Kilmer17 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Unreal. Angola holds Mexico to a 0-0 draw, That's worse than the US losing to the Czech Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutSkins08 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Im So Mad I Missed That Game!! Ahhhhhhh!!! :cuss: it must have been good if they held mexico to no goals like that. i was keeping up with it online and angola was a man down at the end. amazing. mad props to angola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I don't really watch soccer so I'm not an expert, but I've been making an attempt. Mexico looked terrible, imo. Also, Angola's goalie was nuts. But any sport in which the announcer says "This tie was as good as a win" is kinda gay. BTW -- what was the ® for in the title?? :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I've been stuck in traffic. I hate to semi-hijack, but if you drive, I hate you and wish you nothing but pain and suffering(please note the lack of a smilie). As to the game, I'm very happy with this outcome. I consider myself pro immigration, but Mexico's really pissing me off. :wavetowel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Evidente Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 But any sport in which the announcer says "This tie was as good as a win" is kinda gay. Not really. With this tie, Angola still has a chance to get out of the group with a win against Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 But any sport in which the announcer says "This tie was as good as a win" is kinda gay. That announcer was gay, PERIOD. Every time a player missed a shot on goal, he would so observantly point out, "Now THAT'S a shot that he'd really like to have back" DUHH !!! NO ****, Sherlock !! And when he wasn't making stupid comments like that, he kept pointing out mundane things about his hometown of Tampa, as if we care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 it must have been good if they held mexico to no goals like that. And they did it without one of their star players for about the last 10 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Kilmer, You seem to be the soccer expert on this board. Explain to me how the US got thrown into such a tough group while Mexico, who we've got the better of as of late, was thrown into such an easy one? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTillIDie Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Kilmer,You seem to be the soccer expert on this board. Explain to me how the US got thrown into such a tough group while Mexico, who we've got the better of as of late, was thrown into such an easy one? Thanks. It all has got to do with seedings. Meixco were (unjustly?) given a #1 seed, grouped with the other 7 judged "best" teams: Germany, England, Brazil, France, etc., meaning that none of the #1 seeds could be in the same group. The rest of the teams were seeded based on continent, so no two South American/African teams would be grouped together, and thus, the US were seeded in the "third group." Because Mexico we given a top seed, they were guarenteed to be in an easier group, and the US missed out on such an opportunity. Had the US been given a #1 seed over Mexico, like some predicted, then they would have been drawn into a significantly easier group. Hope I explained it well enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Yep. Thanks. Haven't we beat Mexico like two of the last three times we've played them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTillIDie Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Yep. Thanks.Haven't we beat Mexico like two of the last three times we've played them? We've beaten them 4 times and tied them once in the last 6 outings. We have a 7-2-1 record in our last 10 games with them, dating back to 2000. (History of US' results: http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen2.html) Still, Fifa has made some unexplainable decisions. EDIT: I should note that the US has never beaten Mexico in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Evidente Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Yep. Thanks.Haven't we beat Mexico like two of the last three times we've played them? I think they base it also on past World Cup performances. Since we laid an egg in 98, we get a lower seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 I think they base it also on past World Cup performances. Since we laid an egg in 98, we get a lower seed. But we advanced to the Quarterfinals in 02, demolishing Mexico 2-0 and losing to Germany despite outplaying them 1-0. Ah well, thems the breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 It was weird that Mexico was seeded higher, the formula used for seeding itself was somewhat retarded. Even in Mexico's group Mexico is not the best team. That honor clearly goes to Portugal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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