Rio de Janiero - 2014 Fifa World Cup Thread

[Nachos Jones]

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Pretty much the same as you Nachos but I'll come out of the cellar and pick Belgium over USA.

Belgium have not impressed me at all, lack cohesion. I think that under Klinsmann, the USA are tactically superior and will pick Belgium on a counter attack.

[Fernando]

has any game ever deserved an extra 30 minutes less?

Just be glad PL games don't go to Extra Time, West Brom vs West Ham in 2012 would of been even more unbearable.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

has any game ever deserved an extra 30 minutes less?

Just be glad PL games don't go to Extra Time, West Brom vs West Ham in 2012 would of been even more unbearable.

There were many Norwich games this season that didn't deserve 90 minutes!!

[kingraf]

But Greece are so bad!! And the look so old! Has Greece ever looked young in any international tournament?

[Duty281]

It's like watching Italy-England at Euro 2012 all over again.

The team in blue dominating the ball, the team in white exhausted and hanging on.

[Ent]

The Greek way of life ages you.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

You'd age if you kept having to buy plates all the time

[Ent]

Tesco do 100 paper ones for 2 quid.

[kingraf]

The thing about this game is it has absolutely no saving grace...

Let's just skip to penalties, yes?

[NickisBHAFC]

Remove extra time in all games i say.

[CFCNick]

But Greece are so bad!! And the  look so old! Has Greece ever looked young in any international tournament?

They used to have George Clooney in goal.

[westisbest]

I hope Greece win.

Then I hope Holland put 5/6 past them.

[Ent]

Remove extra time in all games i say.

You'd get far too many teams playing for draws.

[Ent]

Someone score so I can go to bed. Work in the morning

[kingraf]

Seriously, they look like mechanics from Brakpan, which I suppose, is like the South African version of Liverpool sans Anfield, and that horse race course they host boxing matches at

[Duty281]

Frrance-Romania at Euro 2008 was pretty grim.

Costa Rica are growing back in this game....oh what a save by their keeper!

[kingraf]

Only Greece can stuff up a 5 on 2.

[NickisBHAFC]

The Greece just buggered up a 5 on 2 attack. Regardless if they get through, the manager should go mental at which idiot screwed that up.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

They cant smash paper plates Ent!

[kingraf]

Campbell looks physically spent, and Mitroglou is positively awful!

[westisbest]

I could get 11 lads down the local that could beat Greece.

They really are pish poor.

[Duty281]

Another good save!

Off to penalties...will Greece confirm their place in the world's top eight?

[kingraf]

You just know Greece are going to win this.

[NickisBHAFC]

Penaltys!!!!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

12m they spent on Mitroglou. 12m. Jesus wept

[Crimey]

Yay penalties! Back home just in time for them.

[Duty281]

Yay penalties! Back home just in time for them.

You have missed the greatest football match of all time.

Like seriously.

[kingraf]

Tell you what, I won't remember most of the decent games in this world cup, but I won't soon forget this absolute turd.

[LastDamnation]

Keylor Navas to score the winning penalty

[Crimey]

Yay penalties! Back home just in time for them.

You have missed the greatest football match of all time.

Like seriously.

We have a TV at work so saw the first half, I am aware of how awful it has been haha.

[Duty281]

Please Costa Rica. Please, please, please!

[Crimey]

Great penalties so far.

[Crimey]

Hate to be the first to miss after so many great penalties.

[Ent]

Didn't fancy Campbell there- fair play to him.

[LastDamnation]

Great save

[Duty281]

Good save keeper, he's been superb tonight!

[Crimey]

Great save! A pretty good penalty.

[Ent]

No ball here? This is an absolute joke.

[NickisBHAFC]

Well done Costia Rica. Been a pleasure to watch this World Cup. Fully deserved.

[Duty281]

Yes Costa Rica! Delighted for them!

Five great penalties!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Astonishing, truly astonishing

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

You know the guys who will miss, they're the ones that go the quickest when the ref blows his whistle

They did a study into it a few years back, I'm gonna look up the beeb article

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Even some of the awful matches have had incredible drama. I won't live to see a better World Cup and I'm only 25!

[invisiblecoolers]

Tell you what, I won't remember most of the decent games in this world cup, but I won't soon forget this absolute turd.

I wont either, coz I have bet on Costa Rica to win the world cup outright, they gave me a real heart attack after the red card in 63' minute   , thankfully they managed to move on , had they not conceed that one extra goal in 89' minute I would have won 200 dollars, bloody silly red carder.

[invisiblecoolers]

Yes Costa Rica! Delighted for them!

Five great penalties!

England can take a pride now, they are the only team against whom Costa Rica haven't scored and indirectly the only team against whom they cannot win.   

[invisiblecoolers]

Can't remember when was the last time 5/5 was scored World Cup penalties.

Costa Rica you rocked   

[socal1976]

but anyway the ref was shocking.

Socal - your thoughts on the difference between the english reffing team in the brazil v Chile and that one??

One good game by Webb in the world cup doesn't erase a season of inept refereeing. The last match I watched in England was the FA cup final easily one of the worst officiated matches in history that rightfully went to Arsenal. A match where a player literally volleyballed the ball with not one but two up raised arms and that was one of only 3 or 4 missed penalties. In last nights match I don't fault the referee. Robben dived about 4 or 5 times and finally succeeded in fooling the ref. He is a world famous diver whose techniques rivals that of Greg Louganis.

[Duty281]

Quiet day today then. Can't see either Nigeria or Algeria springing an upset on their superior European opposition.

France 2-0 Nigeria
Germany 3-0 Algeria

[Kurt N. Jurqa]

What surprised me when it's been mentioned about all the great players who've either not been at the World Cup due to their team not qualifying (Bale, Ibrahimovic), injured prior (Reus, Falcao) or gone home early (Ronaldo) is that no-one has mentioned that the World Cup is lesser for the absence of the greatest central midfielder on the planet Aaron Ramsey.

[whocares]

Quiet day today then. Can't see either Nigeria or Algeria springing an upset on their superior European opposition.

France 2-0 Nigeria
Germany 3-0 Algeria

hope you are right on both counts (in order to prevent a few riots). would have gone for 1-0 and 2-0 on the above predictions.

[westisbest]

C'mon the SUPER EAGLES, big W today.
 
Would like to see a big upset in the other game.
 
As for predictions
hmm, despite wanting Nigeria to win
 
France to win 2-1 in et
Germany 3 -Algeria 1.

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