Don't think the US will win one game in that group.
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Realistically, the US should aim to beat Ghana and draw against Portugal in the first two games as their best shot of advancing. If Germany beats Portugal in the first game and Ghana in the second as expected, they would essentially wrap up the group on top, making it far more likely that the US could pull off a draw since there's less incentive to go full out and risk injury/suspensions.
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However Löw usually wants to win all games. And Löw vs Klinsmann is a prestige match. Finishing the group on top is also very desired, since the first spot will most likely have an easier group of 16 match.
Still I wouldn't underestimate the US. Klinsmann is a great motivator. In that matter it might even be an advantage to play against the team that kicked them out 2010 and 2006 (in the group stages) and the team that kicked them out 2002. There are also several players in the US team, that play at German clubs, which could help not only against Germany, but also against Portugal (since Ronaldo almost always struggles with German sides).
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I'm happy for Belgium that they've got an easy group. England will go home after three games.
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I think that Russia will have to beat South Korea to have a chance of progression. Those two are pretty close.
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well as someone from croatia it could have been worse
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Australia got unlucky with the groups , if there is a time to shine for Australia's soccer team now would be a great time to do it
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Come on... we have to wait another bloody 6 months to see great show Spain VERSUS Holland... This is inhumane torture for impatient people like me :/
Shame that we most probably (like 99%) we won't see Italy VERSUS France
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Despite widespread reports of logistical issues, recent stadium repairs, and social unrest, Brazil's sports minister promised "this will be the greatest party in the world" only a few days ago.
I'll admit this is beginning to feel quite bittersweet. While many are optimistic that the "spirit of the event" will inspire peaceful celebration, many more are hoping this sheds light on both the failings of Brazilian state and government and the negligence of FIFA overall.
Large scale events such as the Olympics and World Cup are supposed to invigorate a country's local economies and empower the public at large, not allow extreme mismanagement of funds and forced eviction of its citizens.
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It's kinda big mystery, it might be great and happy event… or it might be disaster. I remember how everyone were talking before Ukraine 2012 European Championship that it will be disaster… it was ok methinks. Before Winter Olympics in Sochi we heard the same thing: people suffering, citizens driven out of their homes, arguments that money should be invested in schools and medical care… and again it was ok methinks.
So we won’t know what will happen really.
But the other question is: whether Brazilians really need World Cup… I mean take a look at all sport objects in Athens 2004 all objects ruined… why the hell did they decide to host it when they couldn’t even manage it.
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I already want 2015, It's been a disastrous year here in Brazil, WC is tearing this country apart, that amount of money wasted on stadiums and government thieves, oh my...
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HOORAY!
Also, Ross Barkley the wonderkid to get all-consumed by the pressure being heaped on him by the press that he actually morphs into an agouti and slinks away into the Brazilian rainforest never to be heard of again.
Meanwhile, someone set up us the 'Suarez Bad Behaviour Bingo' - I think Uruguay will get through to the semi finals and, in frustration at not being given a penalty for having been blown over by a mild sigh coming from a member of the crowd he's going to full on bum the referee.
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It all comes down to this...
FINAL TABLE
Final Match:
July 13 - 16:00 GERMANY (1-0) ARGENTINA Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro (FINAL MATCH)
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RESULTS:
--Group Stage--
*June 12 - BRAZIL (3-1) CROATIA Group A, Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo*
*June 13 - MEXICO (1-0) CAMEROON Group A, Estadio das Dunas, Natal*
*June 13 - SPAIN (1-5) NETHERLANDS Group B, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador*
*June 13 - CHILE (3-1) AUSTRALIA Group B, Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá*
*June 14 - COLOMBIA (3-0) GREECE Group C, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte*
*June 14 - URUGUAY (1-3) COSTA RICA Group D, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza*
*June 14 - ENGLAND (1-2) ITALY GROUP D, Arena Amazonia, Manaus*
*June 14 - CÔTE D'IVOIRE (2-1) JAPAN Group C, Arena Pernambuco, Recife*
*June 15 - SWITZERLAND (2-1) ECUADOR Group E, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*June 15 - FRANCE (3-0) HONDURAS Group E, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre*
*June 15 - ARGENTINA (2-1) BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA Group F, Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro*
*June 16 - GERMANY (4-0) PORTUGAL Group G, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador*
*June 16 - IRAN (0-0) NIGERIA Group F, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba*
*June 16 - GHANA (1-2) USA Group G, Estadio das Dunas, Natal*
