Football 2014 FIFA World Cup

[Riku]

Wow. Chile is great, fun to watch. Pressing high and hard. Spain is just sad.

 

[goldb]

They aren't playing atm...

And how is it counter productive? Against the Netherlands, when they brought a more ¨creative player¨ their team lost balance and got destroyed.

Yes, they aren't playing.

Because imo they dont need both to do a job Alonso could be doing on his own, so it's a waste of a player who could then be providing more opportunities up front.

 

[scav]

Wow. Chile is great, fun to watch. Pressing high and hard. Spain is just sad.

well Chile not even allowing them to have their regular "1" goal

 

[Txapeldun]

Well deserved for Spain. I actually want them to lose, you can't win if you don't even try. What's Silva doing there? and Costa? and Xabi Alonso?
It's really wonderful to see football justice from time to time.

 

[Bugzee]

Great performance by Chile. I love watching this kind of football. Puts a smile on my face.

 

[goldb]

Honestly, Spain don't look like scoring at all...

 

[zelllogan]

This is the biggest rape by a title holder. France in 2002 is not even close.
Spain, first team to be eliminated in the world cup (with Australia).
Before Honduras, before Iran, ...

 

[Nuno]

Deserved end for Spain and deserved advancement by Chile! They played amazing this match.

 

[Leoat12]

I don't know which match was better, Netherlands destruction or Chile destruction. Great match, Spain deserved the ticket to Madrid, and Chile, the qualification.

As for which one I'd like to see Brazil playing against... I don't know.

 

[goldb]

I'd say after seeing both Netherlands and Chile play today, Brazil would need to up their up game in order to compete with these 2 teams.

 

[scav]

I'd say after seeing both Netherlands and Chile play today, Brazil would need to up their up game in order to compete with these 2 teams.

they got the refs, np

 

[Sky]

Spain horrible. The end of a generation... I really look forward to the new Spain we might see in the future. But for now that is about it.

 

[goldb]

Spain horrible. The end of a generation... I really look forward to the new Spain we might see in the future. But for now that is about it.

A lot of their stars are close in age, so it won't be long before a new line up comes through. How they compare to their golden generation, we'll see. Next WC will definitely be quite interesting.

Oh, forgot the poll for England vs Uruguay....one moment....

 

[Kaiten]

Not really impressed by either England or Uruguay. Not sure who to vote for. I am rooting for Uruguay because President Mujica is such an interesting figure.

 

[goldb]

And the QUEEN isn't?! pfft.

I went for a draw and hope to be proved positively wrong. Despite England having some talent in their team, it just doesn't scream comfort or confidence like other nations do, even with some of their lesser known names.

 

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Hmm, i don´t know, England did not seem that bad in the first match while Uruguay is on the weak side, i think England will take it.

 

[Kaiten]

And the QUEEN isn't?! pfft.

Point well taken

Let's say then that I am rooting against David Cameron

I went for a draw and hope to be proved positively wrong. Despite England having some talent in their team, it just doesn't scream comfort or confidence like other nations do, even with some of their lesser known names.

I'm too much of a soccer noob to have an informed opinion. All I know is what I saw from their opening games. Neither side looked good. England did at least lose to a superior team. Uruguay had no business losing to Costa Rica. I still voted Uruguay. England is bound to disappoint in the World Cup.

 

[FrostyMouse]

I got home about an hour ago and saw what happened. I laughed my ass off, well, not literally, but you know what I mean.

Still, exactly as I predicted, Del Bosque didn't have the balls to bench Casillas. Even though Valdes isn't that good, and he's probably still injured, I'd rather have had him out there than Casillas.

However, I didn't expect Spain to lose, so all props to the Chileans.

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Alex Song's red card is worse than Pepe's, because at least Pepe was provoked a little bit because of Muller's wild dive, although Pepe was still way out of line. Alex Song just smashed an elbow into a guy's back for no reason at all.

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I picked an England win on a feeling, not because I believe in them or anything. The match depends on whether or not Suarez is able to play. Uruguay are a bit impotent without him and England are impotent all the time anyway, but if Suarez is out, England will probably press the advantage.

I picked England to not make it out of the group stages, but that was under the assumption that Suarez would be fit for all three matches.

 

[xi0]

I got home about an hour ago and saw what happened. I laughed my ass off, well, not literally, but you know what I mean.

Still, exactly as I predicted, Del Bosque didn't have the balls to bench Casillas. Even though Valdes isn't that good, and he's probably still injured, I'd rather have had him out there than Casillas.

Kinda hard to do when Valdes isn't on the squad

 

[scav]

fifa really went full retard on this http://www.cnet.com/news/fifa-bans-beats-headphones-from-world-cup-matches/ it's like telling players we're sponsored by heineken so you have no right to drink any other beer around