World Cup 2010

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Also... I feel bad for the NK team

Yes, but I do like Portugal.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Yes, but I do like Portugal.

I'm ambivalent except for wanting Ronaldo to just get carded any time he hits the ground. Even if he flops less than he used to, and in fact complains now that he can't actually get calls because refs know his past, he's pretty well earned an instant yellow whenever he hits the ground these days.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'm ambivalent except for wanting Ronaldo to just get carded any time he hits the ground. Even if he flops less than he used to, and in fact complains now that he can't actually get calls because refs know his past, he's pretty well earned an instant yellow whenever he hits the ground these days.

I understand, but I have a very soft spot in my heart for Portugal (see the 29th post). Beautiful country, beautiful memories, and I actually had an incredible measurements at the time!

I also saw my first European soccer match there, so Portugal almost always gets a pass with me!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I understand, but I have a very soft spot in my heart for Portugal (see the 29th post). Beautiful country, beautiful memories, and I actually had an incredible measurements at the time!

I also saw my first European soccer match there, so Portugal almost always gets a pass with me!

But but :



Nah I get it. I don't know who I'm rooting for when the US inevitably gets knocked out.

[honeychile]

Everyone ready for this morning's match? Altidore is said to have an upset stomach (I think Pink Tutu Ref is poisoning him!), and Yahoo! says US World Cup fate to be determined Wednesday.

Several good articles/posts on bigsoccer.com, All we can do now is believe:

"It's so, so simple for us Soccer News Topics tomorrow. Just win. Just go out against a team that is less talented than we are and score one more goal than them.

But of course it's not that simple, not for this team and not at the World Cup Soccer News Topics. In my entire lifetime, the US has won exactly three World Cup matches... out of 20.

Of course, few of these players have much to do with that record. Some do, of course, and worryingly, they seem to reside in our defense.

And yet, when I stop thinking about 2006 and 1998 and that same awful look of fear and cowardice we've grown to dread out of this team on the big stage, all I can think is... holy shit, there is a very good chance that not only will the US get out of the group stage, but they could well win the group. That could very well actually happen...."

See you here in the morning!