*June 17 - BELGIUM (2-1) ALGERIA Group H, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte*
*June 17 - BRAZIL (0-0) MEXICO Group A, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza*
*June 17 - RUSSIA (1-1) KOREA REPUBLIC Group H, Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá*
*June 18 - AUSTRALIA (2-3) NETHERLANDS Group B, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre*
*June 18 - SPAIN (0-2) CHILE Group B, Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro*
*June 18 - CAMEROON (0-4) CROATIA Group A, Arena Amazonia, Manaus*
*June 19 - COLOMBIA (2-1) CÔTE D'IVOIRE Group C, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*June 19 - URUGUAY (2-1) ENGLAND Group D, Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo*
*June 19 - JAPAN (0-0) GREECE Group C, Estadio das Dunas, Natal*
*June 20 - ITALY (0-1) COSTA RICA Group D, Arena Pernambuco, Recife*
*June 20 - SWITZERLAND (2-5) FRANCE Group E, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador*
*June 20 - HONDURAS (1-2) ECUADOR Group E, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba*
*June 21 - ARGENTINA (1-0) IRAN Group F, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte*
*June 21 - GERMANY (2-2) GHANA Group G, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza*
*June 21 - NIGERIA (1-0) BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA Group F, Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá*
*June 22 - BELGIUM (1-0) RUSSIA Group H, Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio De Janeiro*
*June 22 - SOUTH KOREA (2-4) ALGERIA Group H, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre*
*June 22 - USA (2-2) PORTUGAL Group G, Arena Amazonia, Manaus*
*June 23 - NETHERLANDS (2-0) CHILE Group B, Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo*
*June 23 - AUSTRALIA (0-3) SPAIN Group B, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba*
*June 23 - CAMEROON (1-4) BRAZIL Group A, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*June 23 - CROATIA (1-3) MEXICO Group A, Arena Pernambuco, Recife*
*June 24 - ITALY (0-1) URUGUAY Group D, Estadio das Dunas, Natal*
*June 24 - COSTA RICA (0-0) ENGLAND Group D, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte*
*June 24 - JAPAN (1-4) COLOMBIA Group C, Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá*
*June 24 - GREECE (2-1) CÔTE D'IVOIRE Group C, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza*
*June 25 - NIGERIA (2-3) ARGENTINA Group F, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre*
*June 25 - BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA (3-1) IRAN Group F, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador*
*June 25 - HONDURAS (0-3) SWITZERLAND Group E, Arena Amazonia, Manaus*
*June 25 - ECUADOR (0-0) FRANCE Group E, Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro*
*June 26 - PORTUGAL (2-1) GHANA Group G, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*June 26 - USA (0-1) GERMANY Group G, Arena Pernambuco, Recife*
*June 26 - SOUTH KOREA (0-1) BELGIUM Group H, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo*
*June 26 - ALGERIA (1-1) RUSSIA Group H, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba*
Group A: Brazil (7), Mexico (7), Croatia (3), Cameroon (0)
Group B: Netherlands (9), Chile (6), Spain (3), Australia (0)
Group C: Colombia (9), Greece (4), Ivory Coast (3), Japan (1)
Group D: Costa Rica (7), Uruguay (6), Italy (3), England (1)
Group E: France (7), Switzerland (6), Ecuador (4), Honduras (0)
Group F: Argentina (9), Nigeria (4), Bosnia-Herzegovina (3), Iran (1)
Group G: Germany (7), USA (4), Portugal (4), Ghana (1)
Group H: Belgium (9), Algeria (4), Russia (2), South Korea (1)
--Round of 16--
*June 28 - BRAZIL (1-1 (PSO 3-2)) CHILE Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte*
*June 28 - COLOMBIA (2-0) URUGUAY Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro*
*June 29 - NETHERLANDS (2-1) MEXICO Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza*
*June 29 - COSTA RICA (1-1 (PSO 5-3)) GREECE Arena Pernambuco, Recife*
*June 30 - FRANCE (2-0) NIGERIA Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*June 30 - GERMANY (2-1) ALGERIA Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre*
*July 1 - ARGENTINA (1-0) SWITZERLAND Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo*
*July 1 - BELGIUM (2-1) USA Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador*
--Quarter Finals--
*July 4 - FRANCE (0-1) GERMANY Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro*
*July 4 - BRAZIL (2-1) COLOMBIA Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza*
*July 5 - ARGENTINA (1-0) BELGIUM Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*July 5 - NETHERLANDS (0-0 (PSO 4-3)) COSTA RICA Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador*
--Semi Finals--
*July 8 - BRAZIL (1-7) GERMANY Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte*
*July 9 - NETHERLANDS (0-0 PSO (2-4)) ARGENTINA Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo*
--Play-Off For Third Place--
*July 12 - BRAZIL (0-3) NETHERLANDS Estadio Nacional, Brasilia*
*7/9 EDIT: Oh yeah, there are some giveaways too. They all end at kickoff on Sunday.
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http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Kqzua/coldfire-keep
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/U9YrD/into-the-dark-ultimate-trash-edition
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/2darq/toki-tori-2
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/g1owO/blade-symphony
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/uGEzw/bardbarian
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/ADcm0/the-bureau-xcom-declassified x5 COPIES
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/su2dy/bioshock x5 COPIES
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/w81qU/the-darkness-ii x4 COPIES
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