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USA v Portugal Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 22, 20144:50 pm| 312 Comments

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Can the USA beat a battered Portugal? Will it be 2002 again?

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  1. 1.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    It doesn’t start for another hour, right?

  2. 2.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    @Violet: Yep. 6 PM Eastern.

  3. 3.

    SarahT

    June 22, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    I’d feel better about this if Jozy Altidore wasn’t injured.

  4. 4.

    Morzer

    June 22, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    I am going to say USA to win 3-1.

    Portugal are an older, slower side and Mini-Ronaldo doesn’t look fully fit: result a one-trick pony with half a trick missing.

    Amir Khalid: Madame Morzer has been contemplating her favorite cleaver thoughtfully. I shall try to intercede for you.

  5. 5.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    OK, inside report on this googledoodle? Who is the dreaded r?

  6. 6.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    It’s not 2002. The USA is much better.

    Jay Göppingen looking and talking confident.

  7. 7.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    While we’re waiting, this is kind of fun: The World Cup of Everything Else. You click the various items in the left column, which has things like Population Density, Most Tourists Per Capita, and Highest Murder Rate. The USA wins Highest Obesity Rate. USA! USA!

  8. 8.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Thanks to Allah for Univision. It sure is fun with my very spotty conversational Spanish skills to listen to this team of broadcasters be such USA “homers” in what so many feel is a foreign language.

  9. 9.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    4-2-3-1. Zusi on the left and Dempsey goes up front.

    Portugal goes 4-3-3, CR7 on the left.

    Zusi and Beasley could have some fun on that side. Nani doesn’t defend much, and what defending he does isn’t exactly awe-inspiring.

  10. 10.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    13-1 USA over Portugal.

  11. 11.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    @Morzer:
    Shrug. Can’t please’em all.

  12. 12.

    Alex S.

    June 22, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    If the defense works as intended, Portugal will soon lose patience. I want to see Ronaldo pissed off.

  13. 13.

    Morzer

    June 22, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    As an atheist, I shouldn’t feel too much sympathy for a failed god, but…

    It’s a very sharp cleaver.

  14. 14.

    piratedan

    June 22, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    Missouri mode, show me again lads…

  15. 15.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    @Violet: “Note: In Group F, Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded a free pass to round of 16 even though it has no Starbucks locations.
    Source: Starbucks”

    Damn crooked referees are everywhere.

  16. 16.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    Can the USA beat a battered Portugal? Will it be 2002 again?

    I cannot answer that question, but I believe these fellows may give it a shot.

  17. 17.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    @scav: This fellow, footballer of the year

  18. 18.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    @Keith G: Not sure who you are listening to call the matches, but Ian Darke and Macca are far from USA homers, in fact both men are Brits who call an excellent match

  19. 19.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Well, I went downtown and in spite of Athfest I found a parking place. All the joints showing the game was packed so I came home!

  20. 20.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    @burnspbesq: No way, keep Dempsey at a center mid spot and put Wondo or Ice at the tip of the spear. Dempsey will have a much greater impact creating rather than finishing.

  21. 21.

    Joel

    June 22, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: I think he’s referring to the ESP commentators.

  22. 22.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Well this was the pre-game stuff and not the team who would be calling the game.

  23. 23.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    Sir Patrick Stewart is on board

  24. 24.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Luckily given my level of personal ignorance, I can read the html address because the the photo got me nowhere. Dull hair.

  25. 25.

    Morzer

    June 22, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    Am I imagining things, or is the Google doodle running an animation intended to basically say e (in goal) pluribus (the many letters in “Goog” that scurry past the goal) unum (the l of “Google” which represents the 1 )?

    Too crazy?

  26. 26.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    @Keith G: Gotcha, I figured that

  27. 27.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    @raven:
    I’m thorry but Athfest ith a terrible name for a kidth fethival.

  28. 28.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    @scav: (he wears No. 7)

  29. 29.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    @Schlemizel: But it rocks!

  30. 30.

    Betty Cracker

    June 22, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    Hubby and I are watching the run up to the first futbol game we’ve ever watched. The men are handsome!

  31. 31.

