• Astrobiology
    +6

    This will be exciting, USA!

    • Splitfish (edited 10 years ago)
      +5

      It'll be tough as both Germany and Portugal are in the top 5 in the FIFA world rankings. Ghana is not that far behind at 24th. Edit: Adding a related link for those who want a peek at the rankings.

      • popper
        +2

        Yep. USA Definitely has a very tough group. Portugal and Germany are great sides with some amazing players, and Ghana has given USA some headaches in the past! It's gonna be a difficult challenge for USA. Also, thanks for the addition!

        • Splitfish
          +1

          Indeed, will be hard to just get out of the group rounds and into the round of 16. Their first game vs Ghana is a must win. And NP that's what the site is all about :)

          • popper (edited 10 years ago)
            +2

            Yeah, if they lose against Ghana then it's highly unlikely they'll move past the Group stage. If they win and manage to beat either Germany or Portugal they might have a change of moving on as second seed. Germany and Portugal are clear favorites, but the matches have to be played, you never know!

            • Splitfish
              +1

              Wining 2 of 3 is almost always a pass into the next round. So if they lose to Ghana, they have to beat both euro powers which is highly unlikely.

            • popper
              +2
              @Splitfish -

              Yeah! Wanted to write "If they win or manage to beat [...]" clearly I don't know what I'm typing anymore. It's tough luck all around, if they manage to move on from the group stage, they'll have to play against the first of group H (possibly Belgium?) and after that I'd be against the winner between first of F (Argentina, I hope!) and 2nd in E (France or Switzerland?)