90 minutes of putzing around (okay, maybe it was a little bit more than that), followed by one glorious minute of productivity, vaulted USA into the second round against Ghana. And today we see if our boys can follow the five-point blueprint to success and advance to the quarterfinals, where we would meet the winner of this morning's Uruguay / South Korea match.
GO USA!
photo: Sohn/AP
90 comments:
Got a cracker going in the first game today. URU 1 - 1 KOR
Beautiful second goal for URU.
what a bender!
screw you victorino! oh wait, wrong victorino. #URU
high drama. squeaky bum time for the s koreans.
This one doesn't mind if you throw at his head.
not a lot of urgency from the south koreans...they know this is a knockout match, right?
The second goal really seemed to deflate them, didn't it?
From Conembol play-in to the round of 8. Well played.
Coffee...sweet coffee.
Revision: Actually not really strong. But strong enough. #URU
That's funny, Dusty; I was just commenting to mrs Sax how I regretted leaving my coffee at home...
@db
Speaking objectively, it's still the weakest bracket. It may well be enough.
I'll take a weak bracket anytime.
Weak coffee; never!
I'll be in Torrance for this one, watching rbnlawIII (daughter #3) play her little heart out on the basketball court.
At Sbux loading up. Then off to bathe the dog. All of this is hard work, and I'll probably hit the gin to lay a pre-game foundation before heading to the Ravine.
Oh man. I actually had a nigtmare of the Dodgers screwing up. I usually don't have nightmares about my sports teams unless it is playoff time.
I need to make a sbux run asap.
Not sure what the giant man eating shark with leg warmers represents in my dream but it kept me from screaming at the Dodgers.
Damn I wish I was in No Cal right now Pete's coffee sounds real good.
So I started adding "interests" on my facebook page. I'm surprised there is no "SoSG" page.
Paul: I had a similar nightmare a while back. In the dream, I said, "Oh my God, they're shitting in their own hats!" I still don't know what that means.
Coffee: check
Clean dog: check
I've got my snark face on now.
Howard
Cherundolo
DeMerit
Bocanegra (C)
Bornstein
Donovan
Bradley
Clark
Dempsey
Findley
Altidore
^ Not that I know who a couple of those guys are, even
Ghana:
Kingson
Mensah
Mensah
Sarpei
Pantsil
Boateng
Annan
Gyan
Asamoah
Ayew
Inkoom
^ Not that I know who most of those guys are, even
Pantsil got me a ton of fantasy points last year when he played in defense for Fulham.
Best Ghanian around is injured and not on the squad: Chelsea's Michael Essien.
Prince-Boateng had a pretty solid year in the Premiership and is in good form.
Thanks for the background info, DB.
Sure, Mr F.
I'm unaware if the Mensahs are related.
When Iceland play, sometimes there are 6 or 7 Gudjohnsens on the pitch at once with more on the bench. And only two are directly related.
Predictions, anyone?
I'm a poor prognosticator.
"The euphoria in Pretoria" gets a grudging nod of approval.
@Mr F
Pity.
I hope the US can kick the ball into the net at some point today.
Tennis skirts just keep getting shorter and shorter.
@MLASF
I would only qualify that in that I hope it's not their own.
@db
Give it a few years, it'll be just a sports bra with a fringe.
Watching the match in Spanish...love the energy of the announcers.
Aw fuck.
Early goals, early goals.
Early beers, early beers.
Man, I barely know anything about the sport and even I know that was shitty defense.
I guess they want to make every match dramatic.
I wonder how Rasheed Wallace would fare at soccer.
World record for red cards, probably.
The Big Dog and Mick Jagger hanging out watching the match.
@MLASF
My Premiership team (Chelsea) has a midfielder Jon Obi Mikel who may have worse discipline problems that Rasheed Wallace. He canNOT stay on the pitch. Nigeria missed him during its 2010 WC run.
It's all gone quiet over here.
A better pass and GHA would be up 2-0. These lads come strapped.
where u watching, mr c?
I'm still here. Just watching.
Altidore kinda sucks, huh?
that clark guy is who really sux. us manager made move to get him the fuck off. i think us supporters were questioning why clark started in the first place.
Still here, dusty. Pretty lackluster performance from the Yanks, so far.
...and on the sofa, Dusty!
GHA midfield is incredible. They are holding well, passing well...
@Mr C
Me, too. I'm mean I'm on my sofa, not yours.
Firestone DBA....mmmmmm
I get so sick of that cliche, "the other team wants it more."
Yikes.
Tim Howard has Tourette's. You do not want him yelling at you.
Altidore needs to start passing.
Here's an old Tim Howard chant from his ManU days. You lads use it wisely:
Timmy Howard
F**k Off
He plays in our net
F**k Off
Timmy Howard
F**k Off
He's got Tourette's
ManU fans not that creative, I know. Here's another:
Tim Timminy Tim Timminy
Tim Tim Teroo
We've got Tim Howard and he says f**k you!
Univision feed missed the 2nd half kick. How hard is it?
Moral dilemma:
My beer isn't as cold as it needs to be (how I know this without the benefit of a beer window and turning-blue technology is just a miracle). It's a Firestone DBA. I have an ice cold Sam Adams glass that would cool the beer down nicely.
Will it cause some sort of celestial disturbance if I pour the Firestone into a Sam Adams glass? Help!
Unclear when this was taken...I assume last night?
'81 Dodgers reunion
http://mlb.mlb.com/social/hitpix/index.jsp?blast=benplatt.mlb&page_num=0&photoid=2858
MSB URL:
http://tinyurl.com/2cbkut4
Finally!!!!!!!
GOAL!!!
WOO! HOORAY FOR LUCK!!!
Extra innings!
Free footy!
Extra time...the tension!
Aw fuck again.
Ouch.
NO!
Hate the goal, but love the celebration dance.
So will the U.S. score in the second half of extra time?
Shit, I almost forgot I need to get ready and get out to the Yard for the game!
*tries to remember where tickets are*
Lots of standing around.
i have a feeling the wrong yanks are going to be winning the games im watching today.
Does second half mojo work for the second half of extra time?
If Ghana goes on to win the game i dont think those commercials they show in the US to help feed children for just pennies a day are going to be as effective for a while.
Ghana has a pretty good strategy of getting the lead and then faking injuries to stall and break rhythm
@Nic
That's pretty much what every single soccer team does, ever, throughout history. Not pretty, but everyone employs it as a tactic.
Paul Pierce is taking notes.
maybe the dodger should do that today when they get a lead and just wait for it to rain.
Hah!
Yeah just stall until the rainy season in November.
or we could just shut the lights off like the angels did.
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT
Time to switch to my auxiliary team then.
GO ORANJE!!
Don't like the result, but Ghana deserved the win.
Ghana always gets all the breaks.
You're on a roll, Nic. That's funny.
It's like:
Ghana: imperialist swine!
Serves the USA right for spending all its time working on infrastructure rather than soccer, Er football.
Wait, Ghana isn't an imperialist nation?
I guess I owe that man an apology.
Hmmm...looking at who's left on this side of the bracket, I think I'm going to apply a "Go with who beat ya" approach.
GO BLACK STARS!
(Still pulling for ESP and ENG on the other side.)
I'm canceling our summer trip to Ghana, those frickin' cheaters.
Well, don't have to watch that DVR recording now.
Go Engerland! Go Niederland!
Good luck, Chile.
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