World Cup watch thread

[Shock Top]

Haven't looked too good this second half.

[MadaboutWu]

OMG!

[MadaboutWu]

The U.S. seems to play better tied than with a lead.

[Shock Top]

BEAUTIFUL HEADER!!!

[MadaboutWu]

The Ghana player who let the ball roll out for the corner thinking it was their ball made quite the error.

[Play Angry]

Awesome, awesome effort after the injuries. Great job USA.

[Shock Top]

Win vs Gahna 2-1
Win vs Portugal 2-0
Loss vs Germany 0-2

1-for-1 so far :)

[wsushox1]

how do we get to the elite eight

[wsushox1]

all you soccer people enlighten me

[MadaboutWu]

1-for-1 so far :)

I'm giving you a point for calling Germany 3-0 as well. However beating Portugal let alone by 2 is going to be tough.

[_kai_]

how do we get to the elite eight

An age old question asked frequently in and around Omaha.

[wsushox1]

An age old question asked frequently in and around Omaha.

roflcoptering

[Kung Wu]

I'm rooting for Portugal to beat Germany today. I always root against the Germans and a scenario with a winner is favorable for the U.S. to advance from the group as it increases the likelihood that a win and a draw will be enough.

The best scenario happened today. We have zero chance of beating Germany. We have a chance in hell of beating Portugal.

[Kung Wu]

Tie vs Germany. They will not need a win an will sit Mueller and not let Klose play.

We'd still lose. LMAO!

[Kung Wu]

how do we get to the elite eight

Quick Overview:

The top two teams of each group advance to the "Sweet Sixteen". You get one point for a tie and 3 points for a win. If there is a tie on points, then it comes down to goal differentials. Then it's do or die to get to the "Elight Eight".

So the USA got some massive traction for their win today.

Germany = 3 pts
USA = 3 pts
Portugal = 0
Ghana = 0

Germany will probably win all three matches, so it comes down to Ghana, Portugal, and the USA.

Portugal will likely beat Ghana, while we probably lose to Germany (taking these games out of order).

That would put us at:

Germany 6pts
USA 3 pts
Portugal 3 pts
Ghana 0 pts

So assuming that's true, then next Sunday is super important. We have to tie or beat Portugal to advance. If we tie Portugal then it comes down to goal differential, which means we need Germany to beat us by less than 4 goals and that Portugal only beats Ghana by 1 goal (as we did). If Portugal beats Ghana by 2 then we need Germany to beat us by less than 3 goals, etc.

After the group stage, it's not so complicated. It's simply do or die at that point (single elimination). If the match is tied after 90 minutes of regulation, it will go to two 15 minute overtime periods (basically a 30 minute mini-match). These two periods are NOT sudden death. They are played to the full 30 minutes. If still tied it goes to penalty kicks.