World Cup 2014 - Brazil!

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Indifference71 wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    USA is screwed :fp:


    THE DRAW IN FULL
    Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
    Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
    Group C: Colombia, Greece, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan
    Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
    Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
    Group F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria
    Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA
    Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic


    Fucking brutal. I was praying we got Group E. That couldn't have gone any worse.

    They could be in B, but yeah, E is a cake walk
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:


    Fucking brutal. I was praying we got Group E. That couldn't have gone any worse.

    They could be in B, but yeah, E is a cake walk


    Yeah I guess B would be worse. But aparently the travel for group G is the worst for any group too. Yikes.

    I guess the one positive is that I'll only have to take 1 day off of work to watch the Germany game. The game vs. Ghana is at 6pm ET on a Monday, Portugal game is 3pm ET on a Sunday, and Germany is 12pm ET on a Thursday.
  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    I just saw that too, about the travel, apparently they will have to go 8,866 miles round trip for the games and they have to play in Manaus - the Amazonian town that no-one wanted to go to.
  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    Of course France gets an easy draw. Practically the last team in, and they get gifted with that draw. Mexico, too. Yeah, Brazil's a loss, but the other 2 games are completely winable. Why they don't have some sort of seeding all the way through is beyond me. How is Mexico deserving of that vs. what the US accomplished winning the Hex? You'd put more emphasis on qualifying if how you finished determined your draw.

    Oh, well. Beating Ghana in game 1 is a must. Then tie/beat Portugal and hopefully have Germany not need the last game. Not an easy task.

    I'm not a conspiracy person, but the World Cup draw always seems fixed. Really? US/Klinsman gets Germany? Then Portugal who they improbably beat in '02 and Ghana who knocked them out?

    Meanwhile, Mexico and France get gifted easy draws after struggling mightly in qualifying?
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Group D is the group of death
  • perfectlefts14
    perfectlefts14 Posts: 2,080
    I don't understand what the big deal is. It's the WORLD CUP, if you want to win the biggest tournament in the world then you have to beat the best teams to do it. It makes no difference if you play them in the 1'st, 2nd, or 3rd round etc. All teams have to bring their A game to each match of the tourney. I think this could be good for the US, being in the group they are in. If they play their asses off right from the start then there should be no stopping them, and hopefully knock out either Portugal or Germany (wishfull thinking) along with Ghana. I personally can't wait for the matches to begin, it's going to be fun.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    perfectlefts14 wrote:
    I don't understand what the big deal is. It's the WORLD CUP, if you want to win the biggest tournament in the world then you have to beat the best teams to do it. It makes no difference if you play them in the 1'st, 2nd, or 3rd round etc. All teams have to bring their A game to each match of the tourney. I think this could be good for the US, being in the group they are in. If they play their asses off right from the start then there should be no stopping them, and hopefully knock out either Portugal or Germany (wishfull thinking) along with Ghana. I personally can't wait for the matches to begin, it's going to be fun.

    Oh, no doubt. If the US is ever going to make a name for themselves then they have to beat world class teams. They have a few quality wins in recent history, but they have to do something like get out of a group like this and do something. That said, it would be nice not to see the 2nd and 5th ranked teams in the world in the space of a week.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    perfectlefts14 wrote:
    I don't understand what the big deal is. It's the WORLD CUP, if you want to win the biggest tournament in the world then you have to beat the best teams to do it. It makes no difference if you play them in the 1'st, 2nd, or 3rd round etc. All teams have to bring their A game to each match of the tourney. I think this could be good for the US, being in the group they are in. If they play their asses off right from the start then there should be no stopping them, and hopefully knock out either Portugal or Germany (wishfull thinking) along with Ghana. I personally can't wait for the matches to begin, it's going to be fun.

    Oh, no doubt. If the US is ever going to make a name for themselves then they have to beat world class teams. They have a few quality wins in recent history, but they have to do something like get out of a group like this and do something. That said, it would be nice not to see the 2nd and 5th ranked teams in the world in the space of a week.


    Definitely agree that they need to beat world class teams, but we just had some really bad luck today. Frustrating that US ends up in a group with 2 of the top 5 teams in the world. Imagine how happy everyone would be if we ended up in Group E instead of Honduras.
  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    perfectlefts14 wrote:
    I don't understand what the big deal is. It's the WORLD CUP, if you want to win the biggest tournament in the world then you have to beat the best teams to do it. It makes no difference if you play them in the 1'st, 2nd, or 3rd round etc. All teams have to bring their A game to each match of the tourney. I think this could be good for the US, being in the group they are in. If they play their asses off right from the start then there should be no stopping them, and hopefully knock out either Portugal or Germany (wishfull thinking) along with Ghana. I personally can't wait for the matches to begin, it's going to be fun.

    Oh, no doubt. If the US is ever going to make a name for themselves then they have to beat world class teams. They have a few quality wins in recent history, but they have to do something like get out of a group like this and do something. That said, it would be nice not to see the 2nd and 5th ranked teams in the world in the space of a week.

    Yes. I'm sure there were no parties in Portugal being placed with Germany and the worlds 13th ranked team. There is a flip side to all this. And if they make Ot through they get a team from the weak Group H in the knockout 16.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    EdsonNascimento wrote:

    Yes. I'm sure there were no parties in Portugal being placed with Germany and the worlds 13th ranked team. There is a flip side to all this. And if they make Ot through they get a team from the weak Group H in the knockout 16.