    Marc

    June 22, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    I would love to know who is more hated by the local Brazilian fans: the US – not really well liked in South America in general – or the old colonial overlords from Portugal?

  32. 32.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    @Schlemizel: Igor? Is that you?

  33. 33.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    @dmsilev: What hump?

  34. 34.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: that should help. Coats of Arms, Weird Hairstyles being functionally equivalent I guess.

  35. 35.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    Hi, Betty, hope all is well

  36. 36.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    @scav: And funny “caps”.

  37. 37.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    @Morzer:

    If I have to think that hard about a google doodle they have failed.

    I like you analysis but man that is a lot of thinking to get to.

  38. 38.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Yikes!

  39. 39.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Beasley the only American to play in four World Cups and also the only American owed a drink from Joe Biden

  40. 40.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Ugh.

  41. 41.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Well damn

  42. 42.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Well that stunk.

  43. 43.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    @dmsilev:
    Thats EYE-gore thank-you very much.

    Have I introduced you to my friend, Abby, Abby Normal?

  44. 44.

    OldDave

    June 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Fragnabbit.

  45. 45.

    Alex S.

    June 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Oh, embarassing.

  46. 46.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    What the hell was that?

  47. 47.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Nice touch.

  48. 48.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Goddamn defensive lapse again

  49. 49.

    Morbo

    June 22, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Promising start.

  50. 50.

    rb

    June 22, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    And a corner …

  51. 51.

    Nicole

    June 22, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    “the US hit the self destruct button”; “a catastrophe in the US defense”; “a horror show.”

    If nothing else, I am really enjoying the commentary.

  52. 52.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    So far this looks a lot like the previous match, 4-1 would be humiliating. Its early yet, hopefully the US youth will wear them down

  53. 53.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Was that Johnson with the club footed clearance?

  54. 54.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Announcer just said something about Portugal smelling blood. Sure looks that way. USA looks really outclassed.

  55. 55.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    I’m afraid I might have to disappoint you USA fans.

    Either that, or I’m setting up for a dramatic come-from-behind win for the USMNT.

  56. 56.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Here’s to validating the Men In Blazers’ maxim that a team should not score too early.

  57. 57.

    Tony J

    June 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Goal for Ronaldo’s Entourage. Now that’s a surprise.

  58. 58.

    Betty Cracker

    June 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Sweetie! Good to see you! Pity our goalie slipped!

  59. 59.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    @Betty Cracker: That wasn’t on the goalie.

  60. 60.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    A couple of weeks ago someone put up one of those quizzes — “If you were a FIFA team, what country would you be?” — and I got Portugal.

    But I didn’t really mean it.

  61. 61.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    Johnson is faster than anybody on the left for Portugal.

  62. 62.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    Burma Shave!

  63. 63.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    @raven:
    yeah, he’ll take the hit in stats but that was some pretty pathetic running around flapping arms from his D

  64. 64.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    @Schlemizel: Looked like the Georgia secondary right before the snap all year. . .

  65. 65.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    BTW – a quick search lead me to the ESPN radio stream of the game match. So, I can watch on Univision and hear a call in English. Which means I can finish prepping supper and still follow.

  66. 66.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Somebody tell the tough guy with the tats we’re playing soccer today.

  67. 67.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    Beckerman gave a good elbow shot.

  68. 68.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    Low bridge Renaldo.

  69. 69.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    I may be an asshole and an old man yelling at clouds, but the tattoos are simply dreadful and it doesn’t matter who has them, they all look like someone colored on their arms and need to wash it off

  70. 70.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: You’re not an asshole, just old.

  71. 71.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    @Keith G:
    after he rode Beckerman like a rented mule. I particularly liked the way he wrapped his arm around Beckermans. I think that is what ledt to the elbow.

  72. 72.

    Alex S.

    June 22, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    That doesn’t look bad at all, a shame about that goal. Portugal will try to slow this game down, they can’t keep up.

  73. 73.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    @burnspbesq: I could not have been more wrong, Dempsey is going to be attacking all day

  74. 74.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    @Alex S.:

    Agree. US has speed on this bunch.

  75. 75.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    What does the ref pointing at the dude that just got dusted mean?

  76. 76.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    @Alex S.: USA really seems to have decided to join the game. Much better.

