The Group of Death Preview:
In every World Cup, there is a group that people cringe to
look at. This year that is Group G, which will feature Germany, Portugal,
Ghana, and the United States. This is a group that has two continental
champions and two teams in the Top 5 of FIFA’s rankings. The six matches will
take place in all corners of Brazil, and joining the United States Men’s
National Team, will be the American Outlaws and Jim Taylor.
Joining me for this edition of the podcast is Jim Taylor. He
is my friend and teammate for our club Deutschtown United, and he will be
providing the insight of an experienced fan and traveler with the team. In our
preview we will be talking about the squads, highlighting notable players,
profiling the managers, and discuss what we think the outcome of each group
stage match will be.
The Squads:
UNITED STATES
Manager - Jurgen Klinsmann
GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard
(Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt
Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron
(Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy),
Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle
Sounders FC)
MIDFIELDERS: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake),
Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Brad Davis (Houston
Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine
Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Clint
Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris
Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
GERMANY
Manager: Joachim Low -
GOALKEEPERS: Manuel
Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert
Zieler (Hannover).
DEFENDERS: Jerome
Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Grosskreutz
(Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia
Dortmund), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per
Mertesacker (Arsenal).
MIDFIELDERS: Julian
Draxler (Schalke), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich),
Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos
(Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Marco
Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich).
FORWARDS: Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Lukas Podolski
(Arsenal), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich).
GHANA
Manager: James Kwesi Appiah
GOALKEEPERS: Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates), Adam Kwarasey
(Stromsgodset), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars)
DEFENDERS: Samuel Inkoom (Platanias), Daniel Opare
(Standard Liege), Harrison Afful (Esperance), John Boye (Rennes), Jonathan
Mensah (Evian), Rashid Sumalia (Mamelodi Sundowns)
MIDFIELDERS: Michael Essien (AC Milan), Sulley Muntari (AC
Milan), Rabiu Mohammed (Kuban Krasnodar), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Emmanuel
Agyemang-Badu (Udinese), Afriyie Acquah (Parma), Christian Atsu (Vitesse
Arnhem), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough), Andre Ayew (Marseille), Mubarak Wakaso
(Rubin Kazan)
FORWARDS: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain), Kevin-Prince Boateng
(Schalke), Abdul Majeed Waris (Valenciennes), Jordan Ayew (Sochaux)
PORTUGAL
Manager: Paulo Bento
GOALKEEPERS: Beto (Sevilha), Eduardo (SC Braga), Rui Patrício (Sporting)
DEFENDERS: André
Almeida (Benfica), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahçe), Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid),
João Pereira (Valência), Neto (Zenit), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa
(Valência)
MIDFIELDERS: João Moutinho (Mónaco), Miguel Veloso
(Dynamo Kiev), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahçe), Rúben
Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting), Rafa (SC Braga)
FORWARDS: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Éder (SC Braga), Hélder Postiga
(Lazio), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Nani (Manchester United), Varela (FC Porto), Vieirinha
(Wolfsburg)
The Matches:
GERMANY vs. PORTUGAL
June 16, 2014 - 13:00 Local Time
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
GHANA vs. UNITED STATES
June 16, 2014 - 19:00 Local Time
Estadio das Dunas, Natal
GERMANY vs. GHANA
June 21, 2014 - 16:00 Local Time
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza
UNITED STATES vs. PORTUGAL
June 22, 2014 - 18:00 Local Time
Arena Amazonia, Manaus
UNITED STATES vs. GERMANY
June 26, 2014 - 13:00 Local Time
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
PORTUGAL vs. GHANA
June 26, 2014 - 13:00 Local Time
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
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