USA Ties, 3-2!
The first half felt like 2006 all over again, but somehow our boys found unknown wells of courage and almost pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in World Cup history. Almost.
No need to dwell too much on the past. Although Team USA lost the inside track on winning the group, it still controls its destiny going into the final match against Algeria.
Runner-up for best non-call from the discounted Edu goal: Bocanegra in a serious headlock.
Winner: the Slovenia defender has his arms so tightly wrapped around Bradley that he is literally swept off of his feet.
No need to dwell too much on the past. Although Team USA lost the inside track on winning the group, it still controls its destiny going into the final match against Algeria.
Runner-up for best non-call from the discounted Edu goal: Bocanegra in a serious headlock.
Winner: the Slovenia defender has his arms so tightly wrapped around Bradley that he is literally swept off of his feet.
posted by d l wright at 6/19/2010 10:46:00 PM
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That Fabiano double hand ball was infuriating. Yellow/Red cards might be subjective, but at least call the most fragrant infraction [weirdly I kept wanting to spell infracture -- I am clearly losing it].
Partially unrelated: Futbal message boards are currently aflame with discussion of affirmative action among FIFA referees -- the "best" referees vs. a diverse sampling of referees across all geographic regions. I think this is fueled by commentators consistently referencing referee's nations of origin. That unfairly promotes sample bias among people looking for excuses. Anyway, a political discussion where I didn't expect it!
Yeah, I'm not really sure why a referee's country of origin matters.
Maybe Dick Bavetta is from Illinois.
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