Soccer/Football

joshcryer

(62,507 posts) Fri Dec 6, 2013, 12:47 PM Dec 2013

2014 World Cup Draw

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http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/final-draw/

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2014 World Cup Draw (Original Post) joshcryer Dec 2013 OP

Really tough draw for the USMNT... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2013 #1

USA will have insane travel time. joshcryer Dec 2013 #3

I can take a loss to Portugal or Germany Sky Masterson Dec 2013 #2

The only outside-the-box selection seems to be the inclusion of Bosnia brooklynite Dec 2013 #4

Both England and the USA are going to have a hard time getting out of the group rounds... truebrit71 Dec 2013 #5

Only thing is England has half the travel miles. joshcryer Dec 2013 #6

True enough... truebrit71 Dec 2013 #7

Heh! joshcryer Dec 2013 #8

I'll say Group D is the group of death. BKH70041 Dec 2013 #9

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

1. Really tough draw for the USMNT...

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:10 PM

Dec 2013

...but not an impossible one. It's high time they turned it around against Ghana, and Portugal is more vulnerable than some seem to think. Germany? Well...um...yeah. If the US gets even a draw against Die Mannschaft, it'll be a big upset.

Group B is a nasty one, too. First game will be a rematch of the 2010 Finals!

Argentina and Colombia have relatively easy paths. So does Brazil, with El Tri in such disarray.

Now the waiting begins!

joshcryer

(62,507 posts)

3. USA will have insane travel time.

Reply to Lizzie Poppet (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:41 PM

Dec 2013

And just assume that they somehow manage to get out of their group, they'll be going up against, likely, Belgium, which will have had a two week vacation waiting for our team which had just done 3 back to back games and flown almost 10k miles! :O

I actually hope we get out of our group just because that will be a remarkable achievement in and of itself, I don't even care if we lose then.

It's a tough group to be in. But as others are saying it makes for a good game, if we lose, we lose respectably, against our nemesis Ghana which we clearly have bad luck with, or Germany, who is a top teir team overall. If we win, it'll invigorate the games; so for entertainment purposes it's great.

Sky Masterson

(5,240 posts)

2. I can take a loss to Portugal or Germany

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:35 PM

Dec 2013

But ,fuck Ghana!! I hate the way those assholes play the game.They hit the ground begging for a penalty if some one farts within 10 feet of them.

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)

4. The only outside-the-box selection seems to be the inclusion of Bosnia

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 03:21 PM

Dec 2013

Too bad the Reggae Boyz aren't back.

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)

5. Both England and the USA are going to have a hard time getting out of the group rounds...

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 03:49 PM

Dec 2013

...but the USA has a better shot than England who, much though it pains me to say it, suck donkey balls...

Brazil has a cake walk...funny how that worked out...same as Spain and Argentina...

The 'Who sucks the least' groups are E and H...

Group C could be interesting, with the real possibility that Cote d'Ivoire might come out on top...

No clue who will win, I just hope it isn't the Italian Diving Team...those guys have been gifted too many wins as it is....

joshcryer

(62,507 posts)

6. Only thing is England has half the travel miles.

Reply to truebrit71 (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 03:54 PM

Dec 2013

Travel miles can do you in psychologically and physically.

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)

7. True enough...

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 04:00 PM

Dec 2013

...but you have to have the talent and the drive to win, and frankly I don't think the English Travelling Millionaires Club has either...

joshcryer

(62,507 posts)

8. Heh!

Reply to truebrit71 (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 04:03 PM

Dec 2013

Interestingly, I think the US guys could cope with traveling so much. If anything Ghana might lose their winning streak against the US because of all the travel they need to prepare for.

BKH70041

(961 posts)

9. I'll say Group D is the group of death.

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 06:38 PM

Dec 2013

USA did get a tough group, but at this level you better come ready to play.

Nice to see Belgium in a group they should get through. For a small country, they have some of the best players in the world this time around. They're my Cinderella, however my guess is Argentina will take it all. There, early prediction out of the way.

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