Friday, June 18, 2010

Another World Cup Blog

Ok people. We are through game 2. And by "we" I mean the USA World Cup Team. It was a nail biter today! I was working all day, but snuck out of my office to watch 5-10 minutes of action everyone once in a while today. The second half... AMAZING. After being down 2 goals in the first half to Slovenia, we came back.... actually had a THIRD GOAL that would have given us the win, but the officiating sucked today, and our 3rd goal was discounted. GRRRRRR. But, given that the outcome was a tie, we are still in it. Our group is pretty evenly matched, and with an England/Algeria 0-0 tie today we are looking good in our group. So here are the standing after the first 2 games.

Slovenia: 4
United States 2
England 2
Algeria 1

So here is an explination of the points. A win in your group play at the world cup gets you 3 points. A tie gets you 1 point, and a loss gets you nothing. The final game match ups are as follows: USA vs. Algeria and England vs. Slovenia. And here is a break down of the MATH: Get ready it gets a little complicated

If the United States Wins: 5 points If England Wins: 5 points
Loses: 2 points Loses: 2 points
Tie: 3 points Tie: 3 points

If Algeria Wins: 4 points If Slovenia Wins: 7 points
Loses: 1 point Loses: 4 points
Ties: 2 points Ties: 5 points

AHH I love the World Cup!
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  1. Andrew OakJune 20, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    THE USA GOT ROBBED!! I cannot believe that a foul was called on that 3rd goal. HOWEVER, we have to beat Algeria to move on. England and USA both have a tremendous amount of pressure on them because this was supposed to be a very easy group for them to advance. So i cannot wait to see the next matchups on Wednesday. However, check out Brazil vs. Ivory Coast @ 2:30...should be one of the best matchups of the World Cup

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  2. rhonda mayhemJune 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    I know! SERIOUSLY!!!! They were completely robbed!!! Did you happen to catch the Italy vs. New Zealand this morning??? UMMM HELLO ALL WHITES! They were AMAZING. Their goalie and defense were on fire this morning. I think they are quickly becoming my 2nd favorite team to root for. I hope hope hope they advance because that would be amazing! I can't wait for the Brazil game today... should be a good match up!

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