That heartbreaking goal

[applecity]

Just made me feel USA was eliminated by that goal.
Even though USA is still in a very good spot, and still have a high chance to get the 2nd place of the group. That goal was just so painful to deal with. I can't get away of that pain till now, hope those US players can find a way to recover from that.

[fish]

That could be the goal that ends USA's hopes. A Ghana/Portugal win and a USA loss to Germany means elimination.

[applecity]

Since Portugal lost 0-4 to Germany first game, Portugal not only need to win, but also with a big advantage. However, if Ghana wins, US will be a little bit nervous.

[Dimes]

So if the US beat Germany, they will have 7 points, which would put them at the top of Group G and would pit them against the second-place finisher out of Group H If the US tie Germany, they would also advance to the knockout round. This time, they would come in second and face the first-place finisher out of Group H, most likely Belgium. If the US lose to Germany, they will need to rely on what happens in the Portugal-Ghana game, which is also on Thursday, concurrently with the US-Germany game If Portugal and Ghana draw, they will each have two points and the USA will be through to the Round of 16 in second place. If Portugal win, things look still quite sunny for the US. The Portuguese would need to make up five goals on the US, no easy feat. If Ghana win, things get a bit hairier for USA. The Black Stars would need to make up just two goals against the US, which would happen if they win 1-0 and the US lose 1-0. If that scenario happens, the next tiebreaker would be goals for, which would be tied and it goes to the head to head match-up that we won. Another way the US could be knocked out is If the US lose the two-goal difference over Ghana. So the only way Ghana goes ahead is by making up the two goal difference, or scoring 2-1 while the US lose 0-1.

[applecity]

Yeah, this is correct. However, because both Ghana and Portugal have to go for the win, I will expect a lot of goals will happen.

[Zielgeist]

ooooooooohhhhhhhh AGONY!!!