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Post by japaneseteeth on Jul 1, 2014 22:01:50 GMT
Aaaand the US/Belgium game is going the same way, with the first goal coming in extra time.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 1, 2014 22:16:01 GMT
It's not looking good now.
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Post by Mio on Jul 1, 2014 22:41:27 GMT
And it was not enough. Despite the last minute goal US could not equalize. We leave the Cup losing 2-1 to Belgium, again losing in the round of 16 in extra time. Frankly though, if we were going any further it was going to be mostly due to luck and opportunity then pure skill. We just weren't able to make or convert on opportunities and of course possession. On the bright side, we caused the Belgium's to concede their first goal of the tournament! On the not so bright side we still can't beat European teams and Association Football will likely recede into obscurity for now until the next Cup rolls. Now it's back to sourgrapes and gridiron.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 1, 2014 22:47:09 GMT
It was a hell of a match though. I was rooting for the whites all the way through, and did they try. I gotta sleep now but I am disappointed with the final score of course. I really wanted the US in the QF.
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Post by japaneseteeth on Jul 2, 2014 2:40:41 GMT
Eh, I can't say I'm surprised. Sucks to be out, but at least we put up a respectable fight.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 2, 2014 17:31:50 GMT
Now that I'm rested I can say I'm seriously gutted that the USA is out. It must be because of you guys but I'd basically adopted them as my home team, and they had such heart, and the fans were great too. Very sad.
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Post by Mio on Jul 2, 2014 18:07:38 GMT
Now that I'm rested I can say I'm seriously gutted that the USA is out. It must be because of you guys but I'd basically adopted them as my home team, and they had such heart, and the fans were great too. Very sad. It's sad, but it's also not surprising. Our team just wasn't good enough. We couldn't keep the ball, our passing wasn't the best, we could not capitalize on opportunities. Our defense was decent, but that doesn't win you games if you can't reliably conduct a counter attack, which we could not. Ah well, it's at least an improvement on our former pattern of making it through the group one year and then losing in the group in the next tournament. If we can build on this you might see us in the semifinals come 2022.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 2, 2014 18:13:59 GMT
Qatar here we come!
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Post by Mio on Jul 2, 2014 18:18:32 GMT
Unless the FIFA investigation into corruption pans out. . .which means that yes we'll see you in 2022 in Doha!
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 2, 2014 18:47:39 GMT
FIFA...it should stand for fat...impure....fucker association.
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Post by Sydxelia on Jul 2, 2014 19:21:15 GMT
Certain players should be tested regularly for rabies.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 4, 2014 13:37:57 GMT
Certain players should be tested regularly for rabies. Eeeyep. And today it's France v Germany! This is a match I'm really looking forward to!
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Post by Sydxelia on Jul 4, 2014 15:29:10 GMT
I'm wondering if anyone can stop Germany at this point.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Jul 4, 2014 15:31:11 GMT
Good question! Oh and hello too.
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Post by Mio on Jul 4, 2014 17:57:40 GMT
Well that was. . .disappointing to be honest.
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