  77. 77.

    Morzer

    June 22, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Some of us were Spain.

    Count your blessings!

  78. 78.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    @Morzer: Pass.

  79. 79.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    @Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN): The rock

  80. 80.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    @raven: It can mean play on or he points to the spot for a free kick, it depends on which way he points, if he points in the direction of the flow of play it’s play on, if he points the other way it’s a stoppage and free kick

  81. 81.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Thanks

  82. 82.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    Portugal’s game is for shit.. we keep making mistakes.. we’ve blown so many chances already with the ball being a little higher than it should be. They need to improve that. This game is USA’s to lose.

  83. 83.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    If they are complaining about the heat now, I can’t wait until they play in Qatar.

  84. 84.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    @Baud: Ha ha! No kidding! They’ll have to air condition the pitch.

  85. 85.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    @Baud: It’s a dry heat.

  86. 86.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    @Cain: They are quick offensively but they have no form on defense and Bradley has shown up to play this game

  87. 87.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    The EPSN radio call is a minute and a half behind the Univision video. A bit of a surreal viewing experience.

  88. 88.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    @raven: Nothing like playing a 90 minute game involving constant running while in an oven.

  89. 89.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    These dudes can be had.

  90. 90.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    @Violet: The good thing is that both teams play in it.

  91. 91.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    @Violet:

    More like a shvitz.

  92. 92.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    @raven:

    Yes. So is a crematorium.

  93. 93.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    @raven: The US can train in Phoenix in August. Or Death Valley.

  94. 94.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    @raven: We need just a bit less altitude on those shots.

  95. 95.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    @Keith G:

    It’s been the other way around for me for the entire tournament, so far. Univision is, in effect, where I go for highlights.

    ETA: But I’m listning to it on an actual radio.

  96. 96.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Sure is a shame about that early goal by Portugal. The US is looking much stronger. At least they’ve been able to get it together.

  97. 97.

    Ronnie Pudding

    June 22, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Fabian Johnson has looked good so far.

  98. 98.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    @Keith G: I don’t have cable so I was streaming ESPN. I can get univision on antenna though. Univision is a minute plus ahead of espn.

    edit.. my antenna does receive a signal from univision

  99. 99.

    Southern Beale

    June 22, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I don’t know a damn thing about soccer but it doesn’t look like we’re playing very well.

  100. 100.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    These near wins are probably putting a ton of pressure on Portugal, but really those shots need to go in, and not go wide every time.. grr. alittle frustrating because it has nothing to do wtih defense, it is our own skill. :/

  101. 101.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    @Southern Beale: Other than an early mistake, they are playing very well and have a very good chance of getting three points

  102. 102.

    Ronnie Pudding

    June 22, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    @Southern Beale:

    Actually, we’re playing better than we did against Ghana. But the one horrible defensive miscue is the difference.

  103. 103.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    The announcers on univision are very animated. just sayin

  104. 104.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Water break? Didn’t know that could happen.

  105. 105.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Water break?!

  106. 106.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    Do we go to the next round if we only lose by one?

  107. 107.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    @Ronnie Pudding:
    We are!

    Man, I just saw the waterbreak.. I must be getting a delayed feed from ESPN.

  108. 108.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    AGUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

  109. 109.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    I took a beer break :)

  110. 110.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Phew

  111. 111.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    Water break? Thats sort of like the old injury time where the ref would decide that some number of minutes needed to be added to the game through some calculation only he knew.

    Why not set a mark & make them mandatory if the temp/humidity is in excess. As it is now one side could easily whine about the break because of timing.

  112. 112.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    @Cain: It’s one minute behind univision. Of course, I have no idea what the announcers were saying..
    i.e. good miss

  113. 113.

    Alex S.

    June 22, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    @JPL:

    It depends on the game against Germany, and on Portugal vs. Ghana

    I guess a draw might already be good enough.

  114. 114.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    Whew. Glad to escape that Ronaldo free kick.

  115. 115.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Regarding team playing styles, it seems that Portugal has had more attacks where they have had more players moving through the penalty area than the US has had. Is that the way we roll? I find that worrying.

  116. 116.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Damn.

