**Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread**

[hskrfan4life]

This game was over fast. We need Portugal to not score a goal in case it comes down to a tie breaker. Hopefully it drains their confidence

Exactly, I checked the score of the game and expected it to be a little closer.

[Mavric]

Ghana is already rationing power thanks to low water levels on the Volta River—dams along the river provide 75 percent of the country's electricity. But the nation's public utilities commission has announced that power levels will be brought back up for tonight's match against the U.S., and the Black Stars' other World Cup matches:

"All available generating units should be on-stream during the tournament, and maintenance personnel will be posted to man critical substations and installations during the match periods to ensure expeditious restoration of electricity in the unlikely event of an unplanned outage or emergency."

The match will kick off at 10 p.m. Accra time, and to make sure anyone with a TV is able to watch, the Volta Aluminum Company—the nation's largest smelter, and a huge energy consumer—has been asked to use less power today and on other match days.

 

Deadspin

[zoogs]

One of my favorite things about soccer is the rareness and unpredictability of goals. In football, every successful, well orchestrated drive results in a score -- and that fits its methodical, organized pace of play. Soccer, though, a team that outclasses its opponent might finish with 1 goal in the entire game -- or 6. It doesn't take long at all to score (as the US showed against Algeria in 2010), but good scoring opportunities are rare and you don't know when they'll come by again. Every single goal is potentially devastating because the other team can't just say "We'll just take care of business and respond."

[Mavric]

Elias Sports Bureau ‏@EliasSports 3m

With a victory over the USA—6 pm ET on @ESPN—Ghana would become the first team ever to defeat the same nation in 3 consecutive World Cups..

[Mavric]

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 4m

#WorldCup Group G action at 6 ET on ESPN with Ghana & USA. ESPN's SPI gives USA a 36% chance to win. #GHAvsUSA pic.twitter.com/giNAWJuwpJ

[Moiraine]

Holy crap.

[GSG]

 

https://twitter.com/sydneyleroux/status/478648034772148225/photo/1

[hskrfan4life]

And the US scores!

[hskrfan4life]

Clint Dempsey with the goal!

[Notre Dame Joe]

105th in Southwest line @ airport. Keep the updates coming Huskers.

 

And it's soccer, so two consecutive completed passes counts as breaking news.

[ShawnWatson]

They really do a poor job of displaying the shot clock.

[Moiraine]

105th in Southwest line @ airport. Keep the updates coming Huskers.

 

And it's soccer, so two consecutive completed passes counts as breaking news.

Well, Ghana has had possession about 3/4 of the time it seems and it makes me nervous.

[Moiraine]

Altidore is out of the game (and maybe the World Cup) 'cause he injured his hamstring.

[ShawnWatson]

What's the deal with the stretchers on the field? Lol

[hskrfan4life]

What's the deal with the stretchers on the field? Lol

I am assuming because of Altidore