US soccer team

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:00 am

US soccer team ain't sucking at all. Intensity in game and conclusion in the very last minutes. Good job.
Maybe in the coming hours the destiny will decide that USA will have match with Germany, really interesting...

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:36 am

Ha ha, I'm not a soccar fan but coming from England we certainly didn't help ourselves by scoring an own goal in our game with them

! Your right though credit to the Americans, they have equitted themselves quite well this time around. For most of the European teams though (England definately included)

err well what can be said?

Post by **sensei** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:12 pm

Yeah, but are they ready for the New Orleans Saints? Their kicking game is awesome but I don't see that they have any workable quarterback draw, much less an option pass.

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:26 pm

Ha ha, either by accident or design the fact you've gone from the World Cup to American Football sums up just how little the former shows up on the Radar in America.

Either that or equally possibly I've misread the entire flow of this conversation.

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:50 pm

Not at all, I was writing about "football" world cup which is so called "soccer" in the US.
Rest 30 minutes to decide US destiny, slowly sound to be a coming match USA / Ghana instead of USA / Germany.

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:44 pm

Would be USA / Ghana.
After having seen both team playing today, that will be stunning.

cutiebunny · Post by **cutiebunny** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:10 pm

I know I'm excited. We're not exactly known for our mad soccer skills over here, so it's exciting to think that we've made it past the first round of eliminations.

So, USA vs. Ghana & England vs. Germany....

(gets her gray fedora on) Whad'it be, whad'it be....do I hear $5 on the USA?!

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:34 pm

Not at all, I was writing about "football" world cup which is so called "soccer" in the US.

I was talking about what Sensei had just said, I knew you were talking about the Worldcup Iceman. And yes it will be interesting to see how America do.

Post by **sensei** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:29 pm

Gomen: I was just being silly. It's impressive that USA has been so competitive this time around, and would have been even more so had the refs not been so quick to nullify legit goals.

But it is true that once American football season starts everyone will be aflutter over whether the Pats can regain their groove and if the Browns will be less of a comic act and more their usual spoiler selves.

iceman57 · Post by **iceman57** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:12 am

cutiebunny wrote:I know I'm excited. We're not exactly known for our mad soccer skills over here, so it's exciting to think that we've made it past the first round of eliminations.
So, USA vs. Ghana & England vs. Germany....
(gets her gray fedora on) Whad'it be, whad'it be....do I hear $5 on the USA?!

Honestly, those team are equal on paper (maybe a bit more game tricks for Ghana, while USA does not release pressure till the very last minutes) I bet on a 1:1 score match, with conclusion during final goal shoots for Ghana, so something like 2:1 for Ghana, sorry for US citizens.

1/8 finals is really a good performance for the 1994 world cup organiser, even Bill Clinton was in the stadium yesterday evening. There is a large community of Algerian citizens in my district in Paris, and you can hear them supporting from a bar close to my home. Such worldwide events are always full of surprises and rising soccer playing nations are extremely interesting to watch this year.

Eternal Squall · Post by **Eternal Squall** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:01 am

sensei wrote:But it is true that once American football season starts everyone will be aflutter over whether the Pats can regain their groove and if the Browns will be less of a comic act and more their usual spoiler selves.

Sensei meant to say, everyone will be eagerly awaiting to see if the Dallas Cowboys become the first team to host the Super Bo......uh I mean the Big Game......

kathpatty · Post by **kathpatty** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:52 pm

Go , Go, Go !!
:dbz:

Cordelia · Post by **Cordelia** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:08 pm

I'm hoping that this year someone who hasn't won before lifts the trophy. Maybe Holland will get what they deserve after so long. The South American favourites are consistent and Asia's not too bad considering they've been late starters to the international scene.

I guess the biggest surprise crash-outs so far would be a few of the European ex-champions. But that's what makes this game fun, you never know who's going to win.

cutiebunny · Post by **cutiebunny** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:35 pm

According to Paul the Psychic Octopus, Germany has the win

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10420131.stm

BBC is awesome

teggacat · Post by **teggacat** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:06 pm

US + Soccer = ZZZZzzzzzz.....

the only ones I come across interested in it at
all are the media