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Yes. It's like they thought they could get a win without trying hard or taking any chances. It was not until about the 65 minute mark, down a goal, that they actually started sticking their neck out. At that point, they began to look potent, but at the same time vulnerable to the counter-attack. Spain really needs to spend some quality time looking at the film of this one.

If you squint, "lb" kind of looks like "16," which is how many ounces are in a pound. This is pretty elementary stuff. You really should know this.

Confirming the lack of goals so far... Through the first round of group play, only 1.56 goals per game have been scored. Since the FIFA World Cup expanded to 32 teams in 1998, the first 16 group matches averaged 2.56 goals per game from 1998 to 2006, including 2.43 per game in Germany. From ussoccer.com.

That is a cockamamie, ad hominem attack against me. Uly-tray Idiculous-ray. I mean that’s like a real off-the-cob cut rate bringdown, Jack! I Ain't coming on that tab. : . : . : . . : : You!

I just checked. It’s me. I also am #1 in several other important categories: - total cumulative time spent as the winner - highest witty rejoinder percentage - drunkest post - soberest post - most precise usage of the word “cockamamie” - best comeback (from being DQ’d) - most languages used in a single post (English, Latin, Pig Latin, Jive, Braille)

She’s very pretty, but for the love of god, can’t somebody please get the poor girl a sandwich?

So, do you think we’ll ever see anything come of those decades spent toiling in secrecy? Supposedly there were a number of completed works found after he died. I kind of thought we’d hear something about it by now. Maybe the silence says something about the quality.

And the award for Country Music artist of the year goes to...

All hail!

It goes like this... a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches; b) goal difference in all group matches; c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches. If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows: d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned; g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organizing Committee. linky

Ok, what are the rules for winning this thread?

Yup. And if they're capable of getting a draw against the US, they might be able to get a draw against England too. Then you have three teams all with 5 points. And everybody has to look at how many goals did we beat Algeria by.

Actually, the US would have 5 points in that scenario (2 draws and a win) and would get through. Maybe I overstated the importance of a win over Slovenia. A draw would not be the end of the world, but it would make things complicated. Also, where would the team's confidence be if they can not beat Slovenia? Of the two games remaining, this one seems more crucial to get the win (since Slovenia already has 3 points).

That's correct. USA could still get through, but they would need help.

For team USA, a win on Friday against Slovenia is critical. No matter how you slice it in group C, this is the game where anything less than a win will be deadly. Slovenia is sitting there with 3 points right now. If USA gives them a point in this game, they can pretty much book their ticket home. They absolutely need to get three points in this one. If they can’t do that, they will deserve to go home early.

Secretly drink more than is reasonable Sat. night. Then, pass off your Sunday morning hangover as "some kind of virus I think." Nobody will want you around a crowd of people which includes little kids if you are sick. This is called the "Old Milwaukee Flu" technique.

Happy Birthday! You were a great number one!

Here's how I play: Anybody who addresses me as "Brah" gets the funny little fruit soda snatched from their hand and smashed over their head. Then I do six shots of Jamesons.

I want to make a statement about how pointless it is to try to win this thread, but I can't figure out any way to do that without coming off as a hypocrite.

Thanks for keeping my throne warm for me. I'll take it from here.

For tomorrow, my apologies to Chile and Honduras. I can only watch two games after working all day and I just gotta see what Brazil does to N. Korea. And I have to check out Cote D'Ivoire and Portugal.

Italy looked flat today, but they did seem to find some form as the game went on. They will still most likely win the group and could be dangerous by the round of 16. Same thing for the Dutch. That was a sloppy game. They will show better than that. It is still very early in this tournament. By the way, I hope that Danish defender is ashamed of himself for standing around as Kuyt ran past him to tap in that crushing second goal for the Dutch. What is this, gym class? It's the !@#$ing World Cup, you moron!

Not just engaged. They were married for a couple years and recently divorced.

For tomorrow, it's back to work and I'm only recording two of the three games. I'm going with Netherlands-Denmark and Italy-Paraguay. My apologies to Japan and Cameroon. But I can't watch ALL the games, can I?

Years from now, soccer fans will remember this World Cup as "the one with those !@#$ing horns." Either that, or "the one where team USA totally shocked the world and won it all!"