World Cup: Group G discussion

BeautifulGame wrote:What happens if Germany beat USA 2-1 and Ghana beat Portugal by the same margin as well? As both Ghana and USA will have same points GD goals forward and conceded.

Will USA progress due to the HtoH record with Ghana?

Yes....

So basically a win from either of the Ghana vs Portugal game does not gurantee knockout ticket unless the win is it in large margin AND the other does not end in draw!!!!
EPIC final match day!!!
Uruguay vs Italy, Ghana vs Portugal, USA vs Germany

elm_baraja_shaman wrote:

Juveman17 wrote:THAT USA GAME

That Varela goal

GO GO GHANA

I'm cringing at the thought that Ghana might beat Portugal when USA & Germany will be playing out a draw.        

Ghana win by 3-0 and US win by 3-0 both go through

nasir6371 wrote:Ghana win by 3-0 and US win by 3-0 both go through

haha yes!! I wantt!!

The player in the US midfield with the deadlocks is Kyle Beckerman, not Jermaine Jones.

What are the chances that Germany and USA will play out a deliberate draw, thus securing that both of them will go through?

biscotto? no chance!   

Art Morte wrote:What are the chances that Germany and USA will play out a deliberate draw, thus securing that both of them will go through?

No chance! atleast Klose will try to score his record breaking goal and increase it  

nasir6371 wrote:

Spoiler:

Ghana win by 3-0 and US win by 3-0 both go through

I find it even more shocking that there even are thinkable results where two of the teams might have to draw lots (e.g. Portugal 2:0 Ghana and Germany 3:0 USA)

rwo power wrote:

nasir6371 wrote:

Spoiler:

Ghana win by 3-0 and US win by 3-0 both go through

I find it even more shocking that there even are thinkable results where two of the teams might have to draw lots (e.g. Portugal 2:0 Ghana and Germany 3:0 USA)

Any previous examples of drawing lots in WC history??

There is a Wikipedia entry in German that lists where lots were drawn: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Losentscheide_im_Fu%C3%9Fball

(Google translate or so should help)

now a situation has risen unfortunately. Low and Klinsmann might join forces and play out an 'entertaining' draw.
bloody bs
odds are in favour for that to happen, and we cant actually blame them if they decide to do it. Ghana will have themselves to blame for getting into this precarious situation. They should have at least got a point vs the US

On the other hand, both Germany and the USA want to win the group to get a more favourable route in direction final, and for that the USA have to win for sure. Moreover, the current German team just can't play for a draw - our defense is just too dubious.

RedOranje wrote:The player in the US midfield with the deadlocks is Kyle Beckerman, not Jermaine Jones.

wtf man.

My reaction after Varela goal.



(Michael, what did you do?) F*CK.

But I still believe in USA. #GoCONCACAF

RedOranje wrote:The player in the US midfield with the deadlocks is Kyle Beckerman, not Jermaine Jones.

beckerman is the player with the real "bad ass" dreadlocks while Jones' dreadlocks just look like.. well - uhm... dreadlocks.

imo (in my distinguished function as the "style consultant")

rwo power wrote:On the other hand, both Germany and the USA want to win the group to get a more favourable route in direction final, and for that the USA have to win for sure.

i don't think anyone's going to risk elimination over the chance of playing algeria instead of belgium...

Don't like what Klinsmann said about Germany in his post-match interview last night, playing the "they are favorites so they get the preferential treatment" card. Last thing we need is him already making excuses for us before a ball is even kicked.

I think we'll do just fine against Germany though. Last time we played them in a WC, we stepped up when it mattered and that game was much more important than this one, that Germany team was stronger than this one and that US team was much more raw than this one. Germany have clear weaknesses just like Ghana and Portugal. We just have to be savvy enough to exploit them without exploiting our own.

Easier said than done, I suppose, but not impossible. Just need to keep our heads. We've done a fairly good job of that, just switching off at the worst times.

Zizou wrote:

RedOranje wrote:The player in the US midfield with the deadlocks is Kyle Beckerman, not Jermaine Jones.

beckerman is the player with the real "bad ass" dreadlocks while Jones' dreadlocks just look like.. well - uhm... dreadlocks.

imo (in my distinguished function as the "style consultant")

Exactly. And what's more, neither of them has 'deadlocks'

Hapless_Hans wrote: 'deadlocks'

     

Can anyone explain why Gotze doesn't celebrate goals? It's even worse than Balotelli's normal routine.

http://sport360.com/article/world-cup-2014/22580/ghana-star-sulley-muntari-hands-out-cash-one-brazil%E2%80%99s-poorest

Gil wrote:Can anyone explain why Gotze doesn't celebrate goals? It's even worse than Balotelli's normal routine.

my best guess is: His name.... pretty bad ass name...
he needs to stay "true" to that - It is not a choice but an obligation

And just for the record - if there is no Umlaut on the keyboard it translates to GoEtze not Gotze.