Incredible comeback. Should have been a win. So many thoughts and emotions going through my heart and head right now. Great to hear ESPN just rip apart the ref. In the good column, I'd count Donovan and Bradley. In the bad, I'd put our defense which was just a mess. A mess. The first goal where Gooch/Demerit just sat there was displeasing. Torres is finished I think, and Findley.
Ok scenarios:
ENG wins
SLO-4
ENG-4
USA-2
ALG-0
This is still ok - we won't be finished. We would need a win and then either ENG or SLO to win and we're in. If we win and SLO-ENG ties, then we have a 3-way tie with 5 points atop the group. Goal differential would determine it. SLO would be +1, so we'd need to end up +2 to be safe. If we ended up +1, the third tie-breaker would be goals scored, so we'd have to root for a low-scoring tie. If we tie or lose to ALG we're done.
ENG ties
SLO-4
USA-2
ENG-2
ALG-0
Best scenario. We can get through with a win (no matter what) or a tie (if SLO-ENG tie). The third tie-breaker is goals scored. So we want ENG-ALG to tie 0-0 or 1-1. That gives us an advantage.
ENG loses
SLO-4
ALG-3
USA-2
ENG-1
We're in with a win over ALG, regardless of what happens in the other game. Tie or lose and we're done.
After running through these, I'm optimistic.
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