United States vs. Slovenia World Cup Match Thread

[charlie and algernon]

I'm stuck at work, so I have it streaming on ESPN Radio. Should be fun trying to get any actual work done for the next 100 minutes, lol!

GO USA!

[TZ]

1. A whole bunch of coworkers are sitting around

a computer in the lab where its streaming live including our just naturalized on Wednesday Slovakian colleague...:)

[charlie and algernon]

3. that was my office during the first couple days of march madness

gathering around whoever's computer wasn't freezing up at the time, lol!

[KamaAina]

5. We're playing Slovenia, not Slovakia

Slovakia: formerly part of Czechoslovakia (and a rather good hockey country since the breakup)

Slovenia: formerly part of Yugoslavia (not really known for, well, anything at all)

Adding to the confusion is that Slovakia also qualified for the Cup; they drew New Zealand 1-1 in their opener.

[charlie and algernon]

2. shit, 0-1 Slovenia

bad start again for the US

[charlie and algernon]

4. 1-2 Slovenia, US is STILL alive!

[KamaAina]

6. 2-2 full time!!

Michael Bradley saves the day in the 80th. Otherwise, we would have faced the daunting task of finding 300 million paper bags for all of our people to wear. :P

[BeyondGeography]

7. FIFA still treat us like Bush is President

Robbery.

[FlyByNight]

8. Just saw the disallowed goal

That. Was. Horse. Shit.

Granted, (based on the hi-lights I saw) the way the US played in the 1st half, they should not have been in that position. However, on a positive note, the 2nd half comeback was very encouraging.

That being said, that "ref" should be fined, banned and never allowed on the field for another Cup match. That "call" was so bad, I'm wondering who paid him off. That was robbery in plain sight.

:puke:

[Rambis]

9. It was a penalty

On any one of three slov players for holding in the box- shocking!

[BeyondGeography]

10. Worst call ever

[KeepItReal]

11. Great screen cap

That call is disgusting

[Rambis]

12. Fouls happen on every set piece

every game but we still don't know WTF he saw to disallow the goal? If you are gonna disallow a goal at least tell somebody why or what you thought you saw?:crazy: :shrug:

[jobycom]

13. Welcome to the World Cup, eh?

Pretty obvious, but oh well. We aren't the most loved of countries anymore.

[Haole Girl]

14. He might just be the most bribed official in the world, too. nt

[jobycom]

15. It's possible, but I doubt anyone would have had to bribe him.

No one except America wants to see us win anything.

[Haole Girl]

16. What someone wants and how they officiate the game are two different things. nt

[tango-tee]

18. That sucked, I agree.

Oh, man!

[tango-tee]

17. The U.S. team played an excellent game.

I'm deep in soccer country here. The conclusion my fellow Germans came to... they were thrilled! Especially with the U.S. not being such a "soccer nation" - holy shit, what a game those guys played. They gave their all! Both teams did. It was a fast and good game, a fair match between both teams (other than the ref's disgusting call on the goal).

Donovan's goal was a masterpiece.

[Haole Girl]

19. Agreed... Donovan's goal was a masterpiece

I don't remember ever seeing a goal keeper flinch like that except in penalty kicks! lol