World Cup 2006...

[AlladinSane]

Play on the offensive against an Africam team is like russian roulette. Unfortunately that's the only option US has...

 

[Luis G]

There's still a chance, the US needs to win and Italy is already defeating the Czechs.

 

[rrfield]

Woops. USandA is out. Looks like we still suck at soccer.

 

[Luis G]

But I still think that the US will win a world cup before Mexico.

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

So it's finally over? We can get back to baseball season?

Who won it?

 

[Luis G]

NO!!!

First stage is 80% completed, then 2nd, 3rd, semifinals and the final.

 

[HomeLAN]

It ain't over until July 9.

 

[unclehobart]

The World Cup is like pro basketball.

You play the entire season just to eliminate like 4 lousy teams from the postseason... then you have a 50 game multi tier playoff that takes 90 days just to get to the final.

 

[chcr]

2-1 is not that bad, considering that the last 2 goals fell near half of the game.

Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner. Remember, they really only scored one goal in three games. 2-1 was pretty much an insurmountable lead.

 

[Luis G]

2 goals in 3 games, it really isn't that bad.

 

[rrfield]

Thank God it's over, now SportsCenter won't be cluttered with useless soccer BS. Only 5 weeks until FOOTBALL training camps begin!

 

[Inkara1]

2 goals in 3 games, it really isn't that bad.

Although the tally shows two goals for us, we only scored one... Italy scored the other one for us.

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

It ain't over until July 9.

The hell you say.

I would say it's at least more entertaining than the WNBA. But that'd be a lie.

OK. So we got rid of the NBA and the NHL nonsense this week. Winter sports have no place in June. I guess we have to suffer this noise a bit longer. THEN we can get back to our national past time, the greatest sport conceived by mortal man. Then it ain't long till football starts (the kind with wide receivers and strong safeties). I can deal.

 

[unclehobart]

Madre de Dios... Germany is having a field day with the Swedes. They are going to end up with 30 shots on goal.

 

[Stop Laughing]

Argentina knocked out Mexico in OT 2-1. At least they made a good fight of it.

I wish the Cubs were watchable and the White Sox weren't...

 

[Inkara1]

Granted, but they still find a way to lose short of reaching the World Series.

Oops, wrong thread.

 

[Luis G]

Argentina knocked out Mexico in OT 2-1. At least they made a good fight of it.

Yeah, that was a damn fine game. 1st time was dominated practically by Mexico, 2nd time was by Argentina. The coach had to burn 2 player exchanges earlier because of injuries, which gave Argentina a slight advantage since they were able to put fresh players to replace the tired ones.

 

[AlladinSane]

I had to miss the end of the game, but it was good to see the Mexicans making the Argies pay for every chunk of field. Yesterday, England won Ecuador in a mediocre match, and Portugal send Netherlands back home in a true battlefield. I can see the English going much far playing like that. Though Portugal will miss almost half a team for injuries or suspensions.
By now, Germany is the only one that won smoothly.

 

[chcr]

I had to miss the end of the game, but it was good to see the Mexicans making the Argies pay for every chunk of field. Yesterday, England won Ecuador in a mediocre match, and Portugal send Netherlands back home in a true battlefield. I can see the English going much far playing like that. Though Portugal will miss almost half a team for injuries or suspensions.
By now, Germany is the only one that won smoothly.

I think England will win because of all the suspensions to the starting Portugal players (the idiot referee should be summarily executed). We saw again yesterday why Beckham commands the big bucks, huh?

Psst... Brazil is going down.

 

[AlladinSane]

Brazil is not that good either, but I still think it will win over Ghana. Who score first will most likely win though. Had we to deal with Argentina, Germany or Italy at this point it will be different. Though Ghana have fine players I do think it still lacks organization to be a strong contender. I MAY be wrong of course, but I don't think they will make it past the quarters...
BTW Italy suffered to defeat Australia, and will fight Switzerland or Ukraine(most likely the former)