2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
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No, not a Blitzkrieg--Shock and Awe!
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."
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
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."
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
Sadly I doubt it will be quite that easy, although I still expect Germany to win.
They'd better do anyway!!
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.Wow what odds did he get?Speaking of gambling, apparently someone in New Zealand had $40 on Germany defeating Brazil 7-1. He's probably wishing he'd "wasted" a lot more than that.
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.
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.
Looks like. But lets not get butthurt about it, ok?
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.
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.
2-0...Here we go again... I bet Brazilian fans are getting a strange deja vu feeling about now.
Jesus Christ, not again...
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.
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.
Holland is strategically going easy on Brazil I think, but the game is getting more brutal with fouls...
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.
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.