  117. 117.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Tim Howard picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

  118. 118.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    @Violet: No doubt

    OH SHIT!! That was some lucky shit!!!

  119. 119.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    So since I’m at least a minute ahead, I’ll refrain from posting when someone scores. Our goalie is pretty good though..huh…

  120. 120.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Only two minutes added? I expected four.

  121. 121.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    Kudos to our goalie.. that was good. I am supremely entertained by this match.

  122. 122.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Half time. Ugh. There needs to be some serious talk in the locker room.

  123. 123.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Fortunate to only trail by one

  124. 124.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Is anyone else getting an autoplay ad on this site?

  125. 125.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    @Keith G:

    It depends upon who we’re playing, what sort of strategy we’re employing. We’re playing this game (and we played the majority of the Ghana game) in a defensive posture. Those last two friendlies we played, though? CHARGE!

  126. 126.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Sorry – that was Cameron with the horrible clearance.

  127. 127.

    proterozoic

    June 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    That was a world-class save, no doubt.

  128. 128.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I have a long-term weakness for goalies. It seems a nicely judged kind of skillful insanity.

  129. 129.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    @scav:

    My high school coach tried to convert me after our excellent keeper (both footy and hockey) graduated. I. Did. Not. Like. Too many knees and toes too close to my torso and face.

  130. 130.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    If not for Cameron’s shanked clearance, we’d be feeling pretty good about that half. We had the better of play after the first ten minutes. Zusi and Johnson are going to have their way with Meireles all night.

  131. 131.

    jurassicpork

    June 22, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    Sorry for the offtopic post. I generally try to wait for actual Open Threads. But for anyone who still cares what i have to say about anything, this is my pre-emptive farewell, since it looks as if we won’t survive the summer. Thanks for all the kindnesses and the readership for the last ten years.

  132. 132.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    @scav:

    I played goal growing up. When I switched to lacrosse, I switched to midfield.

  133. 133.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    June 22, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    @raven:

    I left you a link at the bottom of the Belgium thread with that ESPN intro/outro music you were asking about.

  134. 134.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    So what do I do for dinner tonight? I have a fat t-bone, golden taters, shrooms, onion and broccoli and that was my original plan but then my buddy stopped by.

    He gave me some of his ridiculously delicious sausage as well as some of his wife’s tomato sauce which is heavenly and I have fresh bread and some awesome s’ghetti.

    Now I am torn, the onion and shrooms can go with either but it’s a tough decision, almost as tough as to whether Klinsmann will bring on another attacker in the second half

  135. 135.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    @Steeplejack (phone): Thanks!

  136. 136.

    carolinadave

    June 22, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    Cameron fortunate not to get a yellow at the end of the first half.
    Portugal’s right side is vulnerable
    Portugal plays too far forward and is ripe for a counterattack.
    USA is the faster team.

    If there is to be a water break in the 2nd half, let the coaches know when it will be.

  137. 137.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    @scav:
    My oldest was (is) a hockey tender. The good ones are an odd breed, it comes with the territory. You have to be a bit more cerebral than the folks playing in front of you and it helps if you have short-term memory loss. I imagine it is the same for soccer goalies.

    In hockey – imagine if in your job when something went wrong, even if it was not your fault a red light flashed behind your desk, a huge horn sounded and 18000 people stood & heckled you.

  138. 138.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    @jurassicpork:
    you mentioned that in an earlier WC thread, its one of your least endearing qualities.

  139. 139.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: I’m making tomato sauce right now! I’ve got an abundance of tomatoes from my garden–so many they’re going bad. Time for some sauce!

  140. 140.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    we need a goal on our side..

  141. 141.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    @Schlemizel: That and long periods of boredom and personal inactivity when you have to be furiously paying attention to every move of the attention hogs who will suddenly run at you and you have to jump into the exact most dangerous part. And then everything is indeed your fault.

  142. 142.

    gene108

    June 22, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    U.S. is not getting good shots on goal. They take a lot, but a lot of them are not good and the U.S. has not executed at all out of corner kicks against Portugal.

  143. 143.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Ugh.

  144. 144.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Oh…that was such a great run. Looks like it HAD to go in.

