It's official then. God was on Costa Rica's side this day.Originally Posted by Subteigh
It's official then. God was on Costa Rica's side this day.
it would have been justice for Italy to go through (at least compared to Uruguay):
the winning goal was scored by a player who should have been sent off (and hence banned) against England...
and Suarez, the perennial cheat and nasty player should have been sent off for biting Chiellini....what on earth was he thinking?
He'll surely (hopefully) will be banned for the next few games at least although it'll be a little sad I guess that an otherwise talented player is missing from the WC.
ugh, that was awful. Just an awful performance from Italy. Especially the forwards. A deserved exit.
But yeah, Suarez is completely crazy. I also didn't fully get the red card for Marchisio, even though having him on the pitch wouldn't have changed much.
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Balotelli should probably have been sent off as well...
Oooo! Suarez, that chipmunk off the old block!!
Penalty for Greece in added time! 91 and a half minutes played. Samaras to take.....
He SCORES!
apparently there is biting in soccer...
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Where is Slater, has he become that small?!
What on earth was Chiellini thinking of? He's given Suarez tooth ache!
Bump just to rub it in
@Reficulris. What chance do you think the Flying Dutchmen have of winning this world cup?
You'd never get English players doing that. It just wouldn't be cricket.
Heh, i'm optimistic, but tbh, we're most likely going to lose the minute we're facing the german team. L'histoire se repete ;-)
You must be optimistic because that would have to be the final, if not France or Brazil. You'll still have to face Argentina in the semis before that. But I know what you mean about history repeating itself. At least Spain are out though, eh?
Well, i've been optimistic even before the championship started; everyone in holland was like "meh, we're probably going to lose again blablalba" and i'm like "nooo we're going to WIN muhahaha". Thing is, i'm unburdened by interest in soccer and or knowledge of the game, so i'll always be optimisticYou must be optimistic because that would have to be the final, if not France or Brazil. You'll still have to face Argentina in the semis before that. But I know what you mean about history repeating itself. At least Spain are out though, eh?
With the way the championship is going it'll be 2 obscure countries in the finales
rip fatties this afternoon the Third Reich will get its revenge
How times change...
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Suarez has been banned for 4 months, which seems about right at first...
it will mean he'll miss the rest of the World Cup plus Liverpool's first 9 games...
considering he got 7 and 10 match bans for the first and second times he bit someone (at least, the times he was caught...), that doesn't really seem quite sufficient considering the seriousness of what he did
...can't think what the point is in also fining him the pointless sum of 100,000 Swiss francs when that is perhaps a third of a week's wage for him. He should get at least a four month fine in line with the ban.
In England, everyone was pessimistic until the week before the tournament. I remained pessimistic throughout and didn't worry. I was super happy when England went out because I could finally just enjoy it!Well, i've been optimistic even before the championship started; everyone in holland was like "meh, we're probably going to lose again blablalba" and i'm like "nooo we're going to WIN muhahaha". Thing is, i'm unburdened by interest in soccer and or knowledge of the game, so i'll always be optimistic
With the way the championship is going it'll be 2 obscure countries in the finales
Everyone in the media here was expecting Holland not to progress.
Which countries do you think will contest the final?
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this is a soccer thread.
Last edited by xerx; 06-26-2014 at 08:26 PM.
so close
I am getting SLI vibes from Brazil's manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.
DRAMA! Penalty!!!!
Good link in!
the Netherlands now have a 14% chance of winning the WC according to fivethirtyeight: http://fivethirtyeight.com/interactives/world-cup/
i thought their chances would fall after that dreadful performance in the first 80 minutes of the match.
Someone has to photo-manipulate Suarez biting off the Queen's finger when he's supposed to be kiss the royal ring.
Last edited by The Martrix; 06-30-2014 at 07:59 AM.
Hi! How are you? I have gained this year around 8 kilos, most of them are muscle mass.Where is Slater, has he become that small?!
The Spanish national team was crushed by Holland and Chile. We have good players, but the coach decided to rely on his old friends instead of giving a chance to rising stars. As a result, Spain has missed an opportunity to make a good tournament. Even if he failed to pick the best available players, he still had Villa and Torres: instead, he just focused on Costa, who is an overrated player IMO.
The strongest teams are, in my opinion, France, Colombia and Holland. Brazil are the hosts and this is a hell of an advantage. Besides, I will support Germany and the United States, as I speak English and some German. I love Belgian beers, so I should support Belgium as well.
A prediction: Germany will win the 2014 FIFA World Cup by defeating Argentina in the final, Brazil will get the bronze medal over Holland.
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I would have thought their chances would have rosen due to their ability to win lest those 80 mins of bad performance.
Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit
You sir obviously don't know what soccer is all about: WINNING
Oh you've got such bad taste... The Germans will be beaten by Holland in the Finales, just to get even for WW2 errr i mean that other legendary soccer finales!
d'oh. you said soccer.
I speak English, but I am English, hence I will be supporting Belgium.
lol you think facts can be fascinating learning is for scrubs
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