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Pretty bold picking the USA, but I personally think France can beat Germany. And I see USA beating Belgium but losing to Argentina

@jamessmale1 Argentina hasn't been playing too well they have been close to losing to teams like Iran and USA's heart and chemistry can inspire a win

Germany is starting 4 natural center backs which in my opinion is a big weakness to teams like France with explosive offenses

I agree but can USA's mediocre defense contain Messi?

Also Germany is under a lot of pressure to bring home the trophy, and I think that can impact their performance

USA was able to contain Germany to only one goal, I think they can stop Argentina

@matt_manni I think the deciding factor will be players like Bradley who must step up on offense. Our team plays so much better when we have offensive momentum

@Matt_Manni They didn't do too bad against Ronaldo, but I think it depend more on how well Dempsey and Bradley play on game day.

@AlecFurrier Yea. The theme of this world cup has largely been teams with chemistry trumping teams with individual playmakers. Like Costa Rica advancing over England and Italy

@matt_manni the theme of sports has always been chemistry trumping the teams with individual playmakers

Out of all the World Cups I have watched, this is the only one I believe the USA has a chance to beat top notch team like Portugal or Argentina

I like the picks however I think that Argentina, France, Colombia, and the Netherlands will advance. Colombia has James Martinez who is truly sensational and Brazil has gotten luckily throughout the world cup and i think it has run out.

@oren_carmeli not a bad prediction, only 1 team off

That seems to be undisputed so far. http://www.theguardi...

@kayla_matthew Welcome back Kayla. It's almost like you had been banned or something

I love CrowdChat! Sorry I've been away for a while- thanks @JeffFrick for the invite to this chat! So happy #NED lost :)

This isn't the first time Suarez has bitten an opposing player. He's hungry for the wins. #Suarez #WorldCup

@Oren_Carmeli He's chompin' at the bit for the finals. #Suarez

That must be painful at least he has money for dental care

@oren_carmeli I believe it will have 770 billion minutes of attention through ads, billboards, and other forms of advertisements. Profit will still be in the billions.

So far, this World Cup is generating 66% more revenue than the tournament in South Africa in 2010

@jamessmale1 I think that is partially a result of the cup being in a different timezone allowing different demographics to watch more game time.

The World Cup has to power to bring billions of fans together so marketers can more effectively reach a huge audience

@jamessmale1 But where do the funds go is the real question

@deancollins im sure the real number is much higher, but unknown. http://www.nytimes.c...

@matt_manni England Vs Italy On Saturday & can't wait until US plays Ghana on Monday

@oren_carmeli yup it'll be on in the office here for sure! no way im missing that!

USA chances don't look good

Spain was humbled

I think he should get fined because I don't think it is necessary to suspend him from the World Cup.

Its the third time this has happened so FIFA needs to deter any future possibility of it happening again. I think he should be fined and a ban that extends for the rest of the World Cup

The ban shouldn't extend into the next Premier League season imo, Liverpool should not be punished for an international game

definitely should be out the rest of the world cup.

The World Cup is such a big stage that only happens every four years. I think a small act like this can be overlooked to help our Uruguay and all of its fans.

http://www.cnn.com/2...

I'm wearing my jersey today! But its definitely a pretty old one. #USA

Nice! My favorite are from the 1994 World Cup http://a.disquscdn.c...

http://www.ghanaweb.... Ghana's jerseys are ranked #1, and I see why

@oren_carmeli Nike seems to be blowing away the competition, Adidas is looking good too.

@CSchlove here's your gear- check out these jerseys! #USA

@matt_manni those old school jerseys are way cooler in my opinion

even thought the loss was tough good to see them make it

Now we face Belgium in what will be an epic game

@jamessmale1 we could face Algeria if they turn things around against Russia

This is the world cup, anything can happen.

True but Gervinho and Drogba seem like unmatched talent against Greece

@jamessmale1 Maybe... However, we've seen many teams deserve the win but have had terrible ball luck? Also Greece is in desperation mode.

@alecfurrier I guess you were right. But, I think it was a very questionable call at the end

@JacobHoffman17 this reminds me of Zinedine Zidane's headbut

@kelsey_mulcahy @JacobHoffman17 they made a statue to remember it http://www.bbc.com/n...

@jamessmale1 so Uruguay is gaining a tooth statue in the near future. how original. #CHOMP