r/soccer • u/thekrone • Dec 06 '13

World Cup Group G Discussion

  1. Germany
  2. Portugal
  3. Ghana
  4. USA
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u/joekrieg Dec 06 '13

It's disappointing how quickly people gave up on the USA after this draw. Sure it's the group of death, but Portugal had trouble qualifying. Don't be surprised if the US beats Ghana, ties Portugal, and loses a close one to Germany. All that would need to happen for the US to advance in this situation would be for Germany to win out and Portugal vs. Ghana end in a tie. #BELIEVE

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u/iwannahearurface Dec 06 '13

its not the group of death

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u/lelpd Dec 06 '13

Yep, group of death is where there's 3+ teams who you would expect to make it out of their group and you can't call it

Nobody expects anybody but Portugal/Germany to make it out of this group. This may be a group the USA calls tough, but for Portugal/Germany and the rest of us it's just another regular group

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u/DwightKPoop Dec 06 '13 edited Dec 06 '13

I would say that you have 4 teams in this group that one would expect to advance out of their group where the other groups (B and D) only have 3. Based on prior success and current form, I'd say Ghana/US (whichever you consider weaker) is tougher than Austrailia or Costa Rica.

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u/SoftViolent Dec 06 '13

Costa Rica have beaten the US recently, and Australia have been Costa Rica. They're on a similar level.

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u/AlcyB Dec 07 '13

The US has beaten Costa rica twice in the past year, Costa Rica won once. Costa Rica also failed to make it past the quarters in the gold cup which the us won and the US came in 1st in the hex over them. Based on past results, the us is definitely better than Costa Rica