That was an incredible game to watch.
That said, I feel this euphoria will be short lived. It seemed to me that the US got a bit of a break. I don't know if they looked past the US or not, but I thought Ghana looked like the more talented team. They were faster and possessed the ball better. The US, and particularly Beckerman, played pretty solid defense, but Ghana blew a few opportunities.
A lot depends on which Portuguese team shows up. Germany may have just kicked the hornet's nest before throwing it in our laps.
As an aside: if any of my kids go on to play soccer competitively, I'll be damned if any of them will get stretchered off for a pulled hamstring.
r/Worldcup delivers
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Speaking of which, this was a pretty funny article, though a couple of days old now.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/sp...2RI%3A17%22%5D
This was a blast. The dude with the flag in front of the camera at second 31 is me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d04F5z-tNlo
USA v Portugal. 20 years ago, to the date, I was a Mormon missionary in Portugal when we beat Colombia 2-1.
Today, I live in and love Brazil. And my country is playing Portugal tomorrow. We qualify if we win.
We have to win. I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN!
Bummer. But I am glad Nani scored. Cabo Verdiano with a great story. Lived in Amadora, where I spent six months of my mission. I wanted to win but this was a fine result
Noah might be the only person that can get to the game with all the flooding...but the game will be played!
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
onto Salvador! Midfield seats, baby!
http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/26/will-f...style-4776260/
What an incredible game. The oranje are the first ever to win when trailing in 88 mins...
Brazil has its problems, but it knows how to throw a party! Best time of my life here!
Vincent Kompany tweets after the game about Tim Howard:
https://twitter.com/VincentKompany/s...12080988307456
What a game. I'm just back from Salvador and will post pics.
This world cup has been amazing. The stories I could tell...
Can't wait for Holland x Argentina. The ticos played great but Krul was incredible. If there is a god in heaven, he'll send these insufferable argentines home with a punishing loss against the oranje
ECHTE MANNEN DRAGEN ORANJE
Home team (which was Germany) picks the kit they want to wear, the other team accommodates. Germany's whites are certainly iconic (maybe not as much as their greens, but I digress), but as you say, Argentina's sky blue is a step beyond. HOWEVER, if I'm Germany and I get to pick who is wearing what kit...I definitely want to force the other team to play in anything but their comfortable iconic apparel...especially if it means I get to wear MY iconic kit.
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2014 utahby5 World Cup Bracket Predictor Challenge Champion. No one who speaks German could be an evil man.
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