sean_oc16 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 United States VS Portugal 22 June 1800 local (2300 BST) VS From Arena Amazonia, Manaus Referee: Nestor Pitana (Argentina) Assistant Referees: Hernan Maidana, Juan Pablo Belatti Fourth official: Walter Lopez (Guatemala) Tournament so far [TABLE] [TR] [TD]USA[/TD] [TD]Portugal[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ghana W 2-1[/TD] [TD]Germany L 4-0[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] USA: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake); DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nuremberg), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders); Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City); Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes). Portugal: Beto (Sevilla), Eduardo (Braga), Rui Patricio (Sporting); Andre Almeida (Benfica), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Valencia), Neto (Zenit), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia); Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Miguel Veloso (Dinamo Kiev), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce), Ruben Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Eder (SC Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Nani (Manchester United), Rafa (Braga), Varela (FC Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Riccardo Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Good luck U.S.A! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 USA!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Haven't stayed up for 11pm games but probs will tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryseaess Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Come on Ronaldo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenJ Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ronaldo starting then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsettingshorts Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Zusi instead of one of the forward options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryseaess Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ronaldo starting then? Aye. 22 Beto 21 João Pereira 19 Almeida 04 Miguel Veloso 02 Bruno Alves 13 Ricardo Costa 08 João Moutinho 16 Meireles 23 Postiga 17 Nani 07 Ronaldo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARNESDON Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Is Zusi quick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokedOut420 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'd love to be wrong, but I can't see our fullbacks dealing with ronaldo for 90 minutes. I also don't like that we have an argentine ref for this either. can definitely see him buying into portugal's antics and calling all sorts of nothing fouls. won't be shocked if we have somebody sent off at some point either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ronaldo would start on crutches, tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Is Almeida the left-back then? Not heard of him before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Reckon he'll score today, but still show that he's clearly not fit and shouldn't be playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARNESDON Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Will Depsey play left wing with Zusi up front? Or Zusi left wing and Dempsey upfront? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 That intro was hilariously bad BBC. Dempsey up top; Zusi and Bedoya on the wings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Henry Although Hansen's been good so far. Really started to hate him on MOTD but not here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryseaess Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Friedel sounds like he's gonna be a good pundit. Definitely done his research. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Wow. How cringey was that BBC clip? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARNESDON Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 No bet then, was hoping USA would have a like for like replacement for Altidore. Portugal can now play a high line and press all over the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 No bet then, was hoping USA would have a like for like replacement for Altidore. Portugal can now play a high line and press all over the pitch. No real like for like in this squad. Boyd and Johnson have been left at home. Johannson and Wondolowski are quite different Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvonimir Boban Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Friedel sounds like he's gonna be a good pundit. Definitely done his research. Heard about 2 minutes of him on the radio and he was great. Not sure how he'll be on TV because it's more geared towards soundbites than the radio where you can be more in depth without the need to constantly cut to highlights or crappy bbc montages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Oh ffs. Cristiano being completely absolved of blame, and apparently despite being outscored by his centre back he carried his team to the World Cup. Righttttt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARNESDON Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Cheers, the USA seemed best in the first few mins of the first game before injury to the big man. The lack of pace afterwards seemed to really affect them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Where is Rui Patricio? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Oh ffs. Cristiano being completely absolved of blame, and apparently despite being outscored by his centre back he carried his team to the World Cup. Righttttt. I know, the assumptions they make are ridiculous. Neville saying if they had someone who could play passes through, did he not watch the playoffs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Oh ffs. Cristiano being completely absolved of blame, and apparently despite being outscored by his centre back he carried his team to the World Cup. Righttttt. What? Outscored by the CB? Alves scored 4, Ronaldo 8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Where is Rui Patricio? Injured. Out for group stages at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Woah, Ronaldo has 112 caps already? He's only 29 too. Only 15 shy of breaking Figo's record. I thought he'd only played like 80 times for his country Hoping the USA win this. I can't stand Portugal (bar one or two players) and I quite like the States' team. Would be great to see them make the last 16 and I think if they fail to win tonight then they'll go out at the group stages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Injured. Out for group stages at least.What's wrong with him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Oh ffs. Cristiano being completely absolved of blame, and apparently despite being outscored by his centre back he carried his team to the World Cup. Righttttt. Did you see Portugal v Sweden (both legs)? Without Ronaldo we are watching Ibrahimovic instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Albrighton Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Where is Rui Patricio? Injures but he was ***** the other day anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 OTF viewing figures for these matches is ever dwindling now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 What? Outscored by the CB?Alves scored 4, Ronaldo 8. Meant to say equalled, it was Postiga who outscored him. I'm talking about the group, not the play-off. Why does no one say Postiga dragged them to the World Cup? Equally silly, but at least he was their top scorer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 OTF viewing figures for these matches is ever dwindling now Don't get why people are losing interest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryseaess Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Dempsey got a nice shiner from that shin last match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 What's wrong with him? Some thigh injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Albrighton Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Probably because Ronaldo fired in an incredible hat trick to take Portugal to the world cup? Probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Brad Friedel in the studio! \o/ (I only just started paying attention) I like Friedel and I've heard nothing but good of his radio comms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Did you see Portugal v Sweden (both legs)? Without Ronaldo we are watching Ibrahimovic instead. Zlatan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Did you see Portugal v Sweden (both legs)? Without Ronaldo we are watching Ibrahimovic instead. I did, yeah. Without Moutinho we'd be watching Ibra too, without Postiga and Bruno Alves we wouldn't even be seeing Portugal in the play-off game. Only morons think Cristiano single handedly carried them, he was important but it wasn't a 1 man show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Don't get why people are losing interest? Maybe because it's less of a novelty now? And England is out, Spain too, the WC is less interesting if the most famous teams are out. Thankfully the group stage will finally be over this week, the playoffs tend to be far more interesting and games tend to be more competitive too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Don't get why people are losing interest? England are out. Automatically, people become less interested because their side isn't in it. For the non-English people, most of them are still in it or are never in it (the Scots and Welsh among us) so we love the spectacle of football. The English people still around just love football/are true fans of the sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Brad's voice is shexy as hell.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Hansen loves Ronaldo doesn't he? Jesus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I did, yeah. Without Moutinho we'd be watching Ibra too, without Postiga and Bruno Alves we wouldn't even be seeing Portugal in the play-off game.Only moronos think Cristiano single handedly carried them, he was important but it wasn't a 1 man show. Who is Moronos? Never heard of him He didn't single-handedly carry him but he was by far the biggest factor. His contribution to their qualification is tenfold that of anyone else. Not got a problem with people branding them a one man team. Without Ronaldo they are nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I like the US, hope they go through, but would love to see Ronaldo on form Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 'Mon Portugal. Need them though to dispose of Belgium in the next round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 strange to say it, but I think there has just been too many games and not everybody can watch all of them considering the kick off times, especially the 11pm kick offs there will be more interest next week when teams start to go out of the competition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 JDownie so clueless when it comes to Portugal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebs Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Go Team USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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