Cugalabanza

My...my...my...my...WHOOOO!

Mexico holding on (0-0 at halftime). I'm rooting for them to do well. I just like to see Brazil frustrated. Also, I want USA, Mexico and Costa Rico to represent for CONCACAF. (Honduras can go to hell, those cheap thugs)

Sure. Can't live forever.

Belgium not living up to the hype so far. Down 1-0 to Algeria.

Get this political ax-grinding garbage off the soccer forum!

I don't understand what was going on with the US. They usually rely on great conditioning. It's like somebody put something in their gatorade yesterday with the muscle strains. Altidore, Besler, Johnson, Bedoya all were gimping around.

Thanks, CBF! Sorry for your team. That was a rough showing. I don't know what will happen on Sunday. The winner of this game (if there is one) will probably be the team to advance along with Germany. Yeah, that was a very weird game. The US looked way too sloppy with their passing. Bradley had a very poor showing. It's very fortunate that they were able to grind out three points through sheer effort. I'm glad Ghana is out of the way. There are just a really brutal team to play. Doesn't look good for Jozy.

**** you're right. I forgot. Edited now...

!@#$ me, that was a grueling game. That was a crazy fight of a soccer game. I knew it wouldn't be easy. Nice three points! Hurts about Jozy and I feel for him. Bradley made a lot of sloppy touches. Something about Ghana just makes the US look bad. But they fought through it. Beautiful finish! I'm so happy for Brooks. Men of the match: 1. Jones 2. Cameron 3. Howard 4. Dempsey 5. Brooks

Looks like we had our first dud game. Iran 0 - Nigeria 0.

Ah, I get it. so you're posting illiterately.

I think the US will show well. It's just a matter of if and how many of their chances find the back of the net. I'm gonna say 2-1 USA.

good point

It seems you watch a lot of a game you don't like and don't respect. If you can't talk yourself out of watching soccer games, how do you expect to change anyone else's mind?

The women's international games are great to watch. Great soccer--very entertaining. I hope you feel the same way tomorrow.

Yeah, I understand. I know I'm not in the majority. I guess I don't suffer enough as a Bills fan. I needed that extra loveable loser team to latch onto. There must be some previous life bad stuff that I need to atone for.

Truly. It's just odd to me.

I hear ya. I might get drawn and quartered for saying so, but this is much much bigger for me than a Bills Sunday. And that's coming from someone who has watched every Bills game since about 1982*. Today's game is like a Bills superbowl for me. EDIT: *with the occasional blacked out game that I listened to on the radio

Oh good, politics in the WC thread.

I've caught myself using "stojan" in my regular non-TBD life. And when people ask what I'm talking about, I just sort of play it like it's something they should know and I'm not going to explain it.

Just wow. Portugal down a man and 3-0 to start the second half.

And now a red card for Pepe? Wow! I'm just following updates online, not watching. But wow!

Germany up 1-0. Penalty.

Man, I'm so excited I don't know what to do with myself. I'm gonna have to record the game and watch it around 9pm. Turning my phone off and putting blinders on. I don't know how I'm gonna be able to wait that long. Beat Ghana!

It's true. Zeppelin stole tons of stuff. They pillaged Willie Dixon's entire catalogue. The guitar part in You're Time is Gonna Come is taken straight from Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy." Robert Plant even apparently took this shirt from a little girl for the famous The Song Remains the Same performances...