What if the US made it to the finals of the Gold Cup...

by **KnoxVegas** on Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:58 pm

... and no one cared?

Take that Canada! First the Stanley Cup resides in Orange County and now this (sorry, Tim)!

U.S. disposes of Canada to reach Gold Cup final

CHICAGO -- After Frankie Hejduk and Landon Donovan scored, the United States nearly frittered away its lead and a spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=221055&cc=5901

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by **bste_lax** on Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:04 pm

The US lucked out. That last goal that was waved off should have counted for Canada.

by **jessexy** on Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:08 pm

I'm in heaven right now. watched the US win against Canada, now I'm watching ESPN2 for MLS action with Houston v. Chivas USA, and I'm gonna flip back to the MExico v. Guadalupe semifinal also. this is good, way more exciting than watching CWS, Baseball TOnight, or re-runs of Deadliest Catch, CSI, or Grey's

by **Sonny** on Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:14 pm

What channel is the MX/GU game on?

I will be in Chicago this weekend. I might have to venture to Soldier Field for Sunday's final.

GO SAM'S ARMY!

by **StrykerFSU** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:06 am

Yeah but none of that is as exciting as Man vs. Wild.

by **LaxRef** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:47 am

bste_lax wrote:The US lucked out. That last goal that was waved off should have counted for Canada.

It's always the officials' fault, right? :roll:

by **Danny Hogan** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:49 am

i admittedly know nothing about soccer, but i got to this english tavern every thursday and have caught 2 usa games.

what is the gold cup and why aren't there any countries that are good at soocer in it?

by **bste_lax** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:41 am

LaxRef wrote:
bste_lax wrote:The US lucked out. That last goal that was waved off should have counted for Canada.

It's always the officials' fault, right?

Not always......but a lot of the time. :wink:

Danny Hogan wrote:i admittedly know nothing about soccer, but i got to this english tavern every thursday and have caught 2 usa games.

what is the gold cup and why aren't there any countries that are good at soocer in it?

Gold Cup is a tournament among the CONCACAF nations (FIFA's "conference" for those in the North and Central America and from the Caribbean islands).

After this, the US will play in the Copa America which has teams from CONCACAF along with CONMEBOL (South America) so some better teams will be in that.

by **FLAK** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:49 am

bste_lax wrote:
After this, the US will play in the Copa America which has teams from CONCACAF along with CONMEBOL (South America) so some better teams will be in that.

That will be fun to watch.

Brazil's first game is against Mexico on the 27

and

USA's opening game is against Argentina on the 28.

by **jessexy** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:06 pm

FIFA has recognizes regions like the NCAA recognizes conferences.

Europe=UEFA, SOuth America=CONMEBOL, NOrth America/Carribean=CONCACAF and they all have regional championships. the tournament is invitational, so some teams tha tare in the region can be left out while guest countries can be invited. UEFA has qualifiers so each country has a chacne to make it. CONCACAF invited the countries in the region, but they have invited Brazil, SOuth AFrica, and others in the past. Guadalupe is in it this year even though they are not recongnized as a soccer nation by FIFA and could never qualify for the WOrld Cup. They are a region of France, just like Hawaii is a State in the USA.

The US wants to win this one to help our ranking in FIFA. we got screwed at the World Cup and drawn into a tough group cuz we were considered the 2nd ranked team in our region for seeding purposes for the 2006 WOrld CUp. we still played like crap, but we couldve been playing against the weaker teams had we gotten a top seed. Doing well in the Copa America will help us too cuz thats CONMEBOL's regional championship

we want to do well there, but dont need to win it. but we really dont wanna lose to Mexico in the Gold Cup final and then go and get creamed in the Copa America. Argentina is good, but we can beat Paraguay and Colombia. Many of you may not remember, but we beat Colombia in the 1994 World Cup in the USA and the player that lost the game for Colombia was later murdered.

I'm sorry, but i love this stuff. they are broadcasting the games on Fox Soccer Channel and Univision.

by **UofMLaxGoalie11** on Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:40 pm

jessexy wrote:FIFA has recognizes regions like the NCAA recognizes conferences.

Europe=UEFA, SOuth America=CONMEBOL, NOrth America/Carribean=CONCACAF

And I thought USLIA was a long title.

by **Danny Hogan** on Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:14 pm

thanks for the explanations

by **KnoxVegas** on Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:34 pm

Dust off the Lee Greenwood LP, the USA defeats Mexico, 2-1:

by **Sonny** on Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:20 pm

KnoxVegas wrote:Dust off the Lee Greenwood LP, the USA defeats Mexico, 2-1:

Congrats to Sam's Army.

Didn't see the game today, but heard from someone at the O'Hare airport that the crowd at Soldier Field was 85% in favor of Mexico.

by **Jolly Roger** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:50 am

Sonny wrote:
KnoxVegas wrote:Dust off the Lee Greenwood LP, the USA defeats Mexico, 2-1

Didn't see the game today, but heard from someone at the O'Hare airport that the crowd at Soldier Field was 85% in favor of Mexico.

Better tighten up those borders.... :wink: