Hat tip to OneLove FC for posting this to their facebook feed:
And h/t to CultFootball’s resident sociologist, Simon Weffer, for posting this one in his facebook feed:
Which one do people like better?
Hat tip to OneLove FC for posting this to their facebook feed:
And h/t to CultFootball’s resident sociologist, Simon Weffer, for posting this one in his facebook feed:
Which one do people like better?
I’ve been recruited by two lovely gentlemen to write this piece because my usual posts on FSM (www.fantasysportsmarket.com …shameless plug) are on hiatus after a heartbreaking Celtics loss in the NBA finals.
I woke up yesterday morning a nervous wreck. A Canadian, who shall remain nameless, taunted me pre the USA v. Slovenia game. Meanie. What happens? We tie. USA v. Algeria this morning. The foreigner better keep his negativity to himself. Unfortunately, I could not come up with a feasible excuse to skip work to watch the game, so I sucked it up and listened to Spanish radio with my co-worker while sketching on my Wacom tablet. My Spanish is not that awesome.
Tommy was early with the awesome video from the Lincoln Neb bar. I forwarded the link to Tommy’s post to my brother, who just emailed back with the link to the following compilation (which includes some of the Lincoln footage)
Damn these internets work fast!
Yesterday’s USA match created some pretty wild celebrations, duh. Some of the Cultfootball.com faithful were with a group of burly men at a local waterhole and made their way into the pages of the NY Daily News. Go buy yourself a copy and check out the inside of the front page for a shot of Messrs Stadlen and Shepard. Bring the sexy, boys.
Video of crowd in Lincoln, Nebraska — ground zero of cornfed football America — watching Landon’s goal. You can tell exactly what’s going on in the sequence of play by the crowd’s reaction. Wonderful.
The greatest win in US Soccer history? Absotively. After dominating possession and creating chances all game, our boys finally broke through just when it seemed we’d be going home frustrated. It’s the kind of finish you dream about as a little kid—late in the game, counting down the final seconds in your head as you take that last touch and fire your shot past the imaginary goalkeeper. Incredible stuff.
I can’t even bother breaking down the game with any specifics because I’m too emotionally spent. Every US match I’ve attended has been packed with passionate fans, and today was no different. The bar crowds chanting “USA USA” as if the team can hear them, people around me gasping with every foray into offense, groaning as the ball goes harmless wide after a strike, and a celebration with today’s 91st minute goal that sparked spontaneous hugging and even some tears. Even my great new haircut was overlooked, such an amazing win it was.
We’ll be liveblogging more tomorrow, with special looks at the German/England rivalry to come, and more dispatches from South Africa in the pipe. Stay tuned, kiddos. We love ya!
Sixty minutes til kickoffs..the floor is yours. Something after the jump to get the conversation started..
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:
Standings:
Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
USA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Video highlights below.