  145. 145.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    Fuck

  146. 146.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    Fuuuuuuuuck!!! That was amazing!!

  147. 147.

    Onkel Fritze

    June 22, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    @Violet: That’s cause it had to.

  148. 148.

    Heliopause

    June 22, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    The US back line is error prone. The Portugal back line is just flat out soft. It’s astounding only one goal has been scored so far.

  149. 149.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    @Heliopause: I agree…

  150. 150.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    Jermaine Jones was a beast against Ghana but he’s a step slow tonight

  151. 151.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    the goal attempts by USA not well-angled. :(

  152. 152.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    Anyone else feel the American coach resembles Sterling Holloway? Not exact but like they could be related.

  153. 153.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Ha! Renaldo.

  154. 154.

    Micheline

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    I was really hoping that the U.S could win but it doesn’t look like it. Sigh.

  155. 155.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Well done, Renaldo. :P

  156. 156.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Portugal soundtrack by Dave Edmunds:

    “I hear you knockin, but you can’t come in.”

  157. 157.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Ya

  158. 158.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Holy chit

  159. 159.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    yes!

  160. 160.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    YES!!!!!!

  161. 161.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Holy fuck.

  162. 162.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    YEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!

  163. 163.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    USA! USA! USA!

  164. 164.

    Patricia Kayden

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Finally! Come on USA.

  165. 165.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Woooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

  166. 166.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  167. 167.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  168. 168.

    the Conster

    June 22, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Bend it like Beckham!

  169. 169.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    @scav:
    There was a huge change in the kids game when he was about 14. They got their asses handed to them. It was like 20-0 & he had made almost 50 saves (really, they didn’t need to resurface half the ice). As they are coming off the ice one of his defensemen said “We could have been in this game if you could make a save” and he was serious. The kid fumed about it for a week but after that he played inside himself much better and became a better tender.

  170. 170.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    Big kicks JJ!

  171. 171.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    Great replay shot. Curved right around that guy.

  172. 172.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Did I just see Teddy Roosevelt on ESPN?

  173. 173.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Blocked!

  174. 174.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    I am at sports bar, place is going nuckin’ futz.

  175. 175.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    @Baud:

    And it seems as if Beto was screened. He never saw it.

  176. 176.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    @Baud:
    No kidding, that didn’t look it was going in!

  177. 177.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    It is an odd game, soccer. for an hour the US was owning the game but unable to find the net. Then suddenly its tied. Can they get another in the next half hour?

  178. 178.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Beers for our goalie!

  179. 179.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Crowd is going nuts.

  180. 180.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Time to start thinking about subs, seeing as Portugal’s about to make their third.

  181. 181.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    Portugal is freaking out right now.

  182. 182.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    @Cain: If it’s a draw is Portugal out?

  183. 183.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    @Cain: Shit I’M freaking out right now!!!

  184. 184.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    Portugal sure is going through their subs.

  185. 185.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    @Violet:

    Not entirely, they can beat Ghana and then wait for US or Germany to beat the other, but it then depends on goals/tiebreaker.

  186. 186.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    I feel like I finally took that big shit, that I wanted to take.. thank god it is tied.

  187. 187.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:29 pm

    +2 on beers…

  188. 188.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:29 pm

    So this US player coming on is 20 years old? He looks like a baby!

  189. 189.

    Ronnie Pudding

    June 22, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    @Violet:

    No, he means freaking-out, not freaking OUT.

  190. 190.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    @raven:
    haha

  191. 191.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    @PaulW: If it comes down to goal-differential tie-breakers, Portugal is in trouble. That 4-0 thrashing Germany gave them will hurt a lot.

  192. 192.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    @Ronnie Pudding: I know but they’re freaking out because they could be freaking OUT.

  193. 193.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:33 pm

    @Violet:

    They’ve used ’em all. Eder came on for Postigo in the 16th minute.

    We need to get some fresh legs in- a couple of defensive players and Wondolowski, the poacher, up top.

  194. 194.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:33 pm

    portugal has up their game a bit. I’m not sure how sustainable it is. U.S. just needs to hold firm.. I’ve been liking their defense.

