Juergen Klinsmann is excited for U.S. World Cup match with Germany

latimes.com ^ | June 24, 2014 | Kevin Baxter

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When the World Cup pairings were announced in December, the date U.S. Coach Juergen Klinsmann circled most prominently on his calendar was June 26, the group-play final against Germany.

That's the country Klinsmann, the player, led to a World Cup title in 1990 and the one Klinsmann, the coach, led to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. So playing against his homeland in his first World Cup as the American coach was something he both feared and embraced.

Now that the game is at hand, though, Klinsmann says he's feeling another emotion: joy.

"This is going to be so much fun," he said Tuesday. "I'm so excited."

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World Cup 2014: U.S. vs. Germany, and what you need to know about the two soccer teams leading up to their showdown

Ready for the World Cup’s #WW3?

That’s the hashtag trending for the USA versus Germany showdown at high noon on Thursday, which is sure to be a nail-biter.

The Americans need a win or a tie to ensure that they advance to the knockout stage after last weekend’s heartbreaking tie with Portugal - especially if the Portuguese score highly against Ghana when those two teams face off at the same time on Thursday.

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Twitter / Hashtag - USA vs. Germany

Twitter / Search - USA World Cup lang:en

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▶ Two Steps From Hell - Protectors of the Earth - YouTube

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USA!USA!USA!

Sorry BF..

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Shameless promo video.

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U.S. soccer World Cup match vs. Germany is ‘massive’ for many reasons
“It’s massive.”

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USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!

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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said Lionel Messi "is from Jupiter" after the Argentina forward scored twice in their 3-2 win over the African nation.
"Messi is one of heck of a player. He's blessed. You can't take it away from him," said Keshi, whose Nigeria side still qualified despite the defeat.

"There are good calibre players in the team but Messi is from Jupiter."

Bosnia win knocks out Iran
knocked Iran out

France 0, Ecuador 0
Les Bleus only needed a draw to advance to the Round of 16, and when Ecuador captain Antonio Valencia was sent off with a straight red card in the 50th minute, it was all but official.

Honduras 0-3 Switzerland World Cup 2014 MATCH REPORT: Xherdan Shaqiri scores a hat-trick to secure Swiss progress

• Xherdan Shaqiri scores stunning hat-trick to give Switzerland a 3-0 win
  
• Ottmar Hitzfeld's side will qualified having bettered Ecuador's result
• Honduras finished bottom of the group with zero points
• Switzerland will face Argentina in the next round

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Two WC hat tricks, both from Bayern Munich players. :)

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List of World Cup hat-tricks

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Australia’s hat-trick of World Cup losses leaves Socceroos eyeing Asian Cup prize

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Well lets hope that the USA doesn’t have a disallowed penalty as in 2002. A draw is good enough!

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Luis Suarez completes a hat-trick of bites

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Match Highlights
Nigeria 2:3 Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3:1 Iran

Ecuador 0:0 France
Honduras 0:3 Switzerland

Photos

Who’s In, Who’s Out

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Team Names	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	3	9
Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1
Team Names	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	8	2	6	7
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	7	6	1	6
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Honduras	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7	0

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World Cup 2014: Today at the tournament - day 15
Group G decider will see Germany's coach take on his predecessor, while Algeria can reach the second stage of the World Cup for the first time.

Thursday will see the last of the group-stage action before the tournament's first rest day.

Portugal v Ghana
United States v Germany

Algeria v Russia
South Korea v Belgium

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http://www.gfycat.com/ChillyAllAnole#

Herrera on the sidelines should be a Broadway show

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Brazilians blame Mick Jagger for Italy's exit
Mick Jagger is being blamed by Brazilians for Italy's exit from the World Cup, with the host nation now praying he doesn't tip them for victory as well.

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Southern Brazil has been invaded by close to 100,000 Argentinians who have been crossing the border in droves

Lionel Messi on course to emulate Diego Maradona and win World Cup for Argentina