Posted on 06/26/2014 1:41:36 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
RECIFE, Brazil — The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the next round of the World Cup on Thursday, thanks in part to a handsome and talented chap playing 850 miles away.
While the Americans failed to control their future, losing to Germany, 1-0, at soggy Arena Pernambuco, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late goal to all but end Ghana’s hopes of catching the United States in the Group G standings.
The Americans (1-1-1) finished second in the so-called Group of Death, even on points with Portugal (1-1-1) but well ahead on the first tiebreaker, goal difference. The United States finished with as many goals for as against, while Portugal — a 2-1 winner over Ghana (0-2-1) in Brasilia — was minus-three.
Said Sunil Gulati, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation: “Group of Death, I died a few times. It is a little bit of an odd feeling because you have lost your last game but we are dancing. We did what we needed to do in this group.”
On Tuesday in a round-of-16 game in Salvador, the Americans will play the winner of Group H, which was scheduled to conclude play later Thursday. Belgium began the day in prime position to clinch first place, with Algeria and Russia in pursuit.
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My guess would be “American,” but I could be wrong.
My point is “why achieve when it doesn’t count anyway.”
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I agree. We are 16th out of 16 in the playoffs for a reason. Losing Altidore was brutal and it really shows.
And that point is relevant to this thread and the AYSO how, exactly? Actually, don’t bother, you’re not really here for a good faith debate anyway so I’m not wasting anymore time with you.
All he ever does is pick fights.
It's mathematically impossible in the NFL for a team with fewer wins than another team to make it into the playoffs while the other team stays home . . .
Oh wait.
He posts because his view is that his stupidity is contagious.
Does he ever win any - I know, in his mind he wins them all!
Let’s pray he’s wrong!
Nah...I think it’s one of those sports that when a team loses..the fans at home kill the player/s that they perceive lost the game for their team.
I think we’re 14th, ahead of Greece and Nigeria.
It looks like the next round is A1 vs. B2, B1 vs. A2, etc.
USA is G2 vs. Belgium H1. I’m not sure what happens after that.
son played both soccer and baseball and got a partipation tropy an ddin’t keep score, Hockey wsa only sport he played as a youth where he didn’t get participaiton trophy and kept score.
I can barely contain my excitement.
Another pointless SamAdams76 comment on soccer. I can barely contain my excitement.
No, only the winner gets a trophy in soccer.
Anyway, many of those screens featured soccer players running to and fro on the field. Some of those players can kick the ball really hard, I mean really hard. The ball goes a long way. So the game is potentially exciting. If only the net was bigger so that more goals could be scored.
Some additional minor critiques...they really shouldn't use their heads to re-direct the ball. That just looks odd. And those socks are way too high. Tube socks? You'd think they were still in the 1970s. Makes me want to put on a Peter Frampton record.
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