Mandatory 2014 Soccer worldcup thread!

[lunaticfringe]

You know what's sad, is that the government of Ghana had to send over $3mil, cash, by air, to prove to their players they were getting their appearance bonuses.

 

Look at the aid numbers given by the West- US, UK, France, Germany, etc, that goes down to that nation.

 

Essentially, the US paid Ghana for their privilege of kicking Clint Dempsey in the face...

[Pilotasso]

Loved this:

 

 

Go Fatawu! :D

 

 

yes they were brilliant and deserved a moment of glory, the whole 2 minutes of it. :D

[upupandaway]

Were Portugal´s moments of glory that much longer at this tournament? :devil_2:

[Pilotasso]

No not really :D

 

But we had a heads up and were prepared before the tournament even began.

[159th_Viper]

Wooaaaa.....Brazil 1 inch away from crashing out! Damn close!

[chromium]

That ball is now more deformed than the Holly & Benji one...

[Pilotasso]

Wooaaaa.....Brazil 1 inch away from crashing out! Damn close!

 

Yeah, there would be civil war if Brazil Lost. It was a surreal game.

[Aginor]

Brazil.... that was certainly not what they expected. And it cost them a lot of strength.

Their opponent will be Colombia. Great game by those guys against Uruguay.

[Yurgon]

Their opponent will be Colombia. Great game by those guys against Uruguay.

 

Yeah, they did well -- and nobody took a bite out of them. :D

[MTFDarkEagle]

Yeah, they did well -- and nobody took a bite out of them. :D

 

:megalol:

[Pilotasso]

I am gutted for Mexico. They were brilliant. Robben was clearly playing for the penalty the entire game and got one. Completely destroyed the Mexicans honest hard work til the last 4 minutes. Shame shame

[Aginor]

I missed that match unfortunately. But that was the impression others had as well.

 

Right now I'm watching Greece and Costa Rica play, and I can'T help but admire the Greek defense. Really tough guys. But Costa Rica is working on it. We'll see what they come up with.

[Aginor]

Dammit, Costa Rica and Greece! I have to get up and work in a few hours....

 

Costa Rica won, and although it was penalties (Did I mention I hate penalties?) they deserved it.

Next stop for them is the Netherlands. That could be a fun game, looking forward to that. :)

[leafer]

I am gutted for Mexico. They were brilliant. Robben was clearly playing for the penalty the entire game and got one. Completely destroyed the Mexicans honest hard work til the last 4 minutes. Shame shame

 

Yeah, Robben is a divemaster, but that doesn't excuse Marquez's poor defending. He stuck his foot out in front of Robben, in the penalty area, which made contact and you say honest hard work? How was Robben supposed to avoid that? They challenged him in the zone, 3 times, and you know what they say about third time.

[MTFDarkEagle]

Yeah, Robben is a divemaster, but that doesn't excuse Marquez's poor defending. He stuck his foot out in front of Robben, in the penalty area, which made contact and you say honest hard work? How was Robben supposed to avoid that? They challenged him in the zone, 3 times, and you know what they say about third time.

 

This :)

[159th_Falcon]

I am gutted for Mexico. They were brilliant. Robben was clearly playing for the penalty the entire game and got one. Completely destroyed the Mexicans honest hard work til the last 4 minutes. Shame shame

 

As if the Dutch didn't do any honest hard work? Both teams were equals in that department.

First half Mexico played much better though, but in the second half they lost grip after the Dutch started switching there tactics rapidly.

 

What did they play again?

5-3-2

4-3-3

3-3-4

 

All in the same match, and especially in the 2nd half very solid team play.

And as such a well deserved win.

Still, if Mexico would have won it would also have been well deserved, both teams gave everything they had till the end.

 

As for the penalty, it wasn't the worst tackle of the competition for sure.

Then again, the second challenge on Robben in the penalty zone was a definitive penalty (twice) and was not given.

This one;

 

This was the second reason in the same instance for a penalty, the first one would have been after Rafael Marquez kicked him on his heel couple seconds before this photo.

See link for a video;

https://vine.co/v/MF6XKFAW6BT/embed

uninterrupted;

http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1429892/popout#0:57:54

 

 

[Pilotasso]

I let you with this thought: The referee is Portuguese and well known around here for his game changing decisions and double standards in the little league. ;)

 

had it been anyone else I would probably give the benefit of the doubt.

 

Also Robben managed to dodge others people legs just fine when it mattered, like the first goal. Himself has admitted to dive except for the penalty. really :D

Edited June 30, 2014 by Pilotasso

[Aginor]

Auf geht's Deutschland schießt ein Toooor... *sings*

(let's go Germany, score a goal)

:-)

 

Almost got an own goal there a minute ago... =-O

[Pilotasso]

Algeria winning would be the biggest upset ever in Football. Having said this Im eager to see Germany VS France Next. Something will have to give :D

[Aginor]

OMG what are they doing... I.guess Löw will have some words to say in the break.

[Hans-Joachim Marseille]

I let you with this thought: The referee is Portuguese and well known around here for his game changing decisions and double standards in the little league. ;)

 

had it been anyone else I would probably give the benefit of the doubt.

 

Also Robben managed to dodge others people legs just fine when it mattered, like the first goal. Himself has admitted to dive except for the penalty. really :D

Is this you by any chance? :lol:

Bottom line: Netherlands won deservedly. Mexico only defended in the second half. Robben should have gotten a penalty in the first half already.

Talking about unfairness ... tell that to the Mexican crowd with their "Puto!" yells. I'm glad KLM kicked their butts too lol.

 

 

Edited June 30, 2014 by Hans-Joachim Marseille

[Pilotasso]

lol

[159th_Falcon]

I let you with this thought: The referee is Portuguese and well known around here for his game changing decisions and double standards in the little league. ;)

 

had it been anyone else I would probably give the benefit of the doubt.

 

Also Robben managed to dodge others people legs just fine when it mattered, like the first goal. Himself has admitted to dive except for the penalty. really :D

 

Don't know the referee, and yes ofcourse Robben dives for the penalty when given the change.

Every good striker does.

 

And that KLM tweet is just hilarious btw. :megalol:

[Hans-Joachim Marseille]

Damn ... Germany needs some luck of the Dutch instead of Müller's bad free kick acting ... that was so bad lol!

Edited July 1, 2014 by Hans-Joachim Marseille

[Pilotasso]

Don't dismiss compensation time!

 

Edit: Yup, extra time. It was as fight down there fully enjoyable.