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Wouldn't mind this happening if it means Pogba has a great World Cup and is on top form going into next season.France to win it all comfortably.
Wouldn't mind this happening if it means Pogba has a great World Cup and is on top form going into next season.France to win it all comfortably.
Thanks, thought only other person noticed.I might bump this every day.
Bravo.
Goal difference.What happens when #2 and #3 in a group end up having the same points, goals scored, goals against, and drew to each other?
http://www.businessinsider.com/world-cup-tiebreakers-2014-6What happens when #2 and #3 in a group end up having the same points, goals scored, goals against, and drew to each other?
Yeah it actually happened 2 times in my sweepstake.http://www.businessinsider.com/world-cup-tiebreakers-2014-6
I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet, it shouldn't be that unlikely
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The number 20 is not the great Masturbinov?Tweet
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Haha yeah thought I misheard that.Commentator just said “Iceland beat Argentina 1-1” haha
What a pleb.The USA announcer said "Iceland beats Argentina 1-1".
He said it on purpose...referencing a football game headline years and years ago here in the states.Haha yeah thought I misheard that.
The complete dead silence after. He knew he fecked up royallyCommentator just said “Iceland beat Argentina 1-1” haha
It's a meme. Probably.The complete dead silence after. He knew he fecked up royally
The USA announcer said "Iceland beats Argentina 1-1".
Guys, he borrowed a line for US sports history... he even said “to borrow a line from US sports history...” before he said it.What a pleb.
Nah, he said "to borrow a phrase from American sports, Iceland beat Argentina 1 - 1". He knew exactly what he was saying. It's similar to an excerpt from a Roddy Doyle book (the van?). The narrator says something like "we got beat 0-0 by the Faroe Islands, drew 1-1 with Belgium and beat the English 2-2."The complete dead silence after. He knew he fecked up royally
No... he didn’t.The complete dead silence after. He knew he fecked up royally
I heard that, and my interpretation was that a 1-1 for Iceland is like a win for them.The USA announcer said "Iceland beats Argentina 1-1".
It was on purpose. It’s a throwback reference to when the USMNT drew with England 1-1 at WC 2010.I heard that, and my interpretation was that a 1-1 for Iceland is like a win for them.
But maybe he misspoke.
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Never change America.
Man, that edit deliberately removes the context in order to get in a cheap and undeserved laugh. Iceland were massive underdogs to take a point, the fact they got one is a kind of victory for them.Tweet
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Never change America.
Not a surpise because FOX has such crap commentators who pander to a broader, less knowledgable fan base.Tweet
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Exactly.Man, that edit deliberately removes the context in order to get in a cheap and undeserved laugh. Iceland were massive underdogs to take a point, the fact they got one is a kind of victory for them.
What’s funny is how many “knowledgeable” people don’t know that he’s referencing a past event.Not a surpise because FOX has such crap commentators who pander to a broader, less knowledgable fan base.
It's a cheap cliche that is so machoistic of an American sport image. It's a draw, it's all about point accumulation not always about the pure result when it's a group stage. Say it's a great draw and it feels like a win because of historical World Cup context and expectation. No need to be cute around it or spin it.Exactly.
The “history” he’s taking about is...
The draw won us the group.
We finished level on points with England and both had a +1 goal ratio. The USMNT won the group because it scored more goals in total than England.It's a cheap cliche that is so machoistic of an American sport image. It's a draw, it's all about point accumulation not always about the pure result when it's a group stage. Say it's a great draw and it feels like a win because of historical World Cup context and expectation. No need to be cute around it or spin it.
Ehhh, the fact that the USA isn't even in this WC Final makes it even more weak because we can't actually reference the team. I despise Fox sports programming already to a large degree (nevermind Fox News!). But oh well. Really good for Iceland and well deserved.What’s funny is how many “knowledgeable” people don’t know that he’s referencing a past event.
What’s that got to do with anything?Ehhh, the fact that the USA isn't even in this WC Final makes it even more weak because we can't actually reference the team.
Yes it isThe number 20 is not the great Masturbinov?
Agree with you. He knows what he said and why, but too much too soon. With the US getting the 2026 WC this past week, it's another one of those things that we'll get dinged with for a little bit and it'll be spun against the "country that calls it soccer".What’s that got to do with anything?
As I said in my edit above, the most cliche thing about all of this are the people assuming he didn’t know what he was talking about because he’s American.
That will just go to show other people’s ignorance on multiple levels.Agree with you. He knows what he said and why, but too much too soon. With the US getting the 2026 WC this past week, it's another one of those things that we'll get dinged with for a little bit and it'll be spun against the "country that calls it soccer".
The commentator, just like Bertie, is quite obviously comparing the Iceland result to expectations."Bertie summed up the campaign so far.
-We beat England one-all, we lost to Egypt nil-all and we drew with the Dutch. That's not bad is it?"
I have loved every minute of it so far! Even Iran and Morocco was a good watch!This World Cup has been pretty great as of now hasn't it? Some wonderful, evenly matched, games. Besides the Russia match all others have been tight contests, even those that would look one sided on paper.
Just realized you’re talking about rugby. I was about to break it to you that you’re color blind.Add in Australia Ireland