Sixty minutes til kickoffs..the floor is yours. Something after the jump to get the conversation started..
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Group C Summary – England/USA/Algeria/Slovenia
Scenario Analysis:
Here’s who advances in each of the 9 possible outcomes of this morning’s 2 matches:
USA win | USA draw | USA loss | |
ENG win | USA & ENG | ENG & SVN | ENG & SVN |
ENG draw | USA & SVN | SVN & ? | SVN & ENG |
ENG loss | USA & SVN | SVN & USA | SVN & ALG |
(?: if both games end as draws, both USA & ENG will finish with 3 points. The tiebreaker is total GF, so USA has the advantage, having scored 3 so far to ENG’s 1. It’s possible but unlikely that ENG could advance in this scenario–if they & SVN play to a high-scoring draw, e.g. 3-3, while USA plays to a low-scoring draw, e.g. 0-0.)
Group C fixtures & results:
- Sat June 12 (Day 2): England 1, USA 1
- Sun June 13 (Day 3): Slovenia 1, Algeria 0
- Fri June 18 (Day 8): USA 2, Slovenia 2
- Fri June 18 (Day 8): England 0, Algeria 0
- Wed June 23 (Day 13): Slovenia v England
- Wed June 23 (Day 13): USA v Algeria
Standings:
Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Video highlights below.
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“Escribe el Futuro”
The Spanish edition of “Write the Future” (well, “Escribe el Futuro”)..worth watching:
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Brilliant Orange
Inspired by Tommy’s couple video posts today, I thought I’d do one myself.
Consider this collection of videos a warmup for the Netherlands v Japan game kicking off in a couple hours (and also a warmup, perhaps, for the capsule history of Dutch football I’m thinking about writing up).
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Best Commercial Ever
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Cracking?
Doesn’t bode well for Eng-r-and’s mindset for Slovenia