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I wasn't a fan of the previous world cup and how they played. It was actually pretty awful. The final especially.

Your country made it to the final of the World Cup and you weren't a fan? High standards, eh?
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:lol I think the pressure got to them.

:lol @ Blatter mother fucker.
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Ruzbeh is just a contrarian.
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Die Mannschaft? Is that the name for the german team in international media? Because nobody here uses that...
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First time seeing The Yanks for USA as well. Not all teams probably have names like The Socceroos or Oranje so they probably made them up to make all of them have the same central theme.
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Soccer - comes from the English classification of football as "Association Football" - the idea some people have that the rest of the world is trying to subvert "Football" by calling it "Soccer" drives me frigging nuts.

I use soccer and football interchangeably for what it's worth. No one dies.

Also - Spain and Netherlands - one of these two ain't getting out of the group stages. I am inclined to go with Netherlands.

the weather is going to hose a big number of teams - it's also going to make for a lot slower games , which will play into the technical teams hands. And of course playing south American teams is going to be tougher than usual.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2014, 05:13:55 PM by DCharlieJP »
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Himu

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I think absolutely everyone uses soccer and football interchangeably, who actually watches the sport.
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At least most people.m, because people realize others call it other things. Guess I'm just naive in that I hope people aren't caught up in petty names.
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Himu

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First time seeing The Yanks for USA as well. Not all teams probably have names like The Socceroos or Oranje so they probably made them up to make all of them have the same central theme.

"Over there" is used a lot in US soccer promotions (with lyrics "the Yanks are coming"). Yanks/Over There is used in a couple of the bigger blogs focusing on American players overseas. Plus the Brits are always calling us Yanks and they're the biggest sources of English language soccer news so that's probably where it came from.

I can see that. I just see "USMNT" more often I guess so I never really considered our team name The Yanks.
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I've seen Oranje and Socceroos used a lot as if they're official.
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DC: Holland is super shite, but hot weather should benefit defending teams more and since Holland will try to do 5-3-2... We might survive round 1

Oranje is used here in Holland as well. Now just before the WC news is reporting that Oranje-fever hasnt kicked of as per usual (in shops) due to low expectations.

Die Mannschaft? Is that the name for the german team in international media? Because nobody here uses that...

Yes it is. What do you say in Germany?
« Last Edit: May 27, 2014, 05:47:28 PM by Premium Lager »

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There is no widespread nick name. It's just "Nationalmannschaft", which is just the normal term that is used for every national which that germany has.
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Come on dude, they were playing some ugly ass football. Even that Blatter motherfucker said as much.

I remember that flying kick from Nigel de Jong.. that was fucking embarrassing.

Holland played better then spain, yeah they were tough, so?

Fucking spain 1-0'd the whole tournament with boring ass tiki taka

If it wasnt for that worthless ass Robben we would have won the final too

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Did I ask for your shit opinion? I was just telling you how it is son.

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I like tiki taka. :yeshrug but it depends on who is using it.
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That was an epic miss, missing that negates any good plays because his job is to score

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I was thinking USA could beat Ghana to have high chance of leaving group stage, but now after seeing their recent matches, I'm not even sure. Worrying, but I'ma rep.  :american :american :american
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Here's a question I haven't easily been able to find the answer to: will all games stream on the ESPN3 service that's included with your ISP, or is streaming for some/all games going to require authentication with WatchESPN (or whatever it is)?

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Here's a question I haven't easily been able to find the answer to: will all games stream on the ESPN3 service that's included with your ISP, or is streaming for some/all games going to require authentication with WatchESPN (or whatever it is)?

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/05/espn-2014-world-cup/
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Dominic Wilson and Jan Hatzius from Goldman Sachs’s economics team joke that they wish staff showed the same level of dedication for their day jobs.

lol - you mean that average of around 15 hours a day 5 days a week ?

Maybe it would help if you stopped firing the lower orders that you had put this together, you quivering quimsters
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Saray Jay's ugly ass mug ain't gettin anywhere near mah dick
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Siri though  :whew

not worth it if you have to take the chimp in a package deal.
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Head is head, and if Siri would also blow me, worth it
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Himu

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No one gives a fuck about your porn shit, people.
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I'm gonna root for germany and fantasize about Siri approving of my life choices

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No one gives a fuck about your porn shit, people.

Funny, no one gives a shit about soccer either
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Himu

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Then you should be right home since it sounds a helluva similar to the music you listen to.
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Himu -- please assign me a team to cheer on, I know nothing about football but wanna be involved

Himu

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Himu -- please assign me a team to cheer on, I know nothing about football but wanna be involved

:what
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Himu

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Himu -- please assign me a team to cheer on, I know nothing about football but wanna be involved

:what
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Himu

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Can someone please give me a team to root for in the Olympics?!?!?!
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in the olympics u should always root for the Independent Olympians

post-patriotism :bow2

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WELP I TRIED, GOING BACK TO NOT CARING

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I didn't know....


I didn't know!

