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― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:10 (nine years ago) link
game of groans but the US moves on
so south korea has to beat up Belgium today? let's do this South Korea
― you can't put your arms around a lamprey (brownie), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
Ha zappi
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:15 (nine years ago) link
if you're posting on this thread you care more about the 2014 world cup than ronaldo
― caek, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:21 (nine years ago) link
Ronaldo, after his goal, basically couldn't be asked to try to score another - he really shouldn't have done, but one gets the feeling he didn't think hid team deserved a rousing finish
― avicii usque ad arse (imago), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
You can advance while losing because it's a mini league. If merikans don't get that easily, well... Fucking hell.
― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
Should, even
oh, it's a mini league. like all those other mini league point-based progression sports we have in amurica
― Mordy, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:28 (nine years ago) link
That clears it up - I thought the World Cup was played with mega league rules
― 龜, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link
i miss the days of the mega league
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
such a strange country
https://twitter.com/driven_by_data/status/482229428622467073
― caek, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
ruh-roh, time to start rounding up War of 1812 jpegs again
― clockpuncher (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
i try to stay balanced on these things but i will say, having to suffer it first hand and repeatedly, this affectation of gormless head scratching about the US going thru despite losing is basically the greatest moment of shame in this country's miserable history
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
this is the hindenburg of international sports
worse than abu ghraib
― Mordy, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
mordy
― caek, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
ayew cross probably the finest moment of skill in the tournament so far
― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
You can advance while losing because it's a mini league.
even dumber than ties imho
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
all baseball playoff teams have 100% regular season records right?
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:53 (nine years ago) link
ah, i didn't know we were playing 162 games here
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
Ok ann coulter xxp
― caek, Thursday, 26 June 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
I had explain that we advanced to my dad who is in France right now bc he was watching coverage with German commentary and dosent speak German. I had to explain the mechanics of advancing while losing to friends and acquaintances who don't get wc rules.
― dan m, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:03 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh5OlT-cslQ
― clockpuncher (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
Morbs I think u wd gain valuable instruction from cricket, where u can play for 5 days and it's still a draw
― avicii usque ad arse (imago), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
Xxp you should probably seek therapy soon, apparently explaining the rules of international soccer tournaments to woefully ignorant Americans is tantamount to facing bullets in a war. you prob have PTSD now
― building a desert (art), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
so, a break from footy tomorrow..
http://ibdp.huluim.com/video/10008460?size=512x288
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
other than morbs (who is easily confused nowadays for understandable reasons, i think everyone could show an ounce of pity and ignore it) who are these ppl confused by the us advancing? thought everybody had seen the flood of infographics showing that unless ghana won it was almost certain the us would advance, or if they hadn't would've heard repeated references to it throughout the game
― balls, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
Haha Nah art
― dan m, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:07 (nine years ago) link
I mean honestly the tide of dour britishes moping about rooney and gerrard is much more troublesome on my psyche than having to evangelize the game to noobs
― dan m, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:10 (nine years ago) link
we Yanks just like sudden death, along w/ capital punishment
balls, lick it
i assume Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's take was posted here
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:17 (nine years ago) link
USA USA USA
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
xxp inaccurate demonyms the most wearying element of the thread for me
― ogmor, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:20 (nine years ago) link
Feel so amazing now that we've won the World Cup
Amazing tournament and every team played well but in the end true skill prevailed
USA! USA! USA!
― 龜, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:20 (nine years ago) link
i do think it's great that we can take the whole thing w/out winning once, just like every war we've lost after 1945
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:22 (nine years ago) link
Inaccuracy just might be on purpose ;)
― dan m, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:22 (nine years ago) link
fwiw there are round robin tournaments in america like the college baseball world series, tho theyre more common in high school sports
― lag∞n, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:26 (nine years ago) link
really great trolling from dunphy right here
― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link
how many baseball teams win the world series with zero playoff losses
― iatee, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link
some did before they turned it into a fucking monthlong tournament
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:36 (nine years ago) link
Strachan going nuts here:
don't talk about morals we don't have anywe applaud drunk drivers and wife beaters and kung fu cantonait's all abouy winningwell played Uruguay standing by Suarez
― a curious shade of pale (onimo), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
v late but how the fuck didn't beckermann get a red card for that foul on Schweinsteiger?
― pandemic, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link
its a fair argument if anyone on that panel were fit to the ease it out with a decent opposite position, like dunphy on rte
― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:47 (nine years ago) link
XP his leg was limp at contact, swung across him not a pointed impact imo
― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
Rooting hard for Algeria
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link
Russia
― pandemic, Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:57 (nine years ago) link
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Thursday, 26 June 2014 19:59 (nine years ago) link
Kerzhakov starts with Kokorin, which is positive. Dzagoev still on the bench though.
Allez les Fennecs!
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Thursday, 26 June 2014 20:00 (nine years ago) link
I'm not confused by the mechanics and math, i'm just not a fan of anything other than Wins and Losses determining who WINS AND LOSES. Points for a tie is the dumbest thing ever. Just seed the teams properly, have a best of 3 and the winners move on. Or do Sudden Death every match.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 26 June 2014 20:01 (nine years ago) link
FP stfu and get out
― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Thursday, 26 June 2014 20:03 (nine years ago) link
KOKORIN!!!!!
― pandemic, Thursday, 26 June 2014 20:06 (nine years ago) link