    Very true. I doubt any of the teams are happy to be in this group with 4 very good teams. Another flip side is that US plays Germany 3rd. Germany could already be into the knockout round by then. And now we wait 6 months for it all to start...
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    good draw for Greece,if u compare to other groups
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    edited January 2014
    http://news.sportslogos.net/2014/01/13/us-soccer-has-a-new-jersey-and-new-crest-but-its-actually-worse/

    Thoughts? I don't hate the crest as much as most, but I don't like the color of blue and it is just cheesy in general. Really wish they could have kept the centennial crest and jerseys for that matter.

    looks kind of like a golf polo but will look more normal once the numbers are on it. Dig the collar. Like it more than the sash. Hated that fucker.

    Edit: If the blue in the crest were a bit darker, I think it would be better. I actually may like it more than the one with the gold, but it is pretty cheesy overall. That said, I think I dig these the more I look at them.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Also, clearly not the normal soccer thread, but since you can't find anything around here, I'm going with it.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Also, clearly not the normal soccer thread, but since you can't find anything around here, I'm going with it.

    yeah,anothe rproblem with this "cool" forum..cant find shit with the search button not working
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    Cliffy6745 said:

    http://news.sportslogos.net/2014/01/13/us-soccer-has-a-new-jersey-and-new-crest-but-its-actually-worse/

    Thoughts? I don't hate the crest as much as most, but I don't like the color of blue and it is just cheesy in general. Really wish they could have kept the centennial crest and jerseys for that matter.

    looks kind of like a golf polo but will look more normal once the numbers are on it. Dig the collar. Like it more than the sash. Hated that fucker.

    Edit: If the blue in the crest were a bit darker, I think it would be better. I actually may like it more than the one with the gold, but it is pretty cheesy overall. That said, I think I dig these the more I look at them.



    Yeah, not sure how I feel about those jerseys. Like you said, the shade of blue is pretty lame. I loved the centennial jerseys and wish they would have just kept those for the WC. Was thinking about buying a jersey since it's WC year, but not sure anymore...
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    Cliffy6745 said:

    http://news.sportslogos.net/2014/01/13/us-soccer-has-a-new-jersey-and-new-crest-but-its-actually-worse/

    Thoughts? I don't hate the crest as much as most, but I don't like the color of blue and it is just cheesy in general. Really wish they could have kept the centennial crest and jerseys for that matter.

    looks kind of like a golf polo but will look more normal once the numbers are on it. Dig the collar. Like it more than the sash. Hated that fucker.

    Edit: If the blue in the crest were a bit darker, I think it would be better. I actually may like it more than the one with the gold, but it is pretty cheesy overall. That said, I think I dig these the more I look at them.


    Well that leaked picture turned out to be the right jersey. I don't like the whole golf polo look. And like you said, the crest looks pretty cheesy. Looks like I won't be purchasing a jersey this year...
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Indifference71 said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    http://news.sportslogos.net/2014/01/13/us-soccer-has-a-new-jersey-and-new-crest-but-its-actually-worse/

    Thoughts? I don't hate the crest as much as most, but I don't like the color of blue and it is just cheesy in general. Really wish they could have kept the centennial crest and jerseys for that matter.

    looks kind of like a golf polo but will look more normal once the numbers are on it. Dig the collar. Like it more than the sash. Hated that fucker.

    Edit: If the blue in the crest were a bit darker, I think it would be better. I actually may like it more than the one with the gold, but it is pretty cheesy overall. That said, I think I dig these the more I look at them.


    Well that leaked picture turned out to be the right jersey. I don't like the whole golf polo look. And like you said, the crest looks pretty cheesy. Looks like I won't be purchasing a jersey this year...
    Are they putting a number on the front? If so, I think it will make it look a lot less like a polo. I don't hate this one as much as most. That said, the centennial ones were the tits. There were a lot more collars on jerseys when I played, which is probably why I don't hate this.

  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Indifference71 said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    http://news.sportslogos.net/2014/01/13/us-soccer-has-a-new-jersey-and-new-crest-but-its-actually-worse/

    Thoughts? I don't hate the crest as much as most, but I don't like the color of blue and it is just cheesy in general. Really wish they could have kept the centennial crest and jerseys for that matter.

    looks kind of like a golf polo but will look more normal once the numbers are on it. Dig the collar. Like it more than the sash. Hated that fucker.

    Edit: If the blue in the crest were a bit darker, I think it would be better. I actually may like it more than the one with the gold, but it is pretty cheesy overall. That said, I think I dig these the more I look at them.


    Well that leaked picture turned out to be the right jersey. I don't like the whole golf polo look. And like you said, the crest looks pretty cheesy. Looks like I won't be purchasing a jersey this year...
    Are they putting a number on the front? If so, I think it will make it look a lot less like a polo. I don't hate this one as much as most. That said, the centennial ones were the tits. There were a lot more collars on jerseys when I played, which is probably why I don't hate this.


    Not sure if the numbers will be on the front. Hopefully they are. US is wearing those jerseys today in the friendly vs Ukraine so we'll find out soon.
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    The jersey is very boring and lacks any creativity. The good news is that 20 years from now it will still be just a plain, non-offensive design. We've had some atrocities in the past that are pretty embarassing. At least this jersey won't fall into that category. My wallet is glad that the design isn't even remotely tempting.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    jeffbr said:

    The jersey is very boring and lacks any creativity. The good news is that 20 years from now it will still be just a plain, non-offensive design. We've had some atrocities in the past that are pretty embarassing. At least this jersey won't fall into that category. My wallet is glad that the design isn't even remotely tempting.

    I hope you're not referring to this jawn

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    HA, I have that fucker signed by most of the team.

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