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Himu

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Root for team USA.
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Just root for Brazil because everyone will call you a bandwagon fan but you'll have the most fun when they win :aah
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Himu

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Just root for Brazil because everyone will call you a bandwagon fan but you'll have the most fun when they win :aah

Spain is predicted to win.
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Just root for Brazil because everyone will call you a bandwagon fan but you'll have the most fun when they win :aah

Spain is predicted to win.
One of the people I actually put effort into hating in this world is a huge Spain fan so I can't have anything to do with them.
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Watching England play on Fox. Its.... uninspired :(

That summarizes English football for the most part.
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Watching England play on Fox. Its.... uninspired :(

uninspired play followed by messy goals has been england's game for as long as i remember. that sturridge belter made me think i was watching the wrong team but the lads sure came through with the following hour of mediocrity.

 it usually works better than it should until penalties, which require good strategy and finesse.

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I already hate this book.  And Brazil are the favorites according to the oddsmakers, though I'm sure Spain's near the top.

And yeah, English football has a reputation for relying on athleticism and willpower over skill and tactics, accompanied by a lot of handwringing by the English press about how to find or create the next Paul Gascoigne.

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:sabu @ hating in soccernomics from the cover. Don't blame you

Really? I see Brazil mentioned a bit but not as much as Spain.
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Soccernomics

I already hate this book.  And Brazil are the favorites according to the oddsmakers, though I'm sure Spain's near the top.

And yeah, English football has a reputation for relying on athleticism and willpower over skill and tactics, accompanied by a lot of handwringing by the English press about how to find or create the next Paul Gascoigne.

english football is a well oiled machine of unfathomable hubris followed by colossal self loathing. everyone should watch an england game from an east london pub at least once in their lifetime. you will never see a more complete spectrum of the human condition, especially if there are penalties involved.

as for spain, they're pretty toothless these days. i mean, they've always relied on their ability to pass the ball into the net and were pretty limp in 2012 (until the final) and they're only getting older. not a good suit for swamp conditions.

brazil are favourites, but my dark horse is belgium. they're looking a lot like germany did in 2010, who themselves could've been favourites if they didn't have more injuries than the city of dresden circa 1945.
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Himu

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I'm betting on Germany.
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Pretty sure you have more username changes than I do anyways. Bring it.
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as for spain, they're pretty toothless these days. i mean, they've always relied on their ability to pass the ball into the net and were pretty limp in 2012 (until the final) and they're only getting older. not a good suit for swamp conditions.

brazil are favourites, but my dark horse is belgium. they're looking a lot like germany did in 2010, who themselves could've been favourites if they didn't have more injuries than the city of dresden circa 1945.

Eh, there were 3 spanish team in the european cup finals and all those teams had lots of spanish players. They are not too old either, besides Xavi and Villa only the goalkeepers are 30 years or older, most players are between 25 and 28 which is perfect + some huge talents with already quite some experience below that age. Regarding climate, they can probably adapt at least as good as any other european team, they're used to the heat if not the humidity. They also have a great coach and have huge tactical experience. Only downsides I see are that they might have problems to motivate themselves, as many players have won almost everything already. Also, there have been concepts developed against with tiki taka, so they shouldn't overly rely on that.

Regarding belgium, they have a crazy amount of talent but from a historical point of view I'm sceptical that they can win it all. They might be a tad too young, especially in the offense. I also think that Wilmots is not excatly a tactical genius.
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Yeah, I think Spain isn't getting enough credit. La Liga dominated CL this year.

What time/channel is the next USA friendly?
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i never put too much stock into these warm up friendlies. while football isn't a game where you have to hide your playbook in a federal reserve safe, there's no need to telegraph your gameplan to the entire world via some bumblefuck nowhere team and pick up a hamstring in the process.

more than anything, it's an opportunity to develop a little squad synergy in a semi competitive environment. those premiership rivalries don't instantly evaporate just because they've put on an england shirt.

Here's a question I haven't easily been able to find the answer to: will all games stream on the ESPN3 service that's included with your ISP, or is streaming for some/all games going to require authentication with WatchESPN (or whatever it is)?

I couldn't quite tell from some Googling and Himu's link, but after logging into ESPN3 for the first time and checking the upcoming schedule, it looks like you'll be able to watch them all!

Heh. I didn't think to check the schedule on ESPN3 this far in advance, but awesome. Thanks, this is good to know. Himu's link and some other sites had me fairly convinced that ESPN3 would air all the games, but some of the language used had me a little concerned that they were simply intimating that all games would be streamed, but it wasn't clear how.

But anyhow, as a backup, I do have someone's login credentials ready to use WatchESPN if need be, but I'd rather just stick with ESPN3 if I can, and it looks like I'll be able to.

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Nobody wants to get hurt in a friendly either.
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Himu

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I'm not big on friendlies. FIFA has way too many.
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http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27654587

Please give it to America like it should have been to begin with.
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Great first goal from Johnson against turkey!

Germany had an okay game against cameroon. Only 2-2, but it felt like a good test/wake up moment. Hopefully we can work out our deficits till the world cup.
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