  195. 195.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:35 pm

    I think they are going for the draw, not taking too many chances judging from the behavior.

  196. 196.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    I dont’ think he needs to stay in the game.. get a little time out.

  197. 197.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Yessss

  198. 198.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Holy fuck!

  199. 199.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    YES!!!!

  200. 200.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    That was surprising

  201. 201.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    holy shit!

  202. 202.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    YAHAAAAA!

  203. 203.

    Patricia Kayden

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Yay for Dempsey!

  204. 204.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

  205. 205.

    the Conster

    June 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    holy shiT!

  206. 206.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Fuck yea!

  207. 207.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    SCORE!!!!!!!!!!

  208. 208.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  209. 209.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Every guy involved in that goal plays in MLS.

  210. 210.

    James E. Powell

    June 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    O-M-G!!!!

  211. 211.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    dear dear

  212. 212.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    I have to go find my dog.. cuz he ran from the room. He’s not use to the momma yellin.

  213. 213.

    Tony J

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    And Dempsey does it with a firm bosom! That was coming from a while back. What have Porturonaldo got left?

  214. 214.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    This game is fantastic!

  215. 215.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    HOLY… USA! USA!

  216. 216.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    11 comments in the space of time needed for one GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL by a Univision announcer…

  217. 217.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    Clint Dempsey is now leading the field for the Golden Gut award.

  218. 218.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    Whoa is Beasley okay?!

  219. 219.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    @dmsilev: All with about the same content, so . . . . .

  220. 220.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    @JPL:
    yeah, the mrs let out a whoop like I have not heard since our wedding night. I have cat claw marks on my leg that are not gonna heal any time soon.

  221. 221.

    Jay C

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Finaly tuned into the match via the yells coning from the sports bar on the corner… just in time for GOOOAL!!!

    USA! USA!

  222. 222.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    These guys get hit really hard… they look like they are in a lot of pain.

  223. 223.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    @scav: Well, yeah.

  224. 224.

    David Koc

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Thanks O’Biden

  225. 225.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    @JPL:

    Poor doggy

  226. 226.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    If you’re wondering why they showed that shot of the three fans dressed as Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman and why they are dressed that way it’s because Dempsey is called “Captain America”

  227. 227.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    How many times has Ronaldo been offside?

  228. 228.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    @Schlemizel:

    LOL

  229. 229.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Dempsey looks like he’s limping.

  230. 230.

    raven

    June 22, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): Every time!

  231. 231.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    One thing about world cup I love is the complete lack of commercials… it feels good.

  232. 232.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name):

    All of them, Katie.

  233. 233.

    David Koch

    June 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Thanks O’Biden!

  234. 234.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    @Violet: Just has to make it through another 3 minutes + twilight-zone time….

  235. 235.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    Steve Dempsey is a native Indian? Awesome.. so appropriate.

  236. 236.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    @raven: @Baud: Pretty much.

  237. 237.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    three minutes left… it’s going to be rough sailing for Portugal.

  238. 238.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    @Violet: Dempsey got kicked very hard and with purpose in the near corner about 3 min ago

  239. 239.

    James E. Powell

    June 22, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    Do soccer football fans ever chant dee-FENSE! dee-FENSE!

  240. 240.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    Only 4 minutes of added time. I expected more given this second half.

  241. 241.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    4 minutes of stoppage.

    Edit: changed to 5 minutes.

  242. 242.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    @James E. Powell: We (which includes Schlemeziel) shouted Off-fense! Off-fense! at a hockey game earlier this year.

  243. 243.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    BTW this is the very first futbol match that I have watched from beginning to end.

    Or for more than 10 min. actually.

  244. 244.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    Oh, wait. Now it’s five minutes.

  245. 245.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    @Violet: @dmsilev: Five.

  246. 246.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: What I was wondering was why, in that oppressive heat, anyone would wear that Batman costume.

  247. 247.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    5 minutes added to play.. dammit..

  248. 248.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Yedlin is really fast.

  249. 249.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    @Schlemizel: Because Batman.

  250. 250.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Shit

  251. 251.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    FUCK!

  252. 252.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Shit!

  253. 253.

    Tripod

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Bradley is broke or something.

  254. 254.

    the Conster

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    SHIT!!!

