2014 World Cup

[Fat Strat]

They didn't beat us

Good point... When a draw feels like a loss.

I guess I'm not ready for objective analysis yet. I'm going to go back to crying now...

[slide_into_first]

Let's nitpick every [expletive] point to prove who owns the thread

[Vidor]

Must tie Thursday

Nope. Incorrect.

Which is fortunate, because if I know one thing about soccer, and this might actually be the one thing I know, we have zero chance of beating or tying the big boy teams like Germany.

You know nothing, Jon Snow.

I think this means someone is about to shoot you with an arrow.

[Jocephus]

tying against ronaldo seems handsome

[slide_into_first]

Let's lose Thursday by less than four goals and hope portugal beat Ghana

[go birds]

That's about gut wrenching as it gets boys

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

what happens if the US loses to Germany by 1 and ghana beats Portugal by 1?

[Vidor]

That's about gut wrenching as it gets boys

I dunno, maybe.

[thrill]

what happens if the US loses to Germany by 1 and ghana beats Portugal by 1?

Total goals. So if Ghana wins 1-0, and we lose 1-0, I think FIFA makes some bs up for the tie breaker.

[Fat Strat]

Someone can go through the scenarios, but it seems like odds are strongly in our favor to move on. I'm just making this stuff up, so correct me if I'm wrong...

A win or a tie and we go on.
If Ghana is going to advance, they need us to lose by at least 1, and then beat Portugal by at least 2 goals. (I think that we'll have the tie breaker over Ghana, since we beat them.)
Portugal really has no realistic way to advance.

I hate saying this, but I would love for Klinnsman and Germany to get together this week and just agree to take it easy on each other and go on with a 0-0 tie and some well rested players.