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Pristine20 on 29 June 2014
lestatdark said:
Pristine20 said:
Mirson said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Mirson said:

The good thing about being hispanic is that you have two teams to root for :P

The last few minutes were pretty devasting for us, but it did seem like Mexico stopped trying in the second half.


So who is the other one you are rooting for? Costa Rica, Colombia or Argentina?

USA! But I would love to see Colombia win it as well. James Rodriguez is a beast.

As for the USA, we've been fortunate to make it this far. Anything else is icing on the cake.

Don't undersell yourself, you were clearly the second best team in the group so you completely deserve to be in this round. Nothing fortunate about that


Agreed. It's just really hard to say because almost all the games in that group could've gone both ways except maybe USA vs Germany and Germany vs Potugal. We didn't come out of the group like the Dutch or Columbia which is why I think humility is needed.



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"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

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lestatdark on 29 June 2014
Pristine20 said:
lestatdark said:
Pristine20 said:

As for the USA, we've been fortunate to make it this far. Anything else is icing on the cake.

Don't undersell yourself, you were clearly the second best team in the group so you completely deserve to be in this round. Nothing fortunate about that


Agreed. It's just really hard to say because almost all the games in that group could've gone both ways except maybe USA vs Germany and Germany vs Potugal. We didn't come out of the group like the Dutch or Columbia which is why I think humility is needed.

It's gonna be a tough match for the US against Belgium, that's for sure, since they have a lot of good players with tons of potential. Though, so far, Belgium hasn't shown much as a team even though they won all 3 matches, so if the US plays as a cohesive team, you have a pretty good chance to win the match.



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Lafiel on 29 June 2014
RolStoppable said:
Netherlands vs. Mexico 3-2
Costa Rica vs. Greece 2-0

To be honest, I only went with 3-2 because so many people already picked 2-1. I hope Costa Rica doesn't collapse now.

No offense, man, but you really are an idiot.

your past non conformist self cost you 2 pts, heh



DakonBlackblade on 29 June 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
DakonBlackblade said:
World Cup 2014 will go down in history as one of the best ever, every match is freaking awesome to watch. Netherlands managed to pull that win out of nowhere


So true. It really is the best World Cup I've ever seen. Loving every minute of it

Ye me too, altough I was alive in 1990 I was too young to remember anything so my firs World Cup was 1994. I can definetly say that amongst these 6 I watched 2014 is the best one. Of course there are matches still to come but I dont think my opinion will change, all teams are in a very high level there isnt a clear favorite or a team you could say ahs no chance.



Pristine20 on 29 June 2014
lestatdark said:
Pristine20 said:
lestatdark said:
Pristine20 said:

As for the USA, we've been fortunate to make it this far. Anything else is icing on the cake.

Don't undersell yourself, you were clearly the second best team in the group so you completely deserve to be in this round. Nothing fortunate about that


Agreed. It's just really hard to say because almost all the games in that group could've gone both ways except maybe USA vs Germany and Germany vs Potugal. We didn't come out of the group like the Dutch or Columbia which is why I think humility is needed.

It's gonna be a tough match for the US against Belgium, that's for sure, since they have a lot of good players with tons of potential. Though, so far, Belgium hasn't shown much as a team even though they won all 3 matches, so if the US plays as a cohesive team, you have a pretty good chance to win the match.


Can't disagree with that. Belgium definitely got an easy group. I just don't want people to get too overhyped because I've actually seen folks who think we're going to win the world cup just because...USA.



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

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Pristine20 on 29 June 2014
RolStoppable said:
Lafiel said:

your past non conformist self cost you 2 pts, heh

NiKKoM won't tally up the scores anyway, so it doesn't really matter. Vollrausch bis Mittwoch, ausnüchtern am Donnerstag, dann wieder Komasaufen am Freitag. Prediction league is over.


Just learned that you're Dutch for the first time after all these years on VGC xD.



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

lestatdark on 29 June 2014
Pristine20 said:
lestatdark said:
Pristine20 said:
lestatdark said:
Pristine20 said:

As for the USA, we've been fortunate to make it this far. Anything else is icing on the cake.

Don't undersell yourself, you were clearly the second best team in the group so you completely deserve to be in this round. Nothing fortunate about that


Agreed. It's just really hard to say because almost all the games in that group could've gone both ways except maybe USA vs Germany and Germany vs Potugal. We didn't come out of the group like the Dutch or Columbia which is why I think humility is needed.

It's gonna be a tough match for the US against Belgium, that's for sure, since they have a lot of good players with tons of potential. Though, so far, Belgium hasn't shown much as a team even though they won all 3 matches, so if the US plays as a cohesive team, you have a pretty good chance to win the match.


Can't disagree with that. Belgium definitely got an easy group. I just don't want people to get too overhyped because I've actually seen folks who think we're going to win the world cup just because...USA.

That's a lot of overhype indeed. You guys are doing a good job as a national team, not only in this WC, but in the past WCs as well. Any US fan has to be proud of what you've achieved so far

If the US team continues this growth and football gains more traction and better players in the future, it's not completely farfetched to think that you guys can win a WC. 



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NiKKoM on 29 June 2014
RolStoppable said:
Lafiel said:

your past non conformist self cost you 2 pts, heh

NiKKoM won't tally up the scores anyway, so it doesn't really matter. Vollrausch bis Mittwoch, ausnüchtern am Donnerstag, dann wieder Komasaufen am Freitag. Prediction league is over.

The drinking part is right.. Tallying up the bonus points is a bitch..  Should finish that tomorrow..



 

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Pristine20 on 29 June 2014
lestatdark said:

That's a lot of overhype indeed. You guys are doing a good job as a national team, not only in this WC, but in the past WCs as well. Any US fan has to be proud of what you've achieved so far

If the US team continues this growth and football gains more traction and better players in the future, it's not completely farfetched to think that you guys can win a WC. 


Definitely. If we took the sport as seriously as Brazil, we'd surely be contenders every year for sure. I noticed a rough correlation between a country's population and development and success at the World Cup excluding Asian countries of course (still haven't figured out exactly why they dont do well)

 

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"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

vivster on 29 June 2014

Not really looking forward to this game. Could be a drag.



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