The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Thread

With England shitting the bed against Algeria, a US win all but guarantees a ticket to the knockout round. England looked atrocious, and as saden said previous, could very well be done. Beckham's animated movement on the sidelines shows how frustrated the entire team is.

excellent result for us in the algeria england game. here is the scenario for us advancing

1. a WIN and we are through, simple as that.

2. a DRAW for us and an england LOSS, or DRAW where they do not outscore us by 2. the final tiebreaker is goal differential, and when that is even it goes to most goals scored. right now we are even on goal differential but have 2 more goals scored. we are in great shape.

Still pissed, VERY pissed.

2010 World Cup: Group C scenarios - ESPN Soccernet (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/blog?entryID=5303499&name=worldcup2010blog&cc=5901&ver=us)

Just like Big C said, a win and we are in. Very simple.

And yes I am very pissed terrible. I really think they need to adopt some sort of review(been saying this for years). Maybe 1 challenge per game, that's all.

I mean if we won it pretty much would be a sure fire way to the next round. Ireland lost a spot in the WC because of a handball. Countless games have been lost on dives in the box.

One review, a 4th official in the box takes a quick look, and gives a decision. Really two extra stoppages in the game wont hurt. My two cents.

simply adding another ref to stand behind each goal to judge plays in the box would help. i doubt replay will ever be involved, because soccer is a game about constant flow. long stoppages would not be favored by fifa im sure.

Wow. Thanks for posting the better angles Big C. I didn't see anything watching it live and my confusion is only confirmed by watching those clips.

If we get out of the group, the indignation will be quenched, but right now that call is a tough one to swallow. I'm pleased that we improved throughout the game and I'm hopeful we can put away Algeria, althought hey are looking pretty good against England in the first half.

I agree somewhat, but what if we get out of the group in the #2 slot and then must face group-winner Germany in the round of 16? We really want to win our group to avoid that outcome and the rubbish call which disallowed our goal makes that more difficult. This is just speculation, of course. With Germany playing like they played in their last game, they may not win their group. But if we are forced into a bad matchup in the round of 16, I'll still be pissed.

And the anger isn't just about the disallowed goal. Jozy Altidore had a couple of breakaway opportunities but was mugged, yet there were no foul calls. Plus the bad call against Findley.

who said germany was definitely going to be first in their group? thats not guaranteed at all, germany may not even advance...all we can do is play our game, and the rest will fall into place. ghana are leading that group right now...

I am a HUGE soccer fan! Played it through college and now coach the high school level. The World Cup is something that unless you are a soccer fan is hard to describe to non-fans. It brings out serious national pride, esp since this is the first time in Africa. It is also a very challenging game both mentally and physically. The average soccer midfielder runs around 8-10 miles a game.

I love the NFL, esp my Skins but there are very few sports than can say the have a true "World Champion".

Soccer: The Beautiful Sport, The Sport of the People, A Gentleman's sport played by hoooligans.

I can't believe New Zealand actually tied Italy. Many consider NZ the worst team in the tournament