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Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:22 pm to Bham4Tide
The Ghana-Portugal game is really more important now
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:22 pm to Bham4Tide
Wow, Bradley just awful
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:22 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
They just wanna beat JK
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:22 pm to the808bass
Here’s how the United States can advance to the round of 16:
– A win over Germany (United States finishes first in the group, plays the second-place team from Group H on Monday at 4 p.m. in Porto Alegre).
– A draw with Germany (United States finishes second in the group, plays the first-place team from Group H on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Salvador).
– A loss to Germany combined with a Portugal-Ghana draw (United States finishes second in the group, plays the first-place team from Group H on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Salvador).
– A U.S. loss to Germany combined with a win by either Portugal or Ghana would create a two-way tie for second in the group at four points. The United States could still advance under this scenario, depending on tiebreakers. After points accrued, the first tiebreaker is goal differential, then total goals scored. Here’s an explanation of FIFA’s tiebreaking process.
To put it another way, if the United States loses, it really will hope that Portugal defeats Ghana. The United States has a five-goal edge over Portugal in goal differential, which is the tiebreaker that will come into play and will be nearly impossible for Portugal to overcome.
If the United States loses and Ghana wins, things could get dicey. A one-goal U.S. loss combined with a one-goal Ghana win would send the Americans through, because of their head-to-head win over Ghana. But if the United States loses (by any margin) and Ghana wins by two or more goals, Ghana will advance.
– A win over Germany (United States finishes first in the group, plays the second-place team from Group H on Monday at 4 p.m. in Porto Alegre).
– A draw with Germany (United States finishes second in the group, plays the first-place team from Group H on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Salvador).
– A loss to Germany combined with a Portugal-Ghana draw (United States finishes second in the group, plays the first-place team from Group H on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Salvador).
– A U.S. loss to Germany combined with a win by either Portugal or Ghana would create a two-way tie for second in the group at four points. The United States could still advance under this scenario, depending on tiebreakers. After points accrued, the first tiebreaker is goal differential, then total goals scored. Here’s an explanation of FIFA’s tiebreaking process.
To put it another way, if the United States loses, it really will hope that Portugal defeats Ghana. The United States has a five-goal edge over Portugal in goal differential, which is the tiebreaker that will come into play and will be nearly impossible for Portugal to overcome.
If the United States loses and Ghana wins, things could get dicey. A one-goal U.S. loss combined with a one-goal Ghana win would send the Americans through, because of their head-to-head win over Ghana. But if the United States loses (by any margin) and Ghana wins by two or more goals, Ghana will advance.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:24 pm to Phat Phil
Need a better touch than that, y'all.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:24 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Had ten there, just begging for a counter.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:24 pm to Phat Phil
Group H
1. Belgium
2. Algeria
3. Russia
4. South Korea
1. Belgium
2. Algeria
3. Russia
4. South Korea
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:24 pm to Phat Phil
Look, the more I watch team USA play, the more I'm convinced they will get their asses kicked if they advance to the next round.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:25 pm to Bham4Tide
Not necessarily. We're in the group of death, after all
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:26 pm to Bham4Tide
Germany are one of the best teams on earth. That's why we aren't winning a WC, but Belgium is no Germany. Hell Argentina isn't either.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:27 pm to Bham4Tide
I'm not saying they're world beaters, but it's not like they're playing chopped liver. And despite Bird's assertion that they're not, they've been attacking. They're going for the win.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
If Germany's actually going for the win, we're a lot better than I thought we were
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
We've had some opportunities but Germany is better and we're playing very conservative. Maybe steal one on a set piece and life is good.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
I believe this is one of the first 10 soccer games Bird has ever seen.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
Need to make something happen on this corner.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
Glad Captain America is there
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to Bama Bird
Pretty obvious they're going for the win at this point imo.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
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I'm not saying they're world beaters, but it's not like they're playing chopped liver. And despite Bird's assertion that they're not, they've been attacking. They're going for the win.
They've literally had 8 - 9 players on our side of the field every time. They're definitely playing to win.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:29 pm to Phat Phil
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A one-goal U.S. loss combined with a one-goal Ghana win would send the Americans through, because of their head-to-head win over Ghana. But if the United States loses (by any margin) and Ghana wins by two or more goals, Ghana will advance.
I don't know if this is 100% accurate. When does head to head come into play in the tie breakers? A one goal win for Ghana at 2-1 and a one goal loss for USA at 1-0 means tied still after goal differential but Ghana advances on total goals.
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