When teams attack, Twellman often says something about players "going the other way" on ESPN's Euro 2016 broadcasts. What is he really trying to...
All the seeded teams want to draw Slovenia. All the unseeded teams want Hungary. I want to see Sweden vs Denmark or Norway: the frozen playoffs.
With Ukraine losing to Spain, Turkey need a simple win vs Iceland + Latvia loss at home to Kazakhstan to pip Hungary to best 3rd. Bad news for...
You are right. Big oversight on my part and changes everything. Here's an update: All points and GD (goal difference) below are calculated...
All points and GD (goal difference) below are calculated against the top 5 in the group. Ukraine gets best 3rd place with a win vs Spain on...
What a mess! Fox got upset that 2022 World Cup will be in November-December, conflicting with the end of NFL and college football regular seasons....
Thanks for posting this. I personally do not like the way conmebol does the knockout rounds for libertadores. why? 1) Clubs from the same group...
If it's such a big deal, you can call or file a complaint online with your credit card company. The thing they don't tell you up front at...
99% in Brazil. j/k. but they're always high there, as long as the games are not at 3 AM. There were 2 free-to-air channels, Globo and Band, and 4...
Have 2 extra tickets for Match 59 - Nederland v Costa Rica - Category 1 - Salvador. Tickets are together (next to each other). Pickup in Salvador...
2 Tickets, Game 59, Holland – Costa Rica, Category 1, Delivery Option: Salvador from 4th July, My Location: Salvador. Tickets are together (next...
I read a news article mentioning a list that FIFA has released of team shirts/kits for each group stage match, but I have not seen the document...
I take that back. Messi did score once, in his first world cup game, 6-0 over Serbia in 2006. It was in 2010 that he didn't score any goals.
These matches are likely to trade kickoff times: Sat, Jun 14 #6 - CIV v. JPN - Recife - 22:00 (was 19:00) #8 - ENG v. ITA - Manaus - 18:00 (still...
I'd say Fred (Brasil) or Aguero (Argentina). Messi has never scored a World Cup goal. Played in 2006 and 2010, several matches.
Draw show at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT Draw procedures begin at 11:45 AM ET / 8:45 PT and will last about 35 minutes. English - ESPN2, online ESPN3...
If the UEFA club coefficient ranking, used to seed Champions League draws, goes back 5 years, then the FIFA ranking for World Cup seedings should...
^ juicy! not so juicy: Switzerland Bosnia Burkina Faso/Algeria Iran (:snooze:)
1978 = last time world cup was in South America If FIFA decides to announce the seeds before the qualifying playoffs are played, they could...
I'm enjoying this seeding by ranking thing. It'll make for a more exciting draw. And a good effect on the last round of qualifying today. You'll...
Chile - Ecuador will likely be a gentleman's tie match. A point each, both qualify. Unless they have a bitter rivalry, there's no reason for...
I'll eat my words, then. It looks very convenient for FIFA right now, having 4 south american and 4 european nations ranking in the top 8, with 3...
This thread makes me think you guys never saw a world cup before. Of course FIFA won't use mostly rankings for seeding. They always say it's a big...
ESPNNews?? That channel still exists? There is no excuse good enough for putting a classic world soccer derby such as Brazil - Italy on a...
One confed cup match is missing from your schedule: 06/22/2013 2:30 PM 5:00 PM Italy - Brazil can I assume it's ESPN on ABC?