RedRenesis Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I am going to rub this in to every Englishman for the rest of my life. LANDON DONOVAN!!!!!!!!!Nothing to rub in, England are through as well. And if it weren't for a Rob Green error, they could have topped the groupBring on Germany/Ghana/Serbia (though I'd prefer not Germany...)Just remember thats a two way street, if it wasnt for the non Edu goal that US would have still won the group anyway.Ah but if England had beaten the US, given England's subsequent results, the US could not have topped England. (England would be on 7 points, the most the US could get to having lost it's first game would be 6). But overall no England fan will care two hoots about being runners up.Ah, that is true, I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 One thing FIFA absolutely kills the NFL on is actually letting guys celebrate after they score! The dogpile in the corner after Donovan's goal was fantastic. Could you imagine if Ochocinco scored a game-winning TD and his whole team mobbed him like that? There would be penalty flags all over the field! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 One thing FIFA absolutely kills the NFL on is actually letting guys celebrate after they score! The dogpile in the corner after Donovan's goal was fantastic. Could you imagine if Ochocinco scored a game-winning TD and his whole team mobbed him like that? There would be penalty flags all over the field!Players do occasionally get booked for over exuberant celebrations, especially if it involves taking shirts off or anything like that, but I have never heard of a soccer player getting an over the top fine for a celebration. Deffo something the NFL could mull over! 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 One thing FIFA absolutely kills the NFL on is actually letting guys celebrate after they score! The dogpile in the corner after Donovan's goal was fantastic. Could you imagine if Ochocinco scored a game-winning TD and his whole team mobbed him like that? There would be penalty flags all over the field!I was just thinking that same exact thing. How about if Donovan scored that goal and celebrated NFL-style and the extent of his celebration was exchanging some high-fives and such as he made his way back down the pitch? I'm not a big fan of the pre-coordinated celebrations that I've seen, but there's nothing better than seeing a guy score a big goal and just book it to the corner while his teammates chase him and eventually pile on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopskid Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Quick question for the soccer people on here...what's the deal with the yellow cards, do they ever get erased or does a player have to carry it throughout the tournament?So lets say a player got a foolish yellow in the first game, and the gets one in the finals is he kicked out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 If I understand it right, the cards are erased after the group stages. So someone who has just one card right now gets it erased, but someone who picked up their second card in the third game has to serve his one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Quick question for the soccer people on here...what's the deal with the yellow cards, do they ever get erased or does a player have to carry it throughout the tournament?So lets say a player got a foolish yellow in the first game, and the gets one in the finals is he kicked out?No...Let's say someone gets a yellow in the first game and the second game of the group stage. They would still finish playing the second game, but would be suspended for the third. All cards are erased after the group stage, and everyone starts again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopskid Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Ok good, that makes sense, thanks for the explanation!I was wondering cuz Serbia has a lot of players with yellow cards and its almost inevitable for them to lose a good portion of their team if yellow cards were not erased haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Germany has busted out their "Pissed off-Bad Guys-In-Black" change kits...I like.Now lets get 'er done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Germany has busted out their "Pissed off-Bad Guys-In-Black" change kits...I like.Now lets get 'er done.Pretty sure that their uniforms were already predetermined long before then, but hey, whatever works man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Germany has busted out their "Pissed off-Bad Guys-In-Black" change kits...I like.Now lets get 'er done.Pretty sure that their uniforms were already predetermined long before then, but hey, whatever works man. Oh I Know...just seems more appropriate for them given their current situation, rather than their whites vs. ghana in red/yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Germany has busted out their "Pissed off-Bad Guys-In-Black" change kits...I like.Now lets get 'er done.Pretty sure that their uniforms were already predetermined long before then, but hey, whatever works man. Oh I Know...just seems more appropriate for them given their current situation, rather than their whites vs. ghana in red/yellow. Did they mix their clash kit with their regular shorts or are they supposed to be gold and white stripes? Whatever it is, it's really annoying me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Germany has busted out their "Pissed off-Bad Guys-In-Black" change kits...I like.Now lets get 'er done.Pretty sure that their uniforms were already predetermined long before then, but hey, whatever works man. Oh I Know...just seems more appropriate for them given their current situation, rather than their whites vs. ghana in red/yellow. Did they mix their clash kit with their regular shorts or are they supposed to be gold and white stripes? Whatever it is, it's really annoying me.Looks like it, because I'm pretty sure that they had black shorts with the gold stripes and numbers for this occasion, in addition to white shorts that would've been the original clash kit...but if they didn't, we've officially been had. Germany's black kit was one of the best in the World Cup, now it looks tacky with the different colored stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Germany has busted out their "Pissed off-Bad Guys-In-Black" change kits...I like.Now lets get 'er done.Pretty sure that their uniforms were already predetermined long before then, but hey, whatever works man. Oh I Know...just seems more appropriate for them given their current situation, rather than their whites vs. ghana in red/yellow. Did they mix their clash kit with their regular shorts or are they supposed to be gold and white stripes? Whatever it is, it's really annoying me.Looks like it, because I'm pretty sure that they had black shorts with the gold stripes and numbers for this occasion, in addition to white shorts that would've been the original clash kit...but if they didn't, we've officially been had. Germany's black kit was one of the best in the World Cup, now it looks tacky with the different colored stripes.Absolutely agree. I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if there was white somewhere on the jersey or on the socks, but it's gold throughout. Not the best debut for this stellar set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Scoreless tie at half....Germany looking a lot like the Americans in their game: controlling the match but tons of wasted chances including a flubbed breakaway.Getting very nervous. Hopefully Australia can at least draw vs. Serbia because then we can still advance with a draw of our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreFan Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Quick question for the soccer people on here...what's the deal with the yellow cards, do they ever get erased or does a player have to carry it throughout the tournament?So lets say a player got a foolish yellow in the first game, and the gets one in the finals is he kicked out?No...Let's say someone gets a yellow in the first game and the second game of the group stage. They would still finish playing the second game, but would be suspended for the third. All cards are erased after the group stage, and everyone starts again.How do red cards work? I remember De Rossi got one in 2006, for elbowing McBride in the group stage. He wasn't allowed to play again until the Championship game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Somebody other than Australia really needs to score soon. I don't want Germany as the U.S.'s first knockout match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsketor Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Somebody other than Australia really needs to score soon. I don't want Germany as the U.S.'s first knockout match.Wish granted.Germany leads 1-0. Many thanks to Discrimihater for making the sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Beautiful strike from Ozil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 ÖZIL GOOOOOOOOOOAL!Phew. Hold 'em off and we're through to face England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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