but da game was a draw when they play team USA and da said that winner will go to gremany?
451516
um.. what r u talking about?
644897
Well, chances are very slim they even advance to the second round: Italy (one of the favorite to final victory) and Czech Republic have power-full teams and there is no match with Latvia. Even though the USA Team is physically very well fit, the lack of tactic compared to European Teams (from Arena) and the lack of technical skill is evident. You are correct on saying "...The quality of teams they will be playing in Germany will make them pay for their silly mistakes, their size, and the fact they have no true goal scorer. Keller better be bullet proof if they want to be in any of these games..." and I will add the fact that most likely players like Donovan (most skilled players USA have) will be "controlled" with special attention by other Teams, leaving slim chances to the USA to build-up plays for the "missing" forwards.\nYet, the World Cup is a unique tournament, where sometimes many other factors determine who advance to the next round.
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I thought the passing was their main problem - every other pass they made went to a czech! There were a couple of decent efforts in the last 30mins or so but way too little too late.\n\nI'd like to see them come back but their next 2 games need to play their best games ever. Depending how the other teams do in their remaining games, a draw with Italy may suffice if they can beat Ghana, but realistically, USA will be very lucky even to manage a draw against Italy.\n\nI'm English and an England fan, but I want to see the USA do well so COME ON TEAM AMERICA - GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!! You can do it for your country!
993070
It the game end bya a tied, so the crotian team will be eliminated\nand that what happen after the result of 2-2 this night
1097785
I am disappointed with the US team, however, I did not really expect a win from them. I was hoping for a draw, but felt that if they did draw, then the result would come off US capitalizing on a very uncharacteristic Czech opening. \nPrimarily, I felt the US didn't play their style and because of the questionable comments of their coach, Bruce Arena, they tried to set up more intelligently out of static balls. However, they were less intelligent in the end, because they didn't attack and that cost them the openings they normally find. So the real individual to blame is coach Arena. If you recall, a couple days ago, reports indicated that Coach Arena said to the US that they should emulate Holland. That was a mistake, because the US do not possess the talent or personnel to play such a style. \nAlso, the US should have played one more friendly and against a European team. They were primarily training against Concacaf and African Zone teams in playing Venezuela, Morocco, and a closed-doors match against Angola. They should have scheduled European matches to try to get a sense of the Czech side instead of just building false confidence to some degree. They could have better figured out their weaknesses and made adjustments rather than trying to be a team they really are not!\nLastly, I do not like the decision to play the 4-5-1. Donovan only lost a place in the formation. The US should have stuck with a 4-4-2 and Convey should not have started. He is an explosive, off the bench player...not a starter. He could have been the reenergizer. Instead, even though a slight injury concern, O'Brien should've started as he spreads the defense well. Convey is more of a striking midfielder, who brings energy, something the US needed when they went down. Trying to reenergize a team is not O'Brien's role. He plays better and with more confidence coming onto the pitch in the beginning. The other choices for defenders were good choices I felt except for Onyewu. Pope should've been on Koller from the beginning because he brings experience. Onyewu could have been more effective as a center back that doesn't necessarily mark an individual, at least initially, merely because of his inexperience... \nOverall, the US made some big mistakes, but the bigger mistakes were strategic ones that could and should've been made prior to the game with the right friendlies being played, lineup decisions, and such coaching calls.
387649
'USA vs GER' just can 'happen' in SemiFinals or third-fourth placing match.
1142615
The tournament is still young. There still might be an upset.\n\nThe strong teams, however, are damn good. So an upset might be hard to acomplish. Be patient my friend. The tournament has just begun....
462233
out in semis\n\nlebron can only carry his team so far, unfortunately\n\ni wish they would do better tho and win it all...
1182626
The Americans will lose badly, of course. \nThey can't play football.
1098570
As crazy as it might seem after hammering the US 3-0, the Czechs are probably on the outside looking in.\n\nTheir top 3 strikers are all out of their last game v Italy, which will make it very difficult for them to win.\n\nIf either the US or Ghana win, they will probably go through.
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I don't think either of these two teams will have a chance in the next round...they should just give in and go home now. The game is boring, nobody is taking charge. Generally if that happens, you can tell that neither of them are aggressive enough for the tougher teams.
1085712
no one, Ghana will dominate the US liek no other, no one gives them the credit they deserve. Not only did they destroy Czech Repbublic but they could've beaten Italy also. I'd call the game 3-0,Ghana.
1151632
Stuffed?  They are playing Sweden.  My question would be, is Sweden going to show up tomorrow?
1150540
you're just looking at 1 game. Any one from the US's group can now make the 16. I hope to god that you're still rooting for the US (even tho I'm english & an England fan).\n\nCome the next stage, a draw will result in extra time, if it's still a draw it will go to a penalty shoot-out - if you have an ounce of patriotic blood, a shoot-out involving the US will wake you from your snooze-fest!
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The US has to beat Ghana and Italy has to beat the Czech's.\n\nOR\n\nThe US has to beat Ghana by four goals and have more goals scored total than the Czech's and Italy ties the Czech's.\n\nOR \n\nThe US has to beat Ghana by five goals and Italy ties the Czech's.\n\nThe first scenario is obviously the most plausible.
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To Shaun: that's not quite right - Germany got beat pretty bad by Italy just a couple of weeks before this game. So, many people in Germany weren't really counting on the German team to win - they were happy they did, though!\nThe US-soccer team is a pretty good team!\nP.S. I am from Germany!
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no, typically a european team wins when the tournament is held in Europe.