Keeping up with the Cup: Day 6
Mertens makes magic for Belgium, No-choa goals for Brazil, and Akinfeev gives a gift to South Korea.
Mertens makes magic for Belgium, No-choa goals for Brazil, and Akinfeev gives a gift to South Korea.
Germany does the business, Nigeria and Iran put us to sleep, John Brooks wakes us back up by making his dream come true.
The game plan went out the window after a minute and the US lost two critical starters by halftime, but that didn’t stop them from digging deep and claiming a precious three points against Ghana.
With the enthralling first round of group play almost in the books, the Union Clairvoyants, PSP Prognosticators and Media Oracles have had a reasonable amount of success, with 13 of our 15 experts sitting at 50% correct or higher.
The U.S. defeated Ghana in the most dramatic circumstances possible. Savor it.
A wonderful weekend of World Cup action saw creativity and attacking intent take center stage in Brazil.
We come to our second teams in many different ways. Staci Klemmer support of Cameroon began when she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa.
With two counterattacking teams facing off, expect a cagey start in USA v Ghana. But with both teams needing the win, the fireworks might start late.
We hadn’t planned on pulling out the ol’ Geiger Counter until the man himself took center stage for the Colombia-Greece matchup on Saturday. But, alas, Yuichi Nishimura performance in the Brazil vs. Croatia World Cup opener gives us little choice.
Obviously, we’ll all root against Germany when they play the US. But, as Ben Tracy writes, when that isn’t the case, there are plenty of reason to cheer for die Mannschaft.
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