How many points will the U.S. gain in the first round of the World Cup?
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That depends on how many games they win or tie.
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No, the United States is ranked fourth in the world and there are 8 groups in the World Cup, yet the USA didn't recieve top seeding in a group.  The way it works, is they pick 8 teams to to be the #1 seed, then the rest of the teams are placed in groups (there isn't a seed given to non #1 seeds).  This is supposed to be done so you don't get a group of four super powers like Germany, Brazil, England, and France.
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Italian team are aging a bit, so USA have a chance of a draw, but no more. Ghana will beat them though.
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Rules of the tournament: (for the first round)\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup
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The answer is 6 in 1930 they USA 3 - 0 Belgium, and USA 3 - 0 Paraguay.  In 1950 USA 1- 0 Engalnd.  In 1994 USA 2 - 1 Colombia. In 2002 USA 3 - 2 Portugal and USA 2 - 0 Mexico.
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Same as the chances of the US winning the cup...
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The Cup starts with 32 teams - \n\nFirst round is 8 groups of 4\n\nThen the top 2 teams from each group advance to leave 16 teams.\n\nThen it's single game elimination 16 down to 8 down to 4 down to 2.\n\nSo after the first round you have to win 3 games to win the world cup.
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The best performance of the USA team at the World Cup was in the very first edition, in Uruguay 1930. They finished in the 3rd place, after two 3-0 victories in Group D, against Belgium and Paraguay and a 1-6 loss in semifinals against Argentina.\nIn the 1994 edition, they made it to the round of 16, losing 0-1 against Brazil and in the 2002 edition they have lost 0-1 against Germany in the quarterfinals.
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Well I have not lost hope! I think it is possible for the USA to make it past the first round, but they are going to have to work hard for it.
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USA 0 - 3 (0 - 2)  Czech Republic \n\n   J Koller 4\nT Rosicky 35\nT Rosicky 75
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The first round is the only round where there could be a tie, this is because the system of play will be the league system, each team playing one match against each of the other teams in the same group, with three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat.\nBut the round of sixteen, quarterfinals, semifinals, play-off for third place and final will all be played in accordance with the knock-out system. That means, that if after 90 minutes, a match ends in a draw, extra time of twice 15 minutes will be played. If the score is level after extra time, penalty kicks will be taken to determine the winner.\n\nUNTIE THE TIE OF THE FIRST ROUND:\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup
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Germany has a weak division. I can see Klose being the leading scorer of the tournament. They already put up four in their first match. They will go far in the cup, and I foresee a lot of goals in their future.
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5\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup_1994
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1-1 draw.  USA played pretty good.
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They will be lucky to make it out of their group. If The US does they will lose in the round of 16. CZECH Rep is playing well right now and we can't match up with them. We have a good core of players but out 8th-16th best players will let us down. Italy will beat us 2-0.\n\nIf by any chance we make it through, we will not win our group and be second. Brazil will win their group and they will not lose to a US Squad when they have to play us in the round of 16.\n\nSo to get by the round robin the chance is minimal, and round of 16 impossible.
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Its easy 2 wins will advance a team to the next round. A win and a tie can be good  enough depending on the teams in the group. Each win is 3 points, a Tie is 1 point, a loss is 0. There is 3 Games in the first round of the World Cup. The top 2 teams of each group makes it to the next round. In the next round its win or go home. \nSo for instance if the US beats Italy and Ghana they advance. But if Italy wins again in their last game. It will be a tie for 2nd place at 6 points. when this happens they go to how many goals they have scored. the higher goals usualy wins. So for instance US -3 goals and Italy is +2 goals. USA 0 CZECH 3, Italy 2 Ghana 0. Voila.
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Germany!!! if they can pass the first round