FIFA World Cup 2014 Schedule and Team Previews

[H Tower]

You mean the defense or the team? Because in qualifying, the US was quite fantastic.

Defense.

Offensively they could do no wrong in qualifying and Gold Cup.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Also, I'm arguing with people on other boards that while Wondo's miss right before end was disappointing, it wasn't a "tap in" as some are charging it to be - a volley (or half-volley perhaps) with a charging goalkeeper is not a simple shot to make. If he kept it on the ground, likely would have been blocked, so he tried to chip it and miss hit.

[Imran Siddiqui]

They looked far better at the WC than they did in qualifying last year.

You mean the defense or the team? Because in qualifying, the US was quite fantastic.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Yes, what you guys missed is mindblowing, similar to Belgians yesterday, but they finally found the net in extra time.

It's a good world cup except if I don't think about the opening game and the one with Mexico . First the ref in the first game than a tactical disarray in the last... all in all we are about Portugal - played at 50% of our capacity and this is sad to think of, at least you Greeks did quite well except those last 30 minutes.

The crowd is definitely against Euro teams, not a surprise really.

[Bereta_Eder]

The american goalkeeper was very good. Expect to have lost with much bigger score if he wasn't there!
Fell asleep during end of match so didn't watch the extra time....

Greece should have scored during that extra time, but that goalie was amazing.

He was amazing. And I admit that even though we were the complete outsider, and costa rica got much more than it bargained for, they played with heart. We should have scored during extra time (and if you remember what salpigitis and mitroglou lost during extra time, your hair is in danger of falling!)
And they were provocative the little fecks That's where I learned the puta madre insult!
But they played with heart.
I'm saddened but happy we arrived so far
It's a great mundial so far all in all.
(Gekas is in need of pyschological support btw )

BTW is there ever a possibility, that a latin american/african crowd will NOT support a latin american/african team when it plays with someone not latin american/african?
They really support eachother. It felt like playing in foreign territory nearly every match (as was the case of course)

[H Tower]

Props to Belgium for winning.

Next time around, the US is going to have to figure out a way to attack, and not just counter and desperation put 7 men in the box. That shaky back 4 for the US defense did far better than I expected them to. They looked far better at the WC than they did in qualifying last year.

[pchang]

If we invade the Netherlands and take them over, can we co-opt their World Cup team (and just replace their goalie with Tim Howard)?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well done to Belgium though! I hope you guys beat the Argies! (I still hate you... at least for the rest of today )

[Ben Kenobi]

Ben, go away ! It could have been 10-2. Belgium played great. Period. No errors. This was football as it is supposed to be.

There were errors on both goals by Besler. The first one was especially egregarious.

Belgium played a fantastic match. Well deserving of the win.

[dannubis]

That was my point.

[Tuberski]

Ben, go away ! It could have been 10-2. Belgium played great. Period. No errors. This was football as it is supposed to be.

Yep, it could have been, but it wasn't. The US also could have won 1-0 in regular time.

ACK!

[dannubis]

Ben, go away ! It could have been 10-2. Belgium played great. Period. No errors. This was football as it is supposed to be.

[Tuberski]

Give Klinsmann 4 more years and the US will be a force in 4 years, if they can find a goalie to replace Tim Howard.

When they started attacking the game changed a lot.

Great match! Congrats Belgium.

ACK!

[Ben Kenobi]

Feel bad for the USA keeper. Probably the best performance ever. Both goals were errors by Besler, one on a terrible tackle and the other when he left his man unmarked. 16 saves.

[dannubis]

Well then. They got of their collective arses. What a match !