MATCH THREAD - United States vs Germany - Group G - 12PM Eastern, 5PM UK Time - Thursday June 26th

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Believe it or not, this match is the talk of the office

A lot of people intrigued to see how The USA do

 

[SerenityNigh]

half German half American here, someone sway me in a direction.

Heidi Klum or Marissa Miller?

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

half German half American here, someone sway me in a direction.

Which of these professional wrestlers do you prefer?

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Or

"Das Wunderkin" Alex Wright

The answer to that question will guide you in your decision

 

[Fuleco]

Every team has lost their next match after playing in Manaus.

(well England and Italy have).

 

[meatyard]

Heidi Klum or Marissa Miller?

Klum in her prime, Miller now. Still undecided here

 

[SerenityNigh]

Klum in her prime, Miller now. Still undecided here

Nena or Katy Perry?

 

[Garrick]

Every team has lost their next match after playing in Manaus.

(well England and Italy have).

So did Croatia and Cameroon.

 

[Fuleco]

So did Croatia and Cameroon.

Oh yeah, thought that stat actually had some significance.

 

[Garrick]

Oh yeah, thought that stat actually had some significance.

On merit though, Cameroon should lose to Brazil anyway, and Croatia should lose to Mexico... But not by that margin.

But yep, Post-Manaus teams are 0-4-1 so far.

 

[Gerbs]

Horrible storms have flooded Recife. Gotta be an advantage for the USA, right?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...any-kickoff-recife-is-hit-by-torrential-rain/

 

[SerenityNigh]

Horrible storms have flooded Recife. Gotta be an advantage for the USA, right?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...any-kickoff-recife-is-hit-by-torrential-rain/

1 if by land, 2 if by sea...

does that mean US 2 - ? Germany

 

[bluelife]

Any word on the pitch then? Got to admit I've been looking forward to this. Don't want it to be called off!

 

[USABlue]

Horrible storms have flooded Recife. Gotta be an advantage for the USA, right?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...any-kickoff-recife-is-hit-by-torrential-rain/

looks good for a draw but that's if it gets played. apparently refs are going out at 11 EST to see if pitch is playable

 

[Gerbs]

Suspending the match until tomorrow wouldnt be the worst thing in the world. An extra day of rest would do the team good. It would be an interesting scenario because i assume they would also have to suspend the portugal ghana game. Which would give portugal an extra day of rest, which would benefit the USA.

 

[Garrick]

@sunilgulati: Torrential rain in Recife. Flooding in city. Team bus moving slowly towards stadium. Players will move faster during game. @ussoccer

(Gulati is the head of US Soccer, for the uninitiated.)

This reminds me of a quote, oh yes...

But it is going to be an extreme type of World Cup. You have got to be prepared that you are not getting everything laid out on a nice table. It is going to be exciting. Brazil works differently. It is a total different extreme. It is a different country.

-Jürgen Klinsmann