World Cup: USA vs. Slovenia

• ts1227

  

  SnotBubbles;394098 wrote:So...it's still looking good as long as the US takes care of business?

  
  Need England to take care of business as well, that way Slovenia doesn't get any more points.
• patriots34

  Our cocksucking defense in the first half put us in that position.
• tk421

  

  ts1227;394108 wrote:Need England to take care of business as well, that way Slovenia doesn't get any more points.

  
  If England only draws one game, we'd need to win goal differential. Need to root for the English, baby! Go England!!!
• Al Bundy

  If US wins, they are through unless England/Slovenia draw.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  US advance scenarios:
  
  SCENARIO A
  
  *US beats Algeria
  *England beats Algeria and Slovenia
  
  SCENARIO B
  
  *US beats Algeria
  *England beats Algeria
  *Slovenia beats England
  
  SCENARIO C
  
  *US beats Algeria 2-0
  *England beats Algeria
  *England ties Slovenia
  
  Correct?
• pinstriper

  Not true. We want Endgland to win both games. And we win over Algeria. That's the best/easiest case scenaio. If Eng/Slo tie, then we have to beat Algeria by 2 or more goals to advance via the tie breaker.
• tk421

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;394115 wrote:US advance scenarios:
  
  SCENARIO A
  
  *US beats Algeria
  *England beats Algeria and Slovenia
  
  SCENARIO B
  
  *US beats Algeria
  *England beats Algeria
  *Slovenia beats England
  
  SCENARIO C
  
  *US beats Algeria 2-0
  *England beats Algeria
  *England ties Slovenia
  
  Correct?

  Yeah
• Al Bundy

  If US wins, and Slovenia beats England, US also advances. US 5, England 4
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  pinstriper;394118 wrote:Not true. We want Endgland to win both games. And we win over Algeria. That's the best/easiest case scenaio. If Eng/Slo tie, then we have to beat Algeria by 2 or more goals to advance via the tie breaker.

  
  Why? If England beats Algeria but loses to Slovenia, and we beat Algeria, Slovenia would have 7 points, the US 5 pts, England 4 ... we advance
• gerb131

  

  Ok think I got it straight. Thanks for the scenarios.
• sportchampps

  Lets just win by 2 and taking everything else outta question
• dave

  If the US wins it will be very unlikely they don't advance, since after goal differential goals scored is the next tiebreaker I believe.
• slcoach

  I know it is unlikely, but wouldn't the US control their own destiny with an England loss today?
• derek bomar

  

  slcoach;394132 wrote:I know it is unlikely, but wouldn't the US control their own destiny with an England loss today?

  
  yes all theyd have to do is win
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  What happens if we only beat Algeria 1-0, England beats Algeria 1-0, and England and Slovenia tie?
• trackandccrunner

  If England lost today then beat Slovenia and the US beats Algeria we would win the group. Although this is the most unlikely thing that could happen.
• trackandccrunner

  BigAppleBuckeye;394135 wrote:What happens if we only beat Algeria 1-0, England beats Algeria 1-0, and England and Slovenia tie?

  It would go by goals scored. So if England/Slovenia tied 0-0 we would advance.
• Rotinaj

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;394135 wrote:What happens if we only beat Algeria 1-0, England beats Algeria 1-0, and England and Slovenia tie?

  
  Heads explode.
• KnightXC1

  

  Terrible call by the ref basically cost the US the game but the crappy ass defense put them in the 2-0 hole to begin with. Can't worry about what the other teams do at this point as the USA just needs to WIN a game, it's that simple. Win and we are likely in barring something crazy happening.
• vball10set

  hey--there was only ONE vote for a draw when the game ended---who voted after the game???
• trackandccrunner

  vball10set;394241 wrote:hey--there was only ONE vote for a draw when the game ended---who voted after the game???

  
  I dunno there was also 2 people who voted for Slovenia to win during the game.
• Laley23

  

  If England and Algeria tie, we control our own destiny. This is what we want to happen. If Algeria wins, we control our own destiny (but so do they, so the game will be tougher, in theory). So everyone.....just root for a goddamn tie this second half!
• gorocks99

  

  Laley23;394312 wrote:If England and Algeria tie, we control our own destiny. This is what we want to happen. If Algeria wins, we control our own destiny (but so do they, so the game will be tougher, in theory). So everyone.....just root for a goddamn tie this second half!

  
  Preferably a 0-0 tie. That means, with a win against Algeria and an England win over Slovenia, we'd have an OK chance at going through as the top team from Group C (assuming England doesn't go nuts against the Slovenes)
• trackandccrunner

  gorocks99;394318 wrote:Preferably a 0-0 tie. That means, with a win against Algeria and an England win over Slovenia, we'd have an OK chance at going through as the top team from Group C (assuming England doesn't go nuts against the Slovenes)

  
  
  This!
• Laley23

  

  On the game:
  
  A. That was a laser by Donovan. Would've made Fab1 proud if it was about 6 inches closer to the keeper cause it wouldve taken his head off
  
  B. Gooch and Howard need to get off this long ball bullshit. Its all they did all game. No build ups. I cant be anymore critical than that cause somehow it resulted in 2 goals.
  
  C. We want a TIE!
  
  D. There is no such thing as offside(s). It is offside. If you are offsidesssss you are not in the game at all (if you take the meaning literal)
  
  E. Oneywu needs to learn what (in Tim Howards words, if you read his mouth today) "STEP TO THE FUCKING BALL" means. He cost us both goals by not stepping up on the man with the ball. In his defense, the other defenders could help a bit
  
  F. We need to shoot more often.
  
  G. We got fucked by the ref, but should also feel a bit fortunate we tied. We really didnt play great at all.