World Cup Thread

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Originally Posted by mstatefan91

Anyway, let's hope our guys are mentally prepared for Thursday because the Germans are not going to just be content with a draw. Interested to see what our lineup will be. The last two have played out differently than I thought they would.

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I think Altidore is out. I don't know about anyone else.

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Originally Posted by TheRef

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Totally agree with him, though I'm not sure why people keep saying 'if' or 'we'll try to confirm whether he actually did or didn't bite him'. He definitely bit him, it's right there on video. There's no question about it, we already have the proof.

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Originally Posted by DawgHouseUnited

I think Altidore is out. I don't know about anyone else.

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Altidore is out. Matt Besler will be in the lineup on Thursday.

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Originally Posted by DawgHouseUnited

I think Altidore is out. I don't know about anyone else.

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Yeah, he is. I'd go with the exact same lineup as the last one, with 5 midfielders and Dempsey up top.

I wouldn't completely mind putting Johansson in, but I'd rather see us start the same way and then bring on subs as need be, whether it's Johansson or Wondolowski or Brooks, etc. I definitely don't want to see Omar Gonzalez again.

I would like to have our exact lineup with maybe another midfielder replacing Bedoya. Don't think he's really done anything to warrant starting to me. He's just been a ground eater

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Originally Posted by DudyDawg

I had really kind of forgiven him and come around right before the WC too. I read a story on Espn about how poor he grew up and stuff and said that the bite against Chelsea was a microcosm of him doing anything he has to to score and win and never go back to how he grew up. So I started kinda feeling bad. And I even gave him the benefit of the doubt for the racism and chalked it up to translation. But this has made all that go out the window. It's not desperation or fighting for survival, just being a piece of shit. I reallllllly hope Real Madrid doesn't buy him now. Would be hard for me to cheer when he scores for us.

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I'm not aware of him having a track record of being racist. I thought he just had a beef with one black guy, who he made some derogatory remarks to/about. I could be wrong of course.

I can't defend him biting people. Thats pretty inexcusable.

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Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)

I'm not aware of him having a track record of being racist. I thought he just had a beef with one black guy, who he made some derogatory remarks to/about. I could be wrong of course.

I can't defend him biting people. Thats pretty inexcusable.

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That's kinda what it was. He said something that people thought was racist, but he claimed had a different connotation in Uruguay.

He was suspended for 8 games in league play for being a racist.

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Originally Posted by smootness

He was suspended for 8 games in league play for being a racist.

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Right, but it was a single incident, which is what I was trying to say.

1-0 Colombia

Greece & Ivory Coast are 0-0 so far

Anyone else's audio delayed on Espn?

The GREEKS!!! 1-0 Greece

I'm keeping up on fifa's website- at work so I can't tell, DudyDawg.

Greece 1-0 now

Really sloppy giveaway from the Ivorians. 2 on one and a clean strike. Easy as it gets

JAPAN!!!! 1-1 tie at HT.

HT: 1-0 Greece

The second half of these games is gonna be crazy. Greece through as it stands, Japan and Ivory Coast both only one goal away.

Who are y'all rooting for?

I'm rooting for Greece to go through b/c I have them in a WC pool. Normally I'd be pulling for Japan.

Greece here. I work with a Greek dude who lives in Athens.

COLOMBIA with a strike. 2-1 Colombia

Japan likely out now. Comes down to this Greece match.

Pulling for Ivory Coast for the same reason as smoot is for Greece. Have them getting through in my bracket.

It'll be hard tho. Going down to Greece is never good. They don't just park the bus, they park two. Really good defensively

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Originally Posted by DudyDawg

Pulling for Ivory Coast for the same reason as smoot is for Greece. Have them getting through in my bracket.

It'll be hard tho. Going down to Greece is never good. They don't just park the bus, they park two. Really good defensively

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Same here- I had Ivory Coast making it past the Group stage...

Goal, IVORY COAST BABY!!!! Elephants get it even and will go through if it holds. Wilfred Bony for the goal

Well, Ivory Coast scored, will be tough for Greece now.

COLOMBIAAAAAAAA

3-1

Colombia going full HAM on the Japanese right now...

4-1

PENALTY. GREECE. WOW. IF THEY SCORE THEY ARE THRU. 91st minute

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL FOR THE GREEKS!!!!! 2-1

Samaras scores it. Greeks will go through. Wow. Gyros for everyone!!!

Oh. my. gosh.

And my bracket takes another hit... lol

FT: 4-1 Colombia
FT: 2-1 Greece

Final Group C Standings:

Colombia 9 pts +7
Greece 4 pts -2
Ivory Coast 3 pts -1
Japan 1 pt -4

Colombia faces Uruguay
Greece faces Costa Rica

wow, PK in stoppage time. Big balls on that ref

James Rodriguez' goal was pretty suave

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Originally Posted by DawgHouseUnited

And my bracket takes another hit... lol

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Mine went down with Spain and Costa Rica

Not only are they through, they play Costa Rica to get to the quarters.

This means that Colombia gets Uruguay and Greece gets Costa Rica. Some reward for winning the group that is