  255. 255.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    No.

  256. 256.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Well fuh.

  257. 257.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    FUCK

  258. 258.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Fuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!!

  259. 259.

    Baud

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Goddamn!

  260. 260.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    ugh

  261. 261.

    Hill Dweller

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    WTF was Bradley doing?

  262. 262.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Poor goalie, he must feel like shit.

  263. 263.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  264. 264.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    USA has to bring it now.

  265. 265.

    dmsilev

    June 22, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    And, game.

  266. 266.

    proterozoic

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.

  267. 267.

    Patricia Kayden

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Dang it!

  268. 268.

    Onkel Fritze

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    That was too bad for the US. Still, very good game in the second half.

  269. 269.

    proterozoic

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.

  270. 270.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Wow. What an end to that game. And we play Germany next. Ugh.

  271. 271.

    Cacti

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Bugger! We got Iran’d in this one.

    Well, no, Iran lost at the last minute.

  272. 272.

    carolinadave

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    all Bradley had to do was control the ball. He couldn’t. We lost the advance thanks to the final possession. Team played great. They deserved better.

  273. 273.

    Tony J

    June 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    What kind of cross was that? Not a fan of anyone who ever wore the colours of Mankychester, but Ronaldo really is – that – good.

  274. 274.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    @Hill Dweller: He had no chance…his team at center field let him down.

  275. 275.

    hilts

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCK

  276. 276.

    JPL

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    so who do we play next..

  277. 277.

    James E. Powell

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    That was just awful. I mean that was fucked up and repugnant.

  278. 278.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    That was a game.

  279. 279.

    Morbo

    June 22, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    Not going to lie, that ending was pretty hilarious.

  280. 280.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    CR7 sucked for 94 minutes and 58 seconds. But …

  281. 281.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    So both Germny & the US go through with a draw. Why don’t those two teams sit down to a nice Bavarian beer or two and agree that nil-nil works for everyone?

  282. 282.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    @Keith G:

    Well, Jebus, kick it all the way down the fucking field!

  283. 283.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    @JPL: Germany

  284. 284.

    Hill Dweller

    June 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    @Keith G: What are you talking about? Bradley gave the ball up, which lead to the final cross and goal.

  285. 285.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 22, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    Fuck.

    Fuck, fuck.

    Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck

  286. 286.

    Cacti

    June 22, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    Well, should be an interesting final set of matches in Group G.

    Come what may, Team USA has made itself matter in the group stage and should be proud.

  287. 287.

    Southern Beale

    June 22, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    Well that was disappointing.

  288. 288.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    @carolinadave:
    I’m not sure I agree with you. Yeah, they dominated the game (I’d like to hear the time of control, I bet it was heavily USA). But they looked like crap too often on D.

  289. 289.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    Well done, Portugal. That was a squeaker. It’s too bad we couldn’t hold it together long enough. Us vs Germany.. god we are going to get killed. :(

  290. 290.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    @Cacti: Yeah, the USA did really well today.

  291. 291.

    Schlemizel

    June 22, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    @Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN):
    fond memories with a bitter end.

  292. 292.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    @Schlemizel:

    Klinsmann and Low are good friends. Both teams are smart enough to figure it out.

  293. 293.

    Cacti

    June 22, 2014 at 8:02 pm

    Well, cheer for a US win or draw, and/or a Ghana/Portugal draw.

  294. 294.

    Violet

    June 22, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    I really enjoyed that match. Very exciting.

  295. 295.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    @Violet:
    me too. I’m just glad we didn’t lose, and that’s good enough for me.

  296. 296.

    Keith G

    June 22, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    @Hill Dweller: I’m sorry, I was responding to one comment below yours about the goalie. I mis-clicked. I do agree with your observation.

  297. 297.

    Cacti

    June 22, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Ronaldo and Messi have shown why it’s great to have one all-world footballer on your side. They always give you a magician’s chance of pulling a rabbit out of their pocket when the match seems over.

  298. 298.

    MazeDancer

    June 22, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    All the tweets from around the globe finally convinced me to tune into a World Cup match – last minutes of this one. Have many Twitter friends from around the world who are completely obsessed with World Cup to the point of abandoning all over dialogue. So finally decided to give it a look.

