World Cup 2014

[DavidD_NorthOKC]

LeBron James could be a pretty good player I think with time and training - and going back in time about ten years. Imagine him as a defender and going forward for set pieces in front of the goal? His size and speed would be pretty impressive anchoring a defense.

[Teo9969]

I imagine Lebron as a possession guy in the mid-field. Who can get up into the box when the offense is pressing, and use his height for heading crosses.

[Pete]

Or goalkeeper!

You need to be big, tall, athletic and quick.

[DavidD_NorthOKC]

Or goalkeeper!

You need to be big, tall, athletic and quick.

Sounds like Tim Howard actually. That guy recovers from mistakes with his reaction time better than most keepers. He made a couple excellent saves yesterday (and got lucky a time or two.)

[Teo9969]

Or goalkeeper!

You need to be big, tall, athletic and quick.

Calvin Johnson

[Just the facts]

Could you imagine the coaching bloodline? Give the US team a Popovich or a Phil Jackson and a video screening room and we would be scoring 20 points per game.

[DavidD_NorthOKC]

[Teo9969]

Could you imagine the coaching bloodline? Give the US team a Popovich or a Phil Jackson and a video screening room and we would be scoring 20 points per game.

[DavidD_NorthOKC]

Could you imagine the coaching bloodline? Give the US team a Popovich or a Phil Jackson and a video screening room and we would be scoring 20 points per game.

Don't make me find that NBC Sports video of the American football coach trying to coach real football!!

[Teo9969]

Ghana tying up Germany makes this whole situation a lot less secure. I think the US needs to score at least 2 goals on Thursday. Can't really afford to lose anymore than 3-2, because Ghana is definitely in a position to overtake us. Portugal probably needs a lot of help.

[boitoirich]

^ We need to score at the same clip as Ghana and keep it close: if they win by one, we need to lose by one. If Ghana blows out Portugal, then a tie+ is the ticket.

[Lord Helmet]

Don't make me find that NBC Sports video of the American football coach trying to coach real football!!

[Just the facts]

Ok, that was lol funny!

Tie and no playoffs. Why do you even do this?

[Dustin]

[Pete]

Uruguay just beat 10-man Italy 1-0 to advance along with Costa Rica who drew with nothing-to-play-for England today.

BUT Suarez for Uruguay BIT an Italian player! The ref didn't see it but the camera did and FIFA will likely suspend him for the remainder of the World Cup.

For those that don't know, Suarez has already received two other suspensions for biting in club play.

[Lord Helmet]

Round of 16...no England, no Spain, no Italy. Amazing.


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[Teo9969]

Wow…if you had told anyone that Costa Rica and Uruguay were going to make it out of that group with Italy and England sitting out the round of 16, people would shave looked at you like you were drunk.

[Pete]

Yet another 2014 World Cup bit of extreme drama...

Greece scores a penalty kick to advance at Ivory Coast's expense with less than a minute left in added time.

[soonergooner]

Sounds like Tim Howard actually. That guy recovers from mistakes with his reaction time better than most keepers. He made a couple excellent saves yesterday (and got lucky a time or two.)

I thought he went down way too early and actually cost us the goal. Of course he was on the move from right to left and it was basically a pk for nani(ugh) and you have to gamble. Howard went low and lost. I really think he lost his footing. Should not have had to worry though, what a piss poor clearance. Or, was it a cross?

[Teo9969]

It was a clearance

[Pete]

So, despite the loss today we advance to face Belgium next Tuesday.

All the teams are very good at this point but we could have had a worse draw.

The way this team battles, we have a good chance against anyone.


This WC has been so much fun to watch!

[NegativeCreep]

I can honestly seeing us grinding out a win against Belgium. Where we hit a stumbling block is the next round, where we would probably face Argentina.

[Pete]

Pulsating match thus far between Brazil and Chile. Man, it's got to be tough to play the home team in that country... Something like 60 straight matches without defeat!

And I love Brazil has a player with the surname of Hulk.

[Pete]

Wow, Brazil baaaarely scrapes through on penalty kicks over Chile.

Horrible that someone had to lose that match, the best of a competition that seems to keep getting better.

[Teo9969]

I thought Chile should have stayed at least a bit more aggressive in the last 40 minutes of play that they had. It seemed like they shut it down around the 80 minute mark. Not having 2 of their strikers didn't help their case in the last 40 or in the penalties.

And it's not like Brazil was having any shortage of opportunities on the offensive end once Chile decided to play for penalties. I think Chile lost the game because they didn't play to win. That Panilla crossbar was heart stopping.