**Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread**

[Mierin]

I'm nervous, you girls. I'd almost rather watch the Ghana game.

 

[Mierin]

So this is what a good team looks like.

 

[GSG]

Fake Bo Pelini ‏@FauxPelini 6m

GERMANY IS A BALL HOG

Fake Bo Pelini ‏@FauxPelini 3m

NO RT @DrewC_89: @FauxPelini Germany ARE a ball hog

Fake Bo Pelini ‏@FauxPelini 1m

THERE IS NO PROOF THAT GERMANY IS EVEN PLAYING WITH A GOALIE

 

[hskrfan4life]

Germany has had the majority of the ball possession so far.

 

[Mierin]

Right now it seems like Germany's gonna score 5 goals and we're gonna score less than 0

 

[hskrfan4life]

Right now it seems like Germany's gonna score 5 goals and we're gonna score less than 0

From the looks of it I would have to agree.

 

[Mierin]

yay Portugal!

 

[hskrfan4life]

1-0 Portugal over Ghana.

 

[hskrfan4life]

ALMOST JERMAINE!

 

[knapplc]

Someone explain to me why we want Portugal to win. If we beat Ghana and tied Portugal, seems like we'd want Ghana to win.

 

[Mierin]

I like how the crowd is cheering just when we take possession away.

 

[hskrfan4life]

Someone explain to me why we want Portugal to win. If we beat Ghana and tied Portugal, seems like we'd want Ghana to win.

Portugal has the worse goal differential out of the two. Goal differential is a tiebreaker that would be looked at if we lose. We could lose 2-0, Portugal could win 2-0 and the USA would still advance.

 

[knapplc]

Thanks! World Cup scoring is weird.

 

[hskrfan4life]

Ghana has a -1 Goal differential while Portugal has a -4. The USA has a +1 goal differential. Corner kick for the US.

 

[GSG]

Deadspin

Someone explain to me why we want Portugal to win. If we beat Ghana and tied Portugal, seems like we'd want Ghana to win.

Basically that chart sums it up. Goal differential is a big deal