Off Topic · World Cup 2010! (page 21)

now we need algeria to come up big today...

but again, donovan and bradley have upped their stock, i think...

bradley did a really good job controlling the center midfield with tackles, passes, headers...and that nice finish.

PresIke wrote:such a shame...

but again, donovan and bradley have upped their stock, i think...

bradley did a really good job controlling the center midfield with tackles, passes, headers...and that nice finish.

bradley played a fantastic game. from start to finish, he was the best player on the field for the US.

Marv wrote:did you guys all take time off from work to watch or are you following it online?

lucky for me im off all week. the perks of working in a school district - you get a ton of vacation days.

nyk4ever wrote:

Marv wrote:did you guys all take time off from work to watch or are you following it online?

lucky for me im off all week. the perks of working in a school district - you get a ton of vacation days.

back in the day when i was a college hoops head i used to take time off to watch the tournament. in the earliest opening bar of course.

so, if england wins today they will be tied with slovenia in points, but depending on how much they win by they will either be tied in goal difference or someone will be ahead...

my question is what happens if two teams are tied in goal difference and points at the end of the group phase?

do they first go to head to head (already a draw), then count how many goals your team scored, then if that's tied...conceded?

there are so many possibilities still...

the england-algeria match will tell us more though...

if england wins by 1 they would be tied with slovenia for points (4) and goal difference (1), and the u.s. in 3rd with 2 points and 0 goal difference.

if england win by more than 1 they will be 1st with slovenia 2nd.

going into the final group match...

if the u.s. wins over algeria they can advance if england wins today and...

1) slovenia or england beat the other team
2) they draw and the u.s. wins by 2 or more goals

this leads to my question about what helps teams get out of their groups if they have the same goal difference...

if england and slovenia draw then one of these variables will determine if the u.s. can get out of the group...

Marv wrote:did you guys all take time off from work to watch or are you following it online?

online, thanks to djsu

Marv wrote:did you guys all take time off from work to watch or are you following it online?

Silverfuel wrote:

Marv wrote:did you guys all take time off from work to watch or are you following it online?

bought slingbox

very cool.

martin wrote:it's good to have a home office

bet you have a small fridge in it so you don't have to truck all the way into the kitchen.

Marv wrote:

martin wrote:it's good to have a home office

bet you have a small fridge in it so you don't have to truck all the way into the kitchen.

and I have a big straw direct to the small fridge when I am extra lazy and dont want to move the 3 feet.

Marv wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:

Marv wrote:did you guys all take time off from work to watch or are you following it online?

bought slingbox

very cool.

Laid off at end of May.

kam77 wrote:Nobody watching on their FloTv?

landon donovan is, while he's playing.