My heart is still pounding. What it comes down to is this. Despite all the bulls*** from the detractors (many in this forum), our destiny is still in our own hands. We, after 2 games, are still in 2nd in what is clearly the best group in this Cup and were clearly the better team against what FIFA says is the 4th best in the world. Yeah, I'm disappointed in the result, considering the end. But they played the game we all hoped they could play against (allegedly) one of the best. They scored 2 fantastic goals and gave up 2 that are easily correctable. It's a long long long wait to Thursday morning.
Beasley was playing like there was still 30 minutes left. I would dove teeth first into ronaldo's ankle to stop the ball. Yellow card even a Red card would have been fine... we need him for the knockout round not a game that would have meant little to nothing... oh man... the game was won.. I wonder how they come back from this... you go from the highest of highs to a low...
This is so much bull**** how we got placed in this group. Any other group and we would have been coasting away with a clinch by now. **** FIFA.
If US loses 0-1 and Ghana wins 1-0 they both will have 4 points with 4 goals allowed and 4 goals score. So the next tiebreaker would be the head to head matchup, which US won, so they would advance.
If Cameron didn't **** up in the beginning it would have been 3-1. At least Cameron played solid for most of the match afterwards, Bradley... come on man. He's a ****ing traitor in my eyes.
Yep, Portugal missed a few great great opportunities, as did Americans. It felt about even. A very fun game to watch (for someone not from the US).
Great game guys. Ghana and Portugal could very well draw, though by the looks of it Ghana can pull off a win if C Ronaldo doesn't pick things up. Unfortunately Germany's not a lock to finish first so they're going to go HAM. Defensively though I think you guys are a great team so it's still open.
Great game and an almost excellent performance by the US. Fatigue set in for them in the last 15 minutes of play. Can't help it though.
So if Ghana ties us, although the goal differential was + towards Ghana, we would finish third(although we beat Ghana head to head)? It should be head to head.
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goal differential is a better barometer of how good a team performs in the group stages than head to head.
Well... I guess its another game of proving the doubters wrong. We weren't supposed to beat Ghana. We weren't supposed to tie (so close to a win...) Portugal and I'm pretty the sure the world is pegging for Germany to blow us out. Stranger things have happened. USA!!!
I hate to pin blame on one player alone when it's a long game. Cameron had a big blunder to put us in a hole. Bradley f'd up his huge chance for a goal, and he's lost possession so much for being a midfielder. He's been absolute trash this Cup. He did have a good 2010 World Cup, but he hasn't shown anything worthy of being on this squad.
Right now we need to hope that Portugal puts up a fight against Ghana, because right now I wouldn't be surprised if Ghana dominates that match and wins 3-0.
