2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Discussion in 'Sports and Fitness' started by Jax, May 8, 2014.

  1. Skywalker

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    I have to go to work halfway through the final on Sunday. :scream:

    I'll be rooting for Germany, though. :techman:
     
  2. Borgminister

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    No, not a Blitzkrieg--Shock and Awe!
     
  3. Robert Comsol

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    Yesterday, prior to the evening's game, this joke made rounds in Germany:

    A German guy and a Dutch guy meet. The Dutch guy says "We are going to play against Argentina". The German guy replies "Yeah, us too." :rofl:

    I was wondering if some people took a look at the statistics.
    My son and me were watching the game last night and I said that if there was no goal in the first 20 minutes there probably isn't going to be one by the end of the regular 90 minutes.

    This was my impression after watching the previous final games, on the other hand if one team scored during the first 20 minutes, such goal(s) seemed to decide the final outcome.

    Bob
     
  4. Starkers

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    Sadly I doubt it will be quite that easy, although I still expect Germany to win.

    They'd better do anyway!!
     
  5. Orac Zen

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    Turns out the article I saw that in wasn't quite right. According to this article, he bet only $2 at 250-1. Still, $500 is a nice return from $2. :D The other bloke mentioned in the article did nicely, though.


    Today's game was...err..well, more what you'd expect from a World Cup semi-final, I suppose. Remarkably dull, though, considering the talent out on the pitch. I'm not unhappy with the result in that I'd rather see Messi - who hopefully will impose himself on the game - in a World Cup final than Robben flopping all over the place or de Jong kicking someone. Based on their respective performances (and allowing for how terrible Brazil were), Germany would have to be favourites.
     
  6. Starkers

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    Yeah I saw a news report of the bed/odds.

    Surprised they weren't higher really given how rare such an occurance is in a WC semi!
     
  7. Brolan

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    Anyone up for predictions? I'm picking the Netherlands and Germany.
     
  8. Timelord Victorious

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    Depends, if evey team plays like the last matches:

    Germany, cause DUH!

    Netherlands, because they have a solid defense and if they manage a few counter runs they might get lucky.
     
  9. Rincewiend

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    WTF World Cup news:

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...tchsaving-tackle-on-arjen-robben-9599527.html
     
  10. Brolan

    Brolan Commodore Commodore

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    So, an asshole won the game for Argentina?
     
  11. Ayelbourne

    Ayelbourne Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Looks like. But lets not get butthurt about it, ok?
     
  12. Orac Zen

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    The 3rd & 4th game must be the most utterly pointless football match in existence (other than boosting FIFA's coffers, of course, which as we all know is ever so important). Holland will probably win it but it'd be nice to see Brazil take something positive away from what's basically been a disaster.

    I'd like to see Messi lift the trophy (if only to stop the endless dreary rambling about the deified cheat), but he's looked absolutely knackered in Argentina's last couple of games. Hard to see anything other than a German win but one can hope.
     
  13. Romulan_spy

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    2-0...Here we go again... I bet Brazilian fans are getting a strange deja vu feeling about now.
     
  14. Ayelbourne

    Ayelbourne Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Jesus Christ, not again...
     
  15. Whizzer

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    That referee has some strange football rulebook. That should have been either a red card and a free kick or a red card and a penalty, depending on where he saw the foul.
    A yellow and a penalty is ... a new one.
    From my view should have been a free kick.
     
  16. Ayelbourne

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    I'm a bit unsure about that rule but Isn't it only a red card if the player commiting the foul is last man? Cesar was still in front of Robben when Silva fouled.
     
  17. Romulan_spy

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    I agree. The foul seemed to me to be just outside the box so I don't see how it was a penalty kick.

    Regardless, I've never seen Brazil play so poorly. It is rather sad and pathetic.
     
  18. Timelord Victorious

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    Holland is strategically going easy on Brazil I think, but the game is getting more brutal with fouls...
     
  19. Whizzer

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    Silva was the last field player and prevented a goal chance with a foul, that is per definition a red card. No clue why he got a yellow for it.
     
  20. Romulan_spy

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    really?!?! I can't believe the referee gave a yellow to the Brazilian player when clearly he was fouled against. This referee is either blind or was paid to help Netherlands win.