United States World Cup action reaches its peak Thursday at 11 a.m. when the USMNT takes on Germany to advance into the round of 16. In other words, it is time to be a patriot, and start a “U-S-A” chant at a local establishment.
The USA was 24 seconds from securing their place in the round of 16 before Cristiano Ronaldo had to make a beautiful play and ruin America’s day. It hurt because we were about to win a game we were supposed to lose and we had to settle for a tie. Now, we play Germany to advance, which happens to be the second best team in the world.
Oddly enough, the USA was the underdog in a group that contained 3 legitimate contenders for the World Cup trophy. Yet, we look the best. So having 4 points, and a 76 percent chance to advance to the knockout stages is better than ANYONE anticipated, including myself.
If you need a reason to root against Germany that has to do with soccer, in 2002 they were gifted a berth in the semifinal of the World Cup by some terrible refereeing. http://afootballreport.com/post/712596291/ff-usa-robbed-2002
So aside from patriotism, there is now revenge, hope and heroics to help guide you to a television Thursday at 11 a.m. Don’t forget the Ole Miss Student Union will be showing the game live in the lobby.
If you want to know exactly what to cheer for during the simultaneous broadcasts of Portugal versus Ghana and USA versus Germany then take a look at this article from Deadspin, screamer.deadspin.com/what-has-to-happen-for-the-usmnt-to-advance-1594615051
That should help you know exactly when to pull the trigger on that USA chant burning inside of you.
If we go through to the next round, we will play Belgium, Russia, or Algeria.