World Cup 2006

MDS · June 17, 2006, 03:36:48 PM

I'm sure he will make some spaghetti and meatballs and interact with his friends in organized crime. Damn guidos.

Geowhizzer · June 17, 2006, 03:45:18 PM

Mastroiani (sp?) of the US just got a red card. Announcers are calling it a make-up call.

Drunkmasterflex · June 17, 2006, 04:11:45 PM

Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 17, 2006, 03:45:18 PM
Mastroiani (sp?) of the US just got a red card. Announcers are calling it a make-up call.

The US is getting ass raped by calls today.

Geowhizzer · June 17, 2006, 04:17:24 PM

Yep. Pope got a red card for a late tackle. US now down a man.

Geowhizzer · June 17, 2006, 04:23:24 PM

US goal called back on an offside call.

MDS · June 17, 2006, 04:26:44 PM

Are these refs from Italy or something? Clean up one Aisle 4, the Euro-trash is out.

rjs246 · June 17, 2006, 05:03:45 PM

Wow. What a horseshtein game. Lucky to get away with a tie. Very unlucky to not have been playing the entire second half with a man advantage. Shady reffing from an apparently notoriously shady ref.

QB Eagles · June 17, 2006, 05:03:56 PM

That was a crazy game.

1. That ref should be shown the red card after that strange performance. I don't mean just the red cards; there were questionable offsides calls and mysterious non-calls throughout the game as well.

2. The US team should be proud of hanging on to draw the heavily favored Italian team with 9 men for a half. It's really an embarrassment for Italian soccer.

3. Hopefully Italy will respond to the embarrassment by pummeling the Czechs and springing the US into Round 2 (vs. Brazil? $:-\$ ) with a win over Ghana.

rjs246 · June 17, 2006, 05:05:53 PM

Quote from: QB Eagles on June 17, 2006, 05:03:56 PM
3. Hopefully Italy will respond to the embarrassment by pummeling the Czechs and springing the US into Round 2 (vs. Brazil? $:-\$ ) with a win over Ghana.

Man, isn't that the truth. One of Ghana's main goal scoring threats has to sit out the game on Thursday so that helps. And Italy should be the better of the teams in their final game so the US certainly still has hope.

MDS · June 17, 2006, 05:14:07 PM

Italy 4
Check 3
Ghana 3
US 1

Italy wins, US Wins, US advances. A Check/Italy tie and it comes down to goal differntial.

Geowhizzer · June 17, 2006, 05:23:52 PM

Soccer may be more European/Latin American than American, but apparently sucking refs are worldwide.

BigEd76 · June 17, 2006, 05:50:40 PM

Offsides sucks. It's hard enough to score goals. Let 'em run wherever they want...

QB Eagles · June 17, 2006, 06:08:23 PM

Quote from: MDS on June 17, 2006, 05:14:07 PM
A Check/Italy tie and it comes down to goal differntial.

If the Czechs and Italy tie (not affecting the goal differential of either of those teams), we'd have to give Ghana a thrashing of 4-0 or better to make it in that way. Seeing as how our offense hasn't yet scored a goal this World Cup, that seems extremely unlikely. Our second-best way in is for the Czechs to beat Italy badly, ruining Italy's point differential advantage over us.

rjs246 · June 17, 2006, 06:21:55 PM

All of this is assuming, of course, that the US even beats Ghana. And that is definitely not a safe assumption. Ghana looked pretty damned good today.

QB Eagles · June 17, 2006, 06:36:47 PM

I agree. From Ghana's perspective, they have their easiest match ahead and a win puts them in Round 2. The game could be a bloodbath.