HoosierPal Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said: Japan tops the group. Spain moves on. Germany knocked out at the group stage for second straight world cup. Just crazy! Makes our Sept friendly loss to Japan look a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Who had Morocco and Japan winning their groups? what a fun day of games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, slufanskip said: Who had Morocco and Japan winning their groups? what a fun day of games And second ranked Belgium going home. Japan’s second goal, was it or wasn’t it. Millimeters either way. slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: And second ranked Belgium going home. Japan’s second goal, was it or wasn’t it. Millimeters either way. I thought it was out but certainly couldn’t argue a decision either way. Having lived 4 years in GE, I wanted them to go through so I may be biased. Japan deserves it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Westport Social is opening at 8:30am on Saturday. Add BPV and Wheelhouse. dlarry likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Westport Social is opening at 8:30am on Saturday. Add BPV and Wheelhouse. Yep. Got a big table reserved at wheelhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 College basketball writer tweeting about the World Cup that fits right into the discussion here. I'm not super knowledgeable about soccer, but the theory here looks sound: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Having a brunch bday party for the 4 year old on Saturday at 10am if anyone wants to come to that instead. wgstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 29 minutes ago, Slu let the dogs out? said: Having a brunch bday party for the 4 year old on Saturday at 10am if anyone wants to come to that instead. I'm looking for two tickets to the birthday party..... SLU_Lax, NextYearBill and Slu let the dogs out? like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 10 hours ago, Slu let the dogs out? said: Having a brunch bday party for the 4 year old on Saturday at 10am if anyone wants to come to that instead. Single mothers? Slu let the dogs out?, rgbilliken and NextYearBill like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Single mothers? Some of those kids may actually be yours. I recommend you satay away rgbilliken and Billikenbooster like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 21 hours ago, HoosierPal said: The drama of the matches yesterday and today has been unbelievable. Belgium should have had 3 goals, yet they are going home through a scoreless tie. Mexico heads home even with a win in their final match (due to a stoppage goal by Saudi Arabia), and Poland, totally outclassed by and losing to Argentina, moving on. For a while, it looked like Mexico might not advance due to Fair Play Points, but a late goal wiped that tiebreaker out. Getting out of Group Play is a very difficult task. Great job by the USMNT. in a way, they still did go out because of fair play, because they knew it was gonna come to that and had to push forward for another goal, leaving them open to the Saudi counter. Hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, slufanskip said: Some of those kids may actually be yours. I recommend you satay away It do be like that sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 According to Coach Berhalter, Pulisic looks good to go, Sargent a 'little less promising'. Both will be tested on the pitch today. Also of concern is this will be 4th match in 13 days. McKennie and Dest in particular have shown difficulty going past 70 minutes with their form. AND, Berhalter also revealed the US camp, like the Dutch, have been hit with flu-like symptoms at the tournament. Many reckon it’s a product of the icy levels of air conditioning the host nation has maintained at stadiums and other venues, combating heat in the Middle East country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: According to Coach Berhalter, Pulisic looks good to go, Sargent a 'little less promising'. Both will be tested on the pitch today. Also of concern is this will be 4th match in 13 days. McKennie and Dest in particular have shown difficulty going past 70 minutes with their form. AND, Berhalter also revealed the US camp, like the Dutch, have been hit with flu-like symptoms at the tournament. Many reckon it’s a product of the icy levels of air conditioning the host nation has maintained at stadiums and other venues, combating heat in the Middle East country. He did mention that it went though camp early, whereas the Dutch are dealing with it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I really wish Gregg had integrated Scally a bit more in the lead up to Qatar. Dest is one of our most important players when he’s on the pitch, but as others have mentioned, he can’t seem to go the full 90 (or possible 120 Saturday). There’s probably no bigger fall off from starter to backup (assuming the backups Gregg wants to play are Moore and Yedlin) than there is at RB. Dest is so important to everything we do offensively, since our MMA midfield definitely leaves a lot to be desired offensively. I’d say the fall off in the second half of every group game was almost immediately after removing Dest for Moore or Yedlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gobillsgo Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Uruguay players harassing and putting hands on the refs after being eliminated. Followed them down the tunnel…. Have to imagine some heavy discipline coming from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 19 hours ago, RUBillsFan said: College basketball writer tweeting about the World Cup that fits right into the discussion here. I'm not super knowledgeable about soccer, but the theory here looks sound: Instead, Spain now will likely have to beat Portugal and France or England BEFORE the final. Reasonable people could disagree, but I would rather be where Japan is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, BilliesBy40 said: Instead, Spain now will likely have to beat Portugal and France or England BEFORE the final. Reasonable people could disagree, but I would rather be where Japan is. FIFA rankings are in parentheses below. Obviously these rankings are flawed, but it seems clear to me Spain's path is easier. Up for debate if they purposefully engineered it or not. Avoiding Brazil in the quarters is a pretty big boost to their ability to make a deeper run. Japan's(24) most likely path is now Croatia(12), Brazil(1), Argentina(3), then France(4) or England(5) in the final. Spain(7) has Morocco(22), Portugal(9), England(4) or France(5), and then Brazil(1) or Argentina(3) in the final. Germany(11, but under ranked IMO) being eliminated is pretty big as well because they were a title contender that Spain now doesn't have to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Add the Post in Creve Couer. I assume the others too. Midwestern on Spruce Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, RUBillsFan said: FIFA rankings are in parentheses below. Obviously these rankings are flawed, but it seems clear to me Spain's path is easier. Up for debate if they purposefully engineered it or not. Avoiding Brazil in the quarters is a pretty big boost to their ability to make a deeper run. Japan's(24) most likely path is now Croatia(12), Brazil(1), Argentina(3), then France(4) or England(5) in the final. Spain(7) has Morocco(22), Portugal(9), England(4) or France(5), and then Brazil(1) or Argentina(3) in the final. Germany(11, but under ranked IMO) being eliminated is pretty big as well because they were a title contender that Spain now doesn't have to worry about. I get the rankings but frankly don’t find them super relevant now. Considering current form, I would easily take Japan’s path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 4:25 PM, billikenfan05 said: Westport Social is opening at 8:30am on Saturday. Add BPV and Wheelhouse. Thanks for the info 05. I was just coming here to ask this question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Bummer. Sargent can’t go today because of his ankle injury against Iran. He was playing very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker119 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Zimmerman back in for CCV…disappointed but not surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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