• Greatest Country of All-Time Advances to the World Cup Round of 16
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[QUOTE=PolarEventide;45223390]Ronaldo is an arrogant cunt.[/QUOTE] He's not really that arrogant though. He's just flamboyant -- and even then it's generally in good spirits.
[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;45223407]I bet you'd suck shit at Gaelic Football. That's right, surprise third type of football.[/QUOTE] Looks like a volleyball they're using.
I am a proud american and god bless America, land of the free dammit flagdog why must you betray me
[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;45223407]I bet you'd suck shit at Gaelic Football. That's right, surprise third type of football.[/QUOTE] Don't forget Australian Football League, a sport so good only Australians play against other Australians.
[QUOTE=PolarEventide;45223390]Ronaldo is an arrogant cunt.[/QUOTE] p sure ronaldo is actually a really good guy irl he just also happens to be widely considered the best soccer player in the world right now and he knows it
i want america to win the world cup because i support freedom. unless they come up against the netherlands, in which case fuck freedom
Go USA! Remember Europe, we saved your asses in WW2.
[QUOTE=Steve Stump;45225869]Go USA! Remember Europe, we saved your asses in WW2.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but they repaid the favor in World War 3.
Wait I'm confused "USA advances Germany wins group" I'm genuinely confused as to what that means, can someone elaborate?
Belgum you say. We have studied their waffle technology for some time, I believe we can take them
I wonder how many bmws were set ablaze today.
[QUOTE=andololol;45226291]Wait I'm confused "USA advances Germany wins group" I'm genuinely confused as to what that means, can someone elaborate?[/QUOTE] - The world cup is made of 8 groups (A through H) - Each group consists of 4 teams - Each team plays the other teams in the group - A win scores 3 points, a tie scores 1 point and a loss scores 0 points - The two teams with the most points of each group advance to the knockouts USA was in a group together with Germany, Portugal and Ghana. The USA won against Ghana, tied against Portugal and lost against Germany, netting them 4 points. The final group standings are (if I recall correctly): 1. Germany (7 points) 2. USA (4 points) 3. Portugal (4 points) 4. Ghana (1 points) In the case two teams score the same amount of points, the organisation considers the goal difference (Goals scored - goals conceded). The USA had a better goal difference because Portugal lost 0-4 against Germany. A loss from which they couldn't realistically recover. If Ghana had won against Portugal, Ghana would have had 4 points just like the USA and likely a better goal difference. In order to advance, the USA either needed to win, tie, or in case of a loss they needed Ghana to not win.
[QUOTE=andololol;45226291]Wait I'm confused "USA advances Germany wins group" I'm genuinely confused as to what that means, can someone elaborate?[/QUOTE] There are 8 groups. They are labeled groups A B C D E F G and H. USA was in group G also known as "group of death" due to the heavy competition. Each group has 4 teams. A win is worth 3 points. A tie is worth 1. A loss is worth 0. Portugal and Ghana both had 1 point. USA and Germany both had 4 points. Only two teams get out of each group and move onto the next "round". Portugal beat Ghana, and Germany beat USA. This means Germany has 7 points, both USA and Portugal have 4, and Ghana has 1. USA has the lead over Portugal based on a "goal differential". Over the past 3 games, USA has been more effective in terms of scoring goals and not having goals scored on them. USA had a 0 differential. (2-1 over Ghana, 2-2 tie with Portugal, 0-1 loss to Germany). Portugal however, had a -3 goal differential. (0-4 loss to Germany, 2-2 against USA, 2-1 over Ghana). Due to the goal differential being in favor of USA, USA moves onto into the next round. Germany had more points so Germany gets the better "spot". Germany gets to play the runner-up from group H, while the USA plays the winner from group H. USA takes on Belgium, Germany takes on Algeria. [editline]27th June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=V12US;45226463]- The world cup is made of 8 groups (A through H) [/QUOTE] Fuck.
[QUOTE=andololol;45226291]Wait I'm confused "USA advances Germany wins group" I'm genuinely confused as to what that means, can someone elaborate?[/QUOTE] Top two teams from Group G went through.
I can't believe I didn't anticipate that the country in question was the US before I entered the thread. I thought it was North Korea.
[video=youtube;MdN0NXgjsn8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdN0NXgjsn8[/video]
[QUOTE=lonefirewarrior;45222185]And the US hasn't done anything wrong either?[/QUOTE] Well im pretty sure we didnt systematically exterminate millions of people, i could be wrong though.
[QUOTE=AaronM202;45226719]Well im pretty sure we didnt systematically exterminate millions of people, i could be wrong though.[/QUOTE] There was that whole thing with the Cherokee. Well, the entire American-Indian War tbh
[QUOTE=darth-veger;45223045]Netherlands vs USA Fucking do it.[/QUOTE] you have to face southern border friend mexico first
Wait a fucking minute, we're actually succeeding sorta kinda?! I am so proud of my country right now, I just cried an eagle from my eye.[QUOTE=Moustacheman;45226739]There was that whole thing with the Cherokee. Well, the entire American-Indian War tbh[/QUOTE]Ha jokes on you motherfucker there wasn't that many Native Americans so [i]technically[/i] we're not as bad!
Imagine actually bringing up the World Wars when talking about football Imagine being one of [i]those[/i] people
Here's Murrica's further chances according to FiveThirtyEight's model [img]http://imgkk.com/i/x13w.png[/img] [url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-u-s-s-odds-of-beating-belgium-and-every-other-world-cup-opponent/]Full article here[/url]
Title is false. Best Korea already beat everyone.
WERE NUMBER 2 WERE NUMBER 2
[QUOTE=Explosions;45222665]I hope I'm not the only American completely baffled by the workings of this tournament.[/QUOTE] It's pretty normal. The teams start of in groups. You get certain points for winning a match and for having a tie. The first two from a group advance. But a lot also depends on how other teams in the group perform. You can have a relatively unamazing game and still advance if someone fucks up. Then if two teams are tied, the higher ranked team is basically one who made more and received less goals. The second team from a group then fights the first from another one in an elimination.
[QUOTE=Untouch;45227677]WERE NUMBER 2 WERE NUMBER 2[/QUOTE]No you're not, you're like 1.5 or something because everything we do, you're there too. You're our international bro. :D
We're ready!
[QUOTE=Breny;45231087]We're ready![/QUOTE]You are going DOWN SON. DOWN. HAVE FUN BEING BEATEN OVER THE HEAD WITH A BIG RED WHITE AND BLUE DICK SO HARD YOUR FLANDERS FALLS INTO THE FUCKING SEA. YEAH SAVOR IT. ENJOY YOUR FUCKIN... WAFFLES BECAUSE... You're uh. Belgian. Belgians have waffles. So I hope when you lose you uh, enjoy some waffles. So you feel better. Feel better about what just happened. :l
I swear to God if the US manages to win the world cup or get to the semi finals I'll eat 2 pennies.
[QUOTE=RG4ORDR;45235321]I swear to God if the US manages to win the world cup or get to the semi finals I'll eat 2 pennies.[/QUOTE] I'll burn the Australian flag and demand Obama liberates us from Tyranny (Tony Abbott) if the US win the world cup.
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