of the field nearly the whole game. I know they definitely outshot us. Butit's about taking advantages of those shots and converting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I am surprised we were having so much trouble possessing the ball, but I will take the win. I think we may need to beat Portugal as I think Portugal will beat Ghana by more than 1 goal. We have a +5 goal differential advantage on them right now, which would stay the same with a draw. If they then beat Ghana by two, and we lost to Germany by two, we'd still win the tiebreaker. But a win would be a lot neater. In the end, just don't lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Mexico hold Brazil to a draw. Heroic performance by the Mexican keeper. Concacaf looking really good right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 We have a +5 goal differential advantage on them right now, which would stay the same with a draw. If they then beat Ghana by two, and we lost to Germany by two, we'd still win the tiebreaker. But a win would be a lot neater. In the end, just don't lose. If we win, I dont see any way that we don't make it to the knockout stage. I would be completely ok with another sloppy 1-0, 2-1 win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I would be completely ok with another sloppy 1-0, 2-1 win Yeah, I would too, but I think this time we're going to need to be able to string a few passes together and actually keep some possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Ghana ties Germany 2-2. A terrific game to watch but not a very good result for the US. A draw tomorrow would open us up to the possibility of being passed on goal differential on the final day by Ghana. And Germany now has to go all out against us in the final match. We better beat Portugal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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