The World Cup Thread

[daschoo]

that edu goal was very harsh.

 

[tomson75]

The US side just got mugged by that ref. Should most definitely been a 3-2 decision....if not better.

 

[Arch Stanton]

What are FIFA doing? Where do they get these referees?

This is the biggest football tournament in the world and they serve up amateurish officiating. It's a shame that a great comeback by the USA was denied by such and awful decision. You can just see Blatter giving that ref the final!

 

[MC KAos]

i feel sick to my stomach, i was listening to the game on the radio at work, i thought we had scored and i was so elated, just to have it taken back by what im hearing was a horrible offside call, what a shame, i just hope it doesnt cost us a chance to go to the sweet sixteen if u will

 

[MC KAos]

but it is what it is, what do we need to avoid from england vs slovenia to advance? assuming england beats algeria

 

[tomson75]

i feel sick to my stomach, i was listening to the game on the radio at work, i thought we had scored and i was so elated, just to have it taken back by what im hearing was a horrible offside call, what a shame, i just hope it doesnt cost us a chance to go to the sweet sixteen if u will

One of the worst calls I've ever seen....especially at an international level. High school refs would have been embarrassed to make that one...

On top of that, they took another opportunity away from us just a few minutes later when they called another ghost call against us, while two of our players were being molested in the box. Should have been a penalty kick.

Absolutely horrible officiating.

 

[daschoo]

i feel sick to my stomach, i was listening to the game on the radio at work, i thought we had scored and i was so elated, just to have it taken back by what im hearing was a horrible offside call, what a shame, i just hope it doesnt cost us a chance to go to the sweet sixteen if u will

i can only assume he's given it against bocanegra for wrestling his marker but how that was any more a foul than bradley or altidore being held is beyond me. on the plus side it was a rangers player who's goal was disallowed and it was one of the best games of the tournament so far

 

[CATCH17]

Unbelievable. We won that game.

 

[MC KAos]

so i think i have the math down, we are actually in pretty good shape! as long as england beats algeria, we just need to win by 2 goals to guarantee ourselves a spot in the second round! we could aso win by 1 and have either england or slovenia win (no tie).

im really hoping england will beat the crap out of slovenia so we can just win and be in

 

[Ren]

i can only assume he's given it against bocanegra for wrestling his marker but how that was any more a foul than bradley or altidore being held is beyond me. on the plus side it was a rangers player who's goal was disallowed and it was one of the best games of the tournament so far

You mean the dude the defender had a half Nelson on?

They just analyzed the situation to death on TV here frame for frame to try and figure out what he blew the whistle for. 3 potential penalties including a obvious one on the guy defending Bradley and not a single free kick... total screw job

 

[MC KAos]

granted i didnt watch the game, but the guys on the radio were also pretty emphatic about a foul that should have been a red that was only a yellow, it was around the 70th minute i think

 

[kmp77]

You mean the dude the defender had a half Nelson on?

They just analyzed the situation to death on TV here frame for frame to try and figure out what he blew the whistle for. 3 potential penalties including a obvious one on the guy defending Bradley and not a single free kick... total screw job

The ref had to paid off. He didn't or wouldn't tell people what the call was. He just blew the whistle and that was it. Definitely should be kicked out of the cup by FIFA and give us at least a point.

 

[DragonCowboy]

Is this how it's all coming down?

Slovenia 1-0-1 (4 points) with England left.
USA 0-0-2 (2 points) with Algeria left.
England 0-0-1 (1 point) with Algeria and Slovenia left.
Algeria 0-1-0 (0 points) with England and USA left.

So, assuming England and USA both beat Algeria...

United States 1-0-2 (5 points)
Slovenia 1-0-1 (4 points)
England 1-0-1 (4 points)
Algeria 0-0-3 (0 points)

So I guess if we're interested in perhaps winning the group and getting a higher seed we should root for a tie and hope that we come out on top with goal differential (based on playing Algeria)...in this case hope for a 1-0 England victory today?

But if we're just interested in qualifying for sure, we should just hope that one team wins putting the other at 4, allowing us the second spot?

Is this right at all? Considering that "football" isn't football here, I'm a bit lost, heh.

 

[joseephuss]

The ref had to paid off. He didn't or wouldn't tell people what the call was. He just blew the whistle and that was it. Definitely should be kicked out of the cup by FIFA and give us at least a point.

The ref blew his whistle before the kick was made. There was pushing and grabbing by both sides. Typically the ref will jump in there and break up those scrums before letting the player going through with the free kick. And that is exactly what he should have done instead of just calling a foul against one team.

 

[joseephuss]

Is this how it's all coming down?

Slovenia 1-0-1 (4 points) with England left.
USA 0-0-2 (2 points) with Algeria left.
England 0-0-1 (1 point) with Algeria and Slovenia left.
Algeria 0-1-0 (0 points) with England and USA left.

So, assuming England and USA both beat Algeria...

United States 1-0-2 (5 points)
Slovenia 1-0-1 (4 points)
England 1-0-1 (4 points)
Algeria 0-0-3 (0 points)

So I guess if we're interested in perhaps winning the group and getting a higher seed we should root for a tie and hope that we come out on top with goal differential (based on playing Algeria)...in this case hope for a 1-0 England victory today?

But if we're just interested in qualifying for sure, we should just hope that one team wins putting the other at 4, allowing us the second spot?

Is this right at all? Considering that "football" isn't football here, I'm a bit lost, heh.

The best hope is for Algeria to beat England and then the U.S. beat Algeria. Then it would not matter what happens in the England/Slovenia game, the U.S. wold advance. The U.S. would have 5 points and the most England could get would be 4 and Algeria would be at 3.

 

[DragonCowboy]

The best hope is for Algeria to beat England and then the U.S. beat Algeria. Then it would not matter what happens in the England/Slovenia game, the U.S. wold advance. The U.S. would have 5 points and the most England could get would be 4 and Algeria would be at 3.

Do you think Algeria can actually beat England, though?

 

[Danny White]

With Germany losing today, finishing 1st or 2nd in our group seems less important (i.e. finishing first to avoid a matchup against the Germans). Now who knows who's going to end up winning Group D?

The goal should be to simply advance and not worry about winning the group. Of course that's the only thing that's within our control, so no use loosing too much sleep over what the outcome of the other games are.

 

[Arch Stanton]

Do you think Algeria can actually beat England, though?

Why not? England are average.

 

[Arch Stanton]

You mean the dude the defender had a half Nelson on?

They just analyzed the situation to death on TV here frame for frame to try and figure out what he blew the whistle for. 3 potential penalties including a obvious one on the guy defending Bradley and not a single free kick... total screw job

Exactly. Horrid officiating. Why they don't just pick the top referees from around the world is beyond me.

 

[reddyuta]

The ref blew his whistle before the kick was made. There was pushing and grabbing by both sides. Typically the ref will jump in there and break up those scrums before letting the player going through with the free kick. And that is exactly what he should have done instead of just calling a foul against one team.

good point.the referee should have got in there to break it up.it is amazing that he called a foul on a US player when atleast 3 other Slovenian players were literally hugging our players.