World Cup 2014

• ohiobucks1

  

  Ytowngirlinfla;1628206 wrote:I don't know much about him to even know if he would have made the US team. I know he couldn't break in at United. That's about it.

  He would have started for the USA in 2010. Also, I believe he got hurt in one of Italy's tune up games, so he probably would have started for us again in 2014. Karma is a bitch.
• Laley23

  

  Rossi is pretty fucking good. Easily would start for the US. But, glad he got left off twice for Italy. Bitch.
  
  As got Jurgens comments, also no issue. Especially when you look at the whole conversation. I don't even think he meant we can't win, it was more of a, for the sake of a US expression, "one game at a time, we aren't looking at the Super Bowl" type comment. He basically said it isn't realistic for us to think we will win the WC. We need to focus on the group stage, and if we get out of that group...with Portugal, Germany and Ghana...try to tell me we can't beat anyone left in the tournament.
  
  If anything, he was saying we can win it more than can't. But dumbasses like Mike Wilbon now have the entire country thinking he doesn't believe. So retarded.
• like_that

  

  Laley23;1628217 wrote:Rossi is pretty fucking good. Easily would start for the US. But, glad he got left off twice for Italy. Bitch.
  
  As got Jurgens comments, also no issue. Especially when you look at the whole conversation. I don't even think he meant we can't win, it was more of a, for the sake of a US expression, "one game at a time, we aren't looking at the Super Bowl" type comment. He basically said it isn't realistic for us to think we will win the WC. We need to focus on the group stage, and if we get out of that group...with Portugal, Germany and Ghana...try to tell me we can't beat anyone left in the tournament.
  
  If anything, he was saying we can win it more than can't. But dumbasses like Mike Wilbon now have the entire country thinking he doesn't believe. So retarded.

  He shouldn't have been left off in 2010. Lippi was too stubborn and stuck with the guys who won the 2006 WC. He was hurt for the euro cup and then got hurt before this WC. He had a good year in serie A, just bad luck with his injury.
• lhslep134

  

  I saw a brief interview with Howard the day after Wilbon blew up on JK, and Howard was basically like it's no big deal and that it was a motivational thing (and I'm sure a focus thing as Laley alluded to).
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Buffon is back for Italy. Should be a good game vs Cost Rica.
• wildcats20

  

  Italians look like trash.
• wildcats20

  

  Probably should have been a penalty.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Costa Rica with the goal. Wow they are playing really really good.
• Terry_Tate

  

  That was beautiful by Costa Rica.
• wildcats20

  

  That cross was insane.
• gorocks99

  

  If Costa Rica wins this they are officially the Cinderellas of the tournament.
• bases_loaded

  

  I'm in Milan. Soccer still sucks
• Automatik

  

  I hope your passport gets stolen.
• wildcats20

  

  Italians have to beat Uruguay now. Have fun with that.
• Automatik

  

  That game is going to be awesome.
• like_that

  

  Piss poor performance by Italy. No creativity and they somehow couldn't figure out a basic offside trap. Simply pathetic.
• like_that

  

  wildcats20;1628312 wrote:Italians have to beat Uruguay now. Have fun with that.

  A tie gets italy in.
• gorocks99

  

  wildcats20;1628312 wrote:Italians have to beat Uruguay now. Have fun with that.

  They could tie. Italy holds the edge in goal differential.
• ohiobucks1

  

  CON CA CAF
  CON CA CAF
• wildcats20

  

  like_that;1628315 wrote:A tie gets italy in.

  Yeah I misread the table I was looking at.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  ohiobucks1;1628317 wrote:CON CA CAF
  CON CA CAF

  Costa Rica looks like the best team in Concacaf right now.
• gorocks99

  

  ohiobucks1;1628317 wrote:CON CA CAF
  CON CA CAF

  4.5 wins in 6 games thus far. Compare to the last 3 WCs:
  
  2002: 10 games, 5.5 wins
  2006: 13 games, 2.5 wins
  2010: 11 games, 4 wins
• like_that

  

  Playing in South America def helps concacaf.
• sportchampps

  Also Mexico fans getting their team into trouble because of gay slur chants
• sportchampps

  Also nice to see a couple Columbus Crew players advancing