USA-Mexico and Mexico

If we're talking about the US national team, Baho might end up in the mix. If he does, I’ll be watching 😁 closely. Or better yet, I want to see that guy who absolutely worships Balic—you know, the bald guy that brightscout63 always talks about? He knows everything there is to know about handball. You remember that clip? "Mr. Kamenica, wouldn't you agree that Balic is a pure genius?" And Kamenica just stammers, "Well, you know, he's a great player, very..." "But isn't Balic a genius, right, Mr. Kamenica?" Then Kamenica tries to hedge, "I think that..." "What do you honestly think of Balic, Mr. Kamenica?" 😁 😁

frozentiger6 said:Baho might end up at BHT, if that actually happens—I'll be watching. 😁 Or better yet, that guy who’s absolutely obsessed with Balic—you know, what was that brightscout63 guy's name? The bald one who actually knows his handball. Remember that clip where he keeps badgering the commentator? "Mr. Smith, don't you agree that Balic is a genius?" Smith just goes, "Well, he's a great player, very..." "But isn't Balic a genius, right, Mr. Smith?" Smith's like, "I think that..." "So, what's your take on Balic, Mr. Smith?" 😁 😁

Mustafa Radončić? Please. It’ll be that guy Srbin Šuko instead. You know, the one who struggles to hide how much he misses America. Or maybe Spaho... Metličić only played every single game because of him. 😁

brightscout63 said:Mustafa Radončić. No, it’ll be that guy Srbin Šuko doing the broadcast. You know, the one who struggles so hard to hide his nostalgia for America. Or maybe Spaho... It was only ever for him that Metličić played every single game. 😁

Velid Spaho claiming 😁 that "even Metlicica scored, looks like he got involved in the play," while the camera shows Peru just sitting on the bench in a tracksuit and Spoljaric is sprinting around the field like a maniac because he scored the goal 😁

Personally, I have a feeling we're going to have some "objective" guy from a small town in the Midwest handling the broadcast too. 😁

brightscout63 said:DSF and PTC. 😁

Man, look at that—they're even using Cyrillic for the government stuff now. 😁
I’m really hoping DSF isn't the one handling the coding on this. Does anyone here actually know what's going on under the hood?

Nah, they aren't coding DSF.

Who's actually going to touch them?

I mean, seriously, who’s brave enough to lay a finger on them?

What if I'm the one who decides to shake things up?! 😠

Aha, someone's feeling generous today... thanks, really.
Man, I've gotta climb up on the roof in this blistering heat just to fix an overturned gutter on I-95.
Maybe they'll change my last name too.

USA-Mexicoaaaa winnnnnn itttttt!!! 😁

We're going to crush them.
😎

goldenbear4 said:A sunny and warm Sweden. 😁

just keep following along here on the forum 😉

Black Panther said:just follow the updates here on the forum 😉

Basically just a full report—with plenty of extra fluff about every player and ref who messes up 😬

Black Panther said:just follow along here on the forum 😉

I'll probably be checking back for comments during halftime. Honestly, following the updates right here might actually be more entertaining than watching the game itself. 😁
Everything is coming together nicely so far—got the satellite dish aimed just right, and man, Astra’s signal is so beefy I actually had to pull out the WideScreen-TV just to see the full VU-meter.
Now I'm just hunting down which transponder DSF is running on.

cosmicmaker45 said:It’s just a fake report filled with extra fluff about players and refs getting screwed over whenever they make a mistake.😬

It doesn't even have to be a mistake. Sometimes it feels like the universe is just rigged against us.😁

That's all sorted now, runs smooth as silk just like that.
But hey, honestly, it might not even be a bad thing if the Danish officials are calling the shots. You guys remember that game against Italy? I swear, even Ray Charles had better vision than that assist.

goldenbear4 said:Honestly, maybe it won't be such a disaster if the Danes are calling the shots.

Nah, I'm😁

Every single time I hear "Danish," "handball," and "refereeing" mentioned in the same damn sentence, my hair literally starts standing on end.😱

Mr.Ex.President said:No, I am😁

Whenever I hear Danish, handball, and officiating mentioned in the same breath, my hair starts standing on end—it's just a bad combo.😱

The Danes are basically there to ensure a draw, just making things easier for the Norwegians against Spain (though Spain will likely cruise through anyway).😁

Jokes aside, who cares about Danish refs if we're playing America, and Norway can handle their own business?
All that matters is they’re competent, call the fouls, and actually have decent eyesight.😲

"For the first time, some new players have joined the ranks of our 'rivals,' making the list look like this: Denmark, Sweden, England, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Estonia, and the Czech Republic."

The Danes are basically our top-tier national enemies at this point 😬

—though I hope they have more beef with Mexicans (or maybe Mexicans) instead.

A little bit of SPORTS news and random trivia🙂

1. Looks like Feather might actually sit this one out... though honestly, it could just be a total rumor😢 (posted over on ESPN around 3:00 PM)

2. "We have to win against the USA, and we damn well can. We will. I’ve played against them plenty of times and I know for a fact they aren't nearly as dangerous when they're playing away from their home courts without that insane home-court advantage. They act totally different on neutral ground. If we were playing a friendly in a place like Madison Square Garden instead of Cleveland, I’m telling you right now, we would have crushed them by at least ten goals. This time they’ll have more fan support, but we don't care. All those provocations they try to pull? It just fires us up even more. Even if making the semifinals is enough of a reason to give it our all, we're going full throttle from the first second to the last," said national team captain Žikica Milosavljević.

They're tough, I'll give 'em that😂

No Danish fan is ever going to forgive us for the whole "England, cheese, and Portugal" mess🙂

Maybe if our meathead coach accidentally punched Nielsen right in the face today😁

Mr.Ex.President said:1. It looks like Peter isn't going to play after all... though it might just be a rumor.😢 ( reported on ESPN around 3:00 PM )

Man, that sucks. I really don't think it's just a rumor.

As for the fans, this whole thing reminds me of that damn nightmare in Ken. It wasn't even about people fighting; it was more about how we had massive momentum—we were up 7:4 in the last quarter, had a guaranteed win via Hina seconds before the buzzer, and somehow still managed to blow it.

I’ll bet my life Vujovic is going to "surprise" them with some defensive scheme 🙄 just like the Germans did.

"Surprise" them? Please. You’re more likely to be surprised by a blizzard in the middle of July.