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Watching the Confederation Cup football matches - Berlin

Update: Brazil beat USA in final, Wed. 24.Jun.09

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DaveBerlinMancini
What: football match US vs Italy

When: 20:30

Where; ???

Does anyone want to meet to watch the US vs Italy match tonight? Anyone know any bars where it is showing?
berlinender
I watched the game last night (over the internet) and bored the socks of me untill the last 15 minutes. South Africa even had chance to throw away a chance to win it, with one of their players clearing off the oppositions line! absolutely hilarious, I hope they dont disgrace themselves next year..

I suppose that doesnt answer your question, does it!

Have you tried Belushi's in Mitte?
perdido
I dont see it on sky sports schedule does anyone know which network is showing this? So I can track down a southern pub.
DaveBerlinMancini
yeah that is good advice...Belushis is showing it at 20:30! bis dann
Ami in Berlin
It's on dsf. Any bar that normally shows sports will be showing it, as there is nothing else on to compete with.

PS. I'll be watching at Salamas.
AimeeColleen
I'll be watching it at Belushi's tonight too! American, small, blonde, cheering for both teams
bohemka
American, small, blonde, cheering for both teams
FAIL.
berlinender
HT: USA 1 ITALY 0 .Lol... . Come on you Sceptics, you can do it!
perdido
That red card was bullshit.
bohemka
I thought the US was awesome tonight. Simply awesome. They showed up on time, wore the same uniform, and almost all of them played the entire match. You really can't ask much more from a team.
berlinender
Uniform?? Kit my friend, kit.

Enjoyed the Brazil - Egypt game yesterday.
bohemka
The day I call it a kit is the day I hurl all over the loo. Not gonna happen.
berlinender
Powerful thing is hurling (thats another sport). I didnt think USA were worth apotheosising that much though.
Ami in Berlin
Uniform?? Kit my friend, kit.
No, there is no need for Americans to affect Britishisms when we have our own perfectly good terms for things. It's pathetic and demonstrates an insecurity when Americans start talking about the pitch, the kit, and boots when playing football. I've grown up in the US and have spent my life playing and watching soccer on a field wearing a uniform and soccer shoes. And I never felt that I had immitate British English to do so.

As for the game, it was at least better than our last two qualifiers, but then every team looks good against Italy, but yet they always win. That's just how Italy plays. But the game still demonstrates that Bradley is inflexable and simply not up to the job. Altidore is not, never has been, and never will be any good playing as a lone striker. Playing a two defensive mid "empty bucket" formation against a team that anyway is willing to concede possession is nonesense and denies us any effective way of linking up the field. Hoofing long balls at the head of a man who is clearly not a target striker and who anyway has nobody playing off him will not work, and neither will playing long (poorly executed) diagonal balls to wingers who are unable to track them down. The only time we looked at all decent was when Donovan slid into the middle of the field to give some service, but it sure would have been a lot better to have Adu or Torres doing that right from the start with Donovan playing next to Altidore.

If Bradley's coaching at the World Cup (and there is no reason to believe he won't be), it'll be another three and out with at best one point. But at least Mexico is in even worse shape.

Next up: what I think will be a surprisingly close loss to Brazil followed by an ass-kicking from Egypt.
berlinender
Point taken. Am I correct in thinking USA have more-or-less qualified for the World cup next year? Do the top 2 qualify automatic, and the 3rd place play off against someone from South America?
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