Rio de Janiero - 2014 Fifa World Cup Thread

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

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Diego Costa for £32 million isn't looking to hot either...Chelsea could be looking at the 3 most expensive striker flops in history in Shevchenko, Torres and now Costa.

He lacks pace and mobility which for me are essential in the premiership.

Tbf this isn't the same Costa that's been playing for Atletico, a long hard season and a few injuries catching up with him here I think

[whocares]

Ha well Neymar scores. Soft defending. Game over.

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Mexico well on top. Peralta slipped when put through on goal.

[whocares]

Fred is just a poor man's Giroud.

[FootballLight]

Brilliant goal by Brazil there to give them the lead. Great ball into the box there and then a fabulous finish from Neymar, world class finish, many get that wrong, he didn't.

How they aren't 2-0 up I'll never know. Once again, a fabulous low ball into the box and Fred just couldn't bundle it home, even with his best attempts, great last ditch covering tackling by Henri Bedimo.

[whocares]

Yesss !

[whocares]

1-1 some skill from Nyom to make that cross

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Oh the scenes, fantastic fantastic scenes

A Nodge player has scored at the world cup. What a time to be alive

If only England had picked Nathan Redmond, Gary Hooper, John Ruddy to the World Cup.

The one guy we needed, to sure up our defence...

Michael Turner.

Legend

[Fernando]

Cameroon back to 1-1 Id honestly love them to go out just to see the rioting   

[whocares]

Laurent Blanc might not be too happy about his latest acquisition...

[FootballLight]

Another good goal by Cameroon. Really good play on the left by Nyom, a little bit of luck in it, but nevertheless, good skill and then Marcelo, who has been really poor this tournament, switches off again and Joel Matip has such an easy finish. Really poor defending from Brazil. Could they go out?

[Duty281]

Cameroon back to 1-1 Id honestly love them to go out just to see the rioting   

You won't have to wait too long, as Brazil will probably be playing Chile in the last sixteen.

[Ent]

These 2 sides are shockingly bad.

Can any team at this tournament defend.

What on earth was the goal keeper doing there?

[whocares]

Neymar double. 2-1. Nice work.

[FootballLight]

Absolutely outstanding from Neymar again! Wonderful skill to come inside and he has the pace to get beyond the full back and then a finish like that, fantastic pass and run from Neymar, great goal. Player of the tournament so far?

[Guest]

Cameroon keeper   . Nothing special about that Neymar goal, pure gift.

[Ent]

Absolutely outstanding from Neymar again! Wonderful skill to come inside and he has the pace to get beyond the full back and then a finish like that, fantastic pass and run from Neymar, great goal. Player of the tournament so far?

Robben.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Robben indeed.

Keeper just dives at nothing. Honestly no idea. If you cant see it then stay on your feet, dont just jump

[kingraf]

The 'keeper expected a better finish, and was moving accordingly . Neymar went for the old pis.spoor shot down the middle... It worked.

[Ent]

The goalkeeper shouldn't be guessing where the ball is going to go FFs.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

You dont do that as a goalkeeper. That would be a ridiculous attitude to have.

[Guest]

Absolutely outstanding from Neymar again! Wonderful skill to come inside and he has the pace to get beyond the full back and then a finish like that, fantastic pass and run from Neymar

It really wasn't. If that's absolutely outstanding, you have low standards. I would facepalm the keeper some more but can't be bothered.

[Stella]

Neymar's first was better. good game, again.

[kingraf]

Fred's offside there

[Guest]

If anything, that's bad news for Brazil because now Fred will stay in the team. Tap in is about the only thing Fred could manage, looked offside too.

[Scrumpy]

Massive off side, but Brazil are the home nation so fifa have had a word with the lines man!

[Stella]

Looked off, but was close. No 'homer' decisions here.

[NickisBHAFC]

Mexico are annoying me. Come on Croatia!

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Should have been a penalty to Mexico. Srna successfully pulled of the Steven Taylor handball/pretend the ball's injured you trick.

[Nakatomi Plaza]

1-0 Mexico, Rafa Marquez

[Fernando]

1-0 Mexico - Rafa Marquez #Tank

[NickisBHAFC]

1-0.

That's probably that.

[Nakatomi Plaza]

I didn't hear Phil Neville's commentary on the England game, but he surely couldn't have been any duller than Danny Higginbotham

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Dos - cero. Adios Croatia

[Fernando]

2-0 yes he fking well was naka   

[Gerry SA]

Rafa Marquez what a legend for Mexico!!!

Vamos México!!!

[Fernando]

You will be thankful for Higginbottam when hear this Naka

[NickisBHAFC]

Mexico going through then. shame.

Brazil vs Chile
Holland vs Mexico. 

Brazil and Holland will probably get the job done.

[Fernando]

3-0 - Hernandez

[Nakatomi Plaza]

3-0, Hernandez. Croatia have thrown in the towel. One more will put Mexico top of the group.

[Fernando]

If Mexico score 1 more it'll be Mexico vs Chile, Brazil vs Holland...

[kingraf]

One more golazo and Mexico take first place

[NickisBHAFC]

Christ! Come on Mexico do something decent!

[Nakatomi Plaza]

Great goal Perisic.

[NickisBHAFC]

3-1 and 4-1 now.

Yeah Mexico aren't topping the group lol

[kingraf]

Brazil where all right, but, the scoreboard is a little kind. Goalkeeping error, offside goal, defensive lapse from a team mentally on the plane home. Not really a masterclass, or anything resembling one.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Performances like that help explain how Croatia lost twice to Scotland in qualifying. Just awful

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Once Mexico came at them they bottled it. But had they committed when the winger put that ball across the 6 yard box, just after Mexico scored, then we may be talking of a different team facing Holland. Three men stood and watched a perfect cross without gambling.

[owen10ozzy]

Brazil still looking very ordinary and Holland play a Mexico side who have looked the best of Group A...this being a Mexico side that was called the worst ever or something along those lines by a fair few people before hand.

Chile will fancy there chances of upsetting the home nation who look very poor at the back especially when under pressure something the Chileans will do all game long; pressure the ball and harass the player on it...Mexico did it and Brazil struggled. I fancy Chile to come through that game 2-1 winners.

Onto today's games..think we see just how ordinary Italy & Uruguay are today as they play out a relatively dour 1-1 draw. For me this group was there for the taking but we made so many basic errors which Costa Rica managed to avoid doing and look where they are! Think the surprise team will carry on surprising and they will pick up a 2-1 win England sending us home in disarray.

In the other Group I expect a good game between Japan and Columbia with the former having most of the ball but Columbia doing what they love to do and hitting on the break...2-1 in that one. Meanwhile I expect Ivory Coast to have plenty of difficulties breaking down a Greece side who could go through but don't have enough arsenal up top to really make a stab of it.

Italy 1-1 Uruguay
Costa Rica 2-1 England
Columbia 2-1 Japan
Ivory Coast 2-0 Greece

[The Special Juan]

Are there any good teams at the tournament Owen?

On another day Brazil would have caned Mexico. How many David Marshall-esque saves did Ochoa pull out? I still think they're the team to beat. No non-South American team has ever won a World Cup on the continent.

[Scrumpy]

Italy 1-1 Uruguay
Costa Rica 1-1 England
Columbia 3-0 Japan
Ivory Coast 2-0 Greece.

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