After all this hype, I don't know how we could NOT have a GameThread on this game. I don't mean to disrupt our other World Cup GameThread, but this seems like it merits its own post.
The ESPN Game Predictor gives us only a 17% chance of winning, with England at 54% (and a draw 29%). So the odds are stacked against us. Time for us to do something revolutionary, I suppose.
Write the future, boys.
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We just need Pele to do a bicycle kick!
Isn't the match at 1030? Or is that the pre-game show?
I had 230p ET in my books, from ESPN and the NYT...
hahaha. http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2010/06/morbidly-comic-soccer-nationalism-at-fever-pitch
must be the pre-game festivities, my onscreen guide says 1030 pacific and I recall the commercial earlier saying 130P EST
If the game is a tie, I'll be satisfied. So there's a 46% chance the US will fulfill my expectations. That's not terrible odds.
I'm sure I'm not the only one bitter about the BP incident! Take it to the Brits! We'll pay them back for filling our neighboring body of water with oil by.... beating them at soccer.
FIFA says 11:30. Pregame it is.
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Hey, I've decided I'm gonna root for the USA in this World Cup, as long they don't play against the azurri.
Go USA! :)
@Karina
I don't believe they can meet earlier than the semis, so I doubt you're in much danger of having a conflict of interest.
Did anyone notice when the US team arrived someone yelled "c-mon guys" followed by "vamos, vamos, vamos"
I can't hear anything but them horns
Fast anthem...
Here we go.
I'm supporting England, by the way. I used to live there.
Both anthems were fast. Saving time, maybe. Or they don't know them.
That was too easy, defense was too childish and slow
That was quick.
Wow, speaking of conflicts of interest.
Goal!
alrighty then. down 1-0 already
Decent ball movement for the US.
@Mr C 11:09 exactly my point :)
Actually, though I live in the US (Santa Barbara), I'm Canadian. So no conflict of interest. I don't think we'll see Canada in the World Cup any time soon.
@berkowitz same here, I don't think I'll see Venezuela in a World Cup before 2016
Gerrard is annoying me big time
Stevie is everywhere.
Close.
both teams missed good opportunities
Owww. Shit.
goooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!
wow!
Is that an eephus goal?
Jeez.
Passed ball?
My friend on Twitter: i wrote down a tie in the pool because I knew USA have 12 players.
@Josh S LOL!
@Josh you should tweet that
@FerAlvarezESPN (from ESPN latino) unearned run, USA scores for goalkeeper's mistake
Karina, search "passed ball" on Twitter and you'll see I was not alone in that thinking.
Tough chance.
that was a horrible kick. right at howard
@Mr C hey, keep your hopes high. didn't you win your independence over England? a soccer game should be a piece of cake!
@Karina
I'll be happy when it's over and I can support my county and my LFC lads independently, regardless of the result.
@Mr C I'm gonna tell you a very personal opinion about the US soccer team, they've been improving year after year and I wouldn't be surprised if in a few years, the US soccer team could be one of the most powerful teams in the world.
I don't know what they're doing, maybe (i don't know again) college soccer is very good, maybe the Federation is just doing a great job.
An example is the US women team, those ladies really know how to play high level soccer.
He should have made that one.
And that one.
Really pressing now.
whatever the score, Tim Howard deserves all the praise he can get.
@Karina
I think it's mostly public awareness and the fact that they've proven they can be competitive in the top leagues (for top money)
@karina
If the score holds, he's clearly the man of the match.
looks like this will go down as a draw. Good on you USA.
Frankly, the USA goal should've been scored as an own goal on Robert Green rather than Clint Dempsey. Still, looks like the USA defense was good enough to carry the day.
Lucky result, to be sure, but it counts.
They had a great game, after this game, we can be sure the USA is on the next 16
USA! USA! USA! All the way baby!
I missed this game, but I saw the Argentina game earlier. Wow, Los Puertanos really know how to control and pass. Such a difference from yesterday's game. And the Nigerian goalie was awesome.
Tim Howard man of the match. Probably in the top 5 of all GK's in the tournament.
Good on the US. Good luck to the Trip Lions rest of the way. With that defense, they're going to need it. Old Man Carragher looked rather pitiful.
Hey, a draw is still pretty good...way to go USA!
@greg.hao I don't know if I've watched too much calcio over the years but I think if the defense works fine, there's a lot you can get away with.
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