Brazil
Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal

lol wowwww

H2: Switzerland

brazil, ivory coast and portugal all in one group...good luck north korea

Yup, Group G is TOUGH.

This is the best case scenario. If we do not make the sweet 16, this could be one of the biggest let downs for the US.

Even if Davies AND Gouch are out, we should still advance. Jozy has to show up on the big stage.

Schedule:

Saturday, June 12
USA vs England

Friday, June 18
USA vs Slovenia

Wednesday, June 23
USA vs Algeria

A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece
C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
G: Brazil, Portugal, North Korea, Ivory Coast
H: Spain, Honduras, Chile, Swizerland

Some tough groups!

G is Group of Death
B is really tough
A is really tough

C is alright
E is alright
H is alright

D and F are cakewalks.

I don't think D is that much of a cakewalk...Australia did very well last year, Ghana is a tough African team, and Serbia qualified rather easily this year.

USA really lucked out!

If we can draw with England, beat Algeria and win/draw Slovenia we will get through.

And MAN Group G has 3 of the top 10 countries in the world IMO. (Portugal, Ivory and Brazil)

SportsAndLadies wrote: I don't think D is that much of a cakewalk...Australia did very well last year, Ghana is a tough African team, and Serbia qualified rather easily this year.

I was talking in reference to the seeds. Germany will take all 9 from those teams. If not, Id be shocked.

If US finishes 2nd in their group, they likely face Germany in the next round.

Great draw for the U.S. Couldn't have asked for any better.

Ivory Coast only had one player. Their supporting cast has not been that great leading up to the world cup.

I really like this group for the US we should be able to beat Algeria and Slovenia to advance. One of the best possible draws we could have.

I predict Mexico, France, Argentina, Greece, England, USA, Germany, Ghana, Netherlands, Brazil, Portugal, Cameroon, Italy, Paragaury, Spain and Honduars. What does everyone else think.

Don't know a ton about soccer but my buddy has been keeping me updated and it looks like a great draw for the US. Avoided some of the heavy hitters and if they can win the group, they would get second place from group D which would keep them away from Germany.

Ivory Coast has drogba (chelsea) Kalou (chelsea) Yaya Toura and his brother (man city) (Barcelona)

Pretty legit players off the top of my head!

Yaya Toura is my dude

gorocks99 wrote: If US finishes 2nd in their group, they likely face Germany in the next round.

Pretty much a nightmare scenario for me with my dad being German-American...

Really think the Germans have a great shot of taking the whole thing.

Group C World Rankings (for what its worth)

England #9
USA #14
Algeria #28
Slovenia #33

Dis group of death rerry pisses me off! Sirry FIFA.

Ivory Coast has a TON of good players sportchamps...what the balls are you talking about?!?!?!

Drogba (Chelsea, one of the top strikers in the world)
Kalou (Chelsea)
Toure, Yaya (Barcelona, the top, along with Essien, holding midfielder in the world)
Toure, Kolo (Manchester City)
Eboue (Arsenal)
Zakora (Sevilla)
Romaric (Sevilla)
Kone (Sevilla, but hes been pretty poor as of late)

Laley23 wrote: Ivory Coast has a TON of good players S&L...what the balls are you talking about?!?!?!

Drogba (Chelsea, one of the top strikers in the world)
Kalou (Chelsea)
Toure, Yaya (Barcelona, the top, along with Essien, holding midfielder in the world)
Toure, Kolo (Manchester City)
Eboue (Arsenal)
Zakora (Sevilla)
Romaric (Sevilla)
Kone (Sevilla, but hes been pretty poor as of late)

I didn't/wouldn't say that lol

SportsAndLadies wrote:

I didn't/wouldn't say that lol

Sure you would, I just quoted you on it!

My bad, lol

gorocks99 wrote: Dis group of death rerry pisses me off! Sirry FIFA.

Hahaha nice

"Stop breakin down my shitty wall"

I should have known better... the World Cup is the epitome of SERIOUS BUSINESS.

I love the draw Team America got... we avoided France and Portugal, and we avoided Ghana and Ivory Coast. I'm a pretty big Anglophile, so this match against England has definitely gotten my pants wet (for lack of a better term). I'll be (hopefully) in England around that time, so that makes it all the more exciting for me.

Algeria and Slovenia should not be taken lightly, as both knocked out superior opponents in play-off situations (Slovenia beat Russia, and Algeria beat reigning African champions Egypt). It will be a tremendous failure on Bob Bradley's part if we do not advance out of this group. Apart from being drawn into Group A with South Africa, this is about as good as it could have gotten for Team America