Is Slovenia Croatian for Alabama?

[Predestined]

Unbelievable game. Still, beat Algeria by 2 goals we are in the knockout round, if my math is right. </p>

 

[BellyButtonOatmeal]

2 goal win over Algeria and we are in regardless of anything else.

Can somebody confirm?

 

[Sarc Dawg]

If they win today and against Slovenia they'll have 7 points, assuming the US wins against Algeria (you know what they say about assuming) we'll have 5, Slovenia will have 4, and Algeria 0

If they win today and lose to Slovenia and US beats Algeria- Slovenia 7, US 5, England 4, and Algeria 0.

If they draw both and US wins- Slovenia 5, US 5, England 3, Algeria 1

If the US wins against Algeria they are almost a sure bet to advance- assumingnothing crazy happens to England.

 

[patdog]

I think the only possible way for us not to advance (assuming we beat Algeria) would beif a)England and Slovenia play to a draw and b) Slovenia scores more goals against England than we do against Algeria and c) we only beat Algeria by 1 goal. Any other scenario, and I think we advance.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

That is the best scenario overall the way I see it. That way a win over Algeria next absolutely seals the deal, and even a tie could get us there if Slovenia beats England.

 

[AdamDawgDude]

That is the best scenario overall the way I see it. That way a win over Algeria next absolutely seals the deal, and even a tie could get us there if Slovenia beats England.

Sounds good to me.

 

[patdog]

It would bea little better for us if they did draw 0-0, but I don't think it really matters much to us what happens this afternoon.</p>

 

[o_1984Dawg]

2nd off, while yes, we might mathematically be better off if England and Algeria did tie, I'd rather play an Algeria that has 0 points and knows they're out of the tournament than one with 1 point who could advance with a win.

 

[patdog]

I think England will beat Algeria 3-0 and they will have packed it in by the time they play us. We'll beat them 3-1 and advance no matter what happens in the England-Slovenia game.

 

[rem101]

We don't need them having any extra motivation. We want them down and beat their ***.

 

[RebelBruiser]

So what happens if we beat Algeria to get to 5 points, England wins today and ties Slovenia, so that Slovenia, England, and the US all have 5 points?

Is that why we need a 2 goal win, to ensure we would have the goal differential over Slovenia in that scenario regardless of how bad England beat Algeria, in the hypothetical of course?

 

[Sarc Dawg]

if it is a 3 way tie @ 5 points, thenthe next tie breaker isgoals scored- the US would be 1 up on Slovenia.

 

[shsdawg]

Slovenia and England both advance with a draw in that last game that is exactly what will happen. It wouldn't be the first time something like that has happeened in the WC.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

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[Predestined]

so I can bet against it.

I hate Algeria having something to play for too, but if we can't beat them, we don't deserve advancing.

Still, anything can happen and we don't want a draw (although we would still move on if Slovenia wins and the way England is playing, my son's u16 DII team might challenge them right now).

 

[o_1984Dawg]

You're right if we can't beat Algeria we don't deserve to advance anyway.