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Group G vs Group D
Posted on 6/6/14 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 6/6/14 at 7:48 pm
Am I the only one who genuinely thinks this group is more difficult than Group D, and that it's really not that close?
Posted on 6/6/14 at 7:58 pm to ohiovol
Based off rankings it's Group D, but Group G and B both have a claim to it. Honestly I would say it's Group B. Poor Australia.
Edit: I just realized that the title wasn't "Group of Death", but a comparison between D and G. I would say G is the tougher group, but B is the best overall.
Edit: I just realized that the title wasn't "Group of Death", but a comparison between D and G. I would say G is the tougher group, but B is the best overall.
This post was edited on 6/6/14 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:22 pm to chillygentilly
Group D/B are tougher from the standpoint of each having 3 great teams and one of them being left out of knockouts regardless.
That Costa Rica is a much tougher 4th team than Australia and that The Netherlands have some key injury concerns so far make me think Group D is even a bit tougher.
Group G is tough in the sense of the having strongest 4th best team by a decent margin.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 10:00 pm to wm72
Group G's the toughest. It's really not close. Two good teams, at the least (possibly one great/one good, if there are upsets) are guaranteed to not advance. In Group D and (especially) Group B, it's three teams competing for two spots. Only one good team isn't going to advance in those groups. In Group G, it's four teams competing for two spots.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 10:10 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
Group G has the only group in which all 4 participants advanced from the group stage last World Cup. That in itself makes it the "toughest group" from an all participant stand-point.
With that said, I certainly would rather be in Group G than to be the 4th team in Group B or D(Australia/Costa Rica). I feel like facing Portugal and Ghana and scoring points is more achievable for the US than it would be if we were the 4th team in the other groups. From an all participant stand-point no one is thinking Australia or Costa Rica is going to steal points from the other 3 team(although it certainly plausible). Those teams will be focusing on the other 2 teams in the group, whereas I feel that everyone in Group G has to worry about every opponent within the group.
With that said, I certainly would rather be in Group G than to be the 4th team in Group B or D(Australia/Costa Rica). I feel like facing Portugal and Ghana and scoring points is more achievable for the US than it would be if we were the 4th team in the other groups. From an all participant stand-point no one is thinking Australia or Costa Rica is going to steal points from the other 3 team(although it certainly plausible). Those teams will be focusing on the other 2 teams in the group, whereas I feel that everyone in Group G has to worry about every opponent within the group.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 7:24 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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In Group G, it's three teams competing for one spot.
FIFY
Posted on 6/7/14 at 7:44 am to Puffoluffagus
What has especially annoyed me is people are saying that Group G isn't the true group of death because “to be the group of death, you have to have four teams who would normally be favorites to advance." The consensus seems to be that we only have two.
Not only does the criteria not really fit any of the supposed 'Groups of Death' during my lifetime, but you could make a real argument that it does fit Group G this World Cup.
Every team in Group G made the Round of 16 in 2010 and has advanced in at least two of the last three tournaments. Also, each team has at least one quarterfinals appearance in that time frame, and if not for two handballs on the goal line, we may very well be looking at a group where every team has made the semifinals since 2002.
Group G is the group of death, and I honestly don't see a strong argument against that except for name recognition.
Not only does the criteria not really fit any of the supposed 'Groups of Death' during my lifetime, but you could make a real argument that it does fit Group G this World Cup.
Every team in Group G made the Round of 16 in 2010 and has advanced in at least two of the last three tournaments. Also, each team has at least one quarterfinals appearance in that time frame, and if not for two handballs on the goal line, we may very well be looking at a group where every team has made the semifinals since 2002.
Group G is the group of death, and I honestly don't see a strong argument against that except for name recognition.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 7:45 am to ohiovol
Group G is the only group where ALL four teams advanced to the knock-out stage last World Cup.
That makes it the toughest, imo.
If you replace Costa Rica with us, Group D becomes the toughest.
That makes it the toughest, imo.
If you replace Costa Rica with us, Group D becomes the toughest.
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