Football 2014 FIFA World Cup

[Sky]

As I predicted we get a penalty shoot out...

 

[FrostyMouse]

It was great to see that Costa Rica survived.

 

[Leoat12]

Netherlands, be careful! If Mexico was hard, Costa Rica is even harder!

I wonder if Netherlands will take Costa Rica seriously or fall into the same mistake as Uruguay and Italy. Let's see.

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Picture of the day:

Spoiler

 

[FrostyMouse]

I'm starting to think that Klinsmann leaving off Donovan was a Nasri type of deal. He's really talented, but he's too disruptive to team success. On the other hand, there are players like Ribery, who are supposed to be your star, but when they're on the pitch for you, they cause problems because the other players end up looking to them to do it all on their own, which usually doesn't work.

 

[xi0]

But still, those cooling breaks are weird. What are they going to do in qatar ?

I don't know, I guess they'll check in on them when they're playing the games in the USA

I'm starting to think that Klinsmann leaving off Donovan was a Nasri type of deal. He's really talented, but he's too disruptive to team success. On the other hand, there are players like Ribery, who are supposed to be your star, but when they're on the pitch for you, they cause problems because the other players end up looking to them to do it all on their own, which usually doesn't work.

I wouldn't say Donovan is disruptive, he just didn't fit into Klinsmann's vision for the team

 

[zelllogan]

I'm starting to think that Klinsmann leaving off Donovan was a Nasri type of deal. He's really talented, but he's too disruptive to team success. On the other hand, there are players like Ribery, who are supposed to be your star, but when they're on the pitch for you, they cause problems because the other players end up looking to them to do it all on their own, which usually doesn't work.

Ribery never was that important for france. Valbuena is the important player for france

 

[Nuno]

Oh, and I think I've won this bracket thing already btw. Nuno is first but he has Spain and Portugal, then everyone behind me has the same ¨mistake¨ or has almost the same as me ( Saintz0r ).

Real? I didn't spend more than 5 minutes making the bracket and haven't logged in since early group stage xD

Yeah Spain and especially Portugal will fuck me over hard since I didn't expect them to be anywhere near that weak. I can't win the fantasy bracket, rofl, or you guys suck garbage with likely having put way more thought into it too hehehe.

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Oh rofl I even managed to misclick Nigeria and Argentina, making Argentina qualify as 2nd seed in their group, rofl. That further fucks up my bracket. Guess I shouldn't have spent so little time on it xD

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I kind of find such fantasy brackets "meh". After groups (and even in groups) it's so much educated guessing rather than results more based on actual performance and interpretation of said performance. Guess I'm not big into the fantasy bracket concept in general since I find it kind of boring how it becomes largely about "who can guess team's form and performance correctly for a month in advance." /small rant

 

[scav]

Oh rofl I even managed to misclick Nigeria and Argentina, making Argentina qualify as 2nd seed in their group, rofl. That further fucks up my bracket. Guess I shouldn't have spent so little time on it xD

lol my bracket is fucked up, spent like 2mn making it xD only comeback possible for me: france win it all

 

[Nuno]

lol my bracket is fucked up, spent like 2mn making it xD only comeback possible for me: france win it all

rofl, same. Wow my entire right side of my bracket is almost completely red xD Not gonna get many more points. At least I could've gotten some more points if I had placed Nigeria/Argentina the right order, rofl.

 

[Josef]

The clash of Europe vs Africa starts today! I do hope African teams are good enough to be able to give some trouble for the European teams so they are more ready for the eventual clash between each other.

 

[Leoat12]

France x Nigeria
Germany x Algeria

Nigeria is stronger than Algeria IMO. I expect a good match between France and them.

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Both teams are playing well, France is being more objective giving more speed to its attacks and Nigeria is working more in its attacks, but still fast. I'm enojying the match. Both teams have chances of winning. I think it is bad to France, they are failing in taking control of the match although they are the favorites.

 

[TheMoa]

wtf, second dirt and dangerous play by a french player.
The first one should have been given a red card

 

[scav]

sdfgsdgfdsfgdsg they're so lucky

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YESH

 

[TheMoa]

dat nigeria goalkeeper

 

[zelllogan]

Before the world cup, most people agreed that it was the most open world cup with big teams not at the top and underdogs stronger than usual. And this is what we are witnessing for the moment. All matches from round of 16 are extremely close. The only exception is Columbia and that's only because Uruguay without Suarez is not the same team and wouldn't even qualify for the world cup.

It's really great. Even a finale Costa Rica vs Algeria isn't that far fetched. 10 years ago, you would have been considered as a mad man. Nowadays, I'm not so sure. Teams are really close.

 

[scav]

En Quart de final

 

[Leoat12]

Nigeria doesn't have anything to be ashamed of, they played very well, but France, too. Until 30 minutes of 2nd half Nigeria dominated the match, but France decided to play and made a goal, from there on Nigeria was not the same and it was dominated.

I accept France qualification. It can't be helped.

 

[Josef]

Valbuena is MVP now, this match and he can deliver for France overall, Pogba also nice, this team is looking very good. The true test is Germany in the 1/4 finals.

 

[Leoat12]

Valbuena is MVP now, this match and he can deliver for France overall, Pogba also nice, this team is looking very good. The true test is Germany in the 1/4 finals.

What a disrespectful statement. Germany is not in the Quarter of Finals yet. Are we watching the same World Cup?

 

[Hardy]

Real? I didn't spend more than 5 minutes making the bracket and haven't logged in since early group stage xD

Yeah Spain and especially Portugal will fuck me over hard since I didn't expect them to be anywhere near that weak. I can't win the fantasy bracket, rofl, or you guys suck garbage with likely having put way more thought into it too hehehe.

I kind of find such fantasy brackets "meh". After groups (and even in groups) it's so much educated guessing rather than results more based on actual performance and interpretation of said performance. Guess I'm not big into the fantasy bracket concept in general since I find it kind of boring how it becomes largely about "who can guess team's form and performance correctly for a month in advance." /small rant

I spent only minutes too, and only logged in after Leo mentioned a couple of days ago.

After groups only makes everything easier, it would be kinda boring if it was that way. I didn't just ¨guess¨ that Chile would end up second for example, I watched them play and knew they had a better present than Spain. In the end luck has something to do with it (who the fck would say that Costa Rica > Italy and England) but it's far from being everything.

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The only exception is Columbia and that's only because Uruguay without Suarez is not the same team and wouldn't even qualify for the world cup.

Colombia would had defeated Uruguay easily even with Suárez, they were just that superior. He didn't do shit in the last match except biting Chiellini.

And no, Uruguay without him would had prolly qualified anyway. Getting the 5th spot in our qualy would had been the hard part, but the playoffs against Jordan (or wtv they are called in English) were a walk in the park.