re: R16 | United States of F#ck Yeah v. Chocolate Waffles | Score in OP

Posted by rt3

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:44 pm to TigerBait1127

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World Cup 2014 ?@PostWorldCup
HISTORY: Tim Howard made 16 saves tonight, most by any keeper in a World Cup game ever.

Posted by CGSC Lobotomy

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:44 pm to TigerBait1127

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Publicly funded NFL stadiums

and the stadiums in the other countries aren't?

Still waiting on how that even remotely compares to putting the World Cup in the middle east.

Posted by betweenthebara

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:45 pm to betweenthebara

Gedeon Zelalem!Gedeon Zelalem!Gedeon Zelalem!

Go get him boys.

Posted by Othello

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:45 pm to betweenthebara

Tim Howard! Merica!

Posted by DownSouthCrawfish

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:45 pm to CGSC Lobotomy

frick I feel bad for Tim.

Posted by saintsfan92612

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:46 pm to DownSouthCrawfish

Tim couldn't have played a much better game. Sucks that we lost when he was giving that kind of effort.

Posted by Circle K Beggar

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:49 pm to saintsfan92612

According to the soccer snobs (who think they're gurus) on this board, FIFA never screws the United States

Posted by Blizzard of Chizz

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:49 pm to rt3

quote:
World Cup 2014 ?@PostWorldCup
HISTORY: Tim Howard made 16 saves tonight, most by any keeper in a World Cup game ever.

While this is extraordinary, Tim shouldn't have been put in a position to have make 16 saves. Our passing at times was pathetic. There were times where we could have controlled the ball, but instead gave it right back to Belgium in our own end. That being said it was a hell of a game.

Posted by BOSCEAUX

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:49 pm to saintsfan92612

Tim Howard is a class act. Great interview by Tim and Schapp.

Posted by jordan21210

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:49 pm to BOSCEAUX

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Get off your high horse and stop being a dismissive douche. Subjectivity and corruption is a major issue with this sport on the international stage. frick dude your sport is not PERFECT.

I was being a dismissive douche bc he is being dismissive of soccer bc it is corrupt. Guess what? So are all other big money sports. Can't piss on one sport without pissing on them all.

Now, why don't you two keep all of your commentary on the subject in your own thread rather than the game thread since corruption had nothing to do with anything today in the first place.

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:50 pm to CGSC Lobotomy

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Last time I checked there wasn't a massive graft and bribery scandal involving where the Super Bowl was held

only b/c we accept the bullshite that is publicly-funded stadiums. the NFL basically uses the super bowl as a reward to blacklmail municipalities into paying for these stadiums. that is the definition of corruption and crony capitalism

Posted by BOSCEAUX

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:52 pm to jordan21210

The WC just like the Olympics are too subjective and it gives the smaller countries a chance to give the big boys in the real world a big frick you.

Posted by TigerBait1127

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:55 pm to CGSC Lobotomy

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and the stadiums in the other countries aren't?

I never said there wasn't bribery there too, just throwing it out there

Posted by Jackie Chan

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 5:59 pm to TigerBait1127

This is coming in a little late, but why USA only get to wear the bombpops once?

Posted by tigerpimpbot

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 6:01 pm to SlowFlowPro

I hope Jurgy works on passing and dribbling the frickin ball for the next World Cup. Our midfield possession was very similar to watching my kid's middle school soccer. It was disgustingly bad

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 7/1/14 at 6:15 pm to tigerpimpbot

we played vastly superior teams in the midfield and our midfield anchor shite the bed. you have to put it in perspective

germany, beglium, and ghana had amazing midfields and each was different in how they dominate. portugal was really good...certainly better than us. we may never consistently have that kind of a midfield