USA VS Portugal tonite , americans are you worried ?

USA 1/1 and POR 1/0 so far , POR seems not in form at all whereas US is. Still are you worried about tonites Fifa 2014 match americans ? Whom you think have best chance to win ?

On other note , i'm so happy my fav team ARG won second match today 2/2 XD !!!

Is that still going on?

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Messi saved your ass
Barely...against Iran

Is that way of spelling tonight a joke or what ?

Was a good match , shame about AUS tho this Fifa :(

I'd like to see USA do good, but right now I'm rooting for Croatia and Italy.

I don't think so
We played damn well in a Group that is way out of our league
They did their country proud :')

If we're talking about soccer, 90% of America really doesn't give a **** either way.

mhm

If Portugal suck like in their match against Germany then I wouldn't be surprised if US managed a draw.

Thats not how the World Cup works, its still the group stage and USA have only played one game. Its Impossible for them to be knocked out the tournament today.

If you don't like Football, why do you even look at World Cup threads?

Strangely enough, as a Portuguese I'm "worried" against the US, which is something I never thought I'd say...the way Portugal played against Germany I'm thinking if the US team doesn't show up, Portugal might still lose 2-0...

This match really doesn't deserve its own thread.

IT WAS DISGARCE OF YOU GUYS LOSING TO GER at 4-0, no autographs for you. Go and get me todays match then i'll reconsider =P

@indzman: I will threa...errr..properly motivate the players for tonight...

mhm will ronaldo play today ? Is he recovered now from injury ?

I doubt they even know what it is, considering they can't even locate their own country on a map. Obviously if they did they would watch it, since its objectively superior to nascar and handegg.

I think americans care more about baseball , basketball , rugby over soccer lol.

I don't think they know what rugby is.

LOL

That's where a bunch of dudes rub against each other in the mud, isn't it?

There are plenty of hot spots in the US where soccer/futbol is wildly popular especially among the younger adults. There are plenty enough folks in the US who care about soccer. I would imagine many of those who are patriotic will care because it's another chance to wave the flag just like the other 31 teams in the tournament.

The US chances of winning are as good as any team in the tournament.

One thing in favor of the United States is that no Euro team has won the World Cup in the Western Hemisphere (up to this point). Hopefully, Portugal will join Spain and England among those Euro teams sent packing home.

Another is the heat and humidity. They just sap the strength out of those who aren't used to it. At least the USMNT have Florida which comes really close to matching Equatorial weather.

I can personally attest to the latter. It took me a long time to get used to the heat and humidity in both Colombia and the Philippines (also Qatar in summer). I was pretty miserable during that time of adjustment.

trollololol

I'm European and I care more about basketball than football =P

To all the people saying Americans don't care about football, the match between the US and Ghana almost got as much views as the NBA finals.

I don't think you know a damn thing about the US. Please....continue with your ignorance and stupidity.

@korvus: Pepe being sent off ruined the Germany match, I can't see Portugal playing like that again.

I watched Portugal sweeden in the qualifiers and Portugal were fantastic.

They have enough about them to beat usa and Ghana.

Plus I have bet £10 on Portugal to make the final haha I get £130 back if they do

@thehig1: Good luck to both of us then ;)

Why not? Look at Spain.

Yes. It's just like handegg+mud

I probably know more than you lol

El oh el....I see you did in fact continue.

Surprisingly, that's not exactly true anymore. This World Cup has set records already and the US vs. Ghana match drew in 16 million viewers and that match was at 6pm on a week day. The one today against Portugal is at 6pm too... but on a Sunday during prime time. This is on ESPN but if ABC showed the US's games that number would be MUCH higher too. It's starting to average NBA Finals numbers which is really good.

Anyway, why be worried in the first place? It will be a fun watch and Americans should have no expectations since everyone pegged them to finish last in the group. Just enjoy the moment and cheer you on your team.

I want USA to win, Europe has been dominating futbol for too long, c'mon America pay off the FIFA or something do whatever it takes to win

it's barely started...

It's an honor just to play

Elaborate

lol we dont care about the shit sport of Soccer.. and after America does win tonight, we still wont care and we will continue to count down until the return of real football

ROFL you are funny =P

Never got why people enter sports threads just to say they don't care about the sport or the teams playing. Seems like why even click on in.

Heh

I do like Football

Good Lord, it's more ridiculous than the NBA playoffs

Beastiano Ronaldo needs to have a great game in order for them to beat the US

Well they have up to seven games for each two teams and it's only US. World Cup has 32 teams, who play 3 matches to advance, then you get to the knockout stage. Most groups have now played 2 games each. So there is quite a few games left

I agree. I was expecting 3 strikes, you're out and on the very first game, the US beat Ghana. Right off the bat, my predictions were trashed. Now, it's just keep partying until the team is eliminated.

Also, look at Costa Rica and Mexico playing well. These are teams the US has played and beaten during the qualifying stages and they're doing well. US could just do just the same.