    Even I, who am not a sports person, felt enough to spontaneously yell NOOOOO when Portugal scored in the final seconds.

    Watching was fun. Felt like a competition not a violent thing. Realize these sound like completely absurd and naive comments to you experts on this thread. But on a marketing level, it’s interesting to watch Twitter change the world. And the US become part of the globe’s favorite sport.

  299. 299.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    Saw a twitter post noting USA team had “Prince Obyren’d” that last-second tie… it does feel a bit like our heads got crushed, yes?

  300. 300.

    Hill Dweller

    June 22, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    They were 30 seconds from advancing to the round of 16. All Bradley had to do was control the ball and/or kick it out of bounds/down field. He’s sucked in both matches.

  301. 301.

    PaulW

    June 22, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    I don’t care what the math looks like. USA has GOT to beat Germany next.

  302. 302.

    Mike E

    June 22, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    You shoulda heard Tommy Smyth on the radio, putting a fork in Portugal, packing their bags for them and putting a bow on the game before the cross by CR7. Then, sticking the shiv in Bradley. I really could picture his bare ass thru the speakers.

  303. 303.

    Cacti

    June 22, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    @MazeDancer:

    All the tweets from around the globe finally convinced me to tune into a World Cup match – last minutes of this one.

    I was utterly indifferent to football/soccer until I had a chance to live abroad in Brazil. Their enthusiasm was infectious and made me want to learn more about it. Eventually it won me over.

  304. 304.

    scav

    June 22, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    @Cacti: Weren’t we treated to some unexpected quick rabbits popping up elsewhere during these games? Sometimes bang / bang. All in all, having an exciting game, indeed series of games, might do more long-term for Futbal in the US than a simple win. Or at least there is reason to hope so.

  305. 305.

    Onkel Fritze

    June 22, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    @burnspbesq: Don’t really want to see that. Germany ‘figured it out’ in ’82 and the blowback still hasn’t stopped (Btw next round might feature Germany-Algeria). If Ghana and Portugal tie, the US is through no matter what. If Portugal wins, it’s a question of goal difference.

  306. 306.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    @MazeDancer:

    World Cup is the only sport I follow now. the toher ones just seem so long and complicated. This just feels so good and the energy of the crowd and general ambiance really makes it worth watching.

  307. 307.

    Cain

    June 22, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    @Cacti:

    I was utterly indifferent to football/soccer until I had a chance to live abroad in Brazil. Their enthusiasm was infectious and made me want to learn more about it. Eventually it won me over.

    I was in Barcelona when 2006 World Cup was going on. OMG, I have never seen so much energy and excitement. It was truly spectacular. It was like being part of something really grand. Like the end of a successful revolution or something. It was just amazing. When the French won, they took over Barcelona city center, singing patriotic songs and what not. It was amazing! I really felt caught up in it.

  308. 308.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Tweet of the Match fron the Guardian:

    “As a Brit, cursing Cameron comes naturally.”

  309. 309.

    burnspbesq

    June 22, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    @Onkel Fritze:

    The US has traditionally lacked the kind of cynicism that situations like this demand. We’ll see.

  310. 310.

    Onkel Fritze

    June 22, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    @burnspbesq: Riiiiiight

  311. 311.

    carolinadave

    June 22, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    @Hill Dweller:

    Yes, sadly our best player has had his worst 2 matches, but the team has 4 points. I gladly take the 4 points, and if the inverse was true, (Bradley played great, but we are eliminated) I’ll take the results.
    Great match. played in a wet sauna. Draw with DE, and we’re #2 and play BE. Thursday will be a great game day to watch at Noon?!?

  312. 312.

    MazeDancer

    June 22, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    @Cacti: People of every persuasion seem to love World Cup so much. And tweet about it so much. Hard not to at least look

    @Cain:
    The clock just keeps on ticking. And there aren’t commercials every 3 minutes. It is a happy feeling game.

    Again, realize this sounds like someone describing the sky as blue to sports fans. But it’s fascinating to watch people on Twitter who, like me, are not sports followers, find themselves at least curious about what enraptures the whole globe.

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