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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 16, 2014 23:24:40 GMT 1
Ok if it's goal difference it changes things a little in that:
1. If England draw with Uruguay and Costa Rica beat Italy, it's still out of our hands, but Italy would have to beat Uruguay not just draw with them should England win by 2.
2. If both games are drawn, England would have to beat Costa Rica by 2 goals to proceed, and doing so would definitely see us through.
I watched the Iran vs Nigeria game. Reza had a couple of chances, would have been nice to have a Charlton player score the winning goal in a World Cup game...
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 16, 2014 23:34:32 GMT 1
Ouch... a kick on the hooter
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Post by rewardman on Jun 16, 2014 23:46:18 GMT 1
Yeehaw
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Post by rewardman on Jun 16, 2014 23:52:27 GMT 1
Well that was very enjoyable.
Thank you Clint.
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Post by Panda on Jun 16, 2014 23:58:55 GMT 1
Ghana very disappointing so far. USA solid but unspectacular.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 17, 2014 0:03:41 GMT 1
Ghana very disappointing so far. USA solid but unspectacular. That's really the best we can ever hope for from the US.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 17, 2014 0:21:38 GMT 1
Ghana making too many plays now for my liking.
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Post by Panda on Jun 17, 2014 0:22:13 GMT 1
I don't know about that. If the MLS continues to progress and interest in the sport grows, the USA could produce some players with genuine skill and flair. Until then, they're relying on doing the simple things right and having a high workrate. They're kind of like a more talented Australia.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 17, 2014 0:22:48 GMT 1
Ghana making too many plays now for my liking.
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Post by Panda on Jun 17, 2014 0:38:41 GMT 1
UTB
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Post by Panda on Jun 17, 2014 0:44:01 GMT 1
That's been coming for about half an hour...
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Post by Panda on Jun 17, 2014 0:58:45 GMT 1
1st round, Group G: | 1-2 | |
Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 1 | +4 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | +1 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | | 1 | -4 | 0 |
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Post by Panda on Jun 17, 2014 1:00:15 GMT 1
Great finish to the game. A goal out of nothing for the USA just when Ghana were threatening to win it. Great chance for the US to progress now - can they kick Portugal when they're down?
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 17, 2014 1:03:53 GMT 1
Good game from the USA, hope they can beat Portugal, that would put them out of the competition
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Post by Panda on Jun 17, 2014 1:08:13 GMT 1
Inter-confederation battles so far:
South America 3-1 Europe South America 0-1 CONCACAF South America 1-0 Asia Europe 1-0 CONCACAF CONCACAF 2-0 Africa Africa 1-0 Asia
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Post by rewardman on Jun 17, 2014 1:35:17 GMT 1
Well, the boys done good.
Second in Group G.
Yeah!!!!!
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Post by rewardman on Jun 17, 2014 5:40:26 GMT 1
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Post by o on Jun 17, 2014 7:44:13 GMT 1
30 seconds, wow!
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Post by Tom on Jun 17, 2014 15:47:29 GMT 1
Looking at the Uruguay game if we cant beat them, we might as well go home really, unless they have Suarez up front, they looked impotent, and our fast pacy front men should be able to nab a goal or two really. But yes I see your point davyboyb, and I was saying the same to my son as well, but it would be good if we didn't cut it quite so fine It looks as though Suarez will play, and because it's against players he plays against or with during the domestic season I expect him to score. If Balotelli can score so can he. Whether he lasts the game is another matter though. If he doesn't get a goal then it should be a comfortable win for us as I can see us getting at least a couple of goals. One thing I said on the way back from the Peru game was that we'd score against Uruguay, and that was without expecting them to lose to Costa Rica. I felt last week that the Italy game was the most important game we will play in the tournament, especially after the other result in the group. Always had a bit of concern about the Costa Rica game, similar to @ raliverpool here, but i'm now properly concerned about it (you'll see why in my predictions later). I just hope that defeat last weekend doesn't prove as significant as I thought it would be before the game. They might scrape through but it sounds like they are unlikely to get any further. Whilst i'm not interested in knowing who we might play in the knockout stages, one step at a time and all that, the benefit of coming out of a tough group is that we could go on a bit of a run...
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Post by rewardman on Jun 17, 2014 16:22:00 GMT 1
Belgium coming up.
Really looking forward to seeing how they perform.
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