June 17: USA vs Italy

Onkel Neal · 06-17-06, 12:26 AM

Hssss!! Italy

Yaaay! USA

goldorak · 06-17-06, 06:31 AM

Prepare for another 3-0

CB.. · 06-17-06, 06:46 AM

give it your best shot USA--you never know your luck--reckon you got to win tho--very hard group to get landed in--

this is it really--this is your world cup--lose this and your out (allmost certainly)--so you may as well play as if it were the World Cup Final itself--

goldorak · 06-17-06, 07:12 AM

Well the USA arrived at the semifinals of a world cup in the 1930, so you never know.:p

Dan D · 06-17-06, 08:26 AM

What CB said, play it like a world cup final. There is no best- out-of- seven in football. It is best- out- of- one game.
"Geronimo"!!!

World cup history:
1950 USA:England (1:0)
1966 North Korea:Italy (1:0)
2006 USA:Italy (1:0)???

USA needs to score a goal somehow, corner, free-kick, penalty, sheer coincidence.
If Italy scores first, then things get difficult.
Once Italy is in the lead, it is very hard to beat them because they know how to defend their goal very very well as they usually show up with a world class defense.

Good luck, both teams, though my sympathies are with the underdogs from the exotic country

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CB.. · 06-17-06, 10:54 AM

be worth keeping your eye on the Ghana match as well (just about to start) if they can hold the Czech to a draw---then your in with a shot by drawing with Italy and beating Ghana--you HAVE to score tho--at least two or three..goal difference etc--

told you it was worth keeping an eye on Ghana--under two minutes in and it's
Ghana 1
Czech 0

aaken · 06-17-06, 11:56 AM

If I was you, I wouldn't bet my bottom dollar on the US in tonight's game.
USA beats Italy? yeah, sure...

Onkel Neal · 06-17-06, 12:05 PM

I would never bet in the US in this game. This is more of a curiosity thing. If we win, great. If not, NFL football season starts in two months, no problem

CB.. · 06-17-06, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I would never bet in the US in this game. This is more of a curiosity thing. If we win, great. If not, NFL football season starts in two months, no problem

oh well...

Torplexed · 06-17-06, 02:02 PM

Well...since it's on a day off I'm gonna sit down and watch international football for the first time ever. Not too optimistic tho. During the singing of the national anthem the US players looked so grim you would have thought they were awaiting the start of an execution instead of a football match.

By the way...where are the cheerleaders?

CB.. · 06-17-06, 02:32 PM

first half--30 minute in..

:rotfl:
Italy 1
USA 1

italy give usa a home goal then go down to ten men-- welcome to the world cup--

you just never know--

lesrae · 06-17-06, 02:46 PM

Ouch, ten men each now.

Edit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

If not, NFL football season starts in two months, no problem

Over here it's called rugby and they don't need body armour

aaken · 06-17-06, 02:49 PM

Nice game, just a tad rough but the US are putting up a damn good fight. Hats off.

Skybird · 06-17-06, 02:50 PM

Halftime. Why that brutality in that game? Despite the two red cards, there were several other pretty tough ones, too. Just good that one of the best referees around is whisteling that game.Go USA! I like the fighting spirit in that underdog.

Skybird · 06-17-06, 03:07 PM

One minute played and another yellow-red against the US team. Maybe they should sedate the players a bit, fighting spirit is nice and well, but some players in both teams seem to be a little bit over-motivated.

06-17-06, 12:26 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	June 17: USA vs Italy Hssss!! Italy Yaaay! USA __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

06-17-06, 06:46 AM	#3
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	give it your best shot USA--you never know your luck--reckon you got to win tho--very hard group to get landed in-- this is it really--this is your world cup--lose this and your out (allmost certainly)--so you may as well play as if it were the World Cup Final itself-- __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats Last edited by CB..; 06-17-06 at 06:53 AM.

06-17-06, 08:26 AM	#5
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What CB said, play it like a world cup final. There is no best- out-of- seven in football. It is best- out- of- one game. "Geronimo"!!! World cup history: 1950 USA:England (1:0) 1966 North Korea:Italy (1:0) 2006 USA:Italy (1:0)??? USA needs to score a goal somehow, corner, free-kick, penalty, sheer coincidence. If Italy scores first, then things get difficult. Once Italy is in the lead, it is very hard to beat them because they know how to defend their goal very very well as they usually show up with a world class defense. Good luck, both teams, though my sympathies are with the underdogs from the exotic country. __________________

06-17-06, 10:54 AM	#6
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	be worth keeping your eye on the Ghana match as well (just about to start) if they can hold the Czech to a draw---then your in with a shot by drawing with Italy and beating Ghana--you HAVE to score tho--at least two or three..goal difference etc-- told you it was worth keeping an eye on Ghana--under two minutes in and it's Ghana 1 Czech 0 __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats Last edited by CB..; 06-17-06 at 11:05 AM.

06-17-06, 11:56 AM	#7
aaken Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Naples Posts: 188 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 1	If I was you, I wouldn't bet my bottom dollar on the US in tonight's game. USA beats Italy? yeah, sure... __________________

06-17-06, 06:31 AM	#2
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Prepare for another 3-0

06-17-06, 07:12 AM	#4
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well the USA arrived at the semifinals of a world cup in the 1930, so you never know.:p

06-17-06, 12:05 PM	#8
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I would never bet in the US in this game. This is more of a curiosity thing. If we win, great. If not, NFL football season starts in two months, no problem __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

06-17-06, 02:02 PM	#10
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Well...since it's on a day off I'm gonna sit down and watch international football for the first time ever. Not too optimistic tho. During the singing of the national anthem the US players looked so grim you would have thought they were awaiting the start of an execution instead of a football match. By the way...where are the cheerleaders? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

06-17-06, 02:32 PM	#11
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	first half--30 minute in.. :rotfl: Italy 1 USA 1 italy give usa a home goal then go down to ten men-- welcome to the world cup-- you just never know-- __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

06-17-06, 02:49 PM	#13
aaken Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Naples Posts: 188 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 1	Nice game, just a tad rough but the US are putting up a damn good fight. Hats off. __________________

06-17-06, 02:50 PM	#14
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Halftime. Why that brutality in that game? Despite the two red cards, there were several other pretty tough ones, too. Just good that one of the best referees around is whisteling that game.Go USA! I like the fighting spirit in that underdog. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-17-06, 03:07 PM	#15
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	One minute played and another yellow-red against the US team. Maybe they should sedate the players a bit, fighting spirit is nice and well, but some players in both teams seem to be a little bit over-motivated. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.