Portugal v USA; (On Telly)

Cienciano

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Best player in the world keeps his poor team in with a small chance

What? Rooney and England are gone

vidor

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Really want to see Ronaldo bawling his eyes out at full time

:):)

Super-Rush

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

What a ball from Ronaldo, cross of the tournament and a great finish.

The cross for Ruiz's goal was equally as good.

Hammer Archer

Christ the US will be kicking themselves. All Bradley had to do there was control it in the middle and Portugal were going home but he lost it.

Omackeral

Just play out a draw with Germany and they'll both go through. Klinsmann, set that up good man.

Knex*

This World Cup is an absolute privilege. Best ever.

Fudge You

Billy86 wrote: »

Ronaldo does it. Beauty of a cross.

Unfortunately for him, unlike Messi his defense has already conceded two.

You keep bringing this up dont you!!!
Why o why does it come down to messi v ronaldo when either of them do something good, or something bad?

HSAJT

Football reached a peak at the 2014 world cup, it has to be all downhill after this

unichick

Ah balls 2-2.

Son Of A Vidic

A pity Ghana didn't beat the Germans when they had those chances. It would have made it some final series of games. Germany and the USA will be content with a draw.

A Primal Nut

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Best player in the world keeps his poor team in with a small chance

2nd best

Brian kerr: "What a ball, right on the miraculous medal"

Billy86

Dunphy is ssssssoooooo f***ing depressed!

OwaynOTT

I asked after another match during the week if this was the best group stage in a World Cup ever and I now that it is.
Crazy stuff.

Birdnuts

Ghana can damage this Portugal team

Portugal are a poor team. US so unlucky

Fudge You

Billy86 wrote: »

Dunphy is ssssssoooooo f***ing depressed!

Why wouldnt he, the better team didnt get what they deserved!

Mr.Prodston

If football ended forever after the past 2 weeks we could have no complaints.

This has been fantastically amazing. Football, bloody hell

ricero

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Best player in the world keeps his poor team in with a small chance

That was suarez the other night

miralize

USA defended alright. I think they wont lose by much hopefully that will be enough.

Son Of A Vidic

Super-Rush wrote: »

The cross for Ruiz's goal was equally as good.

A fine cross but the one I just saw was just sublime.

Knex*

Phil Neville, you plank

For Jones' screamer. "Goalie should at least dive. Make an effort". Despite Brad Friedel clearly explaining why the goalie hadn't a hope. Not that it should have needed explaining to anyone with any visual capacity.

Edit: Starting to sound like he may not have got on very well with Tim Timminiy when at Everton/United

kryogen

Portugal are so poor though, Eder? ****ing Eder? Jesus he is a waste of a jersey

You can bitch and moan about Nani but at least he influences a game more often then not, he is a threat, Eder was beyond woeful. Defensively they were awful, the defending of the corner is poor, but it is one hell of a strike fair play. The second was a disgrace at this level, delighted for Dempsey though.

Ronaldo coming up with the goods at the death, I honestly think they may as well just ditch whatever useless striker they are planning on playing in the next game and play a forward line of Nani, Varela and Ronaldo. Let Ronnie play through the middle, he will be a nightmare for Ghana and Portugal need goals cause Ghana are capable of scoring but are also useless at the back.

Raul Meireles is so bad by the way, just start Carvalho to marshall the midfield and get rid of him.

Billy86

Fudge You wrote: »

Why wouldnt he, the better team didnt get what they deserved!

Because he got to see a magic player do something magic and show why he is one of the best the game has ever seen. It's Dunphy, he likes that stuff. Usually.

GreNoLi

I think I'll stop watching football after this world cup, no amount of club football can match the drama that we've seen thus far.

Peist2007

Great game. Great tournament. So much drama to come.

Timmyctc

kryogen wrote: »

SUCK THAT RONALDO HATING FRIENDS

Post of the decade

Guy:Incognito

It's be hilarious if Germany and the us did a braveheart and ran at each other screaming for blood at the kick off then all started laughing and hugging in the centre circle and spent 90 minutes chatting while neuer and Howard hoof the ball back and forward to each other over their heads. :-)

kryogen

Will I Amnt wrote: »

That hurt a few people here hard :pac:

Butt. Hurt.

The Drunken Destrier

My maths is bad, will someone please explain the possible outcomes to me

A light loss might even do for USA if Portugal don't hammer Ghana, is that right? But then Ghana could conceivably beat this Portugal side by 2 goals to catch up with a defeated USA.

Mon lads, just play a draw!

vidor

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

It's be hilarious if Germany and the us did a braveheart and ran at each other screaming for blood at the kick off then all started laughing and hugging in the centre circle and spent 90 minutes chatting while neuer and Howard hoof the ball back and forward to each other over their heads. :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany_1%E2%80%930_Austria

miralize

When did Jurgen Klinnsman get a Christopher Walken accent?

ballsymchugh

Deleted User wrote: »

Brian kerr: "What a ball, right on the miraculous medal"

fckin hate living in england reading gems like this!

Ompala

Totally undeserved by Portugal, why didn't the USA just hold it in the corner!!
Germany and USA playing in the last game, a draw and both go through.
Can't see either team killing themselves for that one.
Hope Ghana hammer Portugal

Arghus

Nearly ten minutes of waffle from the panel there about whether Americans will now finally get soccer.
Literally nothing said about the second half yet.

Son Of A Vidic

Nice bit of patronisation of American fans there from Dunphy - "What's a draw? Nobody wins?"

Please Eamonn just go home, it's way past your bedtime.

take everything

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

It's be hilarious if Germany and the us did a braveheart and ran at each other screaming for blood at the kick off then all started laughing and hugging in the centre circle and spent 90 minutes chatting while neuer and Howard hoof the ball back and forward to each other over their heads. :-)

If they do play for a draw will they be breaching any rules.

Hank Scorpio

Bradley was quality, I knew they were in big trouble when he lost the ball at the end there

shrewdness

Wonder if the Yanks at home are still waiting on overtime to start.

dfx-

Pretty tired of Portugal stinking tournaments out.

El Horseboxo wrote: »

Ah crap. Bradley shouldn't have tried holding it up in the middle of the field. Should have been belted up field.

He did well to get to it, then he was expecting Jones to run forward but didn't with his cramp minutes previously. So he was stuck with four players around him.

Corvus Maximus

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Nice bit of patronisation of American fans there from Dunphy - "What's a draw? Nobody wins?"

Please Eamonn just go home, it's way past your bedtime.

Michael o'Neill and Richie Sadlier looked about as embarrassed as two guys stuck in a lift with a man who has just let off a ripper and to be fair it was verbal diarrhea if were being metaphorical about it.

Guy:Incognito

vidor wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany_1%E2%80%930_Austria

Yeah but they play the final games at the same time now to stop such shenanigans :')

Timmyctc

take everything wrote: »

If they do play for a draw will they be breaching any rules.

Yeah but its nigh on impossible to prove that they haven't "tried" to win the game.

Ol' Donie

I reckon USA desrved to win that, and i always love them in the World Cup, but I'm glad Ronaldo is still in it with something to play for.

Brilliant World Cup.

Bring on tomorrow.

Son Of A Vidic

Portugal deserved nothing from that game and if the Ghana we saw last night turn up in the next game. Then they could tear Portugal apart.

take everything

Timmyctc wrote: »

Yeah but its nigh on impossible to prove that they haven't "tried" to win the game.

OK.
But even if they admitted it, is there some rule that says you must play to win

A2LUE42

take everything wrote: »

OK.
But even if they admitted it, is there some rule that says you must play to win

Ireland were guilty of the same thing with the Dutch to put Egypt out.

Hammer Archer

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Christ the US will be kicking themselves. All Bradley had to do there was control it in the middle and Portugal were going home but he lost it.

The lad with the dreadlocks should've taken the ball off him I thought.

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

A pity Ghana didn't beat the Germans when they had those chances. It would have made it some final series of games. Germany and the USA will be content with a draw.

I'd be amazed in Germany don't step things up a bit after their last match.

kryogen

The Drunken Destrier wrote: »

My maths is bad, will someone please explain the possible outcomes to me

A light loss might even do for USA if Portugal don't hammer Ghana, is that right? But then Ghana could conceivably beat this Portugal side by 2 goals to catch up with a defeated USA.

Mon lads, just play a draw!

Can't see the Germans playing out a draw, there is too much at stake, if they were already through I would give the USA more hope in that game, but Germany know if they win thats it. Doesnt matter about anything else.

Turtwig

Totally underserved by Portugal. Feel sorry for Ronnie what an woeful team he has to carry. Wonderful assist.