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kepdawg
06-17-2006, 01:15 PM
On ABC at 1:30.

Do we have a chance?
PhiI C
06-17-2006, 01:19 PM
Sure we have a chance. Go USA!
pantherpop
06-17-2006, 01:22 PM
Isn't this game a do or die game? Also if the U.S. manages a tie now and a victory in their next game wouldn't that guarantee making it to the next round.
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 01:22 PM
The soccer experts on ESPN2 said this is the biggest game in mens US soccer history.
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 01:57 PM
Sounds like there is a lot of US support there.
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 02:23 PM
Italy scores

1-0
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 02:31 PM
US ties it up

1-1
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 02:36 PM
The US goal was an Italian own goal.

One of the Italian players got a red card.
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 02:45 PM
A US player just got a red card.
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 02:48 PM
Halftime

1-1
pantherpop
06-17-2006, 02:55 PM
very good first half for the usa. they need to keep the pressure on the rest of the way.
neck_06
06-17-2006, 03:01 PM
1. The USA red card was Bullpoop. I can see giving him a red card for that, but a red was pretty harsh.

2. I bet that Italian who scored the goal for the USA gets kicked out of Italy if they lose this game. :)

3. The Refs need to quit calling a foul everytime an Italian hits the ground.....i think the fouls are like 20-10 or something.

4. GO USA!!!
neck_06
06-17-2006, 03:13 PM
Eddie Pope out. This referee is horrible. Even the announcer is calling for his head.

oh, and did anyone else see the guy get taken off on a strecher and then come back into the game a minute after being taken off? thats one of the reasons people don't like soccer right there.
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 03:23 PM
People don't like soccer because the rules are stupid!
un b weavable
06-17-2006, 03:33 PM
Originally posted by neck_06

oh, and did anyone else see the guy get taken off on a strecher and then come back into the game a minute after being taken off? thats one of the reasons people don't like soccer right there.

They bring out a stretcher every time someone falls on the ground. Its rediculous. Soccer players are 10 time better floppers than NBA players.
neck_06
06-17-2006, 03:35 PM
Manu Ginobli would do great in soccer, he takes about as many dives as the Italians do. :)
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 03:51 PM
It's over!!!

1-1!!!

USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!
Phil C
06-17-2006, 03:55 PM
Originally posted by kepdawg
It's over!!!

1-1!!!

USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

You're celebrating a tie?! :confused:
kepdawg
06-17-2006, 04:10 PM
Originally posted by Phil C
You're celebrating a tie?! :confused:

Given the circumstances, yes!
big daddy russ
06-17-2006, 04:16 PM
Originally posted by Phil C
You're celebrating a tie?! :confused:
Yep. This puts us right in the thick of things. If Italy beats Czech and we beat Ghana, we're in as the second-place team.

We can also sneak in if:
-We beat Ghana by 5 points (which will be tough)... that's an automatic bid to the Round of 16. Depending on what happens in the Italy/Czech game, we could get first in our bracket and avoid having to play Brazil in the next round.

-Both the US and Italy wins by a combined 5 points.

-Both the US and Czechs win by a combined 6 points.
SWMustang
06-17-2006, 11:38 PM
We suck so bad at soccer the Italians had to score a goal for us. I watched most of this game and other than an Italian getting "kneed" in the buttocks while on the ground ( man that sounds dirty) and an American who got elbowed above the eye, I saw a bunch of flopping and faking. This from an American who's never played the game, so take it for what it's worth.
KingRob
06-18-2006, 07:41 AM
The game was played in Kaiserslautern last night, and Ktown is a 15 minute train ride away. I went with my son, and we had a blast. We didn't have tickets, but we walked the World Cup mile for hours. I was shocked and proud to see so many Americans showing their colors. Red, white, and blue everywhere. We took turns waving our big American flag. A couple of hundred thousand people.

Italy is a good team, so a 1-1 tie is not as bad as it sounds. I honestly think they could've won this game. While I agree that some of the players could win an Oscar for their injury drama, it's all just part of the game. Never before have I been so into the World Cup. I have World Cup fever bad!

GO U.S.A.!!!!
AggieJohn
06-18-2006, 12:00 PM
http://www.interbasket.net/players/usa/stockton.jpg=http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/gen/afp/20060617/i/602462236.jpg
AggieJohn
06-18-2006, 12:13 PM
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/gen/xp/20060617/t/822591586.jpg